The deal: This French-inspired CBD eatery and coffee roasters offers casual fine dining reinterpretations of popular dishes like frog's legs and seafood cassoulets. Everything's cooked using fine dining techniques, so expect components like veal jus and airy mashed potatoes on plates. The two-course affair includes a soup of the day and a choice of two mains like a spicy prawn and crabmeat pasta in a seafood broth with sun-dried tomato and arugula or pan-fried chicken leg in wild mushroom veal jus with steamed carrots and broccoli. 

The deal: The modern Indian resto-lounge has a three-course set lunch menu for $15 with both Indian and Western dishes. There's a choice of five startes like soup of the day and masala aloo tiikki, a crispy potato cake filled with green peas masala. Mains include fish moilee, Pollock fish fillet stewed with coconut and curry leaves; and the addictive paneer jalfrezi. Each comes with yellow lentils, basmati rice and plain naan. Desserts include badam kheer, a rice pudding with fresh milk and almonds; and walnut brownies.