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Blue Diamond draws on Manhattan style, offering sophistication with fifteenth floor views of Melbourne. It is essentially a membership club, however non-members are welcome on quiet nights. Live cabaret and jazz is frequently offered, along with an impressive drinks list and bar snacks to share. It is a good place to impress a date.

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Reviews of Blue Diamond

  • Neems
    Neems   13 reviews
    When you're wallet is feeling full and money for the night is not a concern, this bar is a terrific treat. It lives at the top of a high rise building and you're greeted with panoramic views of Melbourne city lights. Cosy, classy and with a self-serve (and free!) cloak room- it's worth visiting just for the atmosphere.

    Well chosen, quality live bands got us grooving and the cocktail list is extensive and expensive BUT with the many cocktails we sampled, those bartenders proved they knew their drinks. They are terrifically friendly too which helps somewhat when you part with a $50 and get shrapnel in return. So pay away to be blown away!

    Reccommended Cocktail: Queen of Hearts

    In my opinion, this bar is great for dolling up, its music and ambiance and wonderful for a few drinks- but avoid big ones here unless you don't plan on providing food on the table until your next paycheck.

    3 years ago

  • Monday:
    9:00 AM-5:00 PM
  • Tuesday:
    9:00 AM-5:00 PM
  • Wednesday:
    9:00 AM-5:00 PM
  • Thursday:
    9:00 AM-5:00 PM
  • Friday:
    9:00 AM-5:00 PM
  • Saturday:
    9:00 AM-5:00 PM
  • Sunday:
    9:00 AM-5:00 PM

Pubs & Bars

Functions

Birthday Parties Christmas Parties Private Parties Business Functions

Family friendly

No

Drinks

Imported Beer Cocktails Spirits Wine

Accommodation

No

Entertainment

Live Music

Editorial Reviews

  • Blue Diamond

    Clem Bastow, Reviewer

    Thursday, January 25, 2007

    Do we really need an exclusive club in which to seek refuge? Well . . . yes.

    THE concept of exclusivity is one that would have most Melburnians bristling. "What, members only? What a wank!" they'd say, as they trundle off to Y&J's for a pint. Melbourne's egalitarianism is one of its greatest virtues and, given that our town also lacks celebutante undercurrents, do we really need an exclusive club in which to seek refuge? After spending a few hours ensconced in Blue Diamond, that answer would be, well . . . yes. The newest baby of Andrew Leonedas and Night Cat and Black Cat maestro Henry Maas, Blue Diamond (full name: Blue Diamond Social Salon & Cabaret) is perched atop a Queen Street block mostly inhabited by the RACV; only the suave and wide-grinned doorman hints that something intriguing lurks on the 15th floor. Such is the "golden-era office-block" vibe of the foyer, you may spend the entire lift ride wondering whether this was such a good idea - but as soon as the doors open onto Blue Diamond's red-velvet entrance hall, any misgivings vaporise like fl...

    Source: The Age

    Full review on The Age

  • Blue Diamond

    Michael Harden, Reviewer

    Wednesday, August 22, 2007

    Some bars have the magical ability to make you feel glamorous the moment you step into them.

    Some bars have the magical ability to make you feel glamorous the moment you step into them. This is easier said than done. Try too hard for sophisticated glamour and you risk making your clientele feel in frumpy, underdressed competition with the designer chairs and uber-chic light fittings. Tart things up on the cheap, however, and the mock-classiness may have them abandoning you for a more authentic slumming-it-on-a-milk-crate-at-Saint-Jeromes kind of experience. Much of Blue Diamond's ability to bestow glamour comes from a location that bundles suave street-level doormen, a 15-storey lift ride, cocktails served by uniformed staff, live music and a glittering, undeniably spectacular backdrop of city lights. Such a setting can't help but add a sliver of Clooney-esque veneer to all but the most unreconstructed bogan (who probably wouldn't pass the dress code anyway). Of course, being a bar with Henry Maas (Black Cat, Night Cat) attached means that there is a good dollop of re...

    Source: The Age

    Full review on The Age

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