28 Jun

Opening in late November last year, United Kitchen Dining & Tapas is a Latin American restaurant and cocktail bar on burgeoning Fitzroy Street. The warm and inviting interior features concrete floors, wooden trimmings, copper accents and splashes of greenery. All four walls are a display of various materials, creating a different feel on different sides of the room. There's a leather sofa and ottoman area perfect for drinks and nibbles around the drum tables, and a leather booth by the other window that's semi-private and cosy. The tables are...

20:46 / Food / Latin American / Mexican / Restaurants / St Kilda / United Kitchen Dining & Tapas
05 May

Village Cantina placed its roots down in cosy Yarraville in late 2014, with a vision to reintroduce authentic and fresh Mexican food to us. Many of the decorative knick-knacks on the shelves are from Mexico itself, and a large portrait of Danny Trejo make it pretty clear you're here for true Mexican food. Our idea of Mexican tends to veer towards the Tex-Mex side of things; steer away from the Coronas and nachos and check out the authentic stuff like Mexican beer from Day of the Dead, or...

22:06 / Food / Mexican / Restaurants / Village Cantina / Yarraville
27 Feb

Communities that partake in “Dia de los Muertos” celebrate the lives of those who've passed on with food, drink and parties rather than mourning. Named after this festival, Day of the Dead tries to capture this joyful, celebratory spirit and reproduce it at their cocktail and tapas bar. The space is small and cosy, and a neat little lounge area by the front window would be perfect for group gatherings. As the night wore on and the lights dimmed, the dark moodiness created the perfect lounging environment for enjoying...

21:58 / Day of the Dead / Food / Mexican / Restaurants / St Kilda
20 Feb

There's something about Peruvian cuisine that I love. There's fresh vibrancy as well as flavoursome marinades. Then there's the fact that there's a variety of influences from Japanese and Chinese cuisine, creating a natural fusion of flavours. Established mid-2014, the owners behind San Telmo, Dave and Micky Parker and Jason and Renee McConnell, brought on Ben Wood as manager to create Pastuso - a modern Peruvian grill, cevicheria and pisco bar, with Alejandro Saravia as both head chef and co-owner. The dark and generally moody interior has all sorts of...

16:48 / Food / Melbourne CBD / Pastuso / Peruvian / Restaurants
15 Jul

After acquiring a birthday voucher for the venue, we dropped in to Highlander Bar for a quick post-uni/work celebratory feast before returning home. Though I've visited Highlander Bar previously, I didn't try much of the menu so this was a good opportunity to see what else was on offer. [caption id="attachment_9144" align="aligncenter" width="533"] Bison Fling - Bison Vodka, Blackberry Juice, Cloudy Apple, Cucumber, Spices ($18)[/caption] This cocktail was a bit of a surprise. Made with Bison vodka, blackberry juice, cloudy apple, cucumber and spices, one sip and I was instantly...

20:45 / Bar/Pub / Burgers / Food / Highlander Bar / Latin American / Melbourne CBD / Restaurants
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