The Mez Club | Cocktail Bar | Restaurant | Byron Bay is a nightlife & bars in Byron Bay, NSW, Australia, with a price range of $$$. It has a 4.5/5 rating from 1547 Google reviews. Website: http://www.mezclub.com.au/?utm_source=GMB.Listed on thegood.guide, the local's guide to Byron Bay.
The Mez Club | Cocktail Bar | Restaurant | Byron Bay
Byron Bay · Nightlife & Bars
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4.5/5
(1,547 reviews)
$$$
Mezcal and mezze in the same breath, on Jonson Street's busiest stretch. The Mez Club pitches itself somewhere between a serious cocktail bar and a Middle Eastern-leaning restaurant, which is a harder needle to thread than it sounds. At price level three of four, you're committing to a proper night out rather than a quick drink. The fit-out and concept suggest a crowd that's dressed up slightly, staying late, and ordering rounds. Without a track record of reviews to draw from, it's harder to say whether the food matches the ambition of the bar programme. Go with the cocktails as your anchor, treat the food as a bonus, and see how the room feels on a Friday.
Opening Hours
- Monday4pm – 10pm
- Tuesday4pm – 10pm
- Wednesday4pm – 10pm
- Thursday4pm – 10pm
- Friday4pm – 12am
- Saturday12pm – 12am
- Sunday12pm – 10pm
Contact
- mezclub.com.au/?utm_source=GMB
- 4/85-87 Jonson St, Byron Bay NSW 2481
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What People Say
Sabrina Mo3 months ago
the food was amazing. we were served by 2 waitresses. the first one was very nice and welcoming. she served us till we finished our entree and we were really enjoying the meal and the service. the second one who served us after the entree was rude in a way. she would cut to clear the table in while I was talking to my partner, and mind you we just finished eating that dish and she didn’t even give us more than 2 mins to enjoy after. and she kept doing that as soon as we finished a dish. I understand the need to send dirty dishes straight away to the kitchen for wash up but that was pure straight up pressuring us to finish as soon as we finished a dish so we leave as soon as possible. I work in hospitality and this is not the kind of service you want to offer to your patrons especially with the price tag and the atmosphere the venue is offering. we left a 5% tip, it’s not much but we hoped it went to the first waitress who served us.
Ana Shel6 months ago
I’ve been coming to Mez every time I’m in Byron. The service is consistently excellent, and the atmosphere is lovely—it attracts everyone from young groups to mature couples enjoying the Mediterranean/Moroccan menu. However, my last dinner was disappointing food-wise. The fish of the day crudo was yellowfin tuna in mango sauce with potato crisps and finely chopped tomato-onion topping. I found it quite bland and lacking zing. The portion was small too, even for one person, let alone for sharing as the menu suggests all plates are designed to do. The market fish was snapper—I was served a pan-fried snapper tail, again quite bland, with one kipfler potato underneath swimming in a familiar tomato-onion vinaigrette, this time with olives on top. The vinaigrette released so much liquid that it made what I assume was supposed to be crispy fish skin disappointingly soggy. The chocolate crème brûlée was quite nice: soft and creamy with a thin sugar crust sprinkled with salt flakes. Pricing is in line with other ‘trendy’ dining spots in Byron, but the quality doesn’t meet the average anymore, which is a shame because this used to be one of my favorite places.
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