Elite Event: Five Bar’s Spring Menu Launch

How can you go wrong with good food, good beer and good company? (Answer: You can’t).
This was a great event and a wonderful chance to meet a bunch of other Unilocalers for the first time and try a few new things together. Loved the opportunity to learn a bit more about the philosophies behind Five Bar and Feral Brewery as well.
I enjoyed that fresh, tasty food and that beautiful smoked porter so much, I’ve already been back! Thanks to Laura, Unilocal,Five Bar and Feral for your hospitality.

Laura and Co just keep putting on great events. Always nice to get invited to an elite event. I really enjoyed the night out amongst good company.
I have been to five bar before but was not brave enough to tempt my taste buds with a craft beer but a huge thank you to Feral brewery for opening my eyes and taste buds to the world of craft beer. My favourite was the golden ace brew but I was impressed with the smoked porter beer because it have a hint of smoked bacon about it.
The atmosphere of the event was excellent and the service from the staff exceptional always open to questions about the dishes and ready with extra information about the different combination of flavours in the food.
The food itself was amazing, the plates may have been small sample sizes but wow did they pack an enormous amount of flavour into them
Looking forward to returning to try more of the craft beers

Been to Five Bar a few times for drinks and twice for drinks and food. However, it has been awhile so I was pretty excited to be invited to the elite event to try their new menu.
My top picks: chinese style prawn toasts, mini pulled pork banh mi roll and coriander & avocado salmon ceviche. The beautiful food is complimented with fresh crisp Feral Brewery beer. This beer will be a hit coming into the warmer weather.
Overall, a great night to catch up with fellow Unilocalers, meet new Unilocalers and inspiring to hear about Bar Five’s passion for pairing great food with delicious beers. What more can a girl ask for?
Laura and her team have organised yet another outstanding Unilocal elite event — thank YOU.

I’ve wanted to go to Five Bar but never made it. The elite event was a great excuse to give it a go.
The atmosphere of the place is fantastic and the service was great. The staff knew what they were talking about and gave extra info about the beers and food.
Keen to go back soon.
Thanks to Laura, the Unilocal crew and Five Bar for putting the event.

On the way to this Unilocal Elite Event, my husband whined about how I always drag him out on a weeknight. We both had über early starts the following day. His annoyance very quickly faded once we entered the warm and cosy surrounds of Five. Better still add to that some great craft beers and lots of beer friendly food and he was well on he way to being in a right jolly mood!
The Five crew were so accommodating for my gluten intolerance, and although some of the items on the tasting menu weren’t suitable for me, they ensured that I didn’t go hungry bringing me out my own little GF dishes to enjoy. They even let me swap my Unilocal Beer vouchers for some wine!
Once again the Unilocal crew have excelled themselves… a great night out, at a funky venue with good food and I believe the beer wasn’t bad either ;)

Once again another great Unilocal event at one of my favourite spots on Beaufort street. I confess, I hadn’t been down in a while due to finding myself in a state of pregnancy that prohibits me from eating my favourite dishes on their menu, namely the mushrooms with goats cheese and their steak tartare… Poor me. Coming here last night reminded me why I like this place so much. Every time I visit I am so impressed with the staff and how much they seem to really care about their guests, but not in an over the top way. Sampling their new spring menu was a delight, but was fully prepared to need to turn down such delights as the chicken liver parfait (c’mon baby… mum just wants a taste!). However I was approached twice by caring owners and staff to let me know they had asked the kitchen to prepare slightly modified dishes so I could still try them… Wow… Sold. All the dishes were spectacular and matched the feral brewery beers (so I was told. Sigh) perfectly. The standout dish for me though was the pulled pork Vietnamese bun… I can’t wait to go back and order this again. Two thumbs up for the event, the venue, the beers and the staff. Mum and bump went home very happy.

So I was a bit of a fraud at the event. I wasn’t actually Unilocal Elite (yet). However, Laura D extended an invitation to me anyway (thanks)!
I feel like it was potentially a good move. Safe to say I’ve tasted the sweet fruit of Unilocal life and don’t want it to end. Some day soon I will be Elite!
The event was pretty awesome. Picture amazing food (pulled pork sliders, pear and goats cheese tarts, salmon ceviche, et many al) from chef champs at 5 Bar matched with some freaking awesome brews from the beer lads at Feral Brewery.
Every dish was something different and crazy good.
The owners of Feral and 5 got up and have a talk about their business, passion and success. The one similar trait between the two was an unwavering passion for producing excellence. Bravo.
Have to say I was pretty blown away by how nice the Unilocal crowd was. Everyone is so cool and relaxed.
Big thanks to Laura and Jacqueline for their hard work. Great night. Thanks for the invite!

Good food, delicious beer and great company. A big thank you to Laura for another brilliant night.
I had been to 5 Bar only once before, and it was just a brief stop for some take away coffee so it was good to see a bit more of the place last night. I particularly liked the comfy old style chairs and the guy serving us was extremely friendly and laid-​back.
My favourite beer was the Golden Ace (which actually turned out to be the Sly Fox in disguise) and a stand out from the food options was definitely the salmon and cucumber salad. If you’re after a different beer from the norm then go for Feral’s smoked porter which is like drinking bacon in a bottle.
The speeches were entertaining and interesting (which is not always the case!) and all in all it was a great way to spend a Thursday evening.

High Five Laura D and thanks for a great night. Slowly but surely Spring is coming in and the tastes of the new menu at Five shall compliment that well. It’s cool to see a restaurant responding to the seasons and changing things up month after month. It was also great to get a first taste of Feral’s newest beer, The Sly Fox, aptly named for the night after being bottled in Golden Aces livery. Tricksy.
Good to see new friendly faces and props to the two speakers who spoke with passion and enthusiasm, showing the depth of effort and care that can be all too easy to overlook. These guys are basically working their asses off to keep us all well fed and well watered. And for that I salute them!
A great event. Keep ‘em coming!

This was my first Unilocal Elite event where I got to ‘work the crowd’. I’m not the best at small talk, but it was lovely to walk in and see a crowd big enough to get lost in. Lots of familiar and welcome faces amongst my friends I’ve already met. Best of all, I got to finally meet other friends on my list that I’ve shared banter with, but not yet met in person. And the bonus? Well, there were many: free beer (although I gave my beer tickets away) and a fine selection of small plates. Stand outs, for me, were the salmon ceviche and the mini pulled pork rolls — delicious! I drank a couple of glasses of the rose, and it was a great accompaniment. Met some new people too. It was all good. Gonna head back there and try the Beef Wellington on Monday really soon. Big thanks once again to Laura, to Feral Brewery and to Five Bar. You’ve all come up trumps.

Laura and Co. You have done it again; another fantastic event where we were introduced to the interesting teams behind Five bar and Ferrel brewery…
It is always fun hearing the stories and passion of the local merchants and the atmosphere was a great bonus.
Events like this allow the Unilocal crew to see each other, swap ideas and generally enjoy each other company; we have already starting planning another outing to Five it was a great place and the food especially the pork rolls were amazing!
Thanks Laura for always arranging these Elite events and making them really interesting and lots if fun; already looking forward to you next!