The Lui Bar

Named for Luigi Grollo (who started building co-owners the Grollo family in construction), The Lui Bar is a separate yet complementary experience to Vue de monde. Facing south, the view focuses on the bay stretching out to the horizon with intimate clusters of furniture catering to both restaurant guests and discerning drinkers stopping by for a martini and elegant snacks.

 

Suspended over the central bluestone bar Mikala Dwyer's ‘chandelier’ of transparent clouds is a special commission from her series ‘Empty Sculptures’. Fabricated from industrial residual plastic, these forms play with the definition of sculpture. Cocktails are divided into ‘yesterday’ and ‘today’ charting the evolution of Melbourne’s drinking culture. Reinvented snacks such as the ham and cheese toastie and chicken noodle soup sit comfortably besides champagne friendly fare of caviar and oysters. For something more substantial a $30 Menu Du Jour of a set main course and dessert is available from midday until 2pm for lunch and from 6pm-8pm for dinner.