Rockpool Bar & Grill Melbourne and Crown Spa Weekday Escape Package

Indulge with friends this summer and book our luxurious $150.00 Weekday Escape Package available Monday through until Thursday between 11.00am and 3.00pm.
*Available Monday – Thursday 11.00am – 3.00pm for a limited time, subject to availability.

Featuring your choice of a 30 minute pampering massage, facial or manicure at Crown Spa followed by a relaxing two course lunch and glass of wine at Rockpool Bar and Grill and valet parking, this package provides all the elements you are looking for this summer, including lunch, a relaxing and restorative spa treatment, the ease and luxury of valet parking and excellent value*.

To make a booking or for further information please contact Crown Spa on 61 3 9292 6182.

A cracking day was had in Melbourne on Saturday.

Flemington racecourse was a hive of activity and melting people in 30+ degrees Celsius, but Derby Day is always worth it.

I flitted between the Crown and Lexus Marquees – from freshly shucked oysters, cured ocean trout and Squid with romesco at Crown…to the Rockpool Bar & Grill’s signature Wagyu sliders at Lexus, the crowds weren’t short on a good bite to eat.

I’ll be back again for Melbourne Cup tomorrow. Giddy up!

Quail Tarts, Chirashi Zushi spoons and Wagyu Sliders

A few days after appearing on the ABC’s “The Cook and the Chef” we’ll see Neil in Melbourne for “The Koala Foundation’s Million Dollar Lunch”.

Held at the Palladium at Crown, this is certainly one of the most prestigious charity luncheons held in the course of the year.  At $10,000 per table, the exclusive guest list includes the who’s who of Australian sport, media, business and entertainment with the goal of raising $1 million for a very special cause – the KOALA (Kids Oncology and Leukaemia Action) Foundation.  http://www.koalafoundation.org.au/

Each and every glass of champagne, premium wine, culinary delight, prize and auction item has been generously donated, and of course the Palladium at Crown itself.

With these extremely generous contributions from sponsors and partners, the lunch has raised a phenomenal $5 million over the last 4 years.  Funds raised in previous years continue to fund various programs to make a real difference to the treatment, care and support of Victoria’s children with cancer and their families.

This year, Neil collaborates with other Crown chefs – Nobu Matsuhisa, Guillaume Brahimi and Philippe Mouchel to serve 500 guests.

All are looking forward to what will surely be a memorable day.

An exciting new offer when you dine for lunch at Rockpool Bar & Grill, Melbourne, any day of the week.

Whether you are dining in the restaurant or enjoying one of our famous burgers in the wine bar, you will receive valet parking with our compliments.

All you need to do is present your valet parking ticket to a Rockpool staff member for validation.

Valued at $27, this offer is available from 12 noon to 3pm, seven days a week, excluding public holidays, until the 1st September, 2009.