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.
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107 Cambridge St, Collingwood, Victoria, Australia, 3066
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170 Reviews
First Review by Kittybiscuit
veganresistance
Points +64
OK for the price - Edit
Can’t help but feel people enjoy it due to the brand and trend. As for the actual food and vibe, to me it’s average for the price paid. Four people with the chefs set menu and 6 drinks total, $500.
Read moreStarted and ended well. Corn dogs were amazing. Tiramisu amazing even if it’s one dish to share between two.
Most items much too sweet. The mains we all agreed were ‘weird’ at best. For rice, mushroom and salad greens it must be quite a mark up. The least expensive red wine ‘barely drinkable’, which I know isn’t surprising for the cheapest but when a bottle of superior wine could be bought for that price it’s worth noting.
Music much too loud, 80’s with no edge. The usual “alt but not too alt”.. Bowie, The Cure etc singles. “China Girl” played three times.
A fine dining setting saturated by the noise and let down by the food which tries too hard to be different.
I love that there are dedicated vegan eateries, but too pretentious without substance for us.
Updated from previous review on 2024-09-17
Pros: Corn dogs, Plenty of parking at the new location
Cons: Music too loud, Food not amazing, Not worth the price
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RuthSharon
Points +1232
Pasta winter special - Edit
Went to visit for the pasta and wine winter special. Wow what a treat. We had the pesto lasagna, cacio Pepe, $40 pp with a wine and side salad. We also tried the garlic and rosemary focaccia which was insanely good (think fluffy and crispy focaccia with big buttery garlic pieces that melt in your mouth).
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novog1
Points +1343
Trendy vegan restaurant - Edit
Delicious trendy Mediterranean
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2024-05-07
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sivvyb
Points +1117
Great tiramisu! - Edit
Went with the tasting menu. I really enjoyed the beetroot salad & the croquettes & the tiramisu was delicious but I found the rest a little underwhelming & pricy. Very friendly service & nice setting though.
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kmbrophy
Points +1179
Absolute must try!! - Edit
Holy cow! We have been waiting to try Smith & Daughters for some time, and we made sure to make a reservation during our last trip to Melbourne. It was absolutely incredible! The staff were fantastic; it is a busy place and they are clearly a well oiled machine and work incredibly hard. The dishes were some of the best things I’ve ever eaten. We ate at the Chef’s Counter which I highly recommend as you get to see all the action.
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AlexanderTsirigotis
Points +32
Unapologetically Vegan - Edit
This restaurant is a must visit for all vegan or non vegans if you find yourself with some time in Melbourne.
Read moreTheir website says “Great food … that happens to be plant-based.” And in my view they are spot on. Each dish is a real pleasure on the plate and the desserts (especially the Tiramisu) are just next level!
Updated from previous review on 2024-04-10
Pros: Desserts, Creative dishes , Customer service
Cons: The portion of Victorian olives is too much for 1/
Tiggy
When a person says “happens to vegan” that doesn’t sound unapologetic.
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stopsign38
Points +1131
Vegan fine dining - Edit
Everyone needs to eat here, what a great night out. We booked the Chef’s table and had a really good night out. Lovely food, flavours and service.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2024-04-06
Pros: Great flavours , Chef’s table was an enjoyable experience , 100% vegan, moslty gluten free
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Rothkogirrl
Points +216
Everything, Everything - Edit
A beautiful space with lovely attentive staff. I had the set menu, the flavours marrying together causing a stir of richness, fullfillment and appreciation for good food!
Read morePros: Food and wine, Atmosphere , Staff
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philwky
Points +3145
Great Food - Edit
Overall the experience was great. The food was fantastic, and the service was good too.
Read moreThe mushroom steak course in particular was a highlight.
Only reason for 4* not 5* is I judge these places on experience against price, and against a very similar experience this wasn’t quite as good and also cost more.
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rymc
Points +506
Chef’s counter is worth it - Edit
We did the chef’s counter on a trip through Melbourne after trying the deli earlier in the trip. Would go again! I love when you go to one of these and the chef is actually willing to discuss the food with you (techniques, etc). Great way to learn and pick up new ideas.
Read moreThe course we had was (I believe) a bit of them riffing so consult the photos for dish details. That said, I want to highlight that this place truly understands how to replicate the taste of certain fish products while being entirely vegan. It’s a common point that I find so many places fail at but this blew me away.
Great wine and beer selection too, ambience is moody but energetic. Love their grill both for the custom build and the technique and flavor on display with it.
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aphantomspalate
Points +596
Beyond amazing - Edit
I was blown away by the quality and taste of each of the dishes. It's on expensive side yes, but if you have a special event or are looking for a good place to indulge, this is it.
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NilsHeymann
Points +819
Elegant and delicious - Edit
Doesn’t have a sign so just look dormir past the deli.
Read moreService is nice and food is superb. The variety, presentation and surprise elements are wonderful. Price is just right. We truly enjoyed the tasting menu. I love discovering places I can recommend to all my friends
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MelissaW
Points +960
Lovely place for a more special dinner - Edit
Took the chance to finally visit while in Melbourne! We had a great experience with our waiter and the courses were perfect. Highly recommend for a nice meal for any special occasion.
Read morePros: Set menu was great , Brilliant service , Innovative dishes
Cons: Bit pricy, but worth it
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kelseyjaynex
Points +2937
Good, but a little underwhelming for the price - Edit
Eating here was highly anticipated after hearing and reading about the iconic Smith & Daughters for years, following Shannon Martinez, having the cookbooks, etc. My partner and I had the set menu for my birthday dinner - $95 per person, 8 different dishes to share.
Read moreCould’ve sworn I’d read somewhere you could ONLY have the set menu on Friday & Saturday nights, but turns out we could’ve ordered a la carte, and wish we’d done that instead tbh.
Pros:
- Beautiful restaurant with lots of attention to detail, right down to the ice cubes in the cocktail being stamped with S&D logo (as a design/branding nerd I appreciated that haha)
- Lovely staff, very knowledgable & attentive, waitress brought out a candle in the dessert after my partner mentioned it was my bday which was cute
- OBSCENE amount of food if you’re a big eater, honestly left here the fullest we’ve been in ages
- The first 3 dishes were excellent and our favourites, went a little downhill after that
Cons:
- Several dishes came out stone cold (chick’n pastilla, the reginette pasta, the cauliflower dish)
- Some dishes were extremely salty, particularly the mushroom frites. The mushroom was also extremely tough and chewy, couldn’t cut it.
- Personally would prefer a slightly cheaper price with less food as it was just SO MUCH for 2 people and a lot would go to waste (we struggled through and smashed about 90% of it though haha 😎)
Overall unfortunately wouldn’t recommend the set menu. For the price and reputation of S&D I kinda expected the whole thing to be perfection, and it wasn’t.
Pros: great staff, some dishes were excellent
Cons: expensive 🥵, cold food
Tiggy
Thanks for your detailed review.
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chatreuse
Points +3135
Delicious food in a beautiful setting - Edit
They're going to be changing the menu and cuisine soon, so I'm really glad we happened to book this before that happened.
Read moreWe ordered from the a la carte menu, and my favourites were the empanadas (delish dense meaty filling), and the reginette (pasta) ragu with braised sausage (I couldn't taste the chilli, there was mainly a fennel taste). The pasta was perfect match for the ragu, thick and curly edged.
The coca bread tasted like a slice of pizza, it was really good and tasty, just not what I had been expecting.
The coxinha was like a big arancini, very nice and crispy on the outside, and a nice chickn filling. The potato truffle croquette was my least favourite, but it was still good, with a nice truffle cream on top.
The desserts were a letdown unfortunately, the citrus flan was a little dense, not creamy/silky like I would expect. And I wasn't a fan of the tangy rhubarb.
The tiramisu was grainy and not much in the way of flavour, I used to LOVE the tiramisu here. Another reviewer mentioned a recipe change, and it makes sense, as I no longer even like it.
Service, on the whole, is really attentive, although our water jug wasn't replenished and some of the food is on the salty side.
It's a little expensive, but we did walk away quite full.
Pros: a lot of delicious options
Cons: a little expensive, tiramisu and flan not great
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Kittybiscuit
Points +8656
A lovely space with a changed tiramisu not for the better - Edit
I’ve been to Smith and Daughters since it opened. I decided to go on a night where you could have the à la carte menu rather than the fixed menu which I’ve also tried.
Read moreThe new dining space is nice. It’s a bit easier to chat and the tables are spaced better. The non alcoholic cocktail I ordered was nice. Coffee and orange. We asked about the small plates as we both wanted the shiitake croquettes. It was one piece per plate which is fine, but maybe mention that on the menu so the waiter doesn’t have to explain it. We also ordered the focaccia style bread with tomatoes and zucchini which was really nice.
The two bigger plates were ok but not amazing. I didn’t think the stuffed broccolini leaf was very flavourful. I have tried their tiramisu before and enjoyed it. They’ve changed their recipe and while it was nice, I preferred the other version.
Also as much as I love Björk, Massive Attack and Portishead maybe turn it down a bit!
2014 review I went with friends and we chose to pick some small plates to share. We chose guacamole to eat with our cocktails, all of which were very tasty. We also shared the tortilla, tamales, potatas con chorizo and the champinones dish. I really enjoyed all of them but preferred the less "meaty" type dishes but my meat eating friends loved the mushrooms particularly. We also shared the desserts, a flan, doughnuts, and a chocolate tart. The avocado ice cream served with the chocolate tart was amazing. The chocolate tart would probably be too sweet as a full dessert and is recommend sharing.
I can't say enough good things about the staff. They were helpful, attentive and so nice! It was a Friday night and busy but the food came out quickly and we didn't need to wait for staff. It was a bit noisy, but that can be said of any restaurant.
We were all so full after our meals And we will definitely be going back
Updated from previous review on 2023-06-09
Pros: staff!, almond milk (yum), tasty food
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RubyKeogh
Points +68
Amazing food 😍 - Edit
My BF and I came here as a special treat & we were not disappointed! We had the tasting menu and it was full of flavour packed dishes that we could not have enjoyed more! 💖
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Ruzha
Points +3645
Fancy Vegan Restaurant - Edit
We went to Smith & Daughters to meet friends for dinner. Originally we had thought of having the set course menu, but as we were in Melbourne for only a short time and eating all day long at various vegan places, we decided to opt for the A La Carte menu.
Read moreEverything sounded quite fancy and after awhile we decided to order the Tortilla, Peruvian ceviche, Charcoal Piri Piri chicken skewers, Reginette Cacio e Pepe, Kampot peppers, Mushroom cotoletta, and Smoked beets with almond ricotta. The food was very delicious, but as a fancy restaurant, it did seem a bit pretentious and pricy.
My one concern was with our waiter, who seemed a bit snobby and irritated that we were not having the course menu. He didn't think the food would be enough for us. And yes, the portions were not large, but I think we as customers could make decisions for ourselves.
Edit: I am only editing because for some reason the word “[censored]” was censored from my review. I don’t understand why - is that an offensive word??
Updated from previous review on 2023-03-18
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KatieBatty
Points +1497
Back to great Spanish food - Edit
2023: During lockdown their delivery menu was superb - mac and cheese and other comfort foods. However, now things are opened back-up they have reverted to their high end degustation menus which I just find a bit overly expensive and pretentious. I don't understand what half of the items on the menu after. I preferred their past menus.
Read moreJune 2017 - S&D have a new winter menu and it's fantastic! I ordered the cod fritters which were delicious, my partner ordered the tortilla which was really creamy - Spanish omelettes look like little cheese or quiche wedges. We shared the baked eggplant dish which was SOOOO good! It's really warming and creamy and is topped with lovely breadcrumbs. For dessert my partner ordered the new hazelnut hot chocolate which tastes like Ferror Rocher, the greatest hot chocolate I ever tasted. My chai latte was good but probably too spice heavy for my liking. Came back for dinner a few nights later and had the Seafood Stew which is so delightful (yeah prawns are back!) and so warming on a cold night. My partner got the lentil and baked chevre which was very nicely flavoured. We shared some chips which were really perfect. My Dad ordered the chickpea soup and cheesy eggplant bake and enjoyed both immensely. Topped of the night with more of the delicious hazelnut hot chocolate, served with almond milk.
Sept 2016 - Came for brunch more recently (see photos for pic of menu) and ordered the corn fritters and bread and butter pudding. I was keen to try to Froot Loop Waffles but it seems they have moved on from that menu. Corn Fritters were deep fried and delicious with some aioli. Bread and butter pudding was really sweet and lovely with cinnamon and spices. Overall great meal, although the serving sizes are a little small.
May 2016 - The new menu is more focused on junk food and recreating some Melbourne favourites that used to be served at now-defunct restaurants. There are still a few good original things too, though. With the new menu I came here for dinner and tried the Southern Fried Chicken Waffles which were fantastic, definitely hit the spot for sweet and salty goodness.
2015 - I first visited Smith & Daughters the restaurant had a Spanish theme and the vegan prawns were heavenly!
Updated from previous review on 2017-06-18
Cons: None
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MarisaRobinson
Points +212
Delicious 😋 - Edit
Incredible vegan dishes that each had a unique twist. Friendly and helpful service. I highly recommend the Mushroom cotoletta and Charles Oates Pommeau apple flan for dessert.
Read morePros: Variety of vegan options , Lots of flavour , Delicious cocktails
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AnnabelleArnold1
Points +167
Amazing meal & such a cool vibe - Edit
Incredible food, you wouldn’t believe it’s vegan. I can imagine this would be a really good place to bring non-vegan friends
Read morePros: 100% vegan, Amazing food , Really cool ambience
Cons: Quite expensive , Quality over quantity - the portions aren’t huge
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emmarnld
Points +54
Tasty - Edit
Probably the tastiest plant based meal we’ve ever had. Lovely atmosphere and super stylish.
Read moreOnly downside.. they don’t do coffee. #Veganuary #Veganuary
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Raspberries
Points +459
Superb - Edit
Worth every cent, truly exquisite food.
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ilikevegg
Points +350
Innovating and exciting vegan food - Edit
Really tasty and unique vegan food imagined by a really talented chef who isn’t even vegan! I’m always impressed by my experience and look forward to visiting smith and daughters again. Must visit!!
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Vegfix
Points +7240
Visited almost 4 years ago - Edit
So glad to see Smith & Daughters still going strong and hope they're there for many years to come. I stumbled across some photos from our visit and it brought back memories of a lovely evening there. I think we will have to go back one day!
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LewisEatsPlants
Points +1430
The best dinner I’ve ever had - Edit
I think I’ve said this a few times, but I mean it this time. This is one of the best dinners I’ve ever had. Every course of the 9 course set menu was amazing in its own way, and the staff were great.
Read moreCannot recommend this place enough for a romantic dinner date
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NirvanaRoseWilliams
Points +4896
Great food - Edit
Great food and service. Love the original takes on classics. Everything was so good.
Read morePros: All vegan , Friendly staff , Great food
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