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8 Reviews on “Veludo”
A local favourite. Yummy pork belly and delicious gnocchi. Consistently good food overall, even though there may be slight variations. Recent changes to the cash register means they dont take Amex anymore… but still a good place for a casual drink and meal.
My set lunch for 2 people was using the Groupon deal they had online. We were sat down at these long bench tables at the front of the restaurant, and they were so tight, the benches couldn’t even move back for me to get in easily because it was right next to the table behind. Space was really tight and uncomfortable.
First, the sharing platter arrived. It had peri peri chicken, calamari, bread, and beetroot croquettes which were very good. I liked that it also came with so many dipping sauces, so we had the choice to choose. But the bread was stale, and you could tell it wasn’t fresh.
We ordered the crispy pork belly and the seafood pasta. The seafood pasta looked good, but tasted bland and had no flavour. It was pretty odd considering I could see the sauce at the bottom of the plate, but when it just tasted bland, almost like it was just pasta and pieces of seafood. Couldn’t taste the garlic or the olive oil at all.
The pork belly’s skin was NOT CRISPY. This was such a disappointment to me, the skin was chewy even though it looked crispy on the outside. The meat was cooked unevenly, as one side of it was juicy and the other side was dry. The orange butternut sauce/pure tasted really yummy but there was only one teaspoon of it on the plate, and kale chips on the side were really crispy.
Service was appalling to say the least, the waitresses walked slow, looked moody and took forever to get cutlery and water. When I wanted to scan my Groupon code, their iPad wasn’t work and I had to wait over 10 minutes for something that should’ve taken only a few seconds. What I got from the Groupon was worth the food I got, but without the deal, I would never even think about coming back.
I’ve been here at St Kilda fest for good espresso martinis, I’ve since found out their food is spot on as well.
Had about 4 different entrees, main & dessert which were all equally pleasure inducing.
Friendly staff. I would not complain if I had to go back
I haven’t eaten here but the cocktails are definitely good. However, they probably look better than they taste. Also no table service. However, we spent a few hours here sitting in their comfy armchairs, watching the thunderstorm slurping cocktails.
Came here for lunch today. Had the chicken Parma and a glass of red. Parma was normal pub type fair with an average glass of red. Asked for a piccolo and got a soy latte (didnt complain was happy to try something different), overall service was good. Toilet were disgusting… if I had of seen them first I would not have ordered food.
Bought a voucher from Groupon and went there last 2 time, foods are nice decorating and taste good, worth the money for 2 people and had a good night, but waited for food are so long time
Points for: Fresh, tasty dishes, lively atmosphere, discounts
Dine Time: weekday dinner
Seeing Veludo offer discounts across so many platforms makes me a bit apprehensive, but decided to give it a go while enjoying a warm night along the beach.
We sat outside to enjoy the lively atmosphere of Acland St, however it was a little bit loud from the music coming from the speakers, people around, buskers. The table we had was so small, it could barely fit 3 plates.
While it wasn’t really busy yet (around 6:30pm), the food actually took quite a while to come out (15-20 mins).
The haloumi salad was pretty filling with pumpkin and kale. The haloumi itself was nicely grilled and had a mild saltiness, and with the grilled chicken, went perfectly well.
Lamb koftas had a good meaty, lamby taste with a nice crust and still kind of medium on the inside. Paired really well with the tzatziki and pickled cucumber, with the soft pita to carry it together.
The steamed mussels with prawns and chorizo was decent value – although had disappointing points to it. The prawns were a little small, the chorizo was more of a kransky, and the mussels were the size of my little figernail. However still a tasty dish with the spicy tomato sauce.