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Vinesmith City Cellar Door
1 Flinders Ln, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
Find Vinesmith City Cellar Door
1 Flinders Ln, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
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Book NowAbout Vinesmith City Cellar Door
Overlooking Treasury Gardens on Spring Street, this sleek outpost brings Pyrenees estate wines and polished French bistro craft right to the edge of the CBD. Patrons drop in for cellar door tasting flights or claim an upstairs window table for a long lunch. The kitchen balances French technique with local produce—turning out country-style duck terrine, rack of lamb, and wagyu sirloin with Café de Paris butter. Attentive staff pour Blue Pyrenees back-vintages and keep glasses topped up while the trams glide past outside.
- City Cellar Door & Flights: Taste through guided regional flights or browse estate bottles to take home alongside full dining service.
- Treasury Gardens Outlook: First-floor windows capture green tree-lined parkland and passing trams across Spring Street.
- Pyrenees Bottles & Bistro Classics: Estate pours, curated back-vintages, and French classics like duck terrine and wagyu with Café de Paris butter.
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Upcoming events, special menus and other reasons to plan a visit.
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Why Dine at Vinesmith City Cellar Door
Discover why diners and wine enthusiasts choose Vinesmith for cellar door flights, French bistro classics, and parkside dining.
Refined French Bistro Dining at Fair Value
Multi-course French bistro classics pair thoughtfully executed dishes like duck terrine and steak with estate wines at approachable fixed pricing.
$95pp for 3 course plus bread and snack bites for French food in Melbourne CBD is such a good price!
Jenny Anderson Curated Pyrenees and Library Wine Program
Older cellar vintages and estate bottlings from the Pyrenees offer rare regional depth directly alongside French-inspired lunch and dinner menus.
The wine list has a rare feature - it has older vintages of Australian and French wines at good value
Lee Centra Attentive and Unpretentious Hospitality
Sommeliers and floor hosts take time to personalize tastings and anticipate needs seamlessly without stuffiness or pretension.
Never once we needed to ask them for a refill. Glass was always full, like magic.
Danaë Peperkamp Unhurried, Welcoming Ambience
A polished dining room and warm timber interiors create a calm, unhurried haven overlooking the greenery of Spring Street.
They've created a fantastic atmosphere that makes you want to settle in and stay a while.
Jen R Urban Cellar Door Wine Flights
Flight tastings guided by passionate staff allow guests to explore regional vineyards and purchase bottles right in the city center.
A lovely experience of a Pyrenees winery in the city.
Patrick Ramsden Scenic Treasury Gardens Parkside Outlook
Elevated dining tables and upper-level seating capture tranquil, verdant views directly across from Treasury Gardens and passing trams.
the outlook of the bistro is unique with a tree lined street overlooking Treasury Gardens and the trams rolling past.
Michelle Gibson
Most popular items
Signature dishes and cellar door tastings
Wine tasting flight
Such a lovely place to do wine tasting with around 30-36$ for 4-5 different wine. The staff explained to me about each wine well.
tu hkawng Duck terrine
A beautiful duck terrine as entree
Two Sheds Steak
The standout for me was the steak. It was the best I’ve had in a long time—cooked to a perfect medium-rare, incredibly tender, and it simply melted in my mouth. It was absolutely outstanding!!
Bec Laidlaw Rack of lamb
succulent rack of lamb for main
Two Sheds
Other favorites
Sides, snacks, and sweet finishes
Sourdough with butter
this sourdough with butter? Was SO good! We had the bread and butter as a snack before the entree and main dish and as soon as I ate the bread I was already happy.
Danaë Peperkamp Poached pear
delicious poached pear for dessert
Two Sheds Unlimited chips
The service was great, and the unlimited chips were even better!
Nelly Cheesecake
surprised us with a complimentary cheesecake “on the house.”
Iryna Zhyrnova
Beyond the menu
Thoughtful gestures and hospitable touches that elevate the dining and cellar door experience.
Vases Provided for Wedding Bouquets
When a post-ceremony wedding party arrived without a booking, staff warmly accommodated the group of 13 and immediately provided vases to care for the wedding bouquets.
Thoughtful Dietary Substitutions and Surprise Dessert
Staff tailored the tasting menu on the fly for dietary restrictions—thoughtfully substituting mushrooms for artichokes—and surprised the table with a complimentary cheesecake.
Enthusiastic Sommelier Storytelling and Extra Pours
The sommelier engaged guests with passionate storytelling behind each bottle, offering extra pours simply to share personal cellar favorites.
Complimentary Amuse-Bouche Welcomes
Dining service starts with two complimentary, playful amuse-bouche bites to set the tone before the entrees arrive.
Before you head over
Practical planning tips for cellar door tastings, scenic bistro tables, and dietary requests
Drop in for Tastings or Retail When Tables are Full
If the dining room is fully committed or kitchen service has paused between services, the ground-floor cellar door offers guided tasting flights and takeaway bottle retail without needing a table upstairs.
Request Spring Street Window Seating
When reserving a meal upstairs, request window tables along Spring Street for sweeping tree-lined vistas across Treasury Gardens while enjoying your multi-course bistro menu.
Ask Early About Dietary Menu Adjustments
The kitchen and floor team readily accommodate dietary modifications across multi-course set menus, offering custom vegetable substitutions such as swapping mushrooms for artichokes.
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