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The Best At Home Feasts And Banquets To Order This Father’s Day

By Simon Cassar
27th Aug 2021

The Pinchy's lobster roll

It’s always tough choosing what to get the old boy when Father’s Day rolls around. You don’t want to just add another wasteless gift that will collect dust next to the previous year’s missed picks, go with something safe, something delicious. 

This year Melbourne’s got a slew of eateries and drink outlets putting on quite the spread, so take your pick and let the thankful appreciation from dad roll in. 

Chin Chin Father's Day Feed Me At Home 

The famed Asain diner is turning it up a notch with its Feed Me meal packs this Father’s Day. This time around the menu is stacked with specialities including the famed chicken wings done three ways with hot sauce, soy ginger, and satay, as well a sticky date and stout pudding with butterscotch sauce to finish, get it here

Prahran Market’s Sugary Treat Pack

More of a sweet tooth? Hook them up with Prahran Markets sugary treat pack with dessert delicacies from the market's all-star vendors, including Sweet Greek’s Rocky Road and Hunted + Gathered’s limited edition choccy bar. 

The Everleigh Bottling Co. Whiskey Cocktails 

The Everleigh Bottling Co. has gotten together with Whiskey legends, Glenfiddich and The Balvenie to create whiskey-based cocktails for the special day. The collection has been crafted by the famed Melbourne bartenders and features standouts like; the ‘Joker’ with 15-year-old Glenfiddich, absinthe, Angostura bitters and sugar. 

Fishmonger’s Son's Oyster Shucking Kit 

Get Dad stuck right in with this Carlton North’s fisheries ultra-boujee oyster shucking kit. The curated package features 18 premium oysters, a bespoke oyster shucking knife, and a tin of Yarra Valley Bloody Shiraz Gin Caviar to boot. Get your orders in over here

Hawker Hall’s Feast 

Treat Dad to a range of HH’s classic Singaporean and Malaysian dishes with this set menu at home. The expertly crafted feast includes a taste of South-East Asian staples like chicken Siu Mai and prawn dumplings—Peking duck, and a coconut beef rendang curry with a Yangzhou fried rice. Lock it in here

Nobu’s Deluxe Sashimi Platter 

The ultimate Japanese fine diner is serving up a deluxe sashimi platter just for Dads. Expected Nobu’s refined selection of premium tuna, salmon, yellowtail, scampi and the infamous Ikura (red caviar) all carefully sliced into sashimi. Head over here to order. 

Burn City Smokers BBQ Feast 

The slow and low experts over at Burn City Smokers have prepared the perfectly BBQ’d feast for this Father’s Day, expect their signature slow-cooked meats over the flames along with the famed milk buns and sides. Get your own tailored BBQ pack here

Cannoleria’s Father’s Day Cannoli Kit 

Get Dad a taste of Sicily with a DIY cannoli kit from Cannoleria. Each pack includes all the stuff you need to pipe out perfect authentic cannolis with a speciality Averna flavoured filling. There are instruction cards included, and even a QR code to a YouTube video in case dad gets stuck. 

Baby’s Finish-At-Home Meal Box  

An Italian degustation to die for, Baby Pizza is dishing up their cult classics like the Caprese salad, a bake-it-yourself Margarita pizza, two pasta spanking pasta dishes including a Polpette al Sugo (meatballs in a Napoli sauce) and Tiramisu to cap it off. Live the dolce vita here

Montalto’s Father’s Day Feast 

The famed Mornington Peninsula winery is crafting a special vineyard infused package just for dads. The lineup includes two bottles from the famed region with both a Pinot Noir and Shiraz, alongside a five-course menu including a 1kg O’Conners smoke-cooked beef rib. Order up here.

Estelle’s Six-Course Degustation  

The Northcote fine diner has put on quite the spread for the special day, with a six-course tasting menu. Tackle the Hiramasa kingfish sashimi— then move onto wagyu rump with heirloom carrots and bone barrow Bordelaise alongside roasted potato with smoked shiitake glaze. A serious at-home feast

Hanoi Hannah’s At-Home Banquet 

With a line-up of all-star HH dishes and kaffir lime margaritas there’s a lot to love about this Father’s Day banquet. The eight-course menu features highlights like the chicken and prawn wontons with red chilli oil and the Cha ca barramundi fillet with burnt butter Nuoc Mam, It’s a big yes from us. Order here

Stokehouse's Father's Day Box

Stokehouse's boujee Father's Day box brings all the luxe-offering of the bayside diner with a selection of heavy-hitting dishes. Treat dad to saffron escabeche octopus—rolled lamb saddle stuffed with cavolo nero and black garlic with roast Jerusalem artichoke, and finish it off with a hazelnut milk chocolate rocher. Order up

The Prince's BBQ Pack

The St Kilda favourite is cooking up a feast that's sure to win dads heart. The BBQ packs including the spice-rubbed grass-fed rib eye with red wine sauce, charred baby carrots and tahini yoghurt alongside a triple-cheese potato galette. Get it here

Glazed's Gluten-Free Honey Cakes 

The gluten-free patisserie, Glazed has launched the perfect dessert assault for all the gluten-intolerant dads out there. Based on the Brazillian 'Pão de Mel' these chocolate-coated honey cakes filled with dulce de leche (sweetened dairy-free caramelised milk) are sure to knock dad's socks off. Score the sugar points here

Pinchy's Father's Day Sea-Special

The CBD seafood favourite is dishing it up this Father's Day spreading its ocean-based menu including their famous lobster roll. The full offering includes house-favourites like Pinchy's fish pie and their banging spiced margarita. Order up here

Firebird's Feast 

There is nothing dads like more than cooking things over flames (often too much). Prahran's Firebird has crafted a Father's Day feast that's aimed at bringing dad plenty of joy this lockdown. With inclusions like their flat-pressed Banh Mi, half slow-roasted L'Orange and a Tiramusi to finish alongside whiskey-based coffee cocktails. Get it here

Bar Margaux's French Meal Kit

Melbournes subterranean french bar and bistro has launched their own meal kit this Father's Day. Get in the spirit with a three-course banquet with cured salmon rillette, a 500g roasted ribeye and a chocolate tart to finish things off. You can also level up the event and add in the Everliegh Bottle Co's cocktail pack.  Order here

Check out some more of Melbourne's finest doing Take Away this weekend. 

Image credit: Parker Blain 

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