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Crafted with fire

Cooked over coals, and made for sharing

Modern Mediterranean cooking on Gertrude Street — Port Phillip Bay seafood, Victorian produce, and an olive-wood grill lit at 10am daily.

Right now
Opens 12pm
26
dishes on tonight
Where
Fitzroy, VIC

Popular dishes

Eight that come back to the pass empty, most nights of the week. Prices include GST.

Burrata & Heirloom Tomato
Chef's pick 4.9

Burrata & Heirloom Tomato

$24.00

Burrata, heirloom tomato, basil oil.

  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten free
  • Chef's pick

Includes GST of $2.18

Charred Harissa Chicken
Chef's pick 4.9

Charred Harissa Chicken

$36.00

Milawa chicken, rose harissa, burnt lemon.

  • Spicy
  • Gluten free
  • Chef's pick

Includes GST of $3.27

Smoked Lamb Shoulder
Chef's pick 4.9

Smoked Lamb Shoulder

$46.00

12-hour lamb, pomegranate, feta.

  • Chef's pick

Includes GST of $4.18

Fire-Roasted Snapper
Chef's pick 4.9

Fire-Roasted Snapper

$42.00

Whole snapper, fennel, preserved lemon.

  • Gluten free
  • Chef's pick

Includes GST of $3.82

Charred Octopus & Chorizo
4.7

Charred Octopus & Chorizo

$28.00

Octopus, chorizo crumb, lemon aioli.

  • Gluten free

Includes GST of $2.55

Ember-Roasted Beetroot Hummus
4.6

Ember-Roasted Beetroot Hummus

$19.00

Beetroot, tahini, dukkah, flatbread.

  • Vegan
  • Contains nuts

Includes GST of $1.73

Black Truffle Arancini
New 4.8

Black Truffle Arancini

$22.00

Truffle, taleggio, parmesan snow.

  • Vegetarian

Includes GST of $2.00

Roasted Tomato & Harissa Bisque
4.5

Roasted Tomato & Harissa Bisque

$18.00

Coal-roasted tomato, rose harissa.

  • Vegetarian
  • Spicy

Includes GST of $1.64

The pass on a Friday evening

More than a kitchen

Fifteen years on Gertrude Street. The olive-wood grill is lit at 10am and does not go out until the last table leaves.

Book to the minute
Live table availability, no waiting on a call back.
Order for pickup
Ready in 20 minutes from the same kitchen, same grill.
Delivered hot
Within 8km of Gertrude Street, in insulated boxes.
Every diet, properly
Allergens tracked per dish, not per menu.
Large tables welcome
Groups to 40 in the back room, set menus from $65.
The fire counter
Twelve seats facing the coals, three nights a week.
Read the whole story

5.0 from 4 diners

Collected from Google and The Fork. We publish them as they arrive, including the ones we would rather not.

The snapper arrives whole, still ticking from the fire. We have eaten across three continents this year and this was the meal we kept talking about.

Ana Mitchell★★★★★Google · March 2026
  • ★★★★★

    We booked the chef’s table for our anniversary. Elena cooked in front of us for two hours and never once made it feel like a performance.

    David & Rhea FernandesTripAdvisor · February 2026

  • ★★★★★

    Took a table of eleven for a client dinner. Every course landed together, the floor staff read the room perfectly, and the bill was fair.

    Karthik RaghavanOpenTable · January 2026

  • ★★★★★

    Our daughter is coeliac and the kitchen walked us through every dish without a hint of impatience. She had the torte and nearly cried.

    Sabina QureshiGoogle · December 2025

Come and see us

214 Gertrude Street
Fitzroy, VIC 3065

2-hour street parking on Gertrude St · Secure parking at Napier St · Step-free entry and accessible bathrooms · Assistance dogs welcome

Also find us at

Brisbane Riverside South Brisbane QLD · AEST (UTC+10:00)

Trading hoursAEST (UTC+10:00)
MondayClosed
Tuesday12pm – 11pm
Wednesdaytoday12pm – 11pm
Thursday12pm – 11pm
Friday12pm – 11.59pm
Saturday11am – 11.59pm
Sunday11am – 10pm

The Olive Table

Occasional notes on what is on the grill, and first access to events. No more than twice a month.