When I say 'The Carlton Wine Room' I always have a little swoon in my voice. I lived in Fitzroy when the gorgeous building that houses it, showed signs of new life. I walked past and saw the signs being mounted. I peered through the window at the menu. And then finally, one day, we popped in for a glass of wine. It was exceptional. Yes, the wine, but everything about the place was too- the wine list, the service, the ambience. We kept promising ourselves we would come for dinner one night but, as always, our budget is more in line with a special glass of wine or two and then home for cheese on toast :(
So, finally, three years after it opened, multiple drop-in glasses of wine and dinner promises later, we made it for dinner.
But of course, we had to relish our tradition of sitting at the window table and swooning over a glass of wine first
Did I mention the wine list is exceptional?
