The Metz

The Metz is an absolute gem - warm, lively, and beautifully presented. The atmosphere has a great buzz without being too noisy, and the staff really stand out with their friendly, professional service that makes you feel right at home. The food is excellent - beautifully cooked and full of flavour - and the wine list is spot-on with plenty of quality local and international options. Everything feels well thought out, from the menu to the presentation and timing of service. Whether you’re stopping in for a casual dinner or celebrating something special, The Metz delivers every time. Clean, inviting, and consistently top-notch.

Is this Tasmania’s best pizza? As a huge pizza snob, I know what good pizza is, and in short, this is far better than D’Angelos in Hobart, rated in the top 10 pizza restaurants in Australia. The dough was perfectly crispy; yet floppy. The topping (Lambardo) was plentiful but not exhaustive. It was light, flavourful and perfectly balanced as all things should be. But that base. Man, that base. Perfect crusts. But there’s one thing people don’t talk about with pizza enough and that’s cold pizza the next day. A personal favourite of mine. This was even better the next day. What’s more important is that I didn’t feel like I was eating junk food. It just felt like I was eating a good meal. The staff were lovely, efficient and honest. I felt comfortable the whole time. We had the chocolate cherry pot for dessert, which, while presented beautifully was unfortunately a let down. The chocolate wasn’t particularly high quality (think more vegetable oil than cocoa butter) and was just grainy. It was enjoyable, but I think if you’re going to showcase chocolate, make sure it’s silky and smooth and good quality. As well, it just tasted like sweetness, not really anything else. That being said, I don’t really care about the failures of the dessert. The accomplishments of the rest of the experience, especially the pizza completely overshadowed the negative experience of the dessert. I’d love to try other desserts, but we were there for a good pizza and hot damn did The Metz deliver (pardon my pun). Best pizza in Launceston by a country mile. Best pizza in Tasmania by a country mile. This needs to be tried to be believed.

The food was absolutely delicious. We were told to try the signature dish of calamari and it was the best calamari I’ve ever eaten. My husband had the seafood chowder and said it was a a good as what we ate in USA. The place is beautifully decorated and has a lovely ambiance. The lemon cocktail I had was superb. We decided to try dessert and it was fantastic.

We had the sirloin and linguine pasta - both were cooked to perfection. It’s the ideal place for fellow travelers looking for a warm atmosphere and a filling meal after a long day of sightseeing. Highly recommend! 👏🏻🩷

The Metz was lovely, we decided to dine here last minute and it was a great guess. They offered us a table as walk-ins and still gave us enough time to enjoy the meal. I had the steak which was cooked to perfection (I had medium rare). The only downside I found was the corn served with it was a bit hard to eat and lacked some flavour and was very tough, although was saved by the mushroom sauce which was delicious. My partner had Korean pork noodles which she said were fantastic and had no critique, I agreed they were very well done.

We had a lovely 21st Sunday lunch celebration with extended family for my daughter recently. The owner was very accomodating with my requests, answered all my questions, and made me feel assured the event would go to plan. Very happy with service and good food. I would highly recommend! Thanks David.

Can I rave about the staff and service here? We were met and talked to by a very switched on young person who was a networking hero! Knew who we were and what we did. The food was delicious as always and they were able to cater for my very special dietary requirements easily. (GF & AIP so tricky)

Unfortunately we were disappointed and won't be returning. We visit Launceston every two weeks to see my son for dinner. I've been wanting to go to the Metz for over a yr. Finally got there 10/10/25. My son's Broccolini was stone cold +onion gravy did not go with the Eye Fillet. My husband's Duck Risotto had been watered down so much that you couldn't taste the nice strong taste of the duck. It was bland and had no seasoning. My Fish curry was nice but the rice it came with was cold. The waitress dropped the onion gravy container onto my back, it hit my hair and rolled down my beautiful pink jumper. Now it's going to cost dry cleaning costs. Value was also poor; for three people it cost $190 for two beers, x1 lemon lime bitters, the duck risotto, the eye fillet, the fish curry, a bowl of chips + garlic flatbread pizza, which incidentally was dry after had no flavour - it was hard to eat. We recommend this company retrains the chef and the waitress with the dark hair. The blond waitress did a good job and was respectful. Thank you.

My first visit back to Launceston for many years and we came here as per a friend's recommendation - we were not disappointed. The people who work here could not be more friendly and accommodating! My friend enjoyed his steak and I had a delicious wood fire pizza - Reef & Beef pizza. Lemon prawns, peppered beef, onion, capsicum & hollandaise sauce (see pics added). YUM! Definitely worth a visit if you are in the area :D

The food was pretty good. We asked for a medium steak but it was more of a well done steak. The seafood gnocchi was good but nothing to write home about. I thought the service was really ordinary. The waitress was really unfriendly and unwelcoming. It felt like we were not welcome. The other reviews seemed really good so we tried it. Not sure whether I could recommend it to anyone.

Friend and myself came here for lunch and a catch up, it was the first time I've been here for many years.... I don't think the Metz is overly fantastic like it used to be many years ago. We brought ourselves burgers I wouldn't feed it to my children or my animals. The burgers where mush I couldn't eat the meal. Part from the bad meal and also being overly priced, the customer service was good

The Metz has been something of an institution of Launceston for as long as I can remember. Whilst certainly a great place for a drink with friends, the chicken caesar left something to be desired. If you're looking for something uncomplicated to go with drinks in a fairly central location however, this may well be your place of choice.

Went here for a last minute lunch before a river cruise up Tamar river. Nice atmosphere, menu options well thought out. Only downside is that the young lass who took our order didn't ask if we wanted drinks, instead just walked away. We had to call her back to give our drink order. There was a substantial wait for our food 45min which was not ideal considering the cafe wasn't very busy, although the food was hot, fresh and the flavours worked well together. Overall is was a good experience but the service could be better.

Excellent food. Excellent service. Very friendly staff. Child friendly. We had lunch/brunch here a few times while in launceston with our three kids. Plenty of room to bring a pram in and have a kids menu...great bonus!

Mediocre pub food, ordered a pizza, cooked it to within an inch of its life. Poor beer selection. Not really worth the visit. Sat outside and watched the locals wander past, that was definitely the highlight