Comments on: Robin Wickens’ new gig, new Movida and more news

By: Brendan

Brendan — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 02:05:45 +0000

just googled my question, it was Andrew McConnell, no wonder we liked the food.

By: Brendan

Brendan — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 02:01:00 +0000

I ate at Interlude when it was called dining room 211, the food was good, but the experience was terrible. Can anyone confirm who owned and was head chef when it was called 211?

After having a meal at about $100 per head we were charged for a number of items we didn’t have, after informing the waitress of this there was an unpleasant response. We still left a tip of about $40, luckily the person who put it on their credit card checked their account and another $80 was taken in the transaction.

The restaurant was informed of this discrepancy via an unemotional letter, and a response was never forthcoming. Bloody terrible customer service, not even a “please come back and we will give you a complimentary whatever”

I wonder if dining room 211,was renamed interlude and the owners were the same, does anyone know?

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 05:50:17 +0000

Although I am from Sydney, I spent a lot of time eating at top Melbourne restaurants . My meals at Interlude were by far the best dining experience I have ever encountered. In my opinion, Robin Wickens is the best chef in Australia. Last week I ate at the Deanery and it was fantastic. I had is Minesstrone Soup, Crab & Corn, Maple Duck and Venison Beetroot dishes. All top quality and well presented. Well worth the price.

Contrary to what Robin says in this article, I wish that he would go back to his “molecular” cuisine because he does it as well if not better than anyone I know.

By: Margaux

Margaux — Wed, 06 May 2009 01:10:17 +0000

I ate at interlude in May 2008 and had what I have come to discribe as one of the best dining experiences that I have ever had. The staff were fantastic and food was just wonderful. I have just dined at a London restaurant with 2 michelin stars and, while it was very good, it was still not as good as the dining experience I had at Interlude with Robin Wickens, and it cost me about twice the price. I will definitely be tracking Robin down when I return to Melbourne and would urge others to disregard Penelope’s comment and go and decide for yourself.

By: Petra

Petra — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 04:38:10 +0000

Penelope , I agree with Anon, you are not a little, but very unfair regarding your comment about Interlude and Robin Wicken .
Have you ever been to Interlude ?

I think Melbourne is just not ready for that style of CUISINE .
What Robin did was very good, but time consuming .

By: Anon

Anon — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 22:50:20 +0000

Penelope, I think you are being a little unfair on him and the restaurant didn’t fail for that reason alone. Robin was simply whipped in public by The Age. You’ll find most top chefs have dishes from other top restaurants on their menus without acknowledging it which is why it was unfair to single out Robin .

By: Penelope

Penelope — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 02:06:54 +0000

Wasn’t Robin Wickens’ menu at Interlude a complete rip off of several other restaurants overseas?? (WD 50 ring a bell?? Alinea…?) No wonder Interlude closed down if the chef can no longer develop new dishes.

By: MsGourmet

MsGourmet — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 10:33:39 +0000

Hanging out for Momo to open it’s doors!