Gray and Gray Bread and Wine

Whoever manages the account for google reviews is super rude to customers who offer feedback after spending their money at this venue. Maybe it’s an attempt to be quirky but reading through the replies is such a red flag for this venue. We did the feed me ($85 pp) and it left A LOT to be desired at that price point. Cocktails are pre-made, wine by the glass is excellent.

Great service and very accommodating. Loved the wine selection and high quality but unpretentious menu - eggplant dip reminded mum of her childhood and the smoked eel and blini was a perfect starter. Cool and Intimate interior, felt right at home.

epic dinner experience, Boris is certainly ridiculously talented in the kitchen. enjoyed myself thoroughly from start to finish, especially that bread and the delicious spreads, the mackerel selyvodka, the salmon coulliabiac and that ridiculously good medovik Russian Honey cake and Makovuy fig tort. top marks for Boris, great addition to the Northcote dining scene. will definitely be back when there is a menu change

You wouldn't know it by the Google ratings/reviews, but this is one of the most underrated spots in Northcote.Everything was delicious here, with the smoked eel and salmon roe dip and the grilled flounder being the highlights of our meal. Would definitely recommend.

Ballsy move taking on a previous companies name. The reviews aren’t 100% accurate.We came here around 2:30pm on Easter Saturday. The interiors are good with nice lighting and being a small wine bar the kitchen is open but not loud.Food is small share servings so not really a place to come and fill up on for lunch or dinner.We enjoyed all of it, the ambiance, the food, the wine.We had our two kids with us, the menu isn’t child friendly at all (I’d suggest bringing iPads, headphone, drawing material with) we knew this and fed the kids before we got here so all was calm and nice.They have a feed me option however we chose to go with the cold meats (the bread is phenomenal), snow peas and rockling, which tastes amazing and we’re good sized portions for us to share. To finish the meal we had the desert on offer and they kindly gifted our children a dessert each as well free of charge!Wine selection is great and seems to change depending on the bottles they have open.

A suburbia wine bar/restaurant featuring some interesting Georgian dishes.Lock down lifted, yes, but still in Melbourne. I wanted to experience something, more. So, I choose a restaurant in Northcote with a menu that features words like schmaltz

Food: 4.3/5Atmosphere: 5/5Service: 5/5Overall: would return, but would not order the 'Feed Me' menu and opt for a la carte instead. Portions are relatively small but smart ordering (balancing rich plates with fibrous ones) will ensure you leave full - we did!Would recommend: whipped potato and smoked eel, arrowhead cabbageI'll start off by saying the service was lovely, waiters were super attentive and professional. We booked ahead and requested a personalised touch for a special occasion, and they were more than happy to deliver. Disclaimer: although this is a wine bar we didn't have any wines, so obviously can't comment on the beverage aspect. Below is a short review of everything we had as part of the 'Feed Me' menu ($85pp):1. Preserved sunflower butter and mixed pickle(d vegetables): paired with 2. flatbread and rye: unremarkable. Everything was done well, bread was warmed, but it wasn't much to write home about. Personally not for me.3. Grilled Brinza cheese w/ honey: sumptuous, creamy, not too salty. Lovely balance of salty, sweet and lemony tartness, but as part of a 2 person Feed Me menu, a 10x7 piece is rather small.4. Whipped potato, smoked eel, blinis, Kvass, salmon roe: favorite dish of the night. Utterly sumptuous, the smokiness from the eel really added to the dish. Not entirely sure where the blinis were (I didn't see them on the dish). Personally I would've loved more smoked eel, and the portion was, once again, very small. (By comparison, I've had a similar whipped roe and dip dish at comparable wine bars - twice the volume for a similar price.)5. Braised arrowhead cabbage, smoked fish cream: 2nd favorite - this was an unexpected highly. Lovely umami notes, especially with the charred cabbage. Smokiness of the fish custard really came through but personally I'd have loved more fish cream to go with the cabbage.6. Broccolini and spigarello pkhali, mustard oil and walnut: very flavourful, lovely crunch, vegetable heavy (essentially a salad). A little salty (but I'm a fan of salt so no complaints).7. Roasted Jerusalem artichoke, Adjika, sunchokes crisps: lightly spicy seasoning. Almost akin to soggier potatoes. From a personal taste perspective, not a favourite. They kindly allowed us to switch from the Romano beans, so maybe this was on me.8. BBQ pork jowl, Ajapsandalii: the latter refers to eggplant in a lightly spicy sauce. Perfectly cooked, tender and rich, but a little too fatty for my taste personally. There was a lot of fat - ironically we might have been better off saving some of the pickled vegetable at the start to accompany this. I probably should've, and would've, picked the grilled snapper if not for the Feed Me menu.9. Kyiv: they kindly agreed to let us switch out the polenta cake for the Kyiv for dessert. Meringue sandwiched in orange marmalade and sponge with chocolate buttercream. Very very rich, overly sweet, heavy. While the individual components were well baked/executed, as a dessert I wasn't a fan. Maybe this is why it wasn't paired with the pork jowl originally.As individual dishes there are definitely a few standouts. As a complete menu, not a fan - the quantities aren't massive (especially compared with similar restaurants) and ordering a la carte would give you more flexibility to choose based on your personal preference. While not dazzling in the creative department, it is certainly some good food, fancied from their original Eastern European origins, paired with excellent service. We'd love to return to try new items a la carte at a future date.

Spectacular dinner, very tasty dishes well designed and accurate service. Nice bottles available. Highly recommended