18 Collins Street · Melbourne
Brassandlinen Steakhouse & Poker Lounge brings wood-fired gastronomy to a physical Melbourne dining room shaped by careful produce, measured heat and a club-like sense of occasion. Begin with dinner, settle into the long table, then let the evening find its own pace.
Explore the courses below, or reserve a poker table when your meal continues into our social, offline poker lounge.
The kitchen’s line of fire
Controlled wood fire brings char, smoke and depth without obscuring the ingredient itself. Grill marks, embers and measured heat give steak a clear crust, while vegetables and seafood receive the same patient attention. The result is flavour with definition: warm, direct and never overworked.
The menu moves from snacks and starters through fire-cooked mains, sides and something sweet. Build a long-table spread for passing, or choose a more focused dinner of your own. Each course is designed to let the evening slow down rather than ask guests to rush ahead.
Dining stands comfortably on its own, yet it can also open into the poker lounge next door. Physical poker tables make space for social poker play after dinner, for guests who want their night to continue in a relaxed, in-person room.
Menu ledger · first plates
A table-opening chapter built for passing, conversation and the first settled moments of dinner.
Warm from the fire, this bread arrives with a crisp, flame-kissed exterior and a soft centre made for tearing and passing. Cultured butter and smoked salt give the first plate a quiet savoury pull, inviting the table to begin together.
Seasonal vegetables meet the grill until their edges blister and their natural character stays bright. A green herb dressing lifts the smoke, while toasted seeds add a measured crunch. It is a vegetable-led opening that belongs fully beside the fire.
A cool-and-warm contrast with lightly smoked beef at its centre, sharpened by pickled shallot and finished with crisp potato. The plate carries the steakhouse identity in a more delicate register: savoury, precise and easy to share across the table.
These first plates are made for lingering or easing into a larger fire-cooked order. Take your time over the table before moving, if you choose, toward the card poker room for the next part of the evening.
The main fire ledger
Our ribeye is given room at the fire until flame creates a deep, savoury crust and the centre remains the focus. Roasted garlic adds mellow richness, while pepper leaf jus brings a composed finish. It is a generous steakhouse main, built for an unhurried dinner and a table that wants to stay awhile.
Coal heat gives the market fish a clean, lightly charred edge before preserved citrus brings brightness to the plate. Braised greens keep the dish grounded and generous, offering a clear alternative for guests drawn to the fire beyond beef.
Mushrooms take on smoke and a deep roasted texture, set against nutty black barley and sweet charred onion. The plate receives the same consideration as every steakhouse main: layered, substantial and built around the direct clarity of the fire.
Sides for the long table
Crisp potatoes, grilled greens and a seasonal salad are there to pass, combine and return to as conversation develops. They give every group room to build its own table rhythm before a poker night, without turning the meal into a fixed sequence.
A final course
A rich custard with a caramelised edge that echoes the kitchen’s fire-led character. Roasted pear brings soft fruit depth, while oat crumble adds a dry, satisfying texture to slow the finish.
Dark chocolate meets a restrained trace of smoke and a cool spoon of cream. Cocoa nib brings a final bitter note, keeping the plate in step with the venue’s dark, club-like flavour language.
A slower final plate for passing and conversation, with selected cheese, changing seasonal fruit and house crispbread. It is a natural pause before an optional transition toward the poker lounge and the room beyond dinner.
The bar’s considered pour
Our craft beverages are considered as part of the meal, selected to meet smoke, char, richness and brighter dishes with equal clarity. The bar is not a generic list; it is a calm companion to the kitchen and the pace of the room.
Opening pours
Lighter, aromatic and bitter-leaning pours make an easy beginning beside first plates and charred vegetables. Their role is balance rather than distraction: a clean lift for the palate and a composed way to open the evening.
With the grill
For wood-fired mains and darker sauces, the bar offers structured, food-led directions with enough depth to stand beside the grill. The emphasis stays on texture, savoury character and a pour that follows the plate rather than overtakes it.
Equal attention
Non-alcoholic craft beverages receive the same consideration, bringing acidity, herbs, spice or a gentle trace of smoke to dinner. They are complete choices in their own right, designed to sit naturally beside every course and every guest.
Ask the team for a pairing direction that suits the way you want to dine: a bright start, a confident match for the grill, or something measured for a relaxed poker night afterward. The best pairing follows the table’s pace.
Dinner beside the card poker room
Brassandlinen is a Melbourne steakhouse and offline poker lounge sharing one physical, land-based venue. The card poker room sits naturally within the evening’s social rhythm: dinner can be the destination, or the beginning of more conversation, cards and time together.
Physical felt poker tables offer a place to meet, learn and enjoy social poker play with fellow guests. Whether you know the room well or are simply curious, the setting keeps the focus on in-person conversation, attention and respectful shared play.
Poker nights use game chips, point standings and honour awards as social recognition within the lounge. The focus is friendly participation, a record of the evening and the pleasure of taking part together in a room built for offline play.
Visitors interested in poker strategy can develop it through in-person conversation, observation and respectful table culture in the physical card poker room. There is room to notice the game, share ideas and stay connected to the social atmosphere.
Discover the offline poker hubAn evening at Brassandlinen
Arrive at the physical Melbourne venue for ember bread, starters and craft beverages while the table settles into an unrushed evening. It is the moment for passing plates, choosing a direction and letting conversation find its place.
Share a wood-fired steakhouse main, sides and conversation before deciding whether the lounge belongs in the night. For pairs and groups alike, poker remains an optional, guest-led next room rather than a condition of dinner.
Move into the card poker room for social poker play, where offline poker is shaped by game chips, point standings and a respectful poker night atmosphere. Honour awards add a social note of recognition as the evening continues around the physical tables.
Plan the table, then the night. Send a poker table enquiry when you are ready, or continue through the offline poker hub and poker action gallery before your visit.
Menu notes for the table
The menu moves comfortably between individual courses and shared plates, so a table can set its own pace. Starters invite passing, sides give the long table something to return to, and mains can remain focused when a quieter dinner is the preference.
Yes. A meal can be the beginning of an onsite evening before guests choose to explore the physical poker lounge and its poker tables. Poker participation is optional, leaving dinner free to be a complete experience in its own right.
It is social, offline poker played in person in the card poker room. Game chips, point standings and honour awards provide a friendly language of participation and recognition, while the physical setting keeps the focus on table culture, conversation and respectful play.
Visit the dedicated offline poker hub for more on poker strategy, poker tables and social poker play. It is the natural next read for visitors who want to understand the card-room side of Brassandlinen before arriving.
Reserve the next table
Make a night of wood-fired dining and offline poker in Melbourne. Start with the menu, gather around the table, then use the dedicated route to send a poker table reservation enquiry when the card room is part of your plan.
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