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Paul Chai

Critic · Journalist — Melbourne bars and cocktail rooms; travel writing.

Time Out Melbourne reviewer writing the masthead's signed star-rated bar reviews, on Time Out's stated policy of paying its own bills (Above Board, five stars, October 2024).

Their own reviews and picks.

Their own judgment, in their own words, by the piece it appeared in.

• Time Out Melbourne ↗their review · 2024-10-21
  • Above BoardCollingwood

    “The precision with which Lambert designs the menu around the limited drawer space means that no drink is a gamble; all killer, no filler, if you will.”

• Time Out Melbourne, five stars (Paul Chai) ↗their review · 2022-05-23
  • Builders Arms HotelFitzroy

    “The bistro menu is 'just' pub food in the same way that truffles are 'just' fungus. These are pub classics by name but delivered with balance and finesse by McConnell's team.”