Restaurants getting into #DiningMode for Mother's Day
by The OpenTable Team
Updated April 18, 2019
Our research shows that 85% of people check their phones while dining out. So for Mother's Day, we're encouraging diners to disconnect to reconnect, and get into #DiningMode. These restaurants pledge to help diners get into #DiningMode for Mother's Day - and are offering something special for those going phone-free.
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3.9 (7)
$A41 to $A100
Australian
Melbourne CBD
Platform 270 is the perfect spot to relax and enjoy a light casual dinner in the heart of the city. Located in the DoubleTree by Hilton Melbourne Hotel on Flinders Street, you can expect to dine in a cosy atmosphere that features exposed concrete and grafitti, tall ceilings, booth seating and dim lighting.
The menu features a range of dishes, from fresh pasta to our infamous Wagyu Beef Burger, that you can enjoy. Perfect for a post-work dinner and drinks!
The menu features a range of dishes, from fresh pasta to our infamous Wagyu Beef Burger, that you can enjoy. Perfect for a post-work dinner and drinks!
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Dante
Dined on Feb 14, 2025
Platform 270 is the perfect spot to relax and enjoy a light casual dinner in the heart of the city. Located in the DoubleTree by Hilton Melbourne Hotel on Flinders Street, you can expect to dine in a cosy atmosphere that features exposed concrete and grafitti, tall ceilings, booth seating and dim lighting.
The menu features a range of dishes, from fresh pasta to our infamous Wagyu Beef Burger, that you can enjoy. Perfect for a post-work dinner and drinks!
The menu features a range of dishes, from fresh pasta to our infamous Wagyu Beef Burger, that you can enjoy. Perfect for a post-work dinner and drinks!
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Dante
Dined on Feb 14, 2025
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4.7 (943)
$A41 to $A100
Modern Australian
South Melbourne
"Truly a wonderful pub is Lamaro’s, run by experts that embrace hospitality."
Tony Leonard, 3AW
https://bit.ly/36XkQbd
Broadsheet's Top 5 Gastropubs in Melbourne 2019 & 2020
3AW's Pub Of The Year 2019
Lamaro's Hotel is an iconic Gastro-pub located in leafy Cecil Street in South Melbourne.
Let us take you on a gourmet journey with our creative modern Australian menu. Either dine in the opulent surrounds of our restaurant or relax in our old world bar.
With a boutique extensive wine list and 12 craft beers on tap there is something to please every taste and palate.
Private dining rooms available and functions welcome.
A must visit venue for any food, wine and beer lovers.
We're close to Albert Park Lake and just 100m stroll from Bridport Street light rail (Tram no. 96) and South Melbourne's bus
Tony Leonard, 3AW
https://bit.ly/36XkQbd
Broadsheet's Top 5 Gastropubs in Melbourne 2019 & 2020
3AW's Pub Of The Year 2019
Lamaro's Hotel is an iconic Gastro-pub located in leafy Cecil Street in South Melbourne.
Let us take you on a gourmet journey with our creative modern Australian menu. Either dine in the opulent surrounds of our restaurant or relax in our old world bar.
With a boutique extensive wine list and 12 craft beers on tap there is something to please every taste and palate.
Private dining rooms available and functions welcome.
A must visit venue for any food, wine and beer lovers.
We're close to Albert Park Lake and just 100m stroll from Bridport Street light rail (Tram no. 96) and South Melbourne's bus
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TonyVIP
Dined on May 8, 2025
"Truly a wonderful pub is Lamaro’s, run by experts that embrace hospitality."
Tony Leonard, 3AW
https://bit.ly/36XkQbd
Broadsheet's Top 5 Gastropubs in Melbourne 2019 & 2020
3AW's Pub Of The Year 2019
Lamaro's Hotel is an iconic Gastro-pub located in leafy Cecil Street in South Melbourne.
Let us take you on a gourmet journey with our creative modern Australian menu. Either dine in the opulent surrounds of our restaurant or relax in our old world bar.
With a boutique extensive wine list and 12 craft beers on tap there is something to please every taste and palate.
Private dining rooms available and functions welcome.
A must visit venue for any food, wine and beer lovers.
We're close to Albert Park Lake and just 100m stroll from Bridport Street light rail (Tram no. 96) and South Melbourne's bus
Tony Leonard, 3AW
https://bit.ly/36XkQbd
Broadsheet's Top 5 Gastropubs in Melbourne 2019 & 2020
3AW's Pub Of The Year 2019
Lamaro's Hotel is an iconic Gastro-pub located in leafy Cecil Street in South Melbourne.
Let us take you on a gourmet journey with our creative modern Australian menu. Either dine in the opulent surrounds of our restaurant or relax in our old world bar.
With a boutique extensive wine list and 12 craft beers on tap there is something to please every taste and palate.
Private dining rooms available and functions welcome.
A must visit venue for any food, wine and beer lovers.
We're close to Albert Park Lake and just 100m stroll from Bridport Street light rail (Tram no. 96) and South Melbourne's bus
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TonyVIP
Dined on May 8, 2025
4.2 (908)
$A101 and over
Steakhouse
Glen Waverley
Steak Ministry is the definitive response to the long-unanswered cry for a steak expert in Glen Waverley. Specialising in prime cuts of meat, and using only the best methods to prepare and serve them, we are dedicated to deliver a steak experience like no other. Whether you are a lover of a tender sirloin, or a connoisseur of a seared T-bone with its pink middle, or have a taste for the marbled flavour of a ribeye or Scotch fillet, we are certain that we can deliver it to your table, done to your liking.
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Lachlan
Dined 4 days ago
Steak Ministry is the definitive response to the long-unanswered cry for a steak expert in Glen Waverley. Specialising in prime cuts of meat, and using only the best methods to prepare and serve them, we are dedicated to deliver a steak experience like no other. Whether you are a lover of a tender sirloin, or a connoisseur of a seared T-bone with its pink middle, or have a taste for the marbled flavour of a ribeye or Scotch fillet, we are certain that we can deliver it to your table, done to your liking.
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Lachlan
Dined 4 days ago
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4.5 (309)
$A40 and under
Thai
Glen Waverley
Thai Paradise Road is an authentic, elegantly presented Thai restaurant located in the heart of Glen Waverley. Dine in and enjoy a moment of peace in a busy day, or take away your choices from our extensive menu. We have a wide variety of authentic Thai food on our menu, including curries and stir fries, seafood and sizzling dishes. Also available are a range of beers from around the world, as well as fresh juices and Thai iced tea.
Dine in and enjoy eating in a little piece of Thailand, right here in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs. Our décor includes prints of Buddhist monks from a monastery in Thailand, as well as a feature wall fronted with authentic red and gold monastery doors.
Dine in and enjoy eating in a little piece of Thailand, right here in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs. Our décor includes prints of Buddhist monks from a monastery in Thailand, as well as a feature wall fronted with authentic red and gold monastery doors.
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Sandra
Dined on Apr 24, 2025
Thai Paradise Road is an authentic, elegantly presented Thai restaurant located in the heart of Glen Waverley. Dine in and enjoy a moment of peace in a busy day, or take away your choices from our extensive menu. We have a wide variety of authentic Thai food on our menu, including curries and stir fries, seafood and sizzling dishes. Also available are a range of beers from around the world, as well as fresh juices and Thai iced tea.
Dine in and enjoy eating in a little piece of Thailand, right here in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs. Our décor includes prints of Buddhist monks from a monastery in Thailand, as well as a feature wall fronted with authentic red and gold monastery doors.
Dine in and enjoy eating in a little piece of Thailand, right here in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs. Our décor includes prints of Buddhist monks from a monastery in Thailand, as well as a feature wall fronted with authentic red and gold monastery doors.
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Sandra
Dined on Apr 24, 2025
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4.8 (345)
$A41 to $A100
Japanese
Glebe
Located at the Tramsheds food precinct in Forest Lodge, Osaka Trading Co. focuses on modern Japanese and ramen. The restaurant’s bar offers house and classic cocktails, Japanese beers and sake, wine, and Japanese and Scotch whiskies.
Our lunch menu comprises ramen and donburi rice bowls from 11.30am with an all day menu available until dinner from 5:30pm - 9:30pm with a larger a la carte menu.
Osaka Trading Co. is a modern Japanese restaurant & bar from the owner-operators of Surry Hills small bar Tokyo Bird and Haymarket cocktail bar Banchō.
Our lunch menu comprises ramen and donburi rice bowls from 11.30am with an all day menu available until dinner from 5:30pm - 9:30pm with a larger a la carte menu.
Osaka Trading Co. is a modern Japanese restaurant & bar from the owner-operators of Surry Hills small bar Tokyo Bird and Haymarket cocktail bar Banchō.
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Vicki
Dined on May 2, 2025
Located at the Tramsheds food precinct in Forest Lodge, Osaka Trading Co. focuses on modern Japanese and ramen. The restaurant’s bar offers house and classic cocktails, Japanese beers and sake, wine, and Japanese and Scotch whiskies.
Our lunch menu comprises ramen and donburi rice bowls from 11.30am with an all day menu available until dinner from 5:30pm - 9:30pm with a larger a la carte menu.
Osaka Trading Co. is a modern Japanese restaurant & bar from the owner-operators of Surry Hills small bar Tokyo Bird and Haymarket cocktail bar Banchō.
Our lunch menu comprises ramen and donburi rice bowls from 11.30am with an all day menu available until dinner from 5:30pm - 9:30pm with a larger a la carte menu.
Osaka Trading Co. is a modern Japanese restaurant & bar from the owner-operators of Surry Hills small bar Tokyo Bird and Haymarket cocktail bar Banchō.
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Vicki
Dined on May 2, 2025
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4 (1197)
$A41 to $A100
Modern Australian
Canberra City
Monster Kitchen and Bar wanders through the ground floor of Ovolo Nishi and embraces a fresh and contemporary approach to dining, championing locally sourced and seasonal ingredients to create dishes that are approachable yet full of depth and character.
The menu is designed to be shared and enjoyed in a social and welcoming environment, ensuring every meal is a celebration of good food and great company.
Monster Bar offers a curated beverage experience, featuring thoughtfully crafted cocktails that highlight seasonal ingredients and modern mixology techniques. Our drink menu pays homage to classic cocktails while infusing them with a unique, playful twist.
Complementing our dining philosophy, the wine list is an eclectic mix of locally and internationally sourced selections, ensuring that each glass is a perfect match for the relaxed and inviting ambiance of Monster Kitchen & Bar.
The Monster is an omnivore.
The menu is designed to be shared and enjoyed in a social and welcoming environment, ensuring every meal is a celebration of good food and great company.
Monster Bar offers a curated beverage experience, featuring thoughtfully crafted cocktails that highlight seasonal ingredients and modern mixology techniques. Our drink menu pays homage to classic cocktails while infusing them with a unique, playful twist.
Complementing our dining philosophy, the wine list is an eclectic mix of locally and internationally sourced selections, ensuring that each glass is a perfect match for the relaxed and inviting ambiance of Monster Kitchen & Bar.
The Monster is an omnivore.
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Nicholas
Dined on May 10, 2025
Monster Kitchen and Bar wanders through the ground floor of Ovolo Nishi and embraces a fresh and contemporary approach to dining, championing locally sourced and seasonal ingredients to create dishes that are approachable yet full of depth and character.
The menu is designed to be shared and enjoyed in a social and welcoming environment, ensuring every meal is a celebration of good food and great company.
Monster Bar offers a curated beverage experience, featuring thoughtfully crafted cocktails that highlight seasonal ingredients and modern mixology techniques. Our drink menu pays homage to classic cocktails while infusing them with a unique, playful twist.
Complementing our dining philosophy, the wine list is an eclectic mix of locally and internationally sourced selections, ensuring that each glass is a perfect match for the relaxed and inviting ambiance of Monster Kitchen & Bar.
The Monster is an omnivore.
The menu is designed to be shared and enjoyed in a social and welcoming environment, ensuring every meal is a celebration of good food and great company.
Monster Bar offers a curated beverage experience, featuring thoughtfully crafted cocktails that highlight seasonal ingredients and modern mixology techniques. Our drink menu pays homage to classic cocktails while infusing them with a unique, playful twist.
Complementing our dining philosophy, the wine list is an eclectic mix of locally and internationally sourced selections, ensuring that each glass is a perfect match for the relaxed and inviting ambiance of Monster Kitchen & Bar.
The Monster is an omnivore.
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Nicholas
Dined on May 10, 2025
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4.5 (542)
$A40 and under
Breakfast
The Rocks
Mode Kitchen & Bar is a modern Australian restaurant located in Sydney's CBD, offering an innovative and uncomplicated menu that blends diverse cultural influences. The restaurant serves a range of meals, including breakfast, lunch, aperitivo, and dinner, with a focus on delivering delicious flavors with fresh, high-quality ingredients. Mode's menu celebrates modern Australian cuisine, featuring a balance of locally sourced produce and global culinary techniques.
The restaurant is known for its chic atmosphere, ideal for casual dining, business lunches, or evening meals with a sophisticated touch.
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Philip
Dined 2 days ago
Mode Kitchen & Bar is a modern Australian restaurant located in Sydney's CBD, offering an innovative and uncomplicated menu that blends diverse cultural influences. The restaurant serves a range of meals, including breakfast, lunch, aperitivo, and dinner, with a focus on delivering delicious flavors with fresh, high-quality ingredients. Mode's menu celebrates modern Australian cuisine, featuring a balance of locally sourced produce and global culinary techniques.
The restaurant is known for its chic atmosphere, ideal for casual dining, business lunches, or evening meals with a sophisticated touch.
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Philip
Dined 2 days ago
4.6 (371)
$A40 and under
Comfort Food
Tootgarook
A place that feels like home..
I don't mean that in a sense that the place is covered in dog hair, the tv is blaring, the kids are screaming and there's lego all over the floor; more in a sense that you feel welcomed, content and at home from the minute you enter, right up until you leave.
We wanted to create a place, that I myself, would want to visit on a regular basis. A place where your name is more important to us than your money is. A place where you feel like a regular from your first visit. A place where you feel like a part of our family. A place you felt you've been before. A place that feels like home....
Ok, so we have fancy wine glasses, twinkling candles, nice chairs and really shiny cutlery, but don't let that fool you... We're humble, both in our service and in our food, and pretentiousness and oversized egos were banished from the premises the day we started trading. We like looking the part, but life's too short for airs and graces...
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Sally
Dined 2 days ago
A place that feels like home..
I don't mean that in a sense that the place is covered in dog hair, the tv is blaring, the kids are screaming and there's lego all over the floor; more in a sense that you feel welcomed, content and at home from the minute you enter, right up until you leave.
We wanted to create a place, that I myself, would want to visit on a regular basis. A place where your name is more important to us than your money is. A place where you feel like a regular from your first visit. A place where you feel like a part of our family. A place you felt you've been before. A place that feels like home....
Ok, so we have fancy wine glasses, twinkling candles, nice chairs and really shiny cutlery, but don't let that fool you... We're humble, both in our service and in our food, and pretentiousness and oversized egos were banished from the premises the day we started trading. We like looking the part, but life's too short for airs and graces...
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Sally
Dined 2 days ago
5 (4)
$A41 to $A100
International
Adelaide City Centre
Modern Australian fusion featuring the best of seasonal South Australian produce. Enjoy an elegant dining experience at our award-winning Riverside Restaurant. Our chefs use only the best seasonal ingredients and produce, sourcing from local suppliers wherever possible to provide a truly authentic local experience.
Start your day with either an incredible full buffet breakfast, continental breakfast or an à la carte breakfast.
Start your day with either an incredible full buffet breakfast, continental breakfast or an à la carte breakfast.
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PSB
Dined on May 3, 2025
Modern Australian fusion featuring the best of seasonal South Australian produce. Enjoy an elegant dining experience at our award-winning Riverside Restaurant. Our chefs use only the best seasonal ingredients and produce, sourcing from local suppliers wherever possible to provide a truly authentic local experience.
Start your day with either an incredible full buffet breakfast, continental breakfast or an à la carte breakfast.
Start your day with either an incredible full buffet breakfast, continental breakfast or an à la carte breakfast.
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PSB
Dined on May 3, 2025
4.6 (619)
$A40 and under
Japanese
Surry Hills
Tokyo Bird is a Japanese inspired small bar located in Belmore Lane, Surry Hills, serving Japanese whisky and beer, cocktails, sake and yakitori – chicken and other delicious morsels on skewers, grilled Japanese style.
Tokyo Bird combines the best of Tokyo’s yakitori-ya and izakaya with classic cocktail bars in an intimate Sydney laneway small bar. We look forward to welcoming you to Tokyo Bird!
Tokyo Bird combines the best of Tokyo’s yakitori-ya and izakaya with classic cocktail bars in an intimate Sydney laneway small bar. We look forward to welcoming you to Tokyo Bird!
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Joanne
Dined 4 days ago
Tokyo Bird is a Japanese inspired small bar located in Belmore Lane, Surry Hills, serving Japanese whisky and beer, cocktails, sake and yakitori – chicken and other delicious morsels on skewers, grilled Japanese style.
Tokyo Bird combines the best of Tokyo’s yakitori-ya and izakaya with classic cocktail bars in an intimate Sydney laneway small bar. We look forward to welcoming you to Tokyo Bird!
Tokyo Bird combines the best of Tokyo’s yakitori-ya and izakaya with classic cocktail bars in an intimate Sydney laneway small bar. We look forward to welcoming you to Tokyo Bird!
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Joanne
Dined 4 days ago
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3.5 (18)
$A40 and under
International
Perth CBD
Step into sophistication and style at The Loft Lounge and Bar, where the wine list tells a tale of Western Australia’s artisanal vineyards and winemakers, and a cocktail is more than a fusion of flavours.
It is a moment. An experience. A ritual.
Take pause, relax amongst impeccably stylish interiors and share in the knowledge of our beverage connoisseurs. Choose from the curated selection of Worldly Classic Cocktails. Pair it with the delights of a tailored food menu featuring Western Australian collations. Enjoy all of this from The Loft Lounge & Bar’s outdoor terrace, overlooking Perth’s historical buildings, His Majesty’s Theatre, and the vibrant Hay Street below.
It is a moment. An experience. A ritual.
Take pause, relax amongst impeccably stylish interiors and share in the knowledge of our beverage connoisseurs. Choose from the curated selection of Worldly Classic Cocktails. Pair it with the delights of a tailored food menu featuring Western Australian collations. Enjoy all of this from The Loft Lounge & Bar’s outdoor terrace, overlooking Perth’s historical buildings, His Majesty’s Theatre, and the vibrant Hay Street below.
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Deon
Dined on Dec 13, 2024
Step into sophistication and style at The Loft Lounge and Bar, where the wine list tells a tale of Western Australia’s artisanal vineyards and winemakers, and a cocktail is more than a fusion of flavours.
It is a moment. An experience. A ritual.
Take pause, relax amongst impeccably stylish interiors and share in the knowledge of our beverage connoisseurs. Choose from the curated selection of Worldly Classic Cocktails. Pair it with the delights of a tailored food menu featuring Western Australian collations. Enjoy all of this from The Loft Lounge & Bar’s outdoor terrace, overlooking Perth’s historical buildings, His Majesty’s Theatre, and the vibrant Hay Street below.
It is a moment. An experience. A ritual.
Take pause, relax amongst impeccably stylish interiors and share in the knowledge of our beverage connoisseurs. Choose from the curated selection of Worldly Classic Cocktails. Pair it with the delights of a tailored food menu featuring Western Australian collations. Enjoy all of this from The Loft Lounge & Bar’s outdoor terrace, overlooking Perth’s historical buildings, His Majesty’s Theatre, and the vibrant Hay Street below.
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Deon
Dined on Dec 13, 2024
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4.3 (37)
$A41 to $A100
Australian
Sydney CBD
Croft Restaurant, located on level 1 of Amora Hotel Jamison Sydney, offers modern farm to table options showcasing locally sourced produce. It boasts plenty of natural light with its floor to ceiling windows, it's spacious, modern and inviting. The restaurant is perfect for all occasions, whether it be a breakfast meeting or lingering over dinner with colleagues.
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Peter
Dined on May 8, 2025
Croft Restaurant, located on level 1 of Amora Hotel Jamison Sydney, offers modern farm to table options showcasing locally sourced produce. It boasts plenty of natural light with its floor to ceiling windows, it's spacious, modern and inviting. The restaurant is perfect for all occasions, whether it be a breakfast meeting or lingering over dinner with colleagues.
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Peter
Dined on May 8, 2025
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