Smoked by AI · Melbourne · people

Larissa Dubecki

Critic · Journalist · Author — Melbourne restaurants across the price range; the big-room and group-restaurant end in particular.

long-standing Melbourne restaurant critic; former chief reviewer for The Age's Epicure and Good Food Guide co-editor, and writer of Time Out Melbourne's signed star-rated restaurant reviews.

Their own reviews and picks.

Their own judgment, in their own words, by the piece it appeared in.

• Time Out Melbourne ↗their review · 2021-04-07
  • EmblaCBD

    “Like Andrew McConnell, Verheul is a magician of the four-ingredient dish. Less is more only because everything counts in a fish crudo, another menu stayer that swings with the seasons.”

• Time Out Melbourne ↗their review · 2021-04-07
  • Osteria IlariaCBD

    “It's ironic to the power of ten that the dish that's become Ilaria's de facto signature is pasta.”

• Time Out Melbourne ↗their review · 2021-01-01
  • Maha RestaurantCBD

    “Maha's signature dish is the stuff of reveries for many carnivores who have crossed its path since the early days, a condition only elevated by the newer addition of roast lamb hummus.”

• Time Out Melbourne ↗their review · 2016-11-08
  • Chin ChinCBD

    “the 14-odd new dishes on the menu are mostly zesty, exciting and complex, with the cabal of sour, salty and bitter things keeping that attention-seeking sweetness in check”

• Time Out Melbourne ↗their review · 2015-01-18
  • Magic Mountain SaloonCBD

    “It has the same fiery approach to Thai food courtesy of chef Karen Batson, who doesn't pander to any namby-pamby local palates when firing up the chilli guns.”