A one hatted restaurant with good service. The cured salmon was so artistically presented and tasted good. The duck was also quite nice paired with a salad side. Pity we were too full for dessert.

Approximate cost: $30

We live locally and go to Livingroom regularly - the service is always fantastic, the food is great and the menu changes often enough that even though we were going weekly at one stage, we never got bored! My hubby never wore out the wine list either. Not exactly cheap, but you definitely get your money's worth in true quality. The seafood dishes are made so that you can actually see the seafood - no stock made of old prawn shells here!

I should mention specifically, the staff have been exceptionally accommodating of my baby. I've been there with her in a capsule and they pulled up a chair for her. I've taken her in a pram and they made room for the pram with no fuss and held the door open for us! This is a big plus for me - so many places act like taking children is an imposition on their time and space and I've never had this feeling here.

We will continue going there as long as we are local and will probably travel back now that we know we're onto a good thing!

Approximate cost: $30

Went for dinner and had the best meal that I have had since eating at the New Angel, Dartmouth, cooked by John Burton Race. The food was imaginative, perfectly cooked and tasted wonderful. Table of five, all dishes were very good to superb. Service was excellent and the wine list extensive and very reasonable. One of the better restaurants in Melbourne and highly recommended.

Approximate cost: $35

Livingroom is a lovely restaurant set in a residential block of Malvern. The restuarant is a converted older home and the dining area is in fact the old living room. The service is friendly and non-intrusive and the food is very well cooked. A bit pricey but lovely for romantic dinners or special occasions with a larger group.

Approximate cost: $25