A Hereford Beefstouw Is Melbourne's New Nordic-Inspired Steakhouse

It was already flying the flag for India, China, and Peru, now, the cobbled stretch of Duckboard Place and ACDC Lane has added a Danish offering to its multicultural collection of eateries.

Melbourne's A Hereford Beefstouw is Australia's second iteration of the Danish steakhouse, and marks a second joint venture between local dry aged beef producer Tim Burvill and Danish restaurateur Lars Damgaard. The pair launched Adelaide's A Hereford Beefstouw back in 2011, while the Damgaard family owns 14 of the restaurants, sprinkled throughout Scandinavia.

The new laneway restaurant oozes Nordic sophistication, with the smart, Danish designed fitout proof of some serious attention to detail. A Danish contingent of chippies was flown over to help with the build, while elements like cutlery, plates and furniture were designed and crafted exclusively for this dining room.

It's all there to best showcase the seasonal food offering, which sees head chef Daniel Groom celebrating top-quality beef from the group's own South Australian farm, and nods to Burvill's reputation as a dry aged beef specialist. Simply handled steaks are the stars of the show, while the rest of the menu offers a modern reworking of some classic Danish flavours.

"Our own dry aged beef will be the hero, raised on grass in the 'Green Triangle' of South West Victoria and South East South Australia, including Herefords from our family farm near Lucindale in South Australia's Coonawarra region," says Burvill. "Choice cuts are dry aged for between 40 to 100 days in our state of the art facility in the Adelaide Hills, then cooked simply and with restraint by our chefs."

Find A Hereford Beefstouw at 22 Duckboard Place, off Flinders Lane, adjoining ACDC Lane, Melbourne CBD. Open Monday-Thursday 11.30am-2pm and 5.30 pm-11.30pm, Friday 11.30am - 11.30pm, Saturday and Sunday 5.30pm - 11.30pm.