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Wednesday 5pm - 11pm Thursday 5pm - 11pm Friday 12pm - 11pm Saturday 12pm - 11pm Sunday 12pm - 5pm

We.Are.Vex

Some kind of food and wine thing. Coming to High Street, Westgarth.

09/05/2026

*** Mother’s day market!

From tomorrow at 2pm, we’ll be hanging out at Vex, selling off the last of our stuff.

Join us for a glass of something delicious, a little bit of banter and bargains on wine, plates, glassware and plants!

Bring cash, and your mum.
See you tomorrow ***

02/04/2026

*** One more time.

The final schnitzel lunch for now. If you’ve been to one before then you know the drill. Wiener Schnitzel, Kartoffel Salat and a bunch of other mostly Austrian things.

Das Schnitzel Lunch
Sunday April 19th
$80 pp

Flo promises to wear his lederhosen.
See you there ***

25/03/2026

*** Goodbye, for now.

Sad, but true. May 2nd will be the final service for this version of Vex.

From the bottom of our hearts, we want to thank you all for the support. The relationships we’ve built with our locals, guests, staff members and suppliers are what it’s truly all about. There’s a real joy in seeing familiar faces in this room, and we hope to get to see you all again over the next 6 weeks.

You can’t kill Vex. But in truth it probably never should have existed. From post service chats amongst friends in 2016, to questionably opening up in the madness of 2020. It’s already been quite a journey.

We jumped on a rare opportunity and built things up slowly with whatever we could afford to throw at it. No silent investors, no outrageous finance. Just a slow and sustainable growth model.

We wanted to test ourselves, to see if it’s possible to build a venue that focuses inward, rather than jumping on hype trains and current trends. One where creativity and craft meet in a distinctly unique way. And where we can truly be ourselves. We think we did that.

Five and a half years later and we know it’s time to start thinking about the future of Vex. We’ve developed a vision for our careers and that needs a new plan.

So, if any young aspiring restauranteurs want to have a chat about taking on a beautiful little space for your first shot at independence, then please reach out.

Until we meet again,
Love from Flo, Owen and Vex ***

02/02/2026

*** Where the ocean meets the earth.

New fish, new dish. Bringing the best of the land and sea together.

Stunning Blue eye, gently poached and sauced with a silky, smokey butter situation. Button squash that’s been marinated with pickled green coriander seeds and some purslane.

We’re open from 5pm Tuesday-Friday and from 3pm on Saturdays.

We’d love to sea you ***

28/01/2026

*** Warm summer things.

Like the sun in the sky, this marinated beetroot situation will give you the strength to get through these balmy nights.

Grated beetroot, preserved garlic scape, caper and mustard. Close your eyes and it’s almost like a steak tartare.

Stunning summer veg from our favourites at .

Almost too hot to handle ***

23/01/2026

*** LOVE.

Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
We’re open all day on the 14th of February,
Can’t wait to see you.

We believe love is around us, everyday. Amongst partners, friends and family.

To celebrate, we’ll have a beautiful menu running with oysters and fresh seasonal produce handled with love and care.

Valentines Day Vex
Saturday 14th February
$120pp

You know the best Vex, is Valentines Vex ***

15/01/2026

*** Simple things..

We are back in the swing, and it’s so nice to feel the relaxed summer energy down in the Westgarth area.

So let’s keep it nice and easy. We’re here from 5pm most days and have beautiful smoked mussels, cocktails spilling over and many other delights waiting for you.

Walk on in anytime!

Kiss from us xx
(Keep It Simple Stupid) ***

08/01/2026

*** Engagement..

We’re back! Another exciting year ahead for our little independent food and wine thing. Thank you in advance for your support, it really means the world to us!

Although we don’t set ourselves grand resolutions at the start of the year, we do promise to continue focusing on you.

We’re often told that we need to boost our social media engagement, but what we really care about is what happens tableside.

The precious gift of quality time to make sure you are having the experience you desire. That’s what really counts to us.

So in that spirit, the wine is chilled, the aircon is on and we can’t wait to engage you in a delicious time***

18/12/2025

*** CLOSED. OPEN. CLOSED…

Just the annual reminder that we are sometimes here, and then sometimes not.

We have our schnitzel lunch this coming Saturday AND we are doing a full day of service for NYE! That’s right, lunch and early dinner so you can get on with your party, or cosy evening at home plans!

It’s been a long, long year. But then again it’s also raced by. All we know is that we need a little time to rest, reset and wine. Always wine.

Thanks for all your support, hopefully we can see you one more time to tell you that in person.

Wishing you all a Merry Vexmas and a happy new vex!

Martinis stirring and wine pouring on the above dates, the open ones. Not the closed ones.. ***

10/12/2025

*** SCHNITZEL LUNCH!

You’ve been asking. So consider it our little Christmas gift to you.

Last schnitzel for 2025. The only true Wiener in the city, individually hand shaken in clarified butter.

Get your friends together for the relaxing end of year lunch you all deserve!

DAS SCHNITZEL
Lunch only!
3 Courses
Dezember 20th
$80pp

Bookings are live.
GUTEN APPETIT! ***

01/12/2025

*** Celebrations.

It’s been a big year. We all deserve to celebrate it a little, or maybe a lot.

Our Spagat Krapfen are a traditional Styrian cinnamon pastry, fried fresh for family festivities.

Christmas, weddings, birthdays, or maybe just a lovely evening catching up with loved ones.

Currently filled with braised apple and a Rosemary cream, it’s sure to give you the festive cheer and there’s no better time of year for that!

Join us this week and get in the mightily delicious spirit ***

13/11/2025

*** FIVE!!!

What the actual f**k? It genuinely feels like just yesterday, when a small group of dreamers decided to go ahead and do, what most people advised us against.

The past 5 years have presented some challenges, but there’s something we’re still certain of - we really love what we do and we’re forever going to do it our way.

From day one the mission has been to create a product, environment and community that reflects our values. We believe in focusing inward, mastering our craft and treating everyone around us with the respect they deserve. And of course, making sure it’s as delicious and unique as possible.

To make that happen we’ve had the help of some truly magnificent people, friends and colleagues that we owe a great deal of thanks to. You’ve gone above and beyond and made this place what it is.

And of course we have the most incredible local clientele that has believed in us from the start and continues to support us every day. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for giving us your trust. It’s hard to describe the joy of a dining room filled with local community.

We don’t know what comes next for Vex, but we do know we’ll never compromise or change the way we are. No trends, no hype, just honest independent hospitality.

VEX FOREVER,
Much love,
Flo and Owen ***

07/11/2025

*** The Saturday Sessions. Vol 7.

What a huge year, with so many things to celebrate. Potentially the most important though, is the fact that our favourite turned 10 years old.

Vex is turning 5 this November as well, but Flo has been cooking with Paul’s beautifully grown produce since 2016. If you’ve dined with us, you’ll know that the menu is largely shaped by what the farm provides us.

So we thought it would be absolutely necessary to do a 100% farm lunch. All veg, from one place. We’ve already been preserving the best of the spring produce, and there will be some early summer items joining the menu too.

We are so excited for this one off lunch, with dishes never to be seen again!

The Saturday Sessions Vol. 7
With Days Walk Farm
Lunch Nov 22.
$90pp

Join us in celebrating the most wonderful time of year with the most wonderful farm in Melbourne ***

05/11/2025

*** Get set..

Here we go, it’s game time. We’re heading toward that time of the year. All party, all the time.

Friends, family, lovers, work colleagues. We’re here for it all. Get in touch which ever way you like, we’d love to be part of your meaningful moments.

If we could make one small request, if it isn’t us you are choosing, please do consider other small independently run venues for your end of year love. It’s been another tough year for the ones without huge marketing budgets and bargaining power. The last few months can really make all the difference.

Celebrate each other and celebrate those that are making a difference in this great city, the hardworking, unique, independent hospitality venues we all love ***

29/10/2025

*** Hats, Glasses and kisses.

It’s been a hell of a year. We can’t lie, the toughest yet. Being a small independent restaurant is never easy work, sometimes it feels impossible.

But then you have these beautiful moments, not the ones where you win awards, but where you get to spend time in the company of immensely inspiring people, that reminds you why hospitality is so damn important. We are so proud to be a small part of this amazing world of talented individual and teams.

So thank you to and for the acknowledgement, but mainly for bringing together so many beautiful people to spend a well earned day celebrating each other.

Thank you to everyone who’s supported and trusted us with your experiences and so much love to our dear team (it’s 4 of us) past and present, you are what makes this happen.

We’d love to see you again this year, it’s shaping up to be a beautiful summer and we can’t wait to have you in our ‘boho hangout’.

Much love and head licks,
Owen, Flo and Vex ***

Address

66-68 High Street
Melbourne, VIC
3070

Opening Hours

Wednesday	5pm - 11pm
Thursday	5pm - 11pm
Friday	12pm - 11pm
Saturday	12pm - 11pm
Sunday	12pm - 5pm

Website

http://www.vexdining.com/

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