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.

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.

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.

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.

Great spot for lunch. Wait staff fabulous. Wine list great. Meals awesome. Husband had the duck risotto which he said was "bloody awesome". I had the lamb - Yum!

We had a wonderful mid week lunch at this restaurant. Chowder was great. Great atmosphere great service.

Metz was recommended by our accommodation. It was excellent. The fish curry was very tasty as was the rhubarb and apple crumble. Service was very good. Highly recommended.

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.

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