Whatever the cuisine or your mood, celebrate Easter at Chin Chin, Kisumé, Baby Pizza and Hawker Hall.
Save the Easter eggs for later and enjoy an indulgent Easter feast on any day of the Easter long weekend with LUCAS RESTAURANTS (LUCAS), which will be open every single day of the holiday with a series of activations and specialised menus to suit every craving.
Chin Chin Melbourne
Hungry bunnies will be well fed this Easter long weekend with a Chin Chin spin on an array of saucy special Yum Cha dishes (back due to popular demand) featuring their fan-favourite Yum Cha menu for a saucy $69.95 per person. Think prawn toast with sesame and fermented chilli sauce; pork shu mai with hellfire chilli oil; scallop dumpling with fragrant green curry sauce; steamed rolled rice noodles with barramundi and red nahm jim; egg fried rice with asparagus, shiitake and corn; and smoked brisket with black bean and red pepper relish, gem lettuce and shiso.
Alternatively, if you choose one of the Feed Me menus, you will have access to a customised dessert of Chocolate parfait with peanut brittle.
· Chin Chin’s Yum Cha is available for lunch on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and
Monday for $69.50 per person
· Bookings are available via www.chinchin.melbourne
Baby Pizza
Say cheese, Baby Pizza will be dishing up their cheese centric ‘Formaggio’ menu all Easter long weekend. Entrees include quattro formaggio pizza with mozzarella, parmesan, gorgonzola, smoked scamorza and bruschetta with smoked ricotta and blistered cherry tomatoes. For mains, you can try pastas such as linguine cacio e pepe and baked gnocchi. It doesn’t stop there – from 12–5pm daily you can experience Aperitivo Spritzes, Nastro Azzuro Beer and Stefani Estate Rosé all for $6.50 each.
· The Formaggio Menu will be available from Thursday, 25 March
· Bookings are available via www.babypizza.com.au with groups of 8+ guests
required to commit to the Feed Me menu
Hawker Hall
There’s no party like a Hawker Hall party. This Easter long weekend, they’re inviting you to dine, dance and disco with a line-up of some of Melbourne’s best DJs taking to the Hawker decks each day.
On Friday, April 2, the London-born true vinyl hunter Jimmy James will kick start your long weekend spinning tunes from 6pm–11pm. On Saturday, April 3, Melbourne’s MzRizk will get the party started right from 12pm–3pm, DJ Prequel will keep the vibes going from 6pm–9pm and finishing off the night with funk is DJ Wahl taking the stage from 9pm–12pm. On Sunday, April 4, you’ll hear the sounds of the 70s, classic disco and jazz funk from DJ Lady Soul from 12pm–3pm and upbeat party music from Frank Driscoll from 6pm–10pm. Finally, DJ Stuckey will be the last to take to the decks from 6pm–10pm on Monday, April 5.
The Hawker Hall banquet will be running all weekend from $55pp and you will be invited to take the party to the next level with a range of à la carte specials like salmon fillet with spiced tomato curry and turmeric potatoes and banana fritters with caramel and coconut sorbet.
· Hawker Hall’s DJ Program will run on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday
· Bookings are available via www.hawkerhall.com.au, Friday & Saturday dinner –
groups of 6 or more will be required to commit to a Feed Me menu. Thursday–
Sunday dinner – groups of 8 or more will be required to commit to a Feed Me
menu.
Kisumé
Kisumé will be open for trade as usual all long weekend from lunch until late with a range of specials available all weekend long. Think WA Crayfish Yakisoba with chilli crunch and avruga caviar and for those with a sweet tooth, a Chocolate Garden dessert with hojicha, chocolate and goma.
For those wanting to experience the ultimate in Japanese skill, technique and craftmanship, Kisumé’s Chef’s Table encapsulates the long-held Japanese tradition of respect and hospitality and is perfect for those wanting an intimate Easter celebration. Embark on the ultimate Omakase showcase where you can have the ultimate multi-course dining experience like no other for up to 12 guests.
· Chef’s Table: Available for dinner Friday to Monday for $250pp.
· Lunch and dinner reservations can be made as usual via www.kisume.com.au