Restaurant Navi
Highlights
- Savour a hyper-local degustation crafted from fresh ingredients sourced from small producers and local farms.
- Experience intimate dining in Melbourne's inner West, where Chef Julian Hills shares the story behind each dish.
- Delight in hand-made ceramics that enhance the visual and sensory appeal of your meal.
- Relax at the Navi Lounge next door, enjoying refined bar snacks and outstanding cocktails in a vibrant atmosphere.
Navi is an acclaimed intimate dining experience in the heart of Melbourne’s inner West. A hyper-local, seasonal, and carefully curated degustation, this unique two-hatted restaurant, the name translating to ‘Local’ in Cherokee, is a nod to Chef and Owner Julian Hills’ American heritage.
Navi is Julian’s dream. His own space to create a balanced tasting menu using ingredients sourced from small producers and local farms. Julian interacts with guests as he presents his work and explains the story behind each dish. Next door to Navi is the Navi Lounge, where you can still taste the essence of Navi with a refined bar snack menu and outstanding cocktails.
From foraging for ingredients to the hand-made ceramics and the final product, each element is imagined and brought to life through the creative process and expertise of the Chef.
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Accreditations
- Restaurant and Catering Australia
Features
Actively welcomes people with access needs.
General access
- Offers multiple options for booking – web, email, phone is available.
- Assistance with booking arrangements (includes providing clear itineraries with written instructions on what to do at various destinations)
Communication
Welcomes and assists people who have challenges with learning, communication, understanding and behaviour. (includes people with autism, intellectual disability, Down syndrome, acquired brain injury (ABI), dyslexia and dementia)
- Uses Plain English / easy read signage and information (includes menus and emergency information)
Physical – Mobility
Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)
- Uses floors/coverings which are slip resistant, firm and smooth
- Grab rails in the bathroom
- Seating in common areas including reception area
Physical – Wheelchair
Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
- Step free outdoor pathways (includes picnic areas, barbecues and shelters)
- A step free main entrance to the building and/or reception area (includes ramps or slopes with a maximum gradient of 1:14, otherwise are too steep for wheelchairs)
- Step free access to restaurant, lounge and bar
- An accessible public toilet which is unlocked.
- A wheelchair accessible toilet / shower and change room is available.
Allergies and intolerances
Caters for people with allergies and intolerances.
- Modify their cooking and cleaning practices to cater for people with food allergies or chemical intolerances (could include menus with meals free from: nuts, dairy, seafood, eggs, gluten etc).
- Complies with The Food Authority requirements for allergy management in food preparation.
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