Farmer's Daughters, Cbd
31 people recommend, 3 warn against itvia r/melbourne, r/AskAnAustralian30 comments cited below
The comments cited below are a sample of the full tally across 15 threads.
What people say, in short
Commenters recommend Farmer's Daughters for modern Australian cooking and Gippsland produce. Two recommend the tasting menu, and others suggest it for overseas visitors. One returning diner says it has never let them down. Some recommendations explicitly name upstairs, while others leave the dining room unspecified. Dissent centres on bland food, a corporate feel, noise and weak service, with one commenter finding it poor value.
Address
Farmer's Daughters, 95 Exhibition Street, 80 Collins Precinct, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
- Caveatu/miaowpitt in r/melbourne · Mar 2026taste
Lukewarm on this one, even though it's among their usual go-tos.
- Recommendsu/PlasticFantastic321 in r/melbourne · Jun 2025ambience
Recommends Farmers Daughters, expecting its ambience and food and wine to please even a grumpy diner.
- Recommendsu/xlr8_87 in r/melbourne · May 2026
Suggests Farmers Daughters as a modern Australian option.
- Recommendsu/psychorant in r/melbourne · Jan 2026variety
Recommends the tasting menu for varied, unusual dishes built on native ingredients.
- Recommendsu/rraaddmmaann in r/melbourne · Apr 2026consistency
Has never been let down and plans to go back regularly.
- Recommendsu/Georg_Steller1709 in r/melbourne · Jun 2025
Floats Farmer's daughter as a possible fit for the family.
- Recommendsu/LittleFeet11 in r/melbourne · May 2026
Lists Farmers Daughter among their suggestions.
- Recommendsu/starinmelbourne in r/melbourne · Feb 2025
Agrees and says it suits overseas visitors given its Indigenous ingredients sourced from Gippsland.
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- Recommendsu/anonymouslittleme89 in r/melbourne · Jun 2025
Calls Farmers Daughters a great choice, agreeing with others who raised it.
- Recommendsu/notnexus in r/melbourne · May 2025
Suggests it as a good spot for an evening out.
- Recommendsu/allora1 in r/melbourne · Jan 2026
Calls Farmer's Daughter solid, one of the safe picks.
- Recommendsu/Ihaveaname7617 in r/melbourne · May 2026
Lists this among frequently repeated recommendations.
- Recommendsu/cuddlepot in r/melbourne · Aug 2024
Calls it excellent.
- Recommendsu/Enough-Room-76 in r/melbourne · Apr 2026
Agrees with the Farmers Daughters pick.
- Recommendsu/VelvetSalt in r/melbourne · Jan 2026taste
Recommends its tasting menu: food is excellent and locally sourced, with a tasty soda bread.
- Recommendsu/SeaBag7472 in r/melbourne · May 2026
Agrees that Farmer's Daughters is great.
- Recommendsu/Megad13 in r/melbourne · Jan 2026
Recommends Farmers Daughter as the dinner stop.
- Recommendsu/bedrotter_ in r/melbourne · Feb 2025taste
Says visitors won't regret going and calls the food incredible.
- Recommendsu/UrsineSpatula in r/melbourne · Apr 2024
Suggests this as a step-up option that would be good for a fussy mum.
- Recommendsu/SlipperyFish in r/AskAnAustralian · Aug 2026
Suggests it as a Modern Australian dining option in Melbourne.
- Caveatu/jamie_ann88 in r/melbourne · May 2026value
Says Farmers Daughters is poor value and has terrible service.
- Recommendsu/thechompyone in r/melbourne · Jan 2026
Says Farmers Daughter, their only visit so far, was excellent.
- Caveatu/stevied71 in r/melbourne · Jan 2026service
Found it lacking: weak service, dishes out of order, glare-hit window seat and noise.
- Recommendsu/innervisions710 in r/melbourne · Jun 2025
Suggests trying Farmers Daughters in the city.
- Recommendsu/MangoHeavy432 in r/melbourne · May 2025
Says Farmer's Daughter was great on a visit a few years back.
- Recommendsu/tired_millennial94 in r/melbourne · Jun 2025
Seconds Farmers Daughters as a good suggestion alongside Donovans.
- Recommendsu/Food_Science_Ninja in r/melbourne · Jun 2025
Seconds the recommendation and suggests planning ahead.
- Recommendsu/snowpeaceplease in r/melbourne · Jun 2025
Suggests it for modern Australian dining.
- Recommendsu/nandyssy in r/melbourne · May 2025
Seconds the Farmers Daughters suggestion.
- Recommendsu/Prudent-Set-8335 in r/melbourne · Feb 2025
Notes local suppliers are proud to be picked, suggesting the restaurant is doing something right.
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