Coming Soon: Melbourne's Meatmaiden Is Teaming Up with Stockholm's AG for a Steak-Loving Dream Dinner
The two steakhouses are joining forces for the Australian debut of The Rare Tour, an international dining series that brings together world-renowned chefs from the globe's top steak restaurants.
Steak lovers are in for a real treat this spring. Melbourne's much-loved steakhouse Meatmaiden is gearing up to host a three-night feast in collaboration with Sweden's acclaimed Restaurang AG. This event marks the Australian debut of The Rare Tour, an international dining series that brings together world-renowned chefs from the globe's top steak restaurants.
Running from Tuesday, April 29 through Thursday, May 1, the two restaurants will combine their signature styles to create a Scandinavian-Melburnian mash-up with a charm that's all its own.
A Stockholm heavy-hitter, AG is ranked number nine on the The World's 101 Best Steak Restaurants 2024 list. Meanwhile, Meatmaiden has long been considered one of Mebourne's go-to steak spots; and with a decade under its belt, it is also shortlisted for a spot on the World's Best list for 2025. Rankings will be released in April, just in time for this collab event.
"We're thrilled The Rare Tour is coming to Melbourne and honoured to have been chosen as the host for its Australian debut," says Meatmaiden owner Neil Hamblen. "This menu will be a rollicking, fun experience full of contrasting styles and energy — a beautiful way for people to experience two distinct steakhouses with a shared passion for quality produce."
The six-course, shared menu may put you back $240 per person, but you're guaranteed to leave stuffed to the brim. Highlights include collab twists on AG's bone marrow with beer braised onions; charred octopus with Nashville hot sauce; and Meatmaiden's lobster mac and cheese croquettes.
Also on the docket is, of course, one helluva steak — in this case, expect a seventy-day, tallow-aged, stone axe, Australian wagyu rib eye to sit front-and-centre. It's served alongside a beef-fat béarnaise and smoked potatoes with pickled mustard dressing. If you can manage another bite, a chocolate mud cake rounds out this incredibly rich dinner.
The Rare Tour dining series will take place from Tuesday, April 29 through Thursday, May 1. Tickets cost $240 per person and are available for purchase on the Meatmaiden website.
