The Meatball & Wine Bar

Name

The Meatball & Wine Bar

Website

https://meatballandwinebar.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Italian Restaurant & Wine Bar

NAICS

Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (7224), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (722410)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro primary industry

Wine Bars (THAFAEAF)

Keywords

• Italian restaurant dining
• Wine bar services
• Meatball cuisine
• Restaurant gift vouchers
• Casual Italian dining

Headquarters

HQ city

Melbourne

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Food and beverage sales: Revenue from serving Italian meatball dishes, pasta, subs, and fine Italian wines to dine-in customers at the Flinders Lane restaurant location. Open daily from 11am until late.
2. Gift vouchers: Digital and physical gift vouchers sold through the online shop, redeemable only at the Flinders Lane restaurant. Available in denominations from $50 to $250. Never expires.
3. Merchandise sales: Branded merchandise including the 'Baller Cap' at $45, sold through the online shop for direct-to-consumer purchase.
4. Cookbook sales: 'Epic Meatballs Book' cookbook containing all recipes from the restaurant, sold signed for $25. Available for pickup only at Flinders Lane Tuesday-Friday between 12pm-5pm.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Meatball & Wine Bar is a dine-in Italian restaurant and wine bar at 135 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, specialising in high-quality meatball dishes, pasta, subs, and fine Italian wines served from 11am until late daily, with a daily happy hour from 3-5PM. In parallel, the company sells gift vouchers ($50–$250), branded merchandise (Baller Cap at $45), and a signed cookbook (Epic Meatballs Book at $25) through its online shop and on-site pickup.

Product overview

The Meatball & Wine Bar is a Melbourne-based Italian restaurant and bar established in 2012, offering dine-in service at its Flinders Lane location. The business operates as a unified restaurant concept centered on high-quality meatballs paired with fine Italian wine. Its shop offers three distinct products: Meatballs Gift Vouchers (redeemable for food and wine), branded Baller Cap merchandise, and the Epic Meatballs Recipe Book containing signed recipes from the restaurant. The core offering encompasses meatballs, pasta, Italian wine, and a downloadable food menu.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Meatballs Gift Voucher Gift vouchers in denominations of $50, $100, $150, $200, or $250 that never expire and are redeemable on food or wine at the Flinders Lane restaurant, sold to consumers for gifting purposes.
• Baller Cap One-size-fits-all baseball cap branded with The Meatball & Wine Bar logo, priced at $45 and sold through the online shop for direct-to-consumer purchase.
• Epic Meatballs Book Signed recipe book containing all recipes from the restaurant, priced at $25 and available for pickup only at 135 Flinders Lane, Tuesday to Friday between 12pm-5pm.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SevenRoomscoreTechnology or IntegrationReservation management platform used for table bookings at the Flinders Lane location. Customers book via the SevenRooms platform linked on the website.
• Family of Restaurants (Tartine Bistro, Ines Wine Bar, Sistine, Middle Park European, The Florence, Neds Local European, Roma Alimentary, Sandhill Estate Wines)minorOthersRelated restaurants under the same ownership group. Listed as 'Part of our Family of Restaurants' indicating shared ownership or management structure.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• +39 Pizzeria: Melbourne Italian restaurant focused on a single Italian staple (pizza), analogous to The Meatball & Wine Bar's single-protein specialization. Both exemplify narrow-concept Italian dining.
• Ines Wine Bar: Sister venue in the same "Family of Restaurants" group; directly comparable as a Melbourne wine bar with food service, providing the closest internal benchmark for operating performance.
• Tipo 00: Melbourne CBD Italian pasta restaurant with similar casual-yet-quality positioning, located in the same CBD dining precinct. Both compete for the Italian food and wine audience in central Melbourne.
• Gradi Restaurant Group: Multi-location Melbourne Italian restaurant group, comparable in concept (Italian dining) and as a benchmark for what scaled single-cuisine Italian operations look like in Melbourne.
• Pellegrini's Espresso Bar: Long-established Melbourne CBD Italian eatery with cult following, comparable casual Italian dining format with strong brand identity in the same Flinders Lane/Bourke Street area as the subject company.
• Bar Margaux: Melbourne CBD wine and cocktail bar with substantial food menu. Directly comparable as a Melbourne wine bar concept serving food alongside curated beverages.
• Etta Restaurant: Melbourne wine-focused restaurant offering natural wines and seasonal dishes. Comparable target audience (wine-savvy diners) and casual-yet-curated positioning.

Emerging players

• Meatsmith: Melbourne specialty meat restaurant focused on smoked and grilled meats. Comparable meat-centric concept but with a different cooking technique and no wine bar identity.

Broad incumbents

• Grossi Florentino: Iconic Melbourne fine-dining Italian institution; comparable Italian cuisine positioning in Melbourne CBD but operates at a much higher price point and formality tier.
• Higher Ground: Melbourne CBD all-day dining destination with broad beverage program including wine. Comparable Melbourne CBD lunch/afternoon/day-into-night service model and customer demographic.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-meatball-&-wine-bar

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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