The Grill — Restaurant at Telegraph Hotel, Tbilisi

In short

The Grill is the steakhouse of The Telegraph Hotel, on Shota Rustaveli Avenue in central Tbilisi. The hotel describes it as a premium steakhouse and seafood restaurant, serving open-flame cooked steaks and whole grilled lobster in a room that, according to the hotel, blends vintage steakhouse charm with a more contemporary edge. It is one of several restaurants and bars operated inside the hotel, which occupies the restored former Tbilisi central post and telegraph building.

The concept, the chef and the room

The hotel positions The Grill within the American category of its restaurant line-up, alongside Georgian, Italian and Asian concepts elsewhere in the building. Its own description is built around fire: “where fire meets finesse,” cooking “bold, smoky flavours from premium steaks to whole grilled lobster.” The hotel says the restaurant is inspired by classic steakhouses and aims to blend that vintage sensibility with a more modern edge, in a space it describes as feeling both strong and refined. Open-flame cooking is presented as the central technique, with the hotel framing the result as a focus on craft that makes each meal, in its words, into a show.

No chef is named for The Grill on the hotel’s website. The restaurant sits inside The Telegraph Hotel, a 1960s building designed by Georgian architects Lado Alexi-Meskhishvili and Teimuraz Mikashavidze as Tbilisi’s central post and telegraph office, a building recognised at the time with the National State Award in 1983 for its Soviet modernist style. The hotel conversion, overseen for Silk Road Group by George Ramishvili, was designed by the studio Neri & Hu, which the hotel says restored the building while introducing contemporary elements into its mid-century Soviet brutalist shell. The Grill occupies part of this restored structure, though the hotel’s materials do not go into further detail about the restaurant’s specific interior design beyond the general description above.

What to order

• Premium steaks — described by the hotel as cooked over open flame, in keeping with the restaurant’s classic-steakhouse inspiration; specific cuts are not listed on the website.
• Whole grilled lobster — named by the hotel as a signature seafood option alongside the steak offering, also prepared over the restaurant’s open flame.

The hotel does not publish individual dish names, specific cuts, side dishes or cocktail names for The Grill on its website; the menu itself is presented as two downloadable views, a main menu and a beverage menu, rather than as a list of named items.

Menus, hours and prices

The Grill is open daily, Monday to Sunday, from 12:00 to 00:00, according to the hotel’s website. The hotel publishes a “Main” menu and a separate “Beverage” menu as viewable documents, but does not list individual prices, courses or set menus in the text available on its site. No information on fixed-price menus, tasting menus or seasonal changes to the menu is given.

Reservations and practical details

The hotel’s website offers a general “Book now” function for The Grill, in the same way as for its other restaurants and bars. No dedicated phone line or email address is published specifically for The Grill; the hotel’s general contact details are Tel: +995 32 244 3131 and meetme@telegraphhotel.com. The restaurant has its own Instagram presence, listed by the hotel as @thegrilltelegraph. Guests staying at the hotel, or dining there, can also earn and redeem points through Silk Rewards, described by the hotel as the first Georgian loyalty application in hospitality, usable across its restaurants, bars, stays and other venues.

Location and getting there

The Grill is located inside The Telegraph Hotel at 31 Shota Rustaveli Avenue, 0108 Tbilisi. Rustaveli Avenue is Tbilisi’s principal boulevard, running through the city centre past the Parliament of Georgia, the Rustaveli State Academic Theatre, the Georgian National Museum and a stretch of shops, cafés and other hotels, with Rustaveli metro station nearby. The hotel states that it offers paid onsite self-parking, which is uncovered, along with on-site EV charging for guests arriving by car. For those arriving by air, the hotel notes that Tbilisi International Airport (TBS) is 18 km / 11 mi away, and that airport transfers can be arranged by contacting the hotel directly.

Good to know

• The Grill is open seven days a week, from 12:00 to 00:00.
• It is classified by the hotel as American cuisine, specifically a steakhouse and seafood restaurant.
• The hotel highlights premium steaks and whole grilled lobster, both cooked over open flame, as its principal offerings.
• The restaurant is one of several dining and drinking venues inside The Telegraph Hotel, which also include Grand Café, Philosophico, Tatuza Jazz Club, Laan Thai, Rolling Stone Rooftop Bar, Courtyard Bar, Bell & Gray and the Wine Library.
• The Telegraph Hotel occupies the restored former central post and telegraph building on Rustaveli Avenue, designed in the 1960s and restored by Neri & Hu.
• The hotel’s Grand Café has been recognised on La Liste, and Hotel Telegraph received a MICHELIN Key in the MICHELIN Guide 2025, according to the hotel’s awards page; these accolades apply to the hotel and Grand Café, not specifically to The Grill.
• Guests can earn and redeem Silk Rewards loyalty points when dining at The Grill, as at other Silk Hospitality venues.
• No dress code, minimum spend or private dining details for The Grill are stated on the hotel’s website.

Questions travellers ask

What kind of food does The Grill serve?

The hotel describes The Grill as a premium steakhouse and seafood restaurant, serving steaks and whole grilled lobster cooked over an open flame, in a style the hotel says is inspired by classic American steakhouses.

What are The Grill’s opening hours?

According to the hotel’s website, The Grill is open every day of the week, from 12:00 until midnight.

Where exactly is The Grill located?

The Grill is inside The Telegraph Hotel at 31 Shota Rustaveli Avenue, 0108 Tbilisi, on the city’s main central boulevard.

Do I need to book in advance?

The hotel offers an online “Book now” option for The Grill through its website. No walk-in or reservation policy is specified beyond this booking function, and the hotel’s general phone and email contacts can also be used to make enquiries.

Is The Grill part of a larger hotel, and does that affect dining there?

Yes. The Grill operates inside The Telegraph Hotel, a 239-room property set in a restored 1960s former post and telegraph building. Hotel guests can use the Silk Rewards loyalty app to earn and redeem points when dining at The Grill, as they can across the hotel’s other restaurants and bars.

Sources

• The Grill — official website (telegraphhotel.com)
• The Grill: About
• The Grill: Rooms & Suites
• The Grill: Restaurants & Bars
• The Grill: Meetings & Events
• The Grill: Fitness & Wellness
• The Grill: Offers

Profiled in depth by the GTour desk on 28 October 2026 from the property’s official website; photographs are the property’s own, from its official website, credited under each image. Not sponsored; tell us if something has changed.