Don’t Splash Your Boots
At the Paris end of Collins Street, Melbourne, stands the Sofitel spire, a 50-storey hotel with all the luxuriant bells and whistles.
Valet parking? Check. Ballroom? Check. Fluffy bathrobes? Check…
Penthouses take up the top ten floors, but a few levels down is Cafe La, an eatery open to all well-dressed comers. Unless your bent is blue swimmer crab or four-cheese risotto, this may not sound so alluring. The real buzz however is the view.
At Cafe La you can munch a plate of beer-batter flake and check out the world at your toecaps. From Level 35, the sweep over the city, Fitzroy Gardens, the MCG, the tennis centre is stunning. Even the remote Dandenong Ranges are in your sights, while the men’s loo is one of the headiest lookouts in Oz - for those who dare.
[25 Collins Street. Table bookings on 03-9653-7744, or surf the menu and jazz brunch specials at http://www.sofitelmelbourne.com.au/fs_sofitel.asp?loadpage=dining_cafela.asp]