Bonito with palm heart and pomelo.
13/20

It has a new hotshot Sydney chef and great service. So why has this St Kilda stalwart lost its hat?

The room,drinks and service are all great. But the umami-forward food leaves our critic feeling baffled.

  • Besha Rodell

Contemporary$$

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Bar owner Liam Ganley in his just-renovated Irish bar,which has remained busy.

An icon closes and St Kilda restaurants slump as diners head to the pub instead

Iconic restaurant Prince Dining Room is the latest closure in the bayside suburb as price-conscious punters turn to pubs to stretch their dining dollar.

  • Dani Valent
Prince Dining Room in St Kilda.
Good Food hat15.5/20

St Kilda’s charming Prince Dining Room is crowned with a hat

This second iteration of the Prince Dining Room is a rebirth of sorts,a reimagining of fine-diner Circa.

  • Besha Rodell
Fava bean hummus,crisp chickpeas and flatbread at Prince Dining Room in St Kilda.
13/20

Circa is dead:Long live the Prince

St Kilda's Prince Dining Room,formerly Circa,has been reborn as a casual pan-Mediterranean diner.

  • Gemima Cody