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Cumulus Inc.

Google (2487) 4.5
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Address
45 Flinders Ln, Melbourne VIC 3000
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About this place Cumulus Inc.

Cumulus Inc. is an all-day restaurant and bar at 45 Flinders Lane in Melbourne's CBD, run by chef Andrew McConnell's group. It serves breakfast through to late dinner, mostly share plates and seasonal produce, in a large room with high ceilings. It is a mainstream, gay-friendly restaurant with no particular LGBTQ+ angle. Google rates it 4.5 from about 2,500 reviews. Prices are upper-mid range, and it fills up at peak dinner times. For a meal with a queer crowd, try Fitzroy and Collingwood, a short tram ride north up Smith Street.

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Food served Mixed ethnicities Evening venue Year-round Gay-friendly (straight venue)

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2,487 reviews

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mercedes fun
mercedes fun Aug 2026
★★★★☆

Josh- our section waiter, spectacular. Polite, formal and suave service. Very tolerant of my raucous family. Host? Negligent… didn’t offer to hang coats, asked for another table and denied us despite it being very free.

andrew
andrew Aug 2026
★★★★★

nice dinner date spot, great atmosphere sitting at the open kitchen bar top. service was great, completely flawless. lamb shoulder and spanner crab toast are must orders. diamond clams were also very nice. tuna tartare was not bad but nothing special. would not recommend the winter greens.

Haley
Haley Aug 2026
★★★☆☆

Visited a few weeks ago for a special occasion. Food was outstanding, service was great but agree with other reviewers about the cold! It was so uncomfortably cold that my partner had to retrieve his jacket from the coat rack. I was on the precipice of grabbing mine but eating in a heavy woolen coat wasn’t ideal. Saw several other diners eating in coats and scarves. We raised it with the staff who said they’d turned the heating up but it didn’t seem to make any material difference. Lovely food but whole experience was really spoiled by the uncomfortable temperature. Not sure we will go back.

emily seo
emily seo Aug 2026
★★★★★

Sez very good sommelier and want to see her again. Her choice was amazing for us

Dylan Sutherland
Dylan Sutherland Aug 2026
★★★★★

The mountain pepper sauce pairs perfectly with the steak.

Bree
Bree Aug 2026
★★★★★

Had an amazing time last night for my partners birthday. The upstairs restaurant is very chill vibe not loud and not packed either which is perfect, the wait staff are very attentive and made sure we were happy so thank you ! The food was incredible! The octopus was so good, Definitely get the brown sugar custard tart it was perfect 😊will definitely come back for a special occasion!!

Ryuun Fujihara
Ryuun Fujihara Aug 2026
★★★★★

Campbell was very patient and attentive to our requirements tonight. Thank you much for a great experience. Appreciate it!

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Last updated on 23 October 2026

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