asado

i got myself the breakfast combo, a well crafter egg and bacon bun with their freshly brewed latte.
i went to asadotogo which is just next to the main restaurant. it is basically your takeawayplaceif you are in a hurry and can’t spare time to sit in their amazing looking restaurant.
i loved the sauce put on the bun and the bacon was perfectly cooked to my liking- not too soft and not too crispy and the latte had a nice strong kick it.
the staff there was very friendly and i also loved the outer space. the seating is amazing for a cold day when the sun is out and then this combo would be the best on your to go list if you have 10mins to kill for your brekkie.

(would soon try their main restaurant hopefully too.)

❌ not recommended
🌟4/5 taste, but not worth it

nice restaurant on southbank promenade and is one of the less popular options.

we ordered the $95 5 course matador set menu and you honestly get a ridiculous amount of food. can’t imagine someone being able to consume this much. don’t order the $120 7 course set menu, the 5 course set menu already offers too much food.

the food quality is good. because we ordered the set menu we tried 9 dishes consisting of 2 entrees, 3 hors d’oeuvres, 2 salads, a main and a dessert. it’s great that you get to try a lot of things, and it definitely felt like it was more than 5 courses.

we weren’t asked how we wanted our steak cooked, so they defaulted to medium which is a bit strange. they were happily willing to replace it with the steak cooked at medium rare.

the waiter also touched our salad as we clearly saw the salad dressing leave a mark on her finger. not ideal.

they offer unlimited refills of salsa and chimichurri. the salsa is pretty good.

i would also avoid coming on public holidays as there is a 15% public holiday surcharge.

overall, theplaceis quite pricy and offers you a lot of food in the set menu. all the dishes tasted nice but there may be some hygiene issues.

my rating of 4/5 is primarily based on the taste of the food.

being one of the san telmo group, i'd been looking forward to trying thisplaceout. quickly seated on entry, a really helpful staff soon introduced us through the menu. his recommendations turned out to be on point.

the fugazzeta is a fermented potato focaccia, infused with olives & rosemary. it paired harmoniously with the melted provolone cheese with chilli, lemon and oregano, which suited the cool weather today. the highlight was the rainbow trout, so tender the flesh was like smooth butter, flavoursome with the zesty paprika oil. the cochinillo (pork), while tender and retained the texture we enjoy, was bathed in a sauce so salty and sharp that it utterly overpowered the taste buds. it may have been what we ordered, but everything including the asparagus side dish and morcilla black sausage was excessively oily i had an upset stomach afterwards.

the dark toned decor is punctuated by cow hides in tribute to the argentinian cuisine. the vast room gives that spacious, comfortable feeling you aren't going to be packed in like sardines. the staff were lovely, though it seemed like our waiter did the lion's share of the work in our zone while the other waiter just "looked busy".

it’s been a while since i’ve felt ripped off but this was probably the worst dining experience i’ve had yet.

we had the $90 set menus and every dish was quite average considering the price, one was absolutely foul. it took 90 minutes for the main course to arrive and by that time i was starving and underfed (a small piece of toast with anchovies, half a chorizo to tie us over in that time).

i’ve had better quality argentinian food at street festivals for less than a quarter of the price and have felt more satisfied with the food at aplacelike grill’d.

the table next to us had a similar disappointed experience and left their sitting early. be mindful that you aren’t paying for good food here and the dining experience wasn’t anything spectacular to justify the prices.

can definitely see asado as an easyplaceto catch up with work colleagues. a lighter establishment than its moody san telmo cousins, asado is located on the fringes of the city in southbank.

ordered:
entree
🦪 vieira: hervey bay half shell scallop, galician butter ($9.00 each)
🌭 chorizo: spiced pork paprika sausage ($16.00)
🥕 [special] zanahorias especial: chargrilled carrots, romesco sauce, leatherwood honey, salted ricotta ($14.00)

main
🥩 ojo de bife: 350g o'connor's (vic) premium pasture fed scotch fillet ($59.00)
🥔 papas: fried russet potatoes, brava sauce, spiced salt, aoli ($13.00)

review:
the food was pretty good at asado!
i loved the scallops and its buttery sauce. it was a little plump, with its distinct sweetness that makes me smile when i think about it. a must order.
a small touch that i also liked was the crunchiness of the russet potatoes. with its crispy edges and slightly spicy hits with the brava sauce cooled by the aioli, it was the sensation of a summer desert approaching the night with every bite.

service was incredibly fun with the waiters encouraging us to try speak spanish. my attempts were off, but it was all taken with humour and a fun educational experience. the waitress was also thorough, taking the opportunity to through the menu and explain the ordering process to get us comfortable.
in terms of the atmosphere, asado is an open space with dark wooden tones. love the skin of the menu - the texture was very interesting and really was a tribute to the meats that were being served.

the staff was very helpful! theplaceis lovely and the prices were reasonable. good portion sizes to share! worth a try :)

had a $70 each set menu for 3 people. al lot of tapas, not bad. we only had a small piece if steak, nice. for a barbecueplacepromising argentinian bbq and plenty of meat, not much meat at all. go else where.

visited thisplacefor saturday lunch andplaceis surprisingly not busy. we ordered some tapas, steak and sides to share among 6 of us. food is overall yummy, however the meatball dish was unfortunately not as fresh. steak is a tad too salty for our preference too, but it was still enjoyable with the complimentary salsa sauced provided.

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 and beef tongue skewer, absolutely divine. perfectplacefor a great date night.

staff are always so lovely. food is seriously game-changing! meat like you’ve never had before and even the drinks/cocktails are great. can’t recommend thisplaceenough

tried this restaurant for dinner. you choose a few tapas before your main and sides arrive. we chose the beef steak 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 is beef toungu 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. niceplace.

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, beef empanadas, 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 aplaceto bring vegans or vegetarians maybe.

i would definitely come back.

went to asado whit my partner for dinner, location was clean with good atmosphere and customer service was friendly and warm.
we tried many dish, all the food was great , but some dish was another level, really impressed me the tartare and tongue skewer .
this is was the last of san telmo family we tried and i have to say , all of them serve really good food, some of them they a bit overpriced for what the serve. but this is is one of theplacewhere you can be sure quality of food is always good.

asado served a variety of argentinian bbq meats. we ordered a few of their tapas and grills; beef short ribs, empanada, charred baby octopus, and beef tongue 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 niceplacefor both lunch and dinner.

thisplacewas amazing. beautiful coal bbq argentian meat. we ordered the ox beef, chicken skewer and lamb enchilada for entree and then for mains we got the lamp and pork. the lamb was cooked beautifully and so juicy and suculant. the pork was also beautiful and cooked in an open fire with crispy skin on top and we had the zucchini as a side which was also delicious and it came with a nice creamy sauce with almonds and breadcrumbs. as usual i forgot to take all the photos as i get too excited to eat lol but i got a couple