Coupette is the latest from The Mulberry Group, with a menu by an ex-Enoteca Boccaccio chef.
A busy intersection in Southbank is the site for Coupette Corner Bistro & Bar, the flagship venue for an optimistic move into hotels by Melbourne hospitality powerhouse The Mulberry Group (Hazel, Dessous, Lilac). On the ground floor of the stylish Hannah St Hotel, the 66-seat all-day dining room wraps around a central bar flanked by marble-topped tables on a terrazzo floor.
The lobby also flows through bolthole cafe Hannah St Coffee, the Carriage Lounge for relaxed drinking or laptopping, and Bar Hannah for cocktails and snacks – all under The Mulberry Group umbrella. On level 10, a lounge and terrace will become Propeller, a chef incubator restaurant.
Overseeing the food across all venues is chef Andrew Beddoes (ex-Enoteca Boccaccio), who’s serving a classic and unthreatening bistro menu. In soft openings, chilli crab omelette was the biggest brunch seller across hotel guests and locals from nearby residential towers. Later, it’s the crab salad with green apple and lardo.
Among the mains, lamb rump is served with crumbed sweetbreads, and steak frites features Victorian wagyu rump and butter flavoured with tarragon and chervil. As the menu develops, it will lean more Italian.
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