Vibe Hotel Melbourne has transformed its Level 22 suites into Fleet, a rooftop bar and terrace, following the success of a pop-up bar last year.
The tallest rooftop bar on Melbourne’s Flinders Street can take up to 90 pax seated with existing furniture, or 80 pax in cocktail-style.
Fleet’s bar is stocked with more than 70 different rums from around the world. Award-winning mixologist, Grant Collins, has consulted and created a drinks list where local distillers JimmyRum, Boatrocker Distillery and Queensland’s Beenleigh Distiller sit alongside international rum producers from Guatemala, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, and Cuba. A vintage and rare bottle collection, dating back to the 1930s, completes the rum offering.
Beyond rum, guests can also voyage through 50 different gins from international and local producers such as Four Pillars, Bass & Flinders, and Patient Wolf distilleries; whisky from around the world; local craft beers; and a selection of wines from the Yarra Valley, Geelong, Mornington Peninsula, and surrounds.
Meanwhile, chef Asish Kumar’s bar-snack menu includes shell seared scallops drizzled in lemon chili and butter topped with Yarra Valley caviar; grilled corn tostada; braised pork cheek croquettes; and grilled lamb tenderloin served with olive salsa, pickled fennel, and black garlic jus.
Menus can be customised according to a planner’s wishes.
Venue buyouts are available daily from Monday to Thursday evenings for a minimum spend of A$15,000 (US$9,610). Venue buyouts from midday are available each Monday to Thursday for a A$10,000 minimum spend. Both buyouts are for a four-hour block which includes canapes, food and drinks.
