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Vegan
American
Western
Fast food
Beer/Wine
Take-out
Bakery
Breakfast
Completely vegan deli selling fresh pastries, coffee, sandwiches, charcuterie, select produce and groceries, and take-home meals. Canteen serves dine-in food, including breakfast options, lunch plates, coffee, sandwiches, toasties and pastries, as well as hot and cold alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. Gluten-free options available. Deli shares premises with Smith & Daughters restaurant. Est. 2015 and relocated from 111 Moor St in 2021. Open Tue-Thu 8:00am-3:00pm, Fri-Sun 8:30am-3:00pm.
244 Reviews
First Review by sarah m
Neth
Points +1250
Best Bakery Deli - Edit
Smith & Deli has a wide range of sweets and savoury, deli, snacks as well as larger meal sized canteen food. My favourite sandwich is the Maury Ballstein. They have excellent strong chai (not unflavoured & watered down like most other places) and great coffee.
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KittyAsAVegan
Points +688
Possibly the best sandwich I’ve ever had! - Edit
The most incredible range of sandwiches and pastries. I had the ‘briskly business’ sandwich, a vanilla & matcha doughnut, and the blackberry iced matcha. Everything was so stunning, I can’t fault a thing. The staff are super friendly, there’s a little plant based shop / pantry inside, and the interior is gorgeous. Definitely bring your appetite if visiting here, as you’ll want to try everything!
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2026-03-04
Guest
ayoung15
Points +2507
Special place for vegans! - Edit
I was blown away by this place! The options were great, from marmite rolls to vanilla custard, sandwiches and everything tasted really good!
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PéterKorpádi
Points +30
Oil-soaked sandwich and poor service - Edit
Unfortunately, I wasn’t satisfied with the concept, the service, or the food. It’s one thing that the satanic vibe is personally off-putting to me, but beyond that, there was a general sense of reluctance and low energy from the staff, which didn’t feel welcoming.
Read moreI ordered a sandwich with a gluten-free option. I requested it gluten-free, and without any prior notice they charged an extra $5 for the gluten-free option. I assume that’s standard, but they really should have told me in advance.
Then I ordered this sandwich and it took nearly 20 minutes just to heat it up. There wasn’t a big line, and most people around me had already received their orders, so I don’t really understand why it took that long.
But the main point is the food — that’s what makes or breaks the whole experience. And honestly… I was not happy with the “wagu” sandwich at all. It had basically no flavor; it was just a warm, soft filling. Nothing about the sauce stood out. There was some kind of sour chili sauce in it, but it was extremely weak — you could barely taste it. And the vegan “meat” was this cheese-like, soft, juicy texture — and as I ate it, oil kept dripping onto the plate, to the point that by the end of the sandwich the plate was completely covered in oil. That was really off-putting and disgusting. I’m guessing the vegan meat was deep-fried in cold oil.
Overall, I’m sorry, but this was the weakest vegan restaurant experience I’ve had in Melbourne — and possibly even globally. It’s especially disappointing considering the price, because I paid close to $30 for that sandwich. And I specifically asked the staff what they recommend, what a good option is — and this was one of the items they suggested (their second recommendation). If the recommended food is this weak, I can’t imagine what the rest is like.
Updated from previous review on 2026-03-01
Cons: Satanic trans vibes, Greesy and blend food, Slow service and depressed staff
Guest
aricowling
Points +75
In a league of it's own - Edit
Smith Deli is so far ahead of everyone else it's ridiculous. The sandwiches are beyond compare, I've truly never had anything like them. The desserts/sweet treats are absurdly good, I don't even understand how you can make donuts that good. Its places like this that reaffirm how much I love the vegan community.
Read morePros: Incredible sandwiches, Incredible desserts, Lovely staff
Guest
D_Saurus_Rex
Points +203
Just go there now. This place needs no review. - Edit
Everyone knows about how amazing this place is. Never a bad meal.
Read moreThe kind of food that makes your body and soul collapse completely in your seat overwhelmed with taste bud pleasure.
Savoury, sweet, take home meals. Do not leave without take home Pack of Tiramisu. One says family size, which I can confirm is completely fine for a family of "one" to consume on their own.
Pros: Everything, All the things, 100% of this place
Guest
stopsign38
Points +1939
So many tasty options - Edit
Cafe, deli and store all vegan. We had breakfast and bought a few things to take home. Place was full the whole time we were here. Gluten free breakfast and lunch options.
Read moreCame back for lunch, had the hot pastrami sandwich, was amazing 😋 and couldn’t leave without trying the jam donut (gluten free), yum but should have got it heated up.
And today had a Chickn Peri sandwich, one of the best things I’ve ever eaten 🤩
Updated from previous review on 2025-12-16
Pros: All vegan , ‘Egg’ sandwhich sensational , Many options, cafe, frozen meals, deli, pastries
Guest
thevegankatus
Points +284
Nice - Edit
Delicious focaccia and lunch spreads with good whole foods. So much option!
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rayne_303
Points +150
Good breakfast food - Edit
I tried this deli while in Melbourne for a holiday. Fantastic breakfast food at a nice location. The coffee hit the spot.
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jerremypeter
Points +37
Great selection & delicious! - Edit
Really is worth the hype - coffee is perfect and the food is equally. Plus, they have a nice selection of takeaway items (wine, cheese, pre-made savouries, etc)
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AndyCB
Points +2471
Excellent sandwiches and “meat” pie! - Edit
Three days in a row, we started our day with the half hour walk from our hotel to Smith & Deli for breakfast - it was that good!
Read moreDay one, we shared the huge “peri-normal activity” sandwich - grilled chicken, slaw, grilled radicchio, garlic aioli and peri peri sauce, in focaccia - lightly toasted so the bread was crisp, but the salad components still fresh.
Day two, we had to try the meat pie - it was incredible! Wish we could have had more, but on day three, they had run out. We also took away a sugar donut each, for our trip to St Kilda - reallt light and fluffy.
We saved the best for our final day, when we had the “brisky business” - brisket, crispy potato straws, mushroom sauce, rocket and chimichurri. We were sorely tempted to get another, but opted for a takeaway croissant, which was very good too.
Definitely recommend a visit to Smith & Deli, which also has a small shop with a range of other vegan goodies!
Pros: Excellent sandwiches , “Meat” pie is fantastic
Guest
Tofulicious
Points +1617
Nice Food, Crappy Service - Edit
The ‘canteen’ lunches here used to be great value; a little less so now with less variety.
Read moreThe food speaks for itself - which is fortunate, because the service is pretty hit and miss - the unnecessary rudeness of a waitress who messed up an order (left out one of the meals) and apportioned blame onto us, the customers, for failing to pick this up when she read back our order; rather than apologise for missing this in the first place.
Updated from previous review on 2015-10-03
Pros: Good food, Setting
Cons: Some pretty questionable ‘service’
Guest
veggiegem
Points +158
Never misses - Edit
Honestly a classic Melb Vegan deli. When you think vegan - you think of these guys.
Read moreHave always had a lovely meal whenever I’ve come. So many sando, salad, sweet treats, soups, drinks and they’re all pretty creative. If I lived closer they’d have all of my money.
Guest
chatreuse
Points +5525
Sadly not what it used to be - Edit
I really do mourn the old deli when the sandwiches were made to order. They've gotten rid of nearly all the old range of sandwiches too. At 1230 the Egg martinez was hard around the edges like it'd been there for hours, the Gabagool was fine just a subtle olive taste, and lettuce already browning. For the prices they charge it's really not worth it.
Read moreI used to LOVE this deli when it was at Moor St. The huge range of freshly made sandwiches, and daily/weekly changing array of savoury and sweet pastries. It was always my first choice for lunch, now that it's moved I barely think about it.
The sandwich selection has gone down about 75%, and what's left was never my top picks. I'm SO glad they still have the egg Martinez but when we went on Sunday afternoon, it looked like it had been sitting there all day. I still bought it and heated it up when I got home, it obviously wasn't as good and I miss the days when everything was so FRESH. My go to sandwiches still available are the Little Havana and The Godfather. I wish they would bring back The Rocky, Home Alone, and Hail Seitan.
Anyway, we went there for a very late brunch and ordered the big breakfast. They had just run out of the hash brown, so we chose sauteed greens, and mushrooms to go with the bacon, tofu scramble, and baked beans (which we were giving a crapload of). Now, I've had their tofu scramble a couple of times many moons ago when they were serving it at the original Smith and Daughters, and that iteration was amazing, very creamy, and was always the standard I compared others to. I didn't love it this time, there was a flavour I couldn't identify, and I wish there was black salt in it. The sauteed greens were surprisingly my favourite part of the dish, with their chunks of garlic in it.
I'm so sad that whenever I go to Smith&Deli now, I almost always leave feeling a bit disappointed, the food is not as fresh, the pastries certainly nowhere near as fresh (I feel like they're of the quality that they should be discounted), and for the prices they charge, it's hard to justify coming back too often. Maybe you have to go much earlier in the day.
I did buy a tub of the chicken salad, which as always is delicious, especially the little pieces of green apple throughout. It's extremely expensive though, at almost $9.00 for a small tub. Also, the girl who served us, sneezed into her hand, didn't wash or use hand sanitiser, and then served us without gloves. Sigh
Updated from previous review on 2023-07-21
Pros: delish chicken salad, egg Martinez, when fresh
Cons: staff sneezed into hand and then served us, expensive, not fresh like it used to be
Kittybiscuit
I wish they had the same number and variety of cakes they had at the deli.
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Yeah! I'm not a huge sweet tooth, but I did try a lot from their old deli. I still remember their delicious jam long johns, and they would constantly be putting out freshly made donut holes etc.
Read moreL.Muse
Couldn't agree more, this place used to be amazing but the pre made sandwiches are just not worth it
Read moreL.Muse
Couldn't agree more, this place used to be amazing but the pre made sandwiches are just not worth it
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travellingbutterfly
Points +1578
Saved me from near freezing death! - Edit
I arrived from Darwin in the early morning and instantly froze to near death. Sitting in their warm establishment, offering me a blanket and eating an extremely delicious scramble roll with a lovely coffee certainly saved me from near freezing death. Bought a few takeaway items to share with friends later because this place is too awesome not to boast about!
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Kotty
Points +242
Pricey sanga, but decent - Edit
Delicious as always, a special treat💗My first time at the new location. Lovely helpful staff. I had the piggy buddy sanga, and a peanut butter latte, yum
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Joylemes
Points +715
So good! - Edit
Definitely worth the visit. I’ll come back to try more sandwiches
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amitnndn92
Points +88
Excellent vegan food! - Edit
We were here for breakfast everyday during our stay in Melbourne during Easter weekend and we tried almost all of the things on the menu. Everything tasted wonderful especially all the sweet treats. Must visit if you are in the area.
Read morePros: Sweet treats, Breakfast sandwiches
Cons: Coffee
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thierryf
Points +274
More of this please! - Edit
Great food, choice and price. Don't miss it.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2025-03-26
Pros: Everything
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poppy.holmes
Points +37
Delicious sweet treats - Edit
Custard square is my favourite sweet treat ever. The banh mi special was also one of the best I’ve had.
Read morePros: All vegan, Lots of options, sweet and savoury, Takeaway options
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JohnColeman
Points +570
Excellent salad and shop - Edit
So many awesome vegan goodies on the shelves here plus a great cafe. I had chickpea salad that was very tasty with a great variety of ingredients.
Read morePros: Delicious salad, Amazing range of vegan goodies , Friendly service
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oliviasbrooke
Points +276
loved it here - Edit
fantastic sandwiches and drinks, very cool and spacious store/cafe
Read morePros: iced caramello 💖, cheap quick egg/bacon muffin ($8), also sold little chocolate bars which were yum
Cons: didn't personally love the pastry I chose
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Vegan_Taster
Points +771
Incredible sandwiches - Edit
Spoilt for choice on the sandwiches and all of them looked great, the ones I ate tasted amazing as well. Nice that they’ve got some counters/fridges for take home meals as well.
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Seitanicveg
Points +1809
Blows the competition to "smith"ereens - Edit
Fantastic food. I think where they really shine if their cookies, pastries, cakes and pies.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2022-06-08
Pros: selection
Cons: expensive
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GarlicGoat
Points +1201
SO GOOD! - Edit
Fully vegan deli with an amazing selection. Everything I‘ve tried there was so so good.
Read moreThey have really nice pastries, cake, cookies, a selection of vegan cheeses, frozen food like lasagne or pizzas, tiramisu, and so much more. One of my highlights is the yerba mate soda, which is hard to find!
I went back inside to get some pastries to take home after having lunch there one time, and they even gave me a 2 for 1 deal as they were closing up anyway. :)
Highly recommend
Pros: Friendly, Huge selection, Delicious
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MandiHerauville
Points +188
Classy, innovative & just damn good food!! - Edit
Shannon is a genius. Everything she touches is gold. She adds innovation to every dish that is bursting with flavour! Couldn’t be better! One of my very favourite vegan places #Veganuary
Read morePros: Range of choices , Quality & taste, Slick & innovative
Cons: Nil
TurnipForPlants
That’s a good lookin sandwich.
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NilsHeymann
Points +924
Soooo good - Edit
I bought some stuff at the deli and it never made it home. I ate all of it in my bike ride. Worth the price….
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