Criniti's Southbank

I see a lot of negative reviews of Criniti's and cannot fathom why. I absolutely loved it here. Service was excellent and food as amazing. Had the steak and ribs combo, opted for the lamb ribs and wow I was blown away. The lamb was slide off the bone tender and glazed perfect. The steak was cooked exactly the way I wanted. Juicy and seasoned well. 100% will recommend and return, no doubt. Will be my go to next time I'm in Melbourne.

They have many varieties of food and it looks really nice but taste is soo bad and really overpriced. Management was unbelievably worse. We have given our order and we have waited 30-45min then lastly we asked from a waiter then suddenly they said they haven’t get that order. After that they got our order again We still waited and we got a pizza doesn’t have any taste at all we have paid 70-80$ for nothing. I would have given 1 star for this but they earn another star for their interior design.

We went for cocktails and dessert. The place is absolutely gorgeous but a few things made the experience a bit weird. There were two tiers of waitstaff; one type could take orders but the other couldn't. We had to try pretty hard to get attention from them. The pizza and pasta we saw on other tables looked great. We ordered the lava sundae ($30) to share. It was huge, three of us shared it and had some left over. But we wouldn't have had any left over if it had been nicer. The ice cream felt a bit cheap in taste and texture, and the baked goods were lacking a certain something. They only had one type of glass. It was bizarre to be given a cocktail jug (which was delicious) and have to pour it into the same type of glass as is sitting on my bedside table at home. A man on the table next to us had to use the same type for his beer. They were small latte glasses. The bathrooms matched the rest of the place - beautiful but with some key mistakes that brought the rating down. The toilets were not clean, they all had at least some water on the seats. The paper towels were out and the bin was full of them. The bin was also under the very strong hand dryer so there was litter everywhere. The back of the toilet door had a sign offering a free dessert in exchange for proof of a 5-star review; I found this unethical. 2 stars seems harsh but at a place that charges $30 for a Carbonara my expectations are a bit higher. The level of service and quality of food didn't meet the price point for me, and the mild bribery was a sour note.

the food was okay, meh. But I love the vibe there, everything was so vibrant, fun and such a great place for friday night party!! tortellini: a bit plain to be honest 👀like it was supposed to be a truffled one but it tastes like nothing. ribs: the flavour is there, the texture is nice. Overall pretty good 👍🏻 They have discount for students so don’t forget to bring your card 😉 —— 📍Crinitis 🍅2.8/5 💵 ~$23/ food