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Hotel Max
Ph: 9529 1006; 32 Commercial Rd, PRAHRAN 3181 www.hotelmax.com.au
Modern Australian, French, $$
Open 7 days noon-late; Licensed; AE DC MC V EFT
Chef Robert Taylor & Katie Mitchell (5-12-08) Owner Brendon & Katie Mitchell (5-12-08)
Other published opinions
Age Good Food Guide 2009 Score: 13.5/20 "Disembodied goat and deer heads stare down in mild surprise at this quirky dining room. Once the back bar of a workingman's booze today it's all fabric-wreathed chairs and mismatched but complementary antique furniture, with enormous mirrors and a jumble of artworks adorning the walls"
The Age John Lethlean, 21-10-2008 Score: 13.5/20 "With plenty of diners and the staff to service them, this eclectically furnished art deco space - looking a bit like grandma's parlour, if grandpa had a sense of humour and a penchant for collecting - promises a lot. It's cosy, quirky and doesn't take itself too seriously. Retro, but not cheap and tacky. There's so much to look at: deliberately mismatched period furniture, mounted animals, collectible posters, bird cages stuffed with wine corks, old paintings... the joint has more character than an old Barossa shiraz."
The Age Dani Valent, 25-3-2008 "Husband and wife chefs Katie Krauss and Brendon Mitchell have turned a crappy pub into a charming bar and French restaurant. Where VB pots and TVs glued to the trots once reigned, there's now a cosy, pleasant evocation of bourgeois ease. The restaurant at the rear is furnished with proper timber dining tables, faux wicker chairs and comfortable banquettes"
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