Mr. Hive Kitchen - Melbourne

Mr Hive offers excellent value especially within the Crown complex. The ‘Victoria by the Glass’ menu is a great selection and also comes with a glass of wine. The duck was delicious and the highlight of the meal. The staff are excellent too. If you go mid week you could likely get a table without a booking but a booking would be suggested for weekends

Fairly surprised with the quality of food here. Considering we always have bad or mediocre dining experience. The steak was cooker perfectly and the sauce that comes with it was paired nicely. The grilled prawn were great but only came in 4 pieces. The star was risotto though, it was seasoned and cooked really well

This is fantastic spot located at Crown. It's beautifully designed with ample seating and excellent service. I came here for dinner and ordered the three courses which came with two glasses of wine. I ordered the king prawns for starters, which came with a glass of sav blanc, the black angus sirloin served with a glass of shiraz, and then the chocolate bar for dessert. Everything was delicious and cooked to perfection. The meals came out in a timely manner, and we didn't feel rushed. Would come back again.

An unforgettable fine dining experience. Everything from the food to the atmosphere and the staff were satisfactory beyond belief. Would definitely return in the future.

We dined post races at The Hive at crown. This is a modern styled dimly lit venue with a really sophisticated ambience and a intimate feel despite being quite a large venue. We didn’t have a booking so we’re asked to wait<br/ For 20 minutes at the bar then shown to our table just after just 5 minutes once we had ordered a round of drinks I’m always suspicious of venues that this happens at but guess we would have had drinks anyway). <br/ <br/ Our table was immaculately set and we read the menu with interest. I am deprived of steak at home so once I saw the 350g rib eye I just had to have this dish. It came with a bernaise sauce mash and broccolini. Such a good cut of meat and I really enjoyed it. Others on the table had the half chicken and found the breast somewhat dry and over cooked but the other steak eater was satisfied like me. <br/ <br/ Service was really slow and waiting staff did not know the menu well which is something The Hive needs to work on. Our questions were not that tough and waiting staff should have been knowledgeable enough to be able to answer or description on the menu expanded) . <br/ <br/ Drinks wise we enjoyed a bottle of Chianti and also had cocktails of the day at the bar. We had two entertainment cards so saved money off our bill... always a good story when that happens<br/ <br/ Overall a enjoyable meal for me but less so for others on the table.