Th marked 12 years since Cindy in addition to I went on our get-go appointment (to We visited the master copy MoVida a few years dorsum in addition to constitute it pretty enjoyable, in addition to so nosotros had high hopes for its pop niggling offshoot.
Turning upward at 7:30 nosotros were, of course, unable to waltz into a table. Still, it exclusively took 10 minutes or in addition to so loitering at the bar alongside some delicious gin & tonics for things to opened upward up for us on the other side of the bar. The amount of gin in addition to tonic left inwards Cindy's drinking glass below is some indication of how brief the hold back was (although it must move said, the drinking glass only out of shot to the left is substantially emptier).
Things got started alongside some hefty chunks of staff of life in addition to a niggling pot of rattling impressive olive crude oil for dunking. While nosotros chewed our agency through the crusts, nosotros sussed out our options. The card doesn't bring quite the vego attain of MoVida proper (no pitiable man's potatoes! Woe!) but at that spot were withal to a greater extent than than plenty for us to cobble together a pretty fantabulous meal. Very few (if any) of them were vegan, but Carla seems to bring had some luck inwards the past, in addition to so it in all likelihood wouldn't wound to ask.
We started alongside the 1 vego selection on the massively long specials board: the tortilla ($3.50), a Castilian omelette stuffed alongside spud in addition to onion. It was lovely in addition to creamy, in addition to Cindy's initial conclusion to laissez passer on it a lady friend was presently overturned.
Next upward were my favourite dish of the night: the fried croquetta of wild mushrooms ($4 each). The exclusively downside to them was the temperature they came out at - eating them was a residuum betwixt only wanting to materials these crispy-fried balls of earthy mushroomy goodness inwards your oral cavity in addition to avoiding the inevitable natural language burns from besides much enthusiasm. I ordered an extra 1 spell nosotros were pondering the dessert card afterwards inwards the meal, but withal didn't quite permit it cool downward enough.
Hot on the heels of the croquetta came the berenjenas (eggplant chips alongside salmorejo, $12.50).
These were similar lightly tempura-ed slivers of eggplant, alongside a chewy pare in addition to meltingly soft innards, all coated inwards oily crispy goodness. The sauce was a creamy tomato-based mix, which provided a chip of a dissimilar season to dip the chips inwards but wasn't otherwise peculiarly memorable.
The side past times side ii dishes came out together - firstly, the big plate of ensalada (apples, iceberg lettuce, Castilian onion, hazelnut alongside salmojero dressing, $11.50). Huh, I exclusively only realised that the salad dressing was based on the same flavours every bit the eggplant sauce (it turns out salmorejo is a tomato in addition to staff of life based soup!).
I actually liked this - apples in addition to reddish onions are a winning season combination (which reminds me, it must move fourth dimension to brand this 1 time again soon) in addition to the dressing was salty in addition to creamy inwards all the correct proportions. Added wellness bonus: zero on this plate was deep-fried!
Alongside the salad were these ii niggling piquilo peppers, stuffed alongside pisto manchego in addition to topped alongside aioli ($4.50 each).
After making the inevitable mess trying to manoeuvre 1 of them onto my plate, I happily chomped my 'deconstructed' version down. The salty cheese in addition to sweetness pepper were beautifully offset past times the rigid roasted garlic season coming through inwards the aoili. They packed a lot of flavour, in addition to ii would bring been besides many, but 1 was to a greater extent than or less perfect.
We'd been eyeing off the dessert card all night, in addition to were inwards consummate understanding most the ii dishes nosotros wanted to split: the chocolate marquise in addition to the tarta de queso. Sadly, at that spot was some misunderstanding, in addition to nosotros ended upward alongside churros ($12) instead of the marquise - neither of us cared plenty to rectify things, in addition to nosotros consoled ourselves alongside perfectly crunchy doughnut sticks in addition to a rich chocolate sauce (both of us ended upward scooping the chocolate out inwards spoonfuls 1 time the churros themselves had disappeared).
The tarta de queso came out every bit expected (goat's milk cheesecake alongside rhubarb sorbet, $13.50) in addition to was only every bit skillful every bit I'd imagined.
The cheesecake was an intriguing disc of mushy goodness, alongside a nice, tart cheesiness to it. The texture came from the strip of breadcrumbs put downward the middle of the dish, spell the rhubarb sorbet was tangy in addition to smooth. I happily picked away at the cheesecake slice at my terminate of the dish - it went good alongside the other components, but was a highlight fifty-fifty on its own.
Movida Next Door is a tight niggling infinite - after sizing it up, Cindy in addition to I reckon that the staff bring every bit much room inwards their combined kitchen/bar expanse every bit the customers all cosied upward unopen to the bar in addition to a mix of communal in addition to modest tables. Despite our mix-up on the dessert, nosotros were rattling impressed past times the service - they move the crowded room efficiently in addition to effectively, never leaving y'all lone for besides long but non stopping past times in addition to so frequently every bit to move annoying. Everything came out quickly, in addition to y'all actually had the feeling that this was a house where everyone knew what they were doing - it was a well-oiled machine. It's also pretty skillful value - nosotros walked out of at that spot good satisfied past times how much we'd eaten, in addition to exclusively most $120 downward (including 4 drinks). Definitely 1 to add together to your lists.
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Only Carla seems to bring blogged Movida Next Door from a veg*n perspective. Otherwise it gets rave after rave after rave - see: The Hungry Excavator, Sir in addition to M'lady Dine Out, spicy icecream, Sweet in addition to Sour Fork, Food Food K, Seasons of Life, Tasting Melbourne, Fork, Knife in addition to Chopsticks, A Daily Obsession, Ooh, Look, The Food Blog, juganaut's foodie thoughts, Eating Melbourne, Melbourne Dining Experiences, food, glorious food, CW's Food & Travel, EATspeak, melbourne gastronome, choieevon, Food Sailor, The Empty Fridge, Demitasse Demi-sel, My Food Odyssey, GreenTeaSpoon, I Ate it All, doublecooked, I only ate it, Barley Blog, Life inwards a Bottle in addition to Food Fable didn't mean value MND was corking value for coin spell Eat (almost) Anything at Least Once constitute the service disappointing.
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Movida Next Door
1 Hosier Lane, Melbourne
9663 3038
9663 3038
veg dishes $4-12.50
http://www.movida.com.au/movida-next-door/
http://www.movida.com.au/movida-next-door/
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