Etta

Is Etta worth booking for a Melbourne meal? Yes, if the priority is a relaxed modern neighbourhood bistro rather than a formal fine-dining room. The essentials are direct: Lorcán Kan is the current culinary lead, the dress code is casual, the listed price is about $50 per person.

Etta is best understood as a Melbourne bistro with a compact set of clearly noted details rather than a venue to describe through extras. Lunch is available on Saturday only, while dinner service runs Tuesday to Friday from 5pm until late, with Saturday service from 12pm until late. There is no dinner service on Sunday or Monday.

Book for a modern neighbourhood bistro, not a formal fine-dining night

Etta works for diners who want a casual Melbourne setting with a more considered bistro feel. Lorcán Kan leads the kitchen in its current chapter. Dishes include crispy duck leg with green chilli, sorrel and aloe; Cantonese-style barbeque pork with Ramarro Farm lettuce and peach; Sydney Rock oyster with apple granita and bay leaf; chilli oil parfait with melon, lychee and lime leaf sorbet; Fish; and Fried Rice.

The clearest reason to choose Etta is its modern neighbourhood bistro identity: casual in dress code, specific in its cooking, priced at about $50 per person. It is not a venue to frame around claims about a tasting-menu format, a particular room setup, or a drinks program. Plan around the confirmed hours, the Saturday lunch window, the listed dishes.

Who should go, when it makes the most sense

Go when the plan is a relaxed Melbourne bistro meal rather than a highly formal occasion. The schedule is important: Tuesday to Friday is dinner only from 5pm until late, Saturday is the only lunch day and runs from 12pm until late, Sunday and Monday dinner are not offered.

Saturday lunch is the right timing if a daytime meal is the goal. Dinner is available Tuesday to Saturday, with the exception that Sunday and Monday are not dinner nights. Beyond those basics, details such as special menus, group formats, dietary accommodations, bar seating should be checked directly with the restaurant rather than assumed.

Know Before You Go

• Good for: diners looking for a casual modern neighbourhood bistro in Melbourne.
• Less ideal for: diners who specifically need Sunday or Monday dinner.
• Order strategy: consider dishes such as crispy duck leg, Cantonese-style barbeque pork, Sydney Rock oyster, chilli oil parfait, Fish, Fried Rice.
• Planning note: lunch is Saturday only; Tuesday to Friday service begins at 5pm.