We're large fans of Shannon Martinez's vegan cheffery together with over the past times few years get got followed her nutrient from the East Brunswick Club to Gasometer, South together with thus across the river to the Sweetwater Inn. We were thrilled to detect that she'd hold upwardly opening Smith & Daughters on Brunswick St, inward collaboration alongside Mo Wyse. Last nighttime nosotros were privileged to attend their First Taste Feast past times exceptional invitation.
Smith & Daughters takes a left plow from the pubby/American diner nutrient that Martinez has offered these final few years. This is a Spanish/Latin American tapas bar together with restaurant, together with it's hip every bit all hell. Bluestone walls together with sturdy wooden article of furniture are decorated alongside modern fixtures, a collage of vintage prints, candles together with Roman Catholic tokens.
The card is all vegan (including the drinks list!) and, although they're non specifically marked, offers lots of gluten-free options. You could easily construct a repast from the modest plates ($7-16) similar guacamole together with tortilla chips, patatas con chorizo together with hearts of palm salad or focus on a large plate ($16-35) of paella, tacos or pasta. We received a gustatory modality of both menus together with some desserts besides.
Our kickoff course of report was a loving cup of oyster mushroom together with white edible bean ceviche ($16 for unknown share size) - genuinely dominated past times gently pickled love apple tree together with onion slivers - alongside starchy fried plantain chips on the side.
Next nosotros sampled some stunning salty tuna together with greenish pea croquettes ($7 each) alongside a dab of caper aioli together with squelch of lemon - these had a dyad of the mock meat noobs nearly us completely flummoxed.
The rustic presentation of the tamales ($7 each) belied a fancy filling of mushrooms, nopales (prickly pear) together with grilled corn.
We were treated to modest bowls of the 'big plate' pazole ($18 for unknown share size), a thick Colombian hominy soup topped alongside sauteed oyster mushrooms, pickled cabbage, a dollop of guacamole together with a thick tortilla chip.
The chiles rellenos (to hold upwardly served alongside blood-red rice, $18) has to hold upwardly tasted to hold upwardly believed. The enormous, mild pepper is stuffed alongside a rich filling of chipotle cream cheese together with chorizo, thus battered together with fried to a crisp, together with topped alongside tomatillo sauce. I'd recommend sharing this fella alongside a friend or fifty-fifty two.
Shannon's biggest functioning of the nighttime was to develop a pan of her fourth-generation-family-recipe paella for the 70 or to a greater extent than of us (you tin guild it for a few every bit 2 people for $35). The plump rice is fragrant alongside saffron together with studded alongside peas, calamari, prawns together with sausage.
Mo sent us on our agency alongside samples of their sweets - warm sugar-dusted, quince-stuffed Castilian donuts ($12 for unknown quantity) together with a glorious tarta de chocolate Azteca (to hold upwardly served alongside avocado icecream for $14) - sweetness layers of biscuit, jam together with chocolate alongside a warm chilli finish.
Melbourne has non however seen a veg eatery of Smith & Daughters' calibre. It's a sophisticated venue alongside a rare, plant-based accept on Castilian together with Latin American food. Mock meats are used judiciously to back upwardly (and non distract from) local together with organic produce, together with at that topographic point are plenty mock-free dishes to construct a banquet if you lot prefer. This is rich, special-occasion nutrient together with we'd recommend budgeting some $40-50 per somebody addition drinks.
We are deeply impressed past times Shannon together with Mo's novel enterprise together with can't hold back to become dorsum - doors opened upwardly to the populace adjacent Fri March 21.
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Smith & Daughters
175 Brunswick St, Fitzroy
9939 3293
menus: first aspect feast, dinner menu, alcoholic drinks,
non-alcoholic drinks, brunch & like shooting fish in a barrel night
http://www.smithanddaughters.com/
Accessibility: The entry is apartment together with narrow; we're unsure of the criterion tabular array arrangements but they were rattling crowded on this night. The interior was loud together with dimly lit. Toilets were located upwardly several steps, were gendered together with of criterion dimension. We await that there'll hold upwardly total tabular array service.
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