The Breslin Steakhouse

The Breslin Steakhouse brings a New York-inspired approach to meat and dining to Southbank, Melbourne. The venue combines a restaurant with a lively bar, using modern and classic techniques across a whole-carcass menu. Its stated focus is on Victorian produce sourced within 200 kilometres of Melbourne, including suppliers from the Otways, Gippsland and the Mornington Peninsula. That local sourcing sits alongside the venue’s New York attitude, giving the restaurant a style that is polished but deliberately energetic.

Steak is central to the offering, with cuts including porterhouse, scotch fillet, eye fillet, rib eye and Sher Wagyu. The menu also includes a 1.5-kilogram tomahawk for a larger occasion, while the Breslin’s Signature Beef Wellington is presented with mushroom and truffle duxelle, mash and red wine jus. Meat is dry-aged to develop tenderness and deeper, gamey flavours, and the rotisserie is used to add a smoky character. Guests can match their steak with sauces such as peppercorn, red wine jus, mushroom or béarnaise, along with sides including thick-cut chips, truffle potato mash, mac and cheese and chargrilled broccolini.

There is more than steak on the menu. The Breslin’s Meat Platter brings together several meat dishes, while the Classic Seafood Platter offers oysters, prawns, tuna crudo, smoked salmon and calamari. The broader menu includes options such as Wagyu Beef Sliders, Breslin Fried Chicken Wings, Wagyu Meatballs, grilled swordfish, lamb ragu rigatoni and pork ribs. Dessert covers familiar finishes including warm chocolate brownie, crème brûlée, Basque honey-glazed cheesecake and sticky date pudding. The drinks list is substantial, spanning cocktails, draught and bottled beer, sparkling wine and a broad selection of Victorian and international wines.

For a pre-dinner drink or casual catch-up, weekday Happy Hour runs from 3pm to 5pm, with bar snacks and selected drinks available at reduced prices. The venue also promotes function packages for corporate gatherings, celebrations and other special occasions, as well as e-gift vouchers. With its vibrant bar setting, substantial shared platters and focus on steak, The Breslin suits groups of meat lovers, work functions and celebrations, while the mix of smaller plates and drinks gives friends a reason to settle in by the Yarra before dinner.