The calendar of dinners, tournaments and late nights
Gastronomic evenings, poker series, wine tastings, live sets and the rooms to host your own — the week at Outback Gourmet Grill is never quiet.
The event calendar
Every listing is bookable — most sell out a week or more ahead.
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Sat · Nov
Truffle & Fire Night
Five courses around Manjimup black truffle, paired pours included. $240 pp.
Reserve12
Wed · Nov
Midweek Poker Series
$220 buy-in with dinner seat included. Late supper at final table.
Enter15
Sat · Nov
Iconic Australia Tasting
Six benchmark wines through the vault with Marcus Devereux. $85 pp.
Book21
Fri · Nov
Ada Okafor Quartet
Two sets over dinner service — free with your table reservation.
Book dinner27
Thu · Nov
The Blind Menu
Seven undisclosed courses; the menu is revealed only as plates land.
Take the seat29
Sat · Nov
Fire & Steak Fundamentals
Small-group kitchen session with the grill team. $185 pp.
Enrol05
Fri · Dec
High-Roller Invitational
Invitation and application only — Mahogany Salon, $1,000 buy-in.
Apply31
Wed · Dec
New Year's Eve Gala
Degustation, fireworks on the Yarra and a midnight toast. $495 pp.
EnquireThe Wednesday and Sunday series
Two weekly tournaments run by the house — proper structure, professional dealers and dinner folded into the buy-in.
$ buy-in, midweek
$ buy-in, Sunday deep
New Year at the house
December fills fast — Christmas lunches, end-of-year dinners and the New Year's Eve gala on the terrace with the fireworks over the Yarra.
- Group set menus from $145 pp through December
- NYE Gala: degustation, live band, midnight toast — $495 pp
- Early bookings before 1 November receive priority seating
The table fills the middle of the room
Every Sunday from noon, the kitchen sends the roast to shared tables — carved in the centre, sides passed hand to hand, the way Sunday used to work.
This week's spread — $95 pp
- Whole roast rib of O'Connor beef, carved at the table
- Coal-roasted potatoes, seasonal vegetables, Yorkshire puddings
- Family-style dessert — quandong tart and house ice cream
- Children under 12 dine at $35
Seven courses you'll never see coming
Once a month the kitchen prints nothing. You book a time, sit down, and trust the pass — the menu is only revealed as each plate lands.
No menu on arrival
Dietary notes are taken at booking; the rest is a surprise.
Chef's intuition
Elena composes the night from whatever the market gave that morning.
The reveal
A printed menu arrives with dessert — the answer key to your evening.
When the Salon stays up late
Monthly invitational evenings in the Mahogany Salon — high-limit play, a private chef's line and champagne that doesn't come by the glass anywhere else.
- Private dealers and dedicated hosts all night
- Chef's supper served at the tables at midnight
- Entry by application or existing member invitation
Four seasons, four reasons to return
Our calendar is written by harvests, not by marketing — each season brings its own limited menu and event series.
Summer seafood
Raw bar season — towers, crudo nights and the terrace oyster bar open late.
Autumn harvest
Game, mushrooms and the first truffle dinners as the weather turns.
Truffle season
Manjimup black truffle across the menu — the year's most requested dinners.
Spring lamb
Flinders Island lamb, spring vegetables and the Melbourne Cup long lunch.
Open lab evenings
Twice a month, the fermentation room opens to guests — taste the misos, vinegars and chilli ferments that flavour the menu, months before they're finished.
$45 with a jar of house ferment to take home · 12 seats per session.
The rooms are yours too
Every space in the house is bookable for private events — corporate dinners, milestone birthdays, weddings and buyouts with the gaming floor next door.
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The Vault
Cellar dining room
60
The Salon
Private bar & dining
200
The Terrace
Riverside outdoor
Before you book
The practical bits of running a night here — or hosting your own.