- Hunter St Hospitality โ the group behind Rockpool and The Cut Bar & Grill โ opening a second steak frites-only restaurant dubbed 7 Alfred.
- Much like Sydneyโs 24 York, diners can enjoy a 220g MB2+ scotch fillet with chips and a sauce of their choosing for just $48 (two menu add-ons available).
- As per the name, youโll find this hot new steakhouse at 7 Alfred Place, Melbourne 3000. Lunch and dinner service will run seven days a week starting from October 22nd, 2025.
In light of the monstrous success currently being enjoyed by its Sydney site, 24 York, Hunter St Hospitality is now preparing to open a Melbourne counterpart to the beloved steak frites-only diner later this month.
Coming to 7 Alfred Place, itโll involve the same headlining 220g MB2+ scotch fillets from Gippsland dons OโConnor, along with hot beef-tallow fries, and a choice of chimichurri, peppercorn sauce, mushroom sauce, or umami butter ($48) โ similar to 24 York, the only add-ons available include a green salad ($8) and New York cheesecake tart with vanilla ice cream ($12) for dessert.
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This single-dish menu also features a pared-down drinks selection: seven classic cocktails ($18) โ from Aperol Spritz to Manhattan โ โapproachable house winesโ ($13 to $15 per glass, $45 to $59 a bottle), a handful of extras by the bottle, as well as a few familiar beer staples on tap.
A daily happy hour (4-6 PM) may also incentivise punters to schedule in an early dinner with the promise of $7 schooners, house spirits, and wines; plus $12 Martinis, Negronis, and Old Fashioneds.
โAt Rockpool in Melbourne, you pay $95 for 400g on the bone, which is around 350g bone off,โ Hunter St. Hospitality Culinary Director, Santi Aristizabal, explained of the value proposition to The Sydney Morning Herald.
โThe steak at 24 York is only one marble score lower [than Rockpool].โ
Frank Tucker, CEO of Hunter St. Hospitality, asserted that while theyโre not treading new ground, 7 Alfred will be anchored in its own identity โ distinct from 24 York and, by extension, the Parisian tradition established by the likes of Le Relais de lโEntrecรดte :
โThis is a classic idea that works the world over. Every city interprets it in its own way โ 7 Alfred is ours for Melbourne and weโre putting a Victorian icon centre stage.โ
As for the venue itself, expect a generous 700-square-metre space with capacity for 168 guests that unfolds across two levels: 90-seat dining room and 30-seat bar that also serves food on the ground floor, complemented by an adjoining alfresco laneway, and a 24-seat bar upstairs to accommodate overflow from the main room.
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The main dining room flaunts a lively, high-contrast aesthetic with black-and-white checkerboard tiles underfoot and splashes of glossy white and red subway tiles on the wall, red and burgundy accents throughout, plus a combination of bentwood brown chairs and red leather banquettes; the laneway is also thematically consistent with French wicker chairs touched with red and marble-topped tables.
The bar areas, on the other hand, are apparently โwarmer and more intimate,โ rich with wooden herringbone floors, burgundy and black tones, not to mention plush low leather-and-suede lounges with stools for those more atmospheric and Parisian affairs.
Only time will tell whether 7 Alfred will match โ or even exceed โ the success of 24 York. But considering the thunderous reception the latter has already received in the short time since July, we like the Melbourne debutanteโs odds.
