asado

ordered the cochinillo pork which was delicious and had this charcoal flavour with beautiful pork fat flavour, pulpo en mojo verde which was like a grilled octopus with a green sauce, also delicious, papas which were these fried potatos with this mustard dressing, probably best dish out of all of them, esparragos a la parrilla which was asparagus , broccolini with nice lemon and walnut flavour,beefempanada which was standard, provoleta which was this cheese with chilli and lemon, tasted like fried cheese but was delicious, pisco which tasted like vodka and lastly sangria which was refreshing. overall, service was excellent, asked about the pisco and gave great recommendation, loved this place

we came here for our anniversary. service was impeccable and food was amazing. every dish was a winner.
we ordered:
- ox tongue pintxos - tender and great flavour
-beefempanada - filling was very flavourful and crust was just right
- pork empanada (special) - good as well butbeefwas better
-beeftartar - good marinade/sauce giving a nice tang
- half chicken - super tender and juicy
-beef shoulder - beautiful charry crust but the inside was soft and tender
-carrot salad - great mix of flavours that my wife loved despite not really liking carrots!
- flan - very smooth and creamy. moorish dessert that finished off a wonderful dining experience

had a delicious dinner here. we tried the pork &beefmeatballs, provolone cheese, char grilled chicken and broccoli slaw. everthing was amazing. the chicken was so tender and juicy. all courses were fantastic. the staff were lovely and helpful. can't wait to return and try more things on the menu.

had the most delicious meal here! all dishes were so packed full of flavour and cooked to perfection. the pork cooked over the fire pit was the juiciest, softest and tastiest pork i've ever had! also can't go past that house made chorizo sausage andbeeftongue skewer, absolutely divine. perfect place for a great date night.

lighting was dimmed to set the mood, staff were super helpful and friendly, especially this being our first time.
must definitely try thebeefcheeks, they just melt away in your mouth.
also famous for their chorizo which is full of flavour.
to finish, would recommend the flan - words cannot describe how delicious this was and was perfect to end the meal.

tried this restaurant for dinner. you choose a few tapas before your main and sides arrive. we chose thebeefsteak parilla for the main, roasted potatoes with sour cream and tomato sauce and carrots with aioli and pumpkin seed.
tapas were empanadas which is lamb shoulder pie, lengua which isbeeftoungu and croquet. it was great overall. i recommend the food and atmosphere and staff were attentive.
the restaurant would cost you around 100-150 bucks for two people. nice place .

my friend felt like tapas but as in melbourne everything is booked/full. we walked past asado by the yarra and thought why not? and we are so glad we did. saturday night, we had no booking and manage to snag a table for 2. it looked pretty quiet but in fact there were many large groups in the private function areas. it actually got more busy towards 8pm onwards as we arrived around 7.

service was impeccable as we were provided with the menus quickly (and later on unlimited refills of the salsa and chimichurri that was delicious).

we were overwhelmed by the menu as neither myself or my friend are experts at spanish×argentinian cuisine. so we went for the "feed me" in which the chef chooses 5 courses for us for $70 and 2 glasses of wine (they have a very large drinks menu).

they food was pretty immaculate, i honestly cannot remember the names of anything, but special shout outs to the smoke chargrilled steak, the black sausage,beefempanadas, potatoes and even the lettuce salad. the take home biscuit was amazing too. we honestly could not finish all our food because there was so much. the only let down (very average) was the tomatoes on toast tapas.

ambience was lively, bright enough to see, nice music and leather everywhere (menus, chairs and placemats) so probably not a place to bring vegans or vegetarians maybe.

i would definitely come back.

from the melt-in-the-mouth pastry of the empanadas filled with sensationally flavoursome fillings of eitherbeefor sweetcorn+cheese to the silky fresh ceviche andbeeftartare, the bar was set very high from the get go with these entrees and appetisers. luckily, the main events featuring a selection of meats cooked over open flames also delivered with their succulent and juicy textures, quality bites and a beautiful char.

argetinian food with a spanish twist. a spanish centric secletion of beer and cocktails. highlights were thebeeftongue skewers, empanadas and the spare ribs from the grill. the cod croquettes and cochinillo didnt do it for me. all and all the first experience was great, attentive service, good decor, quality dishes. will be back to try the steaks and red wine next time.

asado served a variety of argentinian bbq meats. we ordered a few of their tapas and grills;beefshort ribs, empanada, charred baby octopus, andbeeftongue skewer, as well as tres leches cake for dessert. the meats were of pretty good quality, and the savoury dishes came with a lot of condiments which nicely flavoured the rather plain grilled meats. service was prompt and friendly, venue was new and modern. it was a nice place for both lunch and dinner.

although our experience of dinning with asado is strictly restricted to the pop-up outside arts centre, melbourne, we chose to write a review here.

we loved to use of color that's gone into designing thos pop-up.

ordered a cheese empanada, lomito and papas from this argentinian / spanish pop-up.

everything was yummy and fresh.beefwas cooked perfect. potatoes were beautifully fried and crisp. cheese empanada was so moist from inside and crisp from outside.

the only issue that we probably had (and mind you, it not actually a big issue) was that lomito (grass-fedbeefsandwich) could have had some more dressing then usual.

value for money and very friendly staff.

everything we ordered was delicious and service from alejandro was great. thebeeftartare was my favorite (covered in potato crisps in the photo). had a very enjoyable experience!

asado a predominately argentinean restaurant focusing on just that, asado. it's got a few spanish tapas/pintxos as well as other south american influences in their menu, but it's all about that meat hissing away on that parrilla. like its counterpart san telmo and palermo there are a few popular items that can be found here and they are here for good reason, they're crowd pleasers.

they've got a good selection on argentinean wines, the price is quite a significant mark up and i've had my fair share of malbec when i was down there. regardless the atmosphere here is dark with cow hides and wines adorning the walls and the parrilla in full display with an open kitchen. the pork roasting away hanging on some grating, only thing missing is a whole lamb on a cross. you even get to see the dry aging room before you walk into the restaurant, a feast for the eyes.

we start off with a few lengua,beeftongue skewers layered with chimichurri. i didn't knowbeeftongue could get so tender, this was really soft and had a nice smokey flavour imparted onto it. the chimichurri was quite herbaceous and gave it some brightness.

they were out of their special lamb empanadas so we stuck withbeefwhich was a sound choice, filled with mince, olives and egg it was a hearty pocket with a few spices to bring some mild heat into play.

the white fish ceviche was lightly cured and did not overpower the fish. you've got the corn and pine nuts for crunch and a few slices of tangelo for some citrusy sweetness, nice vibrant dish.

we also got a chorizo which to be honest i thought was going to be larger for the given price point but it was delicious nonetheless. it was gushing with spicy fatty juices and had some nice charring to it.

for mains we went for the 500g o'connor's premium dry aged pasture fed rib eye. perfectly cooked, perfectly pink with all that beautiful fat rippling through the meat which imparted a lot of beefy flavour. it's one of the best steaks i've eaten in melbourne. they did give us a couple of accompaniments, chimichurri and some type of salsa but really it was perfect in it's purest form.

we also had some of their roast pork which had been cooked over open fire, juicy white meat with a few shards of crackling thrown in. this benefited more from the sauces. as a side we got asparagus with cheese, almond and bread crumbs. the asparagus was soft and crisp with the almonds, all the ingredients just clung together and worked a treat.

for dessert we got some alfajores which had 2 shortbreads and dulce de leche squeezed in between. it crumbled with eat bite to reveal a sticky sweetness aliken to caramel. we also got the tres leches which translates to 3 milk, in this case 3 milk sponge cake. it had some familiar pairings such as strawberries and cream with some popping from the freeze dried berries. what makes this unique is the red pepper sorbet which on its own is quite confusing and there were some blank stares that night. combined however it slowly came together, it's an acquired taste and worthy of trying.

overall fantastic spot and can be overlooked as it is not directly on the main strip. they didn't take any shortcuts here and i was pretty happy with the ambience and food. the food had great pacing but there were a couple of times we didn't get as much attention as you'd expect due to the servers being overloaded, that being said another waiter (possibly manager) saw that we needed our table cleared and rushed over to help out.

i'm glad these guys are around, they're really making an impact on the south american dining scene in melbourne which is mostly underrepresented and gives me warm nostalgic vibes.

my favourite meat restaurant at the moment! i want to go back and have everything else in the menu!!!!!

originally planned to go to san telmo, but with me completely forgetting to actually book it in it got booked out. on the website however it kindly suggested their sister restaurants palermo and asado which are also argentinian grills. asado it was.

first of all - location is very convenient! southbank right across the bridge from flinders st station, right next to southgate.

as you are walking towards to entrance you are passing the window display of all the different cuts that were being aged right there, and the smell of something amazing hits your nose and you know you are up for a treat here! (see one of the videos)

the warmest greeting from staff as we are welcomed and escorted to our table. talking of staff - most are from spain, south america, france, all extremely helpful, and passionate about their food (and quite handsome!! 🤫😂)

the decor is definitely a steak house, in your face! love it! cow skin on the walls, on the menu covers, drinks menu made of soft leather, suckling pig hanging in the open kitchen being slowly roasted, proper steak knives with asado logo - all says - we know our meat!

now to the food:
we had few starters, 3 mains and couple sides.
🔸jamon iberico - top notch!!!! the smell, taste and lingering oiliness of acorns in jamon was beautiful and very pronounced. nom nom nom 🤤
🔸beeftartare was the most beautiful i have ever tasted (and i have had a lot both here and in france). it came with marinated little mushrooms (enoki style, but probably not!) with zingy anchovy mayo served with crispy potato chips to scoop it up. the taste, texture and freshness all together worked amazingly!
🔸grilledbeeftongue with chimichurri. braised for a day, then slow cooked for 12 hours, then thinly sliced and grilled on super hot coals, served with flavoursome chimichurri sauce. it was exquisite. so tender, with lovely caramelisation. i definitely recommend to everyone, and especially those who have never tried tongue and are cautious. it doesn’t taste like offal at all!!! just delicious!

🔸now on to mains: we had suckling pig, and also lamb and steak from the parilla - argentinian coal grill. ok, please try the pig!!! it was melting in mouth! didn’t know it was physically possible till that day with pork. woah!!

both lamb and steak were simply amazing as well. but steak is steak. these ones were pretty damn good though!! both lamb andbeefcame out perfectly medium rare, slightly on the rare side, which was perfect for me and were amazingly tender and full of flavour of both the actual meat and the coals of parilla.

and lastly couple sides that deserve a mention in their own right:
🔸artichoke hearts with grilled onion, garlic and tomatoes - i could just eat it by itself!!! (i actually didn’t adjust that photo, it looked that good!)
🔸and their signature dish- roasted brussel sprouts topped with manchego cheese - flavour overload!!

papas bravas were good too, but that’s to be expected.

we have not tried deserts at all, too full. there were still few more things on the menu to try so we shall definitely be back.
so if you are looking to have a great night night with some good meat to go along with your good red - give that place a go for sure!!!

yay to asado bar and grill opening on southbank. it was quite busy for a tuesday night on it’s first week of opening. service was excellent and loved hearing the sounds of the spanish language/accents from wait staff and background noise.

we decided to try the tapas to sample a variety of dishes. we started with the empanadas - beef, green olive & boiled egg and sweetcorn, manchego, and spanish peppers. then onto the salted cod croquetas, chorizo, zanahorias (chargrilled carrots, pumpkin seeds, goats curd, black cabbage cream), polpo (octopus with squid ink mayo) andbeefribs. everything was delicious and full of flavour.

next came dessert and we tried the chocolate mousse with chocolate fondant and raspberry jam and the flán - dulce de leche crème caramel and salted peanut praline. the desserts were not the stand out dishes of the evening and don’t even bother with the cheese platter. cheese platter was over priced with not much on it at all. i suggest you stick to the main dishes. we finished off with coffee and this was a great end to the evening. definitely worth a visit.

i look forward to trying asado to go takeaway section.