When it comes to after-work drinks in the city, there is seemingly a sea of options to choose from. Flinders Lane is brimming with them and one of our favourites, Otōto, has become increasingly popular. Well, now you can add Botswana Butchery to your after-work drinks lists because they’re launching Aperitivo Hour.
Every day from 5pm to 7pm, you can pull up a seat at their Flinders Lane Balcony Bar to not only people-watch but also enjoy $10 drinks and complimentary bar snacks. From tap beer and cider to selected wines, bubbles and on-trend Negronis, Aperol Spritzes and Malfi G&Ts. Good to know: that walk-ins are more than welcome. And, if you work up a bit of hunger, then more substantial meals are available to order.
Express Lunch at Botswana Butchery
When you’ve only got an hour for lunch, sitting down to a two or even a three-course meal might sound like you’re pushing your luck to get back to your desk. However, Botswana Butchery is now offering an Express Lunch option on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays that has been designed to be served in under one hour.
With the set menu ($70pp two courses or $85pp three courses), lunch guests can opt for the ‘Botswana Parma’ (exclusive to the Express Menu) or a choice from a range of steak, seafood and vegetarian dishes. Just because you’ve got limited time, doesn’t mean you can’t indulge and treat yourself to a lunch you will certainly remember. View the menu and make a booking here.
Melbourne Cup Lunch
Spring is in the air and in Melbourne that certainly means Melbourne Cup. Whether you’re into the horses or not, Melbourne’s restaurants certainly turn it on when it comes to long lunches and Botswana Butchery is no exception.
The Flinders Lane restaurant will welcome guests with a glass of GH Mumm Grand Cordon before they sit down to a share-style menu that includes oysters with caviar, Bass Strait dry aged bistecca T-bone and Roaring Forties slow roasted lamb shoulder. If that’s not enough to satiate your palate, then you can choose one of the upgrades such as the three-hour beverage pack, caviar bumps and vodka shots or a Magnum of GH Mumm Grand Cordon. Dress up in your finest race-day fashion and tuck in from just $180 per person.
Reserve your Melbourne Cup lunch here.
More about Botswana Butchery
After opening in Queenstown, Auckland and Sydney, this restaurant finally opened in Melbourne in late May. Discover three levels of dining rooms and bars, with a distinctly Melbourne feel. There are three exclusive dining rooms, two outdoor terraces overlooking Flinders Lane, and an upstairs bar for after-work drinks. This restaurant fits up to 300 guests, and is perfect for lunch, dinner and casual drinks.
Spearheading the kitchen is Culinary Director Angel Fernandez, former Culinary Director of the legendary Dante NYC. On the menu, you’ll find high-quality Australian beef, such as grass-fed Cape Grim Select, the beautifully marbled Blackmore wagyu, CopperTree Farms retired dairy Friesian and Ranger’s Valley 1.6kg Tomahawk.
However, the must-have dish at Botswana Butchery is not beef, but lamb. Sink your teeth into the four-hour slow-cooked Whole Roasted Roaring Forties Lamb Shoulder that is so tender you can eat it with a fork and spoon.
There’s also be high-quality seafood and artisanal charcuterie served from a raw and cured bar.
Meanwhile, to drink, there’s a focus on Victorian and New Zealand winemakers. Piers Haszard, Head Sommelier of Good Group Hospitality, has relocated to Melbourne from New Zealand and has curated a list of over 1000 wines. There’s also plenty of top-shelf and exclusive spirits and cocktails.
Botswana Butchery was previously open from Tuesday to Sunday. But, due to popular demand, the restaurant will also open on Mondays, starting with International Caviar Day.