Set in South Yarra beside Melbourne’s Royal Botanic Gardens, The Botanical Dining Room upholds a 150-year-old reputation in fine dining excellence. Boasting dark solid oak furniture and walls decorated with contemporary artwork by artist Janenne Eaton, The Botanical is elegant, yet modern and inviting. This style is reflected in an innovative menu that fuses seasonal ingredients with European techniques to produce innovative dishes, designed to excite the senses. A meal at The Botanical may include starters such as smoked king fish, quail egg, enoki mushrooms, radish and yuzu; before mains like lamb rump with Lebanese eggplant, smoked tomato, mixed quinoa and pomegranate, or saffron gnocchi with truffled pecorino, all best enjoyed with a glass of wine from the sommelier select wine list.