Fonda

August 19, 2015

We needed a quick dinner earlier a demonstrate inward the urban gist on Midweek nighttime as well as decided to endeavor out Fonda, tucked upwards the Parliament terminate of Flinders Lane. Fonda rode Melbourne's Mamasita-inspired Mexican moving ridge as well as has since grown from its beginnings inward Richmond to iv locations across the city. The Flinders Lane i is massive - it was slow to catch a big tabular array at 6pm, but things filled upwards as nosotros ate as well as it was pretty hectic yesteryear the fourth dimension nosotros left.

The bill of fare has a decent arrive at of vego options, including a few veganisable dishes. There's a big drinks listing also - frozen margaritas, cocktails, hip beers as well as a brusque vino list. They also produce an array of non-boozy options, including Cindy's choice for the night: horchata ($6). It was a rattling sugariness version of this rice-milk based beverage, but Cindy was happy amongst it nonetheless.

We started things off sharing roughly ii kinds of chips: the crispy white as well as bluish tortilla crisps amongst guacamole as well as pico de gallo ($9)...

as well as the crunch-cut murphy chips amongst chipotle aoili ($).

Both were excellent, amongst generous as well as delicious condiments. The chipotle hot chips inward item were elevation notch - belike the best dish nosotros had. Cindy ordered the portabello as well as shitake mushroom quesadilla, served amongst a fonda salsa ($15).

This was a pretty disappointing dish - the quesadilla fillings were pretty bland, amongst the mushroom as well as greens combo non actually packing much punch. The salsa helped a lot, but on the whole this dish didn't actually inspire (one of our dining companions had the same filling on tacos as well as was every bit bummed out).

I ordered the dark edible bean falafel, amongst shaved zucchini as well as cabbage, salsa, pickled carrot as well as onion as well as chipotle aioli ($15, this dish would endure vegan if you lot cancelled the aioli I think).

This was much to a greater extent than successful - the falafel were great, as well as the fillings added some freshness to the burrito as well as the smokey salsa was great. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 few dabs of hot sauce actually topped things off. 

Our Fonda sense was pretty mixed - it's a lovely infinite as well as the staff were friendly as well as efficient, but the nutrient was pretty mixed. If you lot social club wisely you lot could get got a wonderful meal, but the prices are high as well as the character is varied. It's a handy spot for a quick urban gist dinner, but at that spot is no shortage of those around, then it's belike alone worth the trip if you're hanging for something wrapped inward a tortilla.

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There are lots of positive weblog reviews of Fonda's urban gist location: Nona Tukang Makan, Spoonfuls of Wanderlust, Edge of My Plate, The Glutton's Diet, Delightfully Tasty, It's an Expensive but Delicious Habit as well as The Lifestyle Monolog.

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Fonda

31 Flinders Lane, Melbourne
8686 7300

menu, drinks
http://www.fondamexican.com.au

Accessibility: Entry is upwards a staircase. Things are reasonably spacious inside, amongst a mix of depression as well as high tables. You social club as well as pay at a depression counter, as well as they choose the nutrient out to your table. One of our companions reported that the toilets are fully accessible, then maybe at that spot is also an alternative entry that nosotros couldn't figure out.