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The Gardiner Hotel

A revamped watering hole with a sun-drenched rooftop terrace.

Daniela Frangos

Inside The Gardiner Hotel.
1 / 6Inside The Gardiner Hotel.Zennieshia Butts
Outside the Glenferrie Road pub.
2 / 6Outside the Glenferrie Road pub.Griffin Simm
Chicken schnitzel.
3 / 6Chicken schnitzel.Griffin Simm
Smoked beetroot tartare with beetroot crisps.
4 / 6Smoked beetroot tartare with beetroot crisps.Griffin Simm
The rooftop overlooks heritage buildings.
5 / 6The rooftop overlooks heritage buildings.Zennieshia Butts
Stracciatella, green tomatoes, herb oil and salty crispy fried tarragon.
6 / 6Stracciatella, green tomatoes, herb oil and salty crispy fried tarragon.Bonnie Savage

The Gardiner Hotel

Pub dining$$

The Gardiner’s rooftop terrace – sun-drenched and overlooking the Victorian architecture of Glenferrie Road – is the perfect summer hangout for Malvern and Caulfield North locals. A smart refit of the former bank merges bistro-inspired tiling with plush banquettes and rattan chairs.

Head chef Michael Flemming (from Adelaide’s Arkhe and Press Food & Wine) is serving smoked beetroot tartare with sour cream, chives and beetroot crisps; stracciatella with green tomatoes; a classic chicken schnitty; and 14-day dry-aged duck breast with pepper sauce, bearnaise and fries. A separate menu for kids includes ice-cream sundaes with chocolate sauce and sprinkles.

Done deal: A Sunday roast with all the trimmings for $35 has end-of-year catch-ups written all over it.

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