Bacash

Good Food hat15/20Updated October 12, 2026,first published November 18, 2024Bacash RestaurantSeafood$$Expertly caught and cooked seafood served with park views.Media personalities sit cross-legged at a corner table, comfortable in the grey-panelled dining room, an oasis from the madding crowd of South Yarra’s Domain Road. Owner-chef Michael Bacash has captained this ship, with a staff schooled in classic service and a menu exactingly spotlighting seafood, for 26 years.One of his signatures is a dish consisting of the finest fish he can bag, filleted, grilled and adorned only with crunchy fries. Dishes get more elaborate, of course, like a starter of springy crumpets topped with mayo-bound crab and salmon roe. Or mains such as Lebanese-style snapper, draped in tahini and silverbeet that’s braised in sumac.Chefs bring the same honed skill they display with pin-boning tweezers to carnivorous dishes, such as duck with spiced carrot puree and cherries, and desserts: perhaps a textbook chocolate mousse spiked with salted-caramel sauce and chocolate crumbs.Must-order: Fish of the day with French fries. Good Food reviews are booked anonymously and paid independently. A restaurant can’t pay for a review or inclusion in the Good Food Guide.Restaurant reviews, news and the hottest openings served to your inbox.Sign upLast visited: April 2026More:South YarraBacash RestaurantMelbourneSeafoodOutdoor diningAccepts bookingsPrivate dining roomFamily-friendlyPet-friendlyGood for solo dinersLicensedBYOVegetarian-friendlyGluten-free optionsGreat or interesting viewLong lunchGood for a first dateGood for groupsRestaurantReviewsGood Food GuideFrom our partners