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The candlelit dining room of Fig & Ember, wood-fire glowing in the open kitchen
Wood-fired dining & rooftop events • Fitzroy

The table worth crossing town for.

Wood fire, a list you’ll want to order twice, and a rooftop that hosts like it means it. Book a table in twenty seconds — or price your whole function before you call.

4.9★ Google rating
780+ Google reviews
400+ functions hosted
12 years in Fitzroy
4.9★ Google · 780+ reviews
Good Food guide-listed
400+ functions hosted
Fitzroy dining room · rooftop · private

Reserve your spot

Twenty seconds to “see you then.”

Book a table now, or price your function down to the head — live, before you ever fill in a form.

4.9★ · 780+ reviews Booked 26 times today
Guests
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Sitting

Tables are yours for 2 hours · a card holds the booking — $50pp only for no-shows inside 24 hours · Sunday +10%, public holidays +15%.

Wine being poured at a candlelit table in the Fig & Ember dining room
The dining room — 64 seats, wood-fire at the centre

The dining room

Fire does the talking. You just order.

Sixty-four seats around an open wood-fired kitchen — whole fish over embers, shared plates that keep arriving, and a list of things you’ll want to order twice. Two-hour tables, unhurried within them.

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The Fig & Ember rooftop set for a long-table function at dusk
The rooftop — 120 standing · 70 seated · skyline included

The rooftop — functions

A rooftop that hosts like it means it

One-twenty standing or seventy seated under festoon lights with the skyline behind. Canapé, feast or premium packages, drinks by the hour or on consumption — and you can price the whole night with the estimator above before you even call us.

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The intimate private dining room set for twelve by candlelight
The private room — 12 seats, chef’s menu, $2,500 minimum

Private dining

Twelve seats. One table. No audience.

The private room takes twelve around a single timber table — chef’s menu only, your own pace, your own volume. Anniversaries, deals, and the dinners that shouldn’t happen in public.

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The room speaks for itself

Dinners, long lunches and eighty-guest rooftops — in their words.

4.9★ rated on Google
★★★★★
“The porterhouse comes off the fire and the room goes quiet. Booked again before we’d paid.”
Sarah W.Google · dinner for 4
★★★★★
“Held our engagement party on the rooftop — eighty people, festoon lights, skyline. They priced it before we’d even called.”
Liam & Priya D.Function · 80 guests · rooftop
★★★★★
“Chef’s counter, four seats from the fire. Watched every dish we ate get cooked. Best seat in Melbourne.”
Margaret H.Google · chef’s counter
★★★★★
“Sunday long lunch turned into Sunday long dinner. Nobody rushed us. Nobody wanted to leave.”
Daniel K.Google · Sunday long lunch
★★★★★
“Work dinner for twelve in the private room. One table, chef’s menu, zero fuss. The deal got signed.”
Aisha R.Function · 12 guests · private room
★★★★★
“Walked in on a Tuesday without a booking — squeezed us onto the counter with a grin. That’s hospitality.”
Tom P.Google · walk-in

Find us

12 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy

Two minutes from the 86 tram, ten from the city. The fire’s lit from Tuesday.

Tue – Thu
Dinner 5:30pm – late
Fri – Sat
Lunch 12 – 3pm · Dinner 5pm – late
Sunday
Long lunch 12 – 5pm · Dinner 5:30 – 9pm
Monday
The fire rests

The spaces

  • Dining room64 seats
  • Chef’s counter8 seats · at the fire
  • Courtyard28 seats · all-weather
  • Rooftop120 standing · 70 seated
  • Private room12 seats · chef’s menu

Good questions, honest answers

How long do we get the table?

Two hours — unhurried within them. Chef’s counter and private-room bookings run longer by arrangement. If the room’s quiet, nobody’s tapping a watch.

What’s the cancellation policy?

A card holds your booking — nothing is charged. No-shows and cancellations inside 24 hours are $50 a head (the Melbourne standard); outside 24 hours, change freely online or by phone.

Do weekends cost more?

Sundays carry a 10% surcharge and public holidays 15% — printed on the menu and in the booking summary, never a surprise on the bill.

How do function minimums work?

The rooftop and private room carry a $2,500 minimum spend. The estimator above shows your per-head and total live — smaller nights simply top up as a bar tab.

Dietaries and kids?

The fire is very good to vegetarians, coeliacs and most dietaries — tell us when you book. Kids are welcome at lunch and before 7pm; the courtyard is their favourite.

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Tell us the occasion.

Table, long lunch, chef’s counter or the whole rooftop — send the details and we’ll confirm within the hour, with the fine print in writing.

Rather talk? (03) 9000 0000 — a human answers.

Demo form — in a live build this goes straight to the venue’s bookings inbox.