Zac and Jacqui Poulier Welcome you to Stillwater

Together they bring a wealth of experience with Zac’s career beginning at the acclaimed Rockman's Regency hotel where he trained under chef Trevor Bilney, before heading over to the UK, where he was Head chef and Sous chef at venues such as Harvey Nichols 5th floor, Oxo Tower brasserie and Pacific Oriental.


Jacqui started working in hotel kitchens after school at the age of 13 and this is where her life long passion for the industry began. From there she started a chef apprenticeship at 15 and then completed hospitality a business diploma at William Angliss. From here, she worked in a management capacity in some of Melbourne’s finest restaurant before embarking on an overseas journey, working with food in Greece and the UK. It was in the UK that Zac and Jacqui met and travelled together, with the idea of one day having their own restaurant.


Zac was lucky enough to be employed as the personal chef to Russell Crowe and travelled the world filming Gladiator and The Far

Side of the World, cooking for Russell and his guests in many uniqie settings over a 2 year period.


After settling back in Victoria, the couple took over the lease at what was then “Critters Café” at Crittenden and quickly transformed it into the restaurant “Stillwater”.

Zac and Jacqui are passionate about good food and everything pertaining to it.  Fresh, seasonal and local are feature strongly in everything they produce.

Today, Zac and Jacqui are still very much hands on in the running of Stillwater, with Zac heading up the kitchen team and Jacqui in front of house and marketing.