Hold Bar & Eatery

Best Known For

12-hour slow-cooked lamb shoulder, carrot and red vein sorrel, with a side of twice-cooked crunchy potatoes.

Nestled in the heart of Essendon, Hold Bar & Eatery on Fletcher Street delivers an inclusive and aesthetic dining destination from brunch until dinner. This illegitimate love child of a wine bar slash restaurant slash café is where to head for great food, coffee and wine, all served in eclectic surrounds of potted and trailing greenery, walls covered with a mismatch of artwork and a wood-burning fire for cosying up during chilly months. Brunch-goers opt for Wagyu brisket Benny with onions, poached eggs, smoked paprika Hollandaise and chives on an English muffin; while the later crowd begins with crunchy chicken tenders, spicy garlic and onion crumb and honey BBQ sauce. For the main, think dry-aged rib eye, duck fat potatoes, wild garlic velouté, glazed carrots and charred broccoli.