Mother’s Day is creeping up on us with only two weeks to go! If you haven’t booked anything and need some inspiration, here are some offers that are available across Melbourne.
Celebrated chef-restaurateur Scott Pickett and head chef Rob Kabboord have created a decadent Mother’s Day lunch menu for Melbourne’s new European bistro Chancery Lane, including a special take-home gift for mothers. The indulgent menu starts with seafood hors d’oeuvres and duck broth with potato and quatre épices, before guests are given the choice of mains — winter gnocchi Parisienne, confit salmon, or Bavette steak — with three sides to share. An alternative child-friendly is also available at a reduced cost, offering prawns with marie rose to start and a choice of fresh tomato and basil pasta or Wagyu burger with salad and chips for mains. To finish, all guests will be served quince tarte tatin with vanilla ice cream, with each mother taking home a surprise gift.
Time: bookings available from 12:00pm-2:45pm
Price: $130 per person, $60 for the under 12’s childrens’ menu
Bookings: via the Chancery Lane bookings site
Mejico Melbourne is putting on a fiesta to celebrate the special women in our lives, with special Mother’s Day lunch menus for $65 per person and $75 per person that are full of colour, flavour and of course love. To start, enjoy kingfish ceviche with coconut dressing, young coconut, chilli oil followed by pulled pork tacos with pickled jalapeño and onion. Onto the larger dishes, Mejico’s famous pasilla chilli spiced roasted chicken with molé negro will make an appearance, as will their watermelon salad and potato bravas. To finish on a sweet note, indulge in mint granita with coconut ice cream and churros.
Bookings can be made via https://mejico.com.au/melbourne.
Melbourne’s seafood oasis, Pinchy’s, is offering a special Mother’s Day eight-course degustation menu created by Head Chef, Jack Tsai priced at $85 per head. Expect to feast on spicy tuna tartare, king crab tacos, snapper croquettes and of course, Pinchy’s famous lobster roll. A full-vegan banquet is also available and includes items such as smokey ratatouille, spiced tofu taco, leek croquette and grilled halloumi.
Date: Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 April
Time: 12pm – late (Saturday) and 12-4pm (Sunday)
Price: $85
Bookings: https://www.pinchys.co/
INDU will open especially on Mother’s Day Sunday for lunch, offering two beautiful set menus plus a kid-friendly menu for kids 12 and under. Choose from either a classic or deluxe feast and enjoy string hoppers with coconut sambol and kiri hodi; smoked goat’s leg dosa, zucchini ribbon raita, pomegranate, chilli and bacon jam and pork belly curry with crispy crackling, coconut milk and cinnamon bark. Mum will also receive a complimentary bubbly or cocktail on arrival to make her feel that extra little bit special.
Bookings can be made via https://indudining.com.au/melbourne
Melbourne Thai institution Longrain opens its doors on Sunday with a banquet lunch service for Mother’s Day. Starting with a glass of sparkling on arrival, the banquet features three entrees (freshly shucked oysters, smoked trout betel leaf and tiger prawn skewers), three mains (yum kao tod, caramelised pork hock, gaeng hung lay of Sher wagyu beef) and two sides (papaya salad and steams jasmine rice). For dessert, guests will be served sticky tamarind coffee pudding with ginger flower ice cream and moreish tamarind butterscotch.
Time: bookings available from 12:00pm-2:45pm
Price: $99 per person, $30 per person for a reduced menu for children under 12
Bookings: via the Longrain bookings site
For those wanting to go all out, give the gift of Kisumé this Mother’s Day and enjoy the revered Chef’s Tasting Menu for $128 per person. And for those wanting to give mum the royal treatment, Kisumé are also offering a special grilled crayfish exclusively for Mother’s Day, served with seaweed butter, sea banana, yarra valley salmon caviar and baby cucumber. Piper Heidsieck specials will also be available exclusively on Mother’s Day, where you can treat her to a glass of Piper Heidsieck NV for $22 or go all out with a bottle for $125.
The Chef’s Tasting Menu will be available for lunch and dinner for $128pp with bookings made via https://kisume.com.au/
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