Gilson South Yarra

Cancer Chicks has been incredibly lucky to receive the ongoing support of the amazing team at Gilson Restaurant. This was our third event held in their beautiful private dining space, and once again, the food and warm hospitality were exceptional. The Gilson team goes above and beyond to create a safe, supportive, and welcoming environment where our Cancer Chicks can relax, connect, and feel truly cared for. Cancer Chicks is a charity supporting young women aged 18–35 who are affected by cancer or chronic illness. Thanks to the generosity of businesses like Gilson and their incredible staff, we’re able to create meaningful, uplifting experiences that remind our girls they’re not alone. We’re so grateful to Gilson for helping us make a real difference. 💕

ORDERED: 🍝 Gnocchi, Sorrentina, tomato, stracciatella, basil ($26.00) 🍝 Spaghettone Cacio e pepe, pecorino, black pepper ($28.00) 🍟 French fries, aioli ($12.00) It was $40.00 for my portion here, which included a lemon lime bitter. REVIEW: 🎶 As some other reviewers have mentioned, Gilson has amazing vibes. There's a buzz to it with a constant stream of people around that really gives a fun casual atmosphere. 👍 The food was ok. The gnocchi sorrentina had a sweetness from the tomato sauce, while the spaghettone had an awesome amount of black pepper. However, over time, the cacio e pepe sauce congealed and had a clumpy texture. French fries came with aioli and tomato sauce but could've been a bit more memorable with more salt. I think the gnocchi also could've used more salt as well. 🧂 Service was great. We walked in at ~6pm and they were able to seat us within 5 minutes. When it was time to order, the waitress was attentive and caught my direct eye contact from metres away. She noted we were going to share dishes and brought out share plates for us. 😍 Overall, Gilson is a great place to catch ups with friends while the food has some potential. 🍻

I had my 30th birthday in the upstairs private dining room and it was amazing, the service Zara gave us was impeccable running up and downstairs without even breaking a sweat, the food and drinks were great too! Huge shout out to Morgan/Lauren/Loren who all helped to answer all my questions leading up to the night via email to ensure everything was perfect, it was a great night!

Nice vibes, food is alright and staff is polite. Next to the botanical gardens, really nice environment.

📍GILSON, SOUTH YARRA I’ve been meaning to come back to Gilson for a while as I went a few years ago and really enjoyed it! We celebrated my friends birthday here with an amazing dinner with good food and good vibes 🤭 ANTIPASTI 🦪 Oysters $7 each 🫓 Wood-fired bread $14 🍆 Marinated Eggplant $9 🧀 Buratta $18 🥓 Truffle & Squid Ink Wagyu Salami $12 🐠 Kingfish, beetroot, cucumber $24 🍉 Tuna, Watermelon, Campari, goats curd $26 PASTA & MAINS & SIDES 🍝 Linguine Vongole $40 🥩 Rib-Eye Steak (500g) $125 🥗 Gilson Chopped Salad $26 🍟 French Fries $12 DESSERT 🍮 Pannacotta w/ peach 🍑 $16 🍫 Chocolate Mousse $16 Out of Antipasti dishes my favourite were the wood fried bread, salami and King fish, that was super fresh and tasty! Unfortunately, I felt the burrata was a bit pricey at $18 since it was just served on its own… also I personally thought the tuna dish had a bit a weird texture and flavour pairing, but my friends liked the dish! The Linguine Vongole 🍝 was surprisingly one of my fave dishes, it was such a simple pasta and the sauce consisted of just garlic, parsley and butter but probably the definition of “less is more”. The dish was very generous with the clams too. I requested the Rib-Eye Steak 🥩 to me cooked medium-rare but I feel like it was a bit more on the medium side so it was a bit over-cooked. Overall it was nice but nothing special, I’ve had better steaks at other restaurants. The Gilson Chopped Salad 🥗 was surprisingly really good too haha we don’t usually rave about salads but this salad has inspired us to eat and make more salads this year 😂 Dessert was okay but nothing special. The chocolate mousse was nice and rich and my favourite out of the two we ordered. The pannacotta was paired with a very sweet syrup which I felt too overpowering and had a floral taste too it which I didn’t like. Even though some things were a bit hit or miss, overall I still enjoyed most of the dishes we ordered, and I will definitely be back. The restaurant was so busy for a Tuesday night and all the outdoor seating is perfect for a summer night! @gilson_southyarra ⭐️ 8/10 💰 $420 ($105 pp)

Booked an event in the private room upstairs for a hens dinner - the food, the drinks, the service was AMAZING! But big props to the staff - from the get-go trying to organise the event, they were so so accomodating to our requests. And the girls Hannah and Grace on the night were so easy going and took so much stress away from us - 10/10! Big thank you to the Gilson! You have an incredible team! Would absolutely recommend an event here.

Laid back but a place for all who want great food and steadfast service. Nestled amongst restaurants on Domain Road. Located conveniently near The Domain and Royal Botanical Gardens and a great reward after you have tackled The Tan

Incredible venue, I highly recommend. Morgan from the events team was amazing to deal with and had fantastic communication. She made the day run seamlessly and assisted with our set up and pack up. The staff working with her on the day were also so polite and lovely. The food portions were extremely generous and I have had people contacting me since the event saying how delicious the food and drinks were. We selected a handful of cocktails which were all tasty and delicious. We had a couple of people attending a bit later after the food had been delivered and they were cooked an assortment of fresh items. It was these touches that showed how much care Morgan and her team had for our event. I would recommend to anyone thinking about this as a venue to book it, you won’t regret it. It’s very reasonably priced and the portions are so generous and tasty.