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Vegan
International
Beer/Wine
Take-out
Upmarket vegan restaurant est. 2014 and relocated to current premises Jan 2022. A-la-carte menu only available on Tue-Thur and only for parties of up to six people. Set menu available every night. Drink and snack option available Thurs-Sat. Fully licensed. Catering and private dining room available. Reservations recommended. Open Wed 5:30pm-10:00pm, Thu-Sat 5:30pm-11:00pm. Last orders 10pm.
182 Reviews
First Review by Kittybiscuit
michwind
Points +208
Amazing, inventive vegan food - Edit
It was delicious. Period.
Read morePros: Unique menu using high quality ingredients, Good atmosphere , Delicious
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danhosk
Points +1356
Yep - Edit
You all know it’s great. Breakfast pizza for the win.
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Edent
Points +883
What a treat for brunch! - Edit
Great range of innovative and tasty dishes. Good cocktails and mocktails. Left me too full for dessert!
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CassieEmily
Points +127
Amazing food! - Edit
My husband and I had a delicious dinner here. We shared a couple of pasta dishes and some garlic bread, and both ordered dessert. We were full after all of that, but each of the dishes were fairly small. I’d recommend ordering lots!!
Read morePros: Completely vegan menu, Ideal for sharing
Cons: Small serving sizes, especially for mains
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FreyaT
Points +643
Massively overrated and overpriced - Edit
The mains we ordered were enjoyable but should have been listed (and priced!) as starters. Both the savoury and sweet courses are elaborately described on the menu, with lots of exciting sounding ingredients (half of it not translated from Italian) but the execution isn't anything special - no layers of flavours (like at Transformer across the road which is infinitely better). The desserts especially were a let down - the tiramisu tasted of artificial cream; no hint of the liquer or coffee that was supposedly in it. The restaurant is also really loud and you don't get much elbow room. This was a second visit to see if it had improved from when it served Mexican - won't go again.
Read morePros: None
Cons: Overpriced, Monotonous flavours, Loud and small
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Mellywelly
Points +484
Very expen but literally the best food ever. Must try tiramisu - Edit
Book well ahead & prepare for huge night with lots of amazing food & wine. Food is to die for , small portions so order lots and share. Tiramisu is literally the greatest thing on earth !
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CamilaSilvaL
Points +8336
The best vegan restaurant I’ve ever been to - Edit
I would buy a plane ticket to Melbourne just to come here again.
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HayleyKendall
Points +42
Too good to be true - Edit
I have tried multiple different meals and desserts, all have been delicious! The service is excellent as well. I wish I lived near by so I could come here more often!!
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MarieVeggie$
Points +433
A Must-Visit Restaurant - Edit
Wow, this restaurant is amazing. It’s definitely busy and packed pretty much all the time, but it’s worth visiting! (Reservations are recommended.) We had the pasta con beef ragu, and the vodka red sauce and meatballs pasta. They were perfect! We liked the food so much we decided to buy the restaurant’s own cookbook (which, sadly, does not have the recipe for their vodka red sauce pasta). Everything is vegan, the staff is friendly and helpful, and the vibe and decor inside are great!
Read morePros: Great pasta, Nice vibe and decor, All vegan
Cons: Very busy/not much space inside
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GlennFraser
Points +344
One of the Finest - Edit
Lives up to its reputation as one of the most unique vegan destinations in Australia. A must-visit.
Read morePros: Informed service, Delicious, fine cuisine
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Tahnee
Points +262
Popular vegan restaurant - Edit
Smith and Daughters is one of the most popular vegan restaurants in Melbourne. The current menu is Italian inspired. The food can be hit and miss and tends to be expensive for what you get.
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ChurchOfSeitan
Points +984
Delicious brunch - Edit
I got the parmesan scramble and it was really really good. Loved the coffee and drinks as well, especially Blood Moon.
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TabithaA
Points +5917
Service no longer exists - Edit
I’d give it 1 star if I could. I’ve been here a few times, it started off amazing, however I’ve got to say each time the service gets worse, tonight we were met with the rudest one yet. We walked in, just 2 of us, we didn’t mind waiting, that was fine, we were greeted with ‘yes?’, I said we’d like to get dinner please, and I got a huge sigh, rolled eyes, and the Ye olde you have to be on a list and it won’t be at a table, it will only be at the bar and there is nowhere to wait here so ...... ATTITUDE! Not everyone has a mobile phone. We don’t care if we waited inside or out or sat at the bar to eat or whatever, she was just so rude. So we went across the road, got a garlic bread, ate it and came back - not even a hello when we got back, just pointed at 2 bar seats with a menu chucked at us. We then waited 15 minutes, and didn’t get so much as offered to order a drink. I’d like to mention at this point, there were plenty of empty tables, so they were not run off their feet. We looked at the menu, which was disappointing at best, very disjointed, and I was looking forward to dessert, but they were disappointingly coffee heavy. So we left. Not even a query, or goodbye or anything. I don’t think I’ll ever go back. Very very poor. The service at veggie bar was amazing, go there instead.
Read morePros: All vegan
Cons: Severe lack of service, Expensive
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Happysoiboi
Points +1250
It seems abit over rated - Edit
This place was great but nothing compared to Smith and deli! I loved the atmosphere and the decorations. The menu was great but my dish wasn't the best thing in the world.
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2lentilforyou
Points +520
Nice vegan reastaurant - Edit
This all-vegan place is good as there is a lot to choose from. Used to be Latin themed but now Italian? There is a brunch menu and a dinner one but a lot of the items are the same. It gets very busy and if you don’t book ahead (or even if you do) you have to go on annoying hipster communal table. The food is really good but it’s very salty. I like salt but it’s still too much for me. They have some really good parmesan substitutes.
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EdYan
Points +4091
Great dining experience - Edit
This place was super buzzy and bustling on a Good Friday evening and the staff were friendly and efficient. We made the mistake of picking the 'Feast' thinking we would get more of a sampling of the extensive menu but at $55 for two it just ended up being the waitress picking $110 worth of small and large plates for us so in hindsight would rather have picked myself - my mistake for not having better clarified. The food was inventive and tasty - especially the potato pavé - but I do agree with other reviews that it's over-salted.
Read morePros: Everything is vegan
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DitaCarlita
Points +483
Breakfast is Big! - Edit
The fuss surrounding this place eventually got to me and we decided to go for breakfast. I got the meatball sub which I didn't think was that great. However my friend got the breakfast pizza and my partner got the scrambled tofu and they were awesome. All meals were large. I got a mocktail which was delicious too. The place is pricey but I didn't leave underwhelmed. One of the staff members seemed annoyed to be working and very unenthused. The other staff were wonderful. Food came out pretty fast and the staff were attentive. I will definitely be back to try again and hopefully raise to five stars.
Read morePros: Delicious, Good for omnis, Fast service
Cons: Hit and miss meals, Expensive
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hungryvegan23
Points +778
Overpriced, lazy food - Edit
One thing to say about S&D: they know how to (over)use salt! Sadly too much salt either means the chef doesn’t know what they’re doing, or doesn’t care.
Read moreThe food is not terrible - lots of good ideas - but just not executed with care or love. Lazy.
For the price, most other vegan food in Melbourne is much better.
Cocktails are pretty good though.
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kjbluebird
Points +52
Disappointed - Edit
We were really looking forward to dinner on a Friday night but were disappointed. It was very noisy - too noisy for Shazam to pick up the music and it was hard to converse. The food was good. We tried two glasses of wine. The Barbera wine was average: the Gamay was very mediocre. At $15 a glass this was very poorly priced. It was quite hot inside.
Read morePros: All vegan options, Lovely staff
Cons: Salty Caesar Salad, Too noisy , Too hot inside
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Alisonc
Points +916
Really really good - Edit
Took a vegan sceptic for brunch. It was so good with loads of interesting and different dishes. Started with pink sherbet cocktails which were heavenly. Friend had breakfast pizza and was genuinely confused about how it was vegan and even asked the staff!!! I had the frittata which is the best Vegan version of a traditional egg based dish I have ever eaten
Read morePros: Choice , Food, Cocktails
Cons: None
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SandroMac
Points +146
Hit & Miss - Edit
We had two pasta dishes priced around $25 and they were tiny. The taste was good and the presentation was nice, however we were both still hungry after eating. Our friends had the schnitzel, which comes only with a slice of lemon and lettuce. While the taste of everything was solid, the price does not suit what you get. Ate better for less in Melbourne.
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m@earthville
Points +10767
Excellent! Creative cuisine in a lively atmosphere - Edit
Smith & Daughters offers an appealing menu of inspired creations drawing on many culinary influences. I wish I'd been in town long enough to try more of the menu.
Read moreFrom the brunch menu, I chose the "breakfast pizza" and was very pleased.
In terms of both atmosphere and service, the place is a curious marriage of warmth and edge: freaky fine dining. I enjoyed it.
Recommended!
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JasmineEmma
Points +928
Nice but small portions - Edit
We went went it was Italian food, I had pasta and meat balls for $25 which was one of the more expensive items on the menu. Whilst it was delicious and very flavourful I was a bit disappointed by the portion size as I was still hungry after. However my friend had a schnitzel which was huge so seems to vary!
Read morePros: Flavourful, Lots of choice
Cons: Small portions for price
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ashieb
Points +128
Busy but tasty - Edit
Went for brunch and got the scramble. Perfect texture and flavours. Might be worth booking ahead of time though as very busy.
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MarionRuhrmann
Points +230
Best food ever - Edit
LOVED the warm potato salad!! Delicious doughnuts, espresso with ice, and TIRAMISU!!!
Read moreMust Go !!!!
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lorind13
Points +267
Must visit. - Edit
Favorite place I ate in all of my month’s time in Australia. Plan ahead as it’s not always easy to get a table, but definitely worth it. Splurge and try multiple things, you won’t regret it.
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BryonyCarter
Points +119
Great dinner location - Edit
Wonderful variety of gluten free vegan options and tastes amazing!
Read morePros: Gorgeous food, Wonderful service , Great selection of options
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