We had a vivid fourth dimension at the launch of Smith & Daughters together with figured nosotros shouldn't waste materials whatever fourth dimension heading dorsum together with seeing how it stacked upwards when nosotros weren't existence plied amongst costless cocktails. The opening weekend seemed similar a big hitting - nosotros squeezed inwards on sun nighttime but things were busy, busy, busy. The bill of fare is sizable, important nosotros were able to piece together a whole repast without doubling upwards on anything we'd eaten during the preview night. We got the ball rolling amongst some outstanding cocktails - a gangster horchata for Cindy (cognac, house-made horchata, espresso, orangish liqueur together with a splash of bitters, $16) together with an former Cuban for me (dark rum, fresh lime & mint, topped amongst champagne together with a splash of bitters, $16).
We to a greater extent than ofttimes than non worked our agency through the small-scale dishes, starting amongst a piece of the tortilla (hearty spud together with onion Castilian omelette, served amongst garlic aioli, $7).
This is a dish we've enjoyed non-vegan versions of elsewhere, together with Smith & Daughters create a pretty fine labor of taking an eggy dish together with cranking out an fantabulous vegan rendition.
Next upwards came patatas con chorizo (S & D's signature house-made chorizo sauteed amongst crisp cubed potatoes together with spicy Castilian sauce, $15).
We couldn't figure out what the chorizo was made out of - I idea it had a flake of a TVP vibe, spell Cindy idea it powerfulness accept been built some dark beans together with mushrooms. Either way, it blended nicely amongst the potatoes together with an extra dollop of hot sauce. It wasn't a globe changing dish, but it was a enterprise contribution to the meal.
We also tried a sample of the tacos (1 for $6, 3 for $14), taking i of each of the 3 flavours on offer: spicy chorizo together with potato, jackfruit carnitas together with mushroom, nopales together with sweetness grilled corn.
The spud together with chorizo genuinely worked much meliorate equally a taco filling than on its ain - it was slap-up on these fresh tortillas. In fact, all the tacos were fantabulous - the jackfruit carnitas were spicy together with had a slap-up meaty texture together with the mushroom based filling was tangy together with fresh (we think it's the same filling equally you lot brand it the tamales).
Our lastly dish was the warm hearts of palm salad (lightly fried hearts of palm served amongst a spicy Brazilian salsa, $14).
We were hoping this would render a outburst of freshness to offset all the delicious fried things we'd been enjoying - the salsa served that purpose, but the hearts of palm were surprisingly fritter-y, amongst a lite batter together with a soft middle. It was excellent.
We couldn't walk away without some other shot at the desserts. First of all nosotros went dorsum for a minute gustation of the tarta de chocolate Azteca (served amongst avocado icecream, $14). It was merely equally practiced equally nosotros remembered - the avocado icecream offset its richness amongst some smoothen coolness, but it's genuinely all nigh the spicy, jammy tart.
We also tried the i dessert nosotros hadn't had a gustation of - a Mexican flan (a sweetness Mexican custard, made amongst almond milk, cinnamon together with topped amongst burnt caramel, $12).
I didn't take away heed this - the custard had a rich flavor together with I idea at that spot was a hint of something boozy inwards the syrup. It was okay, but at $12 it wasn't slap-up value together with non a acre on the chocolate tart.
Our minute see to Smith & Daughters was nearly equally successful equally our get-go - the staff were incredibly lovely, but were run off their feet amongst the crowd, slowing things downwardly a bit. The nutrient was great, amongst the tacos, catch of palm salad together with omelette item highlights (plus the chocolate tart of course). The i weakness of the Smith & Daughters bill of fare is the lack of some salads or fresh veggie dishes to cutting through the richness - it's the sort of house you lot see to genuinely indulge. Similarly, you're non going to caput at that spot for a budget repast - nosotros spent nigh $75 on nutrient alone, which is to a greater extent than than you'll current of air upwards racking upwards at Yong or The Fox. But it's worth it - if you're upwards for splashing out, you lot genuinely can't teach likewise far incorrect hither - there's a hip, slightly up-market vibe that no other veggie house inwards Melbourne tin mail away match, loads of imaginative, tasty dishes together with a drinks bill of fare that volition knock your socks off.
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You tin mail away read our summary of the eating theater launch here, along amongst lots of write-ups of the same effect on omni blogs: Eat And Be Merry, For Tomorrow We Die(t), Gastrology, Petit Miamx together with Melbourne Din(n)ing Blog.
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Smith & Daughters
175 Brunswick St, Fitzroy
9939 3293
dinner menu, alcoholic drinks, non-alcoholic drinks
http://www.smithanddaughters.com/ (although the facebook page is genuinely a flake to a greater extent than useful)
Accessibility: The entry is apartment together with narrow together with the tables are pretty crowded. The interior was loud together with dimly lit. Toilets were located upwards several steps, were gendered together with of measure dimension. There's total tabular array service.
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