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
RachelPana
Points +196
birthday dinner winner - Edit
Smiths and daughters make vegan food worth raving over, I love eating there, from the ambience to the service and the mind blowing food it's great experience. It's hard to find someone who doesn't recommend this place.
Read morePros: everything
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sunsatori
Points +1105
Very cool vegetarian place - Edit
As soon as we arrived at Smith & Daughters we realised that it was the place where the cool people hang out. We did our best to fit in...
Read moreWe are glad that we booked ahead of time, it was getting pretty busy and it was only quite early. We were really hungry when we arrived and ended up ordering some quite heavy dishes, not our usual selection of balanced food - our eyes were bigger than bellies.
We ordered the fried artichoke, garlic mushrooms, chickpea soup and hot chips (yes, quite a lot for 2 people). The food was brought out very efficiently and the staff were accommodating.
The food was good and we were definitely full afterwards. There were a few dishes on the menu that looked like they were vegan versions of meat dishes (which I am not into), so this would be the place to take meat eaters who don't think veg food can be tasty. Overall a nice experience.
Pros: Efficient staff, Great for non-veg people, It's cool
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LexRigby
Points +203
Eat Vegan - Edit
Smith and Daughters is an upmarket vegan restaurant in the heart of Melbourne with a regularly changing menu.
Read moreIt's the best place to take a whole bunch of people and I fully back the banquet option. It means you get a little taste of EVERYTHING.
I guess you could consider it tapas style. It's the kind of food you share, eat a lot of and enjoy every bite.
Pros: All vegan, can accommodate large groups, great drinks
Cons: On the more expensive side of the scale but absolu
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JaneDeBourgh
Points +15
Amazing food and drinks - Edit
Super lovely staff helped us pick the right amount of tapas for the 2 of us. So many delicious things to try! My favourite was the blood sausage empanadas. Also, a whole list of great cocktails! We will definitely be coming back here until we've tried every single thing on the menu.
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WoodyAndBertie
Points +870
Good for brunch - Edit
Three of us booked for brunch and booking was a good idea on a Saturday - a very busy place.
Read moreWe ordered four dishes to share but found that although they were all very good they all came with toast - which was a bit too much toast ! Maybe they should make that clear on the menu.
Pros: All vegan with a good range
Cons: Gets very busy
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ArianeClay
Points +18
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Awesome Mexican hot chocolate, great food and service. Fully vegan
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Ifi
Points +86
very good - Edit
great food, great service, nice place.
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TaraMurray
Points +271
LOVE Smith & Daughters ❤️ - Edit
Smith & Daughters is one of the best vegan eats in Melbourne. The menu is Mexican inspired but there is something for everyone on the menu. Make sure you order the mushrooms, they are to die for ? we also tried the prawns (bit too fishy tasting for me), the Brazilian slaw (amazing!), the paella fritters (10/10) and the noodle dish for 2 (a very large meal- you have been warned!).
Read moreThe cocktails are also great and the service is perfect, there is always more than enough waiters happily to help you navigate the menu or have a friendly chat. I absolutely recommend this place although make sure you make a booking!
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Spaghetti_monster
Points +900
Friendly service, great vegan food. - Edit
We arrived in time for brunch, and despite a slight mix up with our order, everything was delicious. The service was very friendly and down to earth. Keep up the good work!
Read morePros: brilliant brunch menu, friendly service, nice venue
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Mslanei
Points +870
Bustling and fully vegan - Edit
I went here as I've heard the hype and I was not disappointed! Delicious food and excellent coffee. I took advantage of the house made cashew milk for a mocha and I have to say that it was the best mocha I can ever recall having. The biggest issue here was working out what to have off of the well sized menu!
Read morePros: variety of choice, great atmosphere
Cons: service can be slower than expected
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garyfrangryione
Points +28
One of the best vegan places in Melbourne - Edit
There's a really good atmosphere and heaps of options (e.g. you can choose from a bunch of nut milks, cashew milk coffee is really good...). The desserts are also really good, some of the mains are kind of average/underwhelming but it's still really good.
Read morePros: Atmosphere , Options , Food
Cons: maybe not quite as good as you'd be led to believe
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Tofulicious
Points +1337
Supremely Average - Edit
This restaurant's reputation precedes itself, and I was looking forward to experiencing some vegan 'fine dining'. My companions and I ordered the white truffle pate, 'blood sausage', tortilla salad, tortilla bean soup and leek and kale bake. Everything on the menu sounds delicious, and clearly much time and energy has been spent making each item sound ravishing. If only such time and energy had been spent constructing the actual dishes themselves, perhaps one would not leave this venue feeling like they'd been ripped off.
Read moreThe truffle pate - which is plentiful - tasted kind of like a creamy, salty nothingness. The bread provided is enough for the first few scrapings, and each subsequent serving of bread (a couple of tiny slices) costs an extra $2. Their signature dish - the 'blood pudding' - also tastes of very little except salt (my dining companions suggested that it tasted like white rice, or maybe bread crumbs, salted and dyed with beetroot juice). The tortilla salad seemed promising - a deep-fried tortilla stuffed with mounds of TVP and bean mix, topped with a creamy coriander cashew paste and a slice of lime - until one dug below the surface to discover most of the tortilla stuffed with almost half an iceberg lettuce (I mean, is TVP really that expensive that you need such filler?!). The soup was a very basic bean soup with a tiny garnish of avocado, cashew cream and four slices of radish (really not cool to describe a *garnish* as the actual meal). The soggy strips of tortilla add a sort of DIY cheapness to the dish.
The only really delicious item on the menu was the Leek and Kale Bake. Despite not being a fan of kale, I loved this dish: creamy, cheesy, tasty. The tiny dish it arrived in was less than half full - no problem, as it's quite rich - but my companions and I were horrified to discover that, once the mound of 'garlic bread crumbs' had been excavated, this $16 dish comprised less than one centimetre of actual casserole (I mean we're not talking smoked salmon or caviar here!!). It was as though the kitchen had a couple of tablespoons remaining, spread it on the base of the dish, and filled the rest with bread crumbs to give the appearance of a full serve. Bottles of water are not provided (possibly due to the tight space), but rather diners are expected to rely on the small glasses being refilled by waitstaff. I had to ask four or five times for water (it was a hot night) by waiters standing around doing nothing in a half-filled venue.
Updated from previous review on 2015-10-05
Pros: Great concept, cool name, yummy cashew cream
Cons: Lots of cheap filler, overpriced, mostly bland, uninspired, over-salted dishes
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Rabbitnom
Points +93
Dinner Winner - Edit
This place is an absolute must! We got the chicken burger which was so convincing and reminiscent of KFC. The poutine was just incredible, the gravy alone was perfection let alone on chips with cheese.
Read moreWe should have left it there for the mains but the menu said you must order the Mac and cheese, and so we did. It was meh, big serving but nothing exciting.
Cocktails were fantastic and if you don't mind a creamy beverage you must try the peanut butter cup, it was perfection
Gotta get the cheesecake and pumpkin pie, both classics and done exactly as they should be - the taste and texture was all there
A great night, highly recommended and will certainly be back for breakfast
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Brinielou
Points +168
most convincing chicken burger ever! - Edit
I went not too long ago and had the mock chicken burger. The texture was so convincing! But it tasted amazing!!! Really cool place and great staff
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KayMac
Points +24
ANAZING - Edit
So, so good. I love a place where I can order anything at all and know it's 100% vegan! So great that they are willing to alter ingredients to cater for my lack of spice-love. Great food and service. Make sure you book well in advance.
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RobBohmer
Points +254
superb vegan food - Edit
Oh how I wish I had one in Hobart! Fantastic to be able to order anything on the menu and not worry about cruelty! The food I had was fabulous, tasty and friendly staff, go there!!
Read morePros: all vegan, great options, tasty
Cons: none
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vegan_ryan
Points +3869
A little over-hyped - Edit
It's good, but not as good as all the hype I've heard.
Read moreI wouldn't tell you not to go, I'd just say to bring your expectations down a little.
Hint: the desserts are the best part. Maybe just skip to that right away :)
Pros: All vegan, Amazing desserts
Cons: Main courses are only decent, not great
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Purejoy58
Points +181
Sunday all day breakfast - Edit
Amazing food. I had the big breakfast and it was delicious. Lots of atmosphere. Very popular place to eat, it was packed.
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eimokeeffe
Points +88
Great venue. .so much to look at :) - Edit
The bullet coffee is better than any dessert you'll have!! It's made with coconut oil and coconut butter if my memory serves me!
Read moreWe shared the potato hash and the choc torte both were delicious but small, although I was full leaving..so no complaints really.
Such a cool place to hang out, they have a great bar. I'll be back for to sample some cocktails:)
Pros: All vegan
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PotatoesTho
Points +13574
Standard is slipping - Edit
After around 4 visits to Smith and Daughters I feel this establishment is not delivering the same standard of tasty fare it became famous for.
Read moreOn the positive side,the smokey Champinones al Ajillo are exceptional. However, there are several dishes on the menu which unfortunately miss the mark. On the last visit, my boyfriend and I tried different dishes to those previously enjoyed and were quite disappointed in the quality over all.
The cocktails are some of Melbourne's best, but on the pricey side.
The service is mostly upbeat and excellent.
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lilium
Points +20
Would try again - Edit
I thought this place did a really good job of imitating non-vegan food. It was all very visually appealing and texturally pleasant but I feel like it was missing the "wow" factor for me. Perhaps the chef was having a bad night but the food was lacking a certain explosion of flavour that I was expecting when I bit into it. It could be as simple as adjusting the seasoning or trying out a few different herbs/spices. I'll try this place again in a month or two because I've seen such fantastic reviews from other people and the service was A+
Read morePros: Totally vegan, i can order anything, Beutiful decor, Fantastic service
Cons: The shared table, A wee bit pricey
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_Alana
Points +57
Amazing Food - Edit
Finally got to visit Smith and Daughters on a trip over from Adelaide and it was well worth the wait. We were greeted by wonderfully friendly staff who were attentive and helpful the whole time. The food was just amazing. I'm already craving the garlic prawns again just days later. This place definitely lives up to the hype.
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jesse558
Points +330
yum - Edit
Great price, great service, great food
Read morePros: good price, range of food items and beverages, cheekiness and nice layout
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itzjac
Points +255
Epic!!! - Edit
I went here for dinner with my boyfriend and a friend and we were all blown away!! It was seriously delicious food!!
Read moreThe staff were wonderful and friendly and the decor was great!
It is very busy so make sure you book for weekend nights.
Highly recommend and would definitely go back! They have recently opened another shop called 'Smith & Deli' and I am very much looking forward to my next trip to Melb to try it out as I've heard its amazing!!
Pros: Awesome food!, Friendly Staff!
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chocoholicPhilosophe
Points +865
Not quite up to expectations - Edit
I'd heard a lot of good things about this place, so I came in with pretty high expectations. It didn't quite meet them.
Read moreThe atmosphere was great, and despite being seated at a shared table, we had enough space that my husband and I didn't feel much different in that regard than if we'd had a table to ourselves, and the staff were good.
However, the food, while tasty, wasn't, on the whole, anything remarkable. The queso dip was good, but the beans in it could have done with a little more flavour. The mushrooms were delicious. The roast potatoes had little crispy bits, but the whole potatoes themselves weren't crispy, though that could be a personal preference thing. The avocado ice-cream, while adventurous, was actually pretty ordinary and I didn't finish it, and the chocolate torte it came with was pretty ordinary as well. The pear crumble, however, was a wonderful example of taking an old favourite and tweaking it to make it new and interesting without losing the comforting charm.
Also, just a note about the booking system. When I tried to book, via the website, it didn't take any of my information, but told me it had made a booking. When I called, I found out that the booking hadn't been made. If the booking app isn't behaving itself properly, I think you might have more success searching for the restaurant on dimi website.
Pros: Pleasant atmosphere, All vegan
Cons: Booking system can be flaky, Hard to get a table
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vegjimbo
Points +54
The best restaurant in Melbourne - Edit
The food and service at Smith and Daughters are amazing. A great example of what you get when you pay for quality. The dishes are genius; seriously, avocado icecream! The people clearly love what they do and I'll keep going back again and again.
Read morePros: All vegan, Brilliant food, Licensed
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jre8995
Points +403
exciting, different, flavoursome - Edit
amazing place that features some v different and exciting food ideas, well presented and full of flavour
Read moreour friends loved the tuna and pea croquettes, but i thought they were a bit boring
the brocoli and cauliflower thing was good, as were the morcilla, mushrooms in sherry sauce and the coriander/chilli martinis
only quibbles - expensive and very noisy - but as there aren't really enough greens on offer, it get good rather than excellent
having said that, this is a must go place - needs to be supported and encouraged as really exciting
Pros: exciting ideas, full of flavour
Cons: expensive, not enough greens / veggies
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