Had a nice lunch here on Friday. The menu looks great. A few options for lunch. Fairly priced. Tasty food. Stuff were really nice and knowledgeable. I enjoyed the moment have here. Will come back again

Approximate cost: $38

Located in a gorgeous restored firehouse in the heart of Ringwood, the decor is on point. Although slightly squishy, it's a great family spot or Sunday cafe. Food is great although up on the price point. My husband wasn't thrilled with the meal sizing but I thought it was fine.

little gem in ringwood, when my girlfriend and i want to treat ourselves, this is one of the places we go. because its the old ringwood firestation it has a great atmosphere and a few different rooms. the staff are very proper and very nice. the food isnt on the cheaper side, but when treating yourself it isnt over the top. it is presented very nicely and never have to wait too long. the menu is more broad than most places around ringwood. all in all its a bit of a gem in ringwood

Approximate cost: $34

Great get together for a tapas night or a girls lunch. Service is excellent, even have a meeting room that can be booked for a work luncheon. The atmosphere is amazing being in the old firehouse and heaps of parking at the back.

My colleagues and I often come here. One of the best restaurants in outer eastern Melbourne. Really yummy food, great service,above average prices. Food was delicious and quite diverse. Staff attentive, friendly and not overly pushy. The polenta chips - to die for and the home made focaccia comes with fine quality olive oil and black salt.

This restaurant is a step above most of those in the outer east - the decor, service, food and prices. The food is yummy, while a bit fancy, not ridiculously pretentious. I have been to this restaurant a couple of times and enjoyed it each time. For us, this is a celebration or special meal kinda place.

Always fantastic seasonal food and outstanding customer service.
Very creative and delicious meals, good portion sizes.
Definitely at the top of their league for the area.

Approximate cost: $35

This is a lovely little restaurant, and delivers the cake for the local community. Starting first with atmosphere, the restaurant is located in an old converted firehouse (feels more like a country chalet though) with decor such as fire bells and helmets as decor. Prices are reasonable, not cheap nor exorbitant. I liked the fact that they didn't use the remote factor to hike up prices and take advantage of people.
The menu offered interesting options such as onion churros with paprika rouille and smoked duck spring rolls with kewpie mayo. Desserts were also great. Much more than an after thought which is what it usually is with suburban restaurants -a boring cake, ice or mousse option. Here we chose a Lime Creme Brûlée with light sable biscuits, and a Passionfruit Souffle with coconut sorbet. Definitely much more than 'menu fillers' they were great desserts.
I had a lovely experience at the Firehouse. Just goes to show that there are gems in the woods!

Went to The Firehouse just for drinks and thought it was a great place to sit and chat.
Comfy couches, good service from pleasant staff and they didn't mind how long we were there for

The Firehouse is a venue with a difference. Had brekky there with my husband, great service, lovely food (many 'different' things on the menu). As also reviewed, there are lots of rooms, so finding the perfect spot for your function would be a breeze. There is also ample parking at the rear so you can park away from busy Maroondah Hwy.

What is great about this place is that it has lots of rooms. So if you book, and have enough people to fill it, I imagine you can have a nice quiet room away from the noisy main, front room.
The service is good, friendly and attentive.
You can walk in on street level from the highway, but there are a lot of steps inside, including the way to what looks like the only toilet. There is a car park at the rear, accessed by a lane off Warrandyte Rd which is used by Officeworks customers also.
The food is high quality and there is a lot to choose from. If you go at 11.00am you get to choose from the breakfast menu AND the lunch menu, to increase your choices.
The coffee was brilliant, but I thought the food was overpriced.
If you choose well, you could get out without having taken a loan to pay for it.
Having said that, everyone in our group enjoyed what they had.

I had heard people rave about The Firehouse brownies but dismissed this as most brownies in cafes/restaurants are fairly average. I was so wrong... Served with ice-cream and a salted caramel sauce, they should be listed as an addictive substance! All-round great service and delicious food: I'm definitely going back.

Valentine's dinner $80 set menu included glass of bubbly/beer, housemade nibbles, entree, main, dessert platter, tea/coffee and macarrons. Whole meal was superb, staff friendly, upstairs room more intimate than downstairs.

Omg the food was beautiful, wine tasted good and great atmosphere for saturday night wasnt too noisy! The staff friendly, highly recommend

I've been here previously, and the place has changed significantly since our last visit.

Firstly, the service remains top-notch. No problems there. The staff are great, and if service is important to you, then this place definitely has that aspect well covered.

Two things we noticed about the food however... firstly, when viewing the menu, we noted that the prices had risen since our previous visit. That was frustrating. Then, upon arrival of our meals, we noted that the serving-size has decreased dramatically. In the past, you'd leave here with a full tummy, but I left hungry this time.

The food itself and the service are good, quality wise. It's just the cost and portion-size which was highly disappointing this time around.

We went for breakfast.

Approximate cost: $20.00

Almost in two minds about posting this. I love this place and want to keep it to myself! I can't believe it has taken me so long to discover it. Food is beautiful, service is exceptional, ambiance perfect. Gorgeous place. Love it!

Love this place! This is where I would go for a special occasion, rather than just a dinner out, as the meals are definitely more pricey than other places nearby, but the ambience is fabulous and the service impeccable. The food is divine and the after-dinner cocktails in the cosy, funky lounge upstairs are knockouts! Be sure to book in advance.

Approximate cost: $30

beautiful food and the service is prompt and friendly, the tapas are very tasty and my mother enjoyed the experience

Approximate cost: $12

We had dinner here, and none of the mains were appealing at all - ew! There were hardly any nice tapas either, especially if you dont want to eat red meat or seafood. They forgot one of my tapas which they only brought out once I reminded them, but who wants to be brought out cob bread at the end of a meal once everyone has finished. Wouldn't go back sorry!

I have had work meetings here and brunches and lunches with friends. I have found getting a table difficult at times but the staff kept us up to date on the wait time.
The food is delicious and fresh and there are options to share tapas plates and the staff are willing to assist in finding a suitable dish. The great leather armchairs are perfect for a quiet coffee with the paper and the tables are in a very light and airy space. The chairs can be a little uncomfortable after a long session but dining here for me has been a thoroughly enjoyable experience.

Approximate cost: $15-25

We had Sunday brunch here and the service was terrible.

Ordered 5 juices and a coffee, only 3 juices came out.and the coffee took 45 minutes.

Food took 40 minutes to come out

Staff were not attentive whilst we were waiting.

We noticed people waiting in the doorway to be seated for nearly 5 minutes and staff just walked past them without being acknowledged.

Food was good though but wouldn't go back due to them being so slow

I enjoyed some delish tapas here with a group of mates. The service was good and the Tapas were fantastic! The main menu didn't seem to have alot that was tempting to my taste-buds, however I have heard they change their menu regularly which is good.

The breakfast at the Firehouse is just sensational. Always fresh and just beautiful. Love the cosy atmosphere with the wood fire. The service is so friendly and extremely professional. We love going there as a family for breakfast. Excellent tea and coffee also. They definitely know how to run a restaurant.

What a fantastic restaurant, great service, lovely menu and value for money. Well thought out beverage list with something for everyone. If your looking for an exception dining experience this is the place!

Approximate cost: $25.00

You can miss the the Firehouse if you don't know what you are looking for. But nestled in between officeworks and other random shops on franctic Maroondah hwy is a little space of solace. Great coffee (one of the only places in Ringwood for good coffee) Lovely food (especially breakfast!) and good ambience. What a relief to find some culture in ringwood..

Approximate cost: $20-30 dinner $10-20 Breakfast/Lunch

We love eating out for breakfast and like to find new and interesting places that do great coffee. The Firehouse was disappointing in that it was just 'okay' with prices that were a little bit more than usual. The service was slow (and neutral rather than unfriendly), the food okay but not inspirational and the decor was again okay but it has a hard edge - perhaps it needs to be carpeted or have some soft wall hangings. The thing that puts us off going back was their inflexibility - I asked for a minor ingredient substitution and was instantly and definitively told No. Considering that most of their breakfast meals contained meat, this inflexibility means that vegetarians will not do too well here.

Approximate cost: $14 breakfast

An old firehouse which is a very interesting venue. I like the set out. They have a range of interesting foods quite different to the regular restaurants. Quite expensive for a small quantity.

Approximate cost: $30

An old fire station, this restaurant is a very interesting venue. They have maintained the original facade and duplicated the fire station door as a large window. A shame that the original firepole had been cut down years ago for health and safety reasons. The current owners have retained the sawn off stump in the original position.

The service was very friendly if a little slow. The food was up and down. Our table had some very nicely cooked calamari, lamb and veal (cooked exactly as requested) dishes. However the chicken pie, although generous, lacked any complementary sauces or vegetable sides, the citrus salad being quite dry with a strange sprinkling of cinnamon. A shame as this could have been a good dish with a little extra thought but ended up a dry experience for the diner.

The wine list was adequate and had a few interesting wines and after dinner drinks.

Will visit again in the hope that they will become more consistent in their dishes on offer.

Approximate cost: $20-25