Macelleria Moonee Ponds the butcher that cooks for you

"We didn’t have a booking on a Saturday night, we rocked up early and the staff were nice enough to squeeze us in! I’m glad they did because it was the best meal we’ve had in Melbourne! We had our two little ones with us, no kids menu but the staff were amazing & bringing our smaller cutlery for them. 100% recommend! Friendly service, delicious food and cocktails!"

"While the first review was about my experience via Uber Eats, I was contacted by the owner/manager to dine in and rate that experience, please read the whole review below #1 via take away (1 star) Have to say this is very disappointing and not worth it. Purchased the cheese steak and it was flavourless, oily and makes me wonder what it was slow cooked in since I couldn’t taste a thing. Even the sauce doesn’t save it, maybe if there was more onions since that’s the only thing I could taste. Yes the meat was tender but that doesn’t matter when it’s tasteless. Also purchased the Parma and I can’t see the eggplant while it looks like a supermarket product. They look so much better than they taste that’s for sure. Very disappointed but glad I didn’t spend more money #2 Dine In experience Was very happy to experience this restaurant dining in, from walking in I could tell it was a very popular restaurant. Half of the venue was full and bustling and by the time I ordered the rest of the restaurant was full on a Friday night. Was only 2 wait staff on the floor but they managed to handle a full restaurant very well with empty dishes being collected in a timely manner and tables being waited on when needed. The restaurant was very clean and well maintained with a glass section near the chefs full of sausages. With the bar fully stocked and a great drink’s menu. I opted for a cocktail which was delicious and very well made. Ordered the wagyu streak cooked medium rare, it was juicy and pink inside and very tender which did melt in my mouth. I did order a garlic butter sauce on the side but felt that it really wasn’t necessary as the steak was full of flavour. My sides were the tomato and mozzarella which was simple but well put together and seasoned perfectly and the arancini with mushrooms, probably a little more darker in colour but the centre was creamy. Also enjoyed the sticky date pudding, unfortunately it did have more of a fluffy cake texture than pudding and the sauce had odd clear jelly like clusters. Would definitely come back here to enjoy the steaks and cocktails again. Thank you to the owner/manager for allowing me to come and experience your restaurant after my first experience."

"Got the porterhouse steak, which was pretty good but not impressive. Sides (including fries) and even sauces cost extra, which is a tad unusual for a steakhouse I didn’t see the sign showing they had a special set for the day with porterhouse steak, fries, and house wine until I left the restaurant on the other side of the street and wondered why the waiter didn’t tell me about it when I was ordering Overall pretty average. Expected more from a restaurant advertising themselves as a “butcher cooks for you” joint"