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Vegan
Italian
Beer/Wine
Licensed vegan Italian restaurant open since Dec '21, serving antipasti, pasta dishes, mains such as chicken, fish and calamari, a degustation menu and desserts. Beer, wine and cocktails available. Open Tue-Sat 12:00pm-3:00pm, Tue-Thu 5:00pm-10:00pm, Fri-Sat 5:00pm-11:00pm.
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- Outdoor seating
- Reservations required
- Accepts credit cards
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Last update on 11 Aug 2023 by Guest
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Added by Aloo on 02 Dec 2021
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165 Reviews
First Review by MargaBouten
ilikevegg
Points +350
Mediocre but hope they improve - Edit
The place had a nice at atmosphere but I was not impressed by the food. It reminded me of canned pasta sauce you buy from the supermarket and for the price I expected a lot more fineness. I hope they work on improving their recipes as it’s great to have a vegan Italian restaurant in the area!
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paulharhen
Points +1702
The best plant based restaurant in Melbourne - Edit
This proved to be our best plant based culinary experience in Melbourne. We had the Calamari Fritti for starters, and both the Pappardelle Funghi E Tarufo and the Pesce Spada Alla Siciana for mains. All tasted lovely, unique and special. Expensive but worth it. Service was good too.
Read morePros: Freshly prepared and taste, Variety and presentation, Service and ambiance
Cons: Pricing
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kfish14
Points +441
Good food but overpriced - Edit
We had Carbonara, Lasagne and a side salad. The food was good but nothing spectacular, and we found it was too expensive compared to other vegan places we’ve been to.
Read moreThe service was just okay, the restaurant felt perhaps a little pretentious for what it offered and I personally found it a little claustrophobic inside the restaurant.
Updated from previous review on 2022-09-19
Pros: All vegan food, Candlelit table
Cons: Overpriced
Guest
MargP
Points +39
Ok but they can do better - Edit
Service was good, food needs a bit of work. Every dish could have been enhanced with more herbs eg meat balls needed garlic and parsley to really taste authentic. Gnocchi sorrentino could have had less salt and more basil. Just felt that the food tasted a little processed but with a few changes could make it so much better.
Read morePros: Lots of choices, good wine, Service was good
Cons: Needs that element of freshness more herbs, Every dish was salty
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MeghanBridgwater
Points +272
A must go! - Edit
I had such a great lunch here. Exceptional service, always was smiling and felt very well looked after. The menu has so many options, I can't wait to go back! I had the arancini balls which were slightly on the dry side but still really yummy. For main I had a creamy, mushroom and truffle pasta which was really good, super rich and creamy. Drinks were really good too, I had a gimlet which was really well balanced. And then a glass of wine perfectly chosen from my waiter
Read morePros: Amazing food, Fantastic service, Delicious drinks
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Plume5085
Points +899
One of the best restaurants I've ever been to - Edit
The food is simply incredible. This is one of the best meals I've had. I had the calamari for entree and the texture was mind-blowing, followed by a delicious carbonara and a vegan barramundi for secondo piatto. I've hardly seen such an amazing vegan fish, it was perfect in every way. The staff is actually Italian and the food is based an authentic Italian dishes. Unmissable!
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Aloo
Points +7705
A special place - Edit
Love the vibe of this place. In Hardware Lane, traditionally not a very vegan friendly region, it's wonderful to have both outdoor seating in the lane and a gorgeous interior in which to be seated.
Read moreImpeccable service, from the moment of entry to service throughout and a fond farewell. I could not fault it.
The food: We ordered arancini balls - delicious, crispy on the outside, so tasty. Funghi e tratufo - creamy and rich, improved with some seasoning. We also tried the Bolognese.
For dessert, although I was quite full, I couldn't go past the chocolate cheesecake. It was really delicious, also very rich and decadent. The sorbet was also amazing.
Non-vegans would probably not even notice the lack of eggs and dairy. All in all, it felt a little bit special and I would recommend a visit.
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alex.a
Points +521
Okay, but expensive - Edit
Went here having wanted to go for a little while but it’s sometimes hard to break from your tried and tested venues.
Read moreNone the less, took the partner for a meal and had the calamari and meatballs to start which were good. We also had their mushroom pasta, pasta carbonara and swordfish for mains. The swordfish was really good but a nicer salad could have been served with it?
Overall we found it expensive for the meals, and the mushroom pasta was not seasoned as well as it should have. Perhaps an outlier to everyone else’s experience, but was certainly expecting more given the price point. If half stars were allowed I’d give it 3.5 stars.
Pros: Full vegan menu
Cons: Expensive
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Timforanimals1
Points +341
Pricey but mostly great - Edit
Great vibe in the heart of cbd, friendly staff, super busy place, we shared degustation entree platter, bit underwhelming for $48, however signature pasta dish was amazing as was the delicious glass of wine. Only other comment is a constant re quality protein not in many of the options , this is an ongoing issue at many high end vegan places that haven’t thoroughly considered good nutrition as well as awesome food!
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SherryMarshall
Points +42
I found Heaven - Edit
I took a few non vegan friends and they keep asking me when ate we going back. Has to be one of my favourite places
Read morePros: Atmosphere , Food, Wine
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silliestlittlecow
Points +192
good but expensive - Edit
everything slays but their carbonara tastes like easy mac
Read morerly good fine dining experience tho
good for special occasions
Pros: staff are nice, delicious food, love location
Cons: expensive , they make u pay for sparkling water, prawns are not the best
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JoannaWatts
Points +445
Upmarket Vegan in the CBD - Edit
So good to see this 100% plant based restaurant competing with the traditional venues on Hardware Lane in Melbourne’s fine dining district. Came here with two non-vegan work colleagues who were amazed that the calamari and the meatballs were vegan. The food was tasty and fresh and the desserts were to die for. First vegan panacotta I’ve had and it was lovely! The wine list is all organic and vegan also - an extra bonus. Wait staff were super helpful and friendly too. Good night all round.
Read morePros: Very classy options , Great choice , Lovely location and friendly staff
Cons: The food is pricey , Some dishes are quite simple for the cost, Dining limited to 2 hour sitting in peak times
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libbylou
Points +48
A must try! - Edit
I love this place! Everything we tried was amazing, and for fine dining it was quite affordable (we had two mains, three deserts and a juice for $120) The calamari and the panacotta was amazing, I have daydreamed about eating it again many times!
Read morePros: Totally vegan restaurant , Amazing quality , Affordable
Cons: None!
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benlovesair
Points +108
Seems like a nice place for a date - Edit
Lovely place and staff. Food was good but nothing particularly memorable, especially at this price point.
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samkaus
Points +359
Amazing food! - Edit
It was so great to be able to eat delicious Italian dishes and not feel short-changed due to not eating dairy, eggs or gluten like normal! This was soo tasty! Great experience
Read morePros: Great vegan tasty options, Great gluten free options, Good service and super friendly staff
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NJ220
Points +752
Oh My! - Edit
It was amazing! Great atmosphere, lovely staff, incredibly amazing food! We had a beautiful evening and will be back!
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J_AU_CH
Points +131
Absolutely amazing vegan Italian! - Edit
This restaurant offers an absolutely amazing array of vegan Italian dishes (particularly southern Italian). It has done the rare and wonderful thing of offering more than basic pasta or pizza as the 'vegan option' and is a triumph of fine, vegan, Italian dining.
Read moreThey were very busy on the night we went with apparent lack of staff (damn covid), but the owner and staff were all friendly and apologetic. A little bit of patience pays off in a big way.
The location is also lovely. We sat outside in the alley/street, which in winter with all the hanging lights and heaters was really nice.
Pros: Delicious, Authentic, Variety
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shulks
Points +42
Amazing vegan Italian - Edit
Had an amazing dinner here with my partner. I ate way too much because everything was so delicious. Shout out to Alex who was a wonderful host!
Read morePros: All vegan, Beautiful presentation. , Friendly staff
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Lizard71
Points +22
Top Class - Edit
From the moment you walk in you can feel the warmth & friendliness of this restaurant, great food, great staff.
Read morePros: Delicious vegan food. , In a very cosmopolitan part of Melbourne
Cons: None…
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KatieBatty
Points +1553
Died and gone to heaven! - Edit
Oh my God....this is the most amazing Italian food, vegan or not. The funghi e tartufo dish is one of the best things I have tasted. Place is pricey, but worth it. My partner enjoyed the gnocchi, although my friends were hoping for some house made vegan fish, rather than store bought given the price.
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Unfamiliarnostalgia
Points +1781
Amazing 🤩 - Edit
Had the truffle pasta and the vegan Barramundi with Panna cotta for desert. Really amazing flavours great atmosphere! Highly recommend
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Jennysusietaffy
Points +62
Fantastic Italian food - Edit
Super tasty vegan food in Sicilian Italian style. High quality food, service and drinks. Desserts were really good! I don’t live in Melbourne but will definitely go back to this restaurant when I am there.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2022-04-04
Pros: Totally vegan , Helpful staff, Yummy food
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Subvegano
Points +131
The best (vegan) restaurant - Edit
This is my absolute favourite restaurant after only one visit. The food was incredible, so well made, authentic and so tasty.
Read moreThé desserts were beautiful too and so well presented.
Such a good place to be in as well in an incredible location.
I usually don’t enjoy more expensive restaurants but this is about the only one I’ve paid a higher price for happily as it was definitely worth it.
The only problem was I don’t live in Melbourne so can’t go enough!
Updated from previous review on 2022-04-03
Pros: A wide and varied fully vegan menu, Absolutely incredible food, Amazing location
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TravisTwahn
Points +52
Overpriced and soul-less - Edit
Not sure how this place is getting 5 star reviews to be honest. Guess people are just desperate for any kind of vegan restaurant.
Read moreFine dining prices with pub dining meals. Had a very ordinary schnitzel with napoli sauce and wedges. Like, that was the entire meal. Nothing special about it. Girlfriend had the barramundi with tomato and caper sauce. Was nice enough, but again, nothing special. The fish was a pretty good fake meat, but I'm pretty sure they just bought this product and poured sauce on it.
Service was also pretty average. A real shame. Not even close to what you can get from classics like Transformer or Smith and Daughters, though probably more expensive.
Pros: Hardware Lane
Cons: Lack of quality in the dishes, Lack of effort in the presentation of the dishes, Lack of originality in the menu
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DavidAtkins
Points +18
Amazing food and service - Edit
Would 100% recommend, the food is some of the best vegan food I’ve eaten
Read morePros: Reasonably priced, Amazing food, Perfect service
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PaulBroersen
Points +50
Amazing food and service - Edit
Delicious food. The calamari was really good as well as the schnitzel. The service was also amazing, friendly and helpful staff. Had a great time and definitely coming back again soon. We need more classy all vegan restaurants like this one.
Read morePros: All vegan, Delicious, nicely presented dishes, Very friendly staff
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tinybeans
Points +49
Amazing authentic Italian - Edit
I went for an early Valentine’s day dinner with my boyfriend and it was absolutely incredible! We shared the misto rustico antipasti and the cheese was unbelievable! It tasted exactly like dairy pecorino! I had a carbonara and it was a bit too peppery but other than that it was so good, my boyfriend had the puttanesca and said it was amazing, and we both had the pana cotta and that was just divine!
Read morePros: Incredible tasting Italian food, Really good customer service, Nice atmosphere
Cons: Expensive
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