Alimentari Smith Street

Excellent service. Excellent food. Great dishes, presented well, with lots of flavor. A little bit of Italy and other regions on the menu. Highly recommend for a lunch while strolling Smith Street.

A place I often visit. The bread and dip are as good as always. This time I tried a new dish, the prawns were a little salty , but pairing them with the bread balanced it. Overall, it’s a restaurant I really enjoy.

Excellent focaccia served with olive oil and balsamic. The taramasalata wasn’t the best I’ve had and was served with sourdough. The burrata with peach was nice. A good variety of salad options too. Beautiful interior design and a very pleasant ambiance.

Great healthy salads and delicious food options. Perfect for lunch, the place is nicely decorated and very cosy. The service is also excellent. Defined recommended!

Incredible food, staff, and vibe. Great spot for a group lunch. Good share plates, especially the meat and salad dishes. Will be back.

A brilliant cafe located in the heart of the trendy Smith St. The whole atmosphere is great with an art style deco creating a unique feel. Food is yummy and beautifully presented with the service team friendly and keeping on their feet! It’s a true local experience and worth the visit. Price wise it pretty normal for the brunch scene! Enjoy

I have been here for quite some time and I love this casual but warm atmosphere. The food is good and there are plenty of choices. The staff are friendly and helpful.

I only had coffee and smoothie there the place itself is very beautiful, with a wonderful atmosphere, and the service is great.

Such a pretty restaurant! If possible, sit in the back patio - beautifully decorated with artsy decor and white tablecloth-covered tables. Came too late on a Sunday afternoon to try the brunch food but the deli selection is not bad as everything we tried was pleasant. Will be back for a more proper meal. Ideal for hangouts with friends or a casual datebin the Fitzroy area!

I've always been a fan of Parisian housewife approach: 1. Visit lovely food store 2. Buy ready made meals 3. Take home 4. Spend afternoon on couch reading 5. Heat up the meal 6. Serve 7. Pretend you spent all afternoon cooking Smith Street Alimentari is going to make this a whole lot easier, with ready made roast dinners, salads galore and fresh pasta and sauces. Just don't tell anyone my secret okay?

Smith Street stalwart Alimentari and neighbours Gorski and Jones have knocked down their adjoining wall and become one to bring a fusion of Italian and Mediterranean food goodness. Divided into two halves, a hanging blackboard poses the question of eat in or takeaway. If takeaway is your desire then nothing has changed with the old Alimentari's selection of deli-cross-foodstore delights still available. However, for the immediately hungry a turn to the left takes you to a full table service cafe with bar and courtyard. A large tapestry along the wall, exposed brickwork, open kitchen and fixtures all add to the European feel. The food menu is equally immersive with a range of breakfast, lunch and paninis options that each have their own creative twists on common dishes. From sweet potato latkes with baba ghannooj and poached eggs to slow cooked baharat-rubbed lamb shoulder with skordalia, there is a dish to excite everyone. I ordered the pan fried Tasmanian salmon with agrodolce, capers, rocket, confit cherry tomatoes and walnut purée on this visit. This is a stunning dish with the flavours of the juicy salmon with a crispy skin, sweet melt-in-your-mouth tomatoes and the mix of agrodolce (traditional Italian sweet and sour sauce) and the rich walnut purée all combining in an intriguing but tasty explosion. Quality coffee from Veneziano, with a blend and single origin espresso and filter options available, complete this Smith Street gem. For the Alimentari lovers who can't be bothered cooking or anyone who wants to sample some European-inspired delights, the new and transformed Smith Street Alimentari is a must visit.

Finally getting around to reviewing the restaurants I dined at while living in Melbourne, and Alimentari has been a long time coming. Dined here just about eight or so times, and the food was always phenomenal. Honestly, I had the Roasted Mushrooms (add bacon and hash browns) the first time I visited Alimentari and I rarely stray from that dish. So delicious! I've also tried the meatball wrap and purchased the deli board on a few occasions - neither disappointed. Coffee was great, and the restaurant itself was beautiful. I was able to get a seat out back on most occasions, which was great because the flowers around the back patio are gorgeous. If you're in a rush, order from the deli counter.

I'm so happy I read the reviews and decided to give this place a try. Started with a breakfast of poached eggs, bacon and relish. Was a good breakfast but nothing special, coffee was lovely. The best part was checking out the produce and salads. I could have left with everything but restrained myself to a Potato Salad and Chicken and Pistachio Terrine to takeaway. I have just finished eating them and they really were brilliant, so tasty, fresh and made with quality ingredients. There is so much to choose from and I know for sure I will be eating here for years to come. The breakfast was a 3-4, but the produce was worth a 10, so it's an easy 5 star for me.

Smith Street Alimentari focus on all day breakfast and lunch. This Italian inspired part deli/food-store and eatery make a tremendous coffee and memorable food. The breakfast menu is extensive and will cater for every appetite. If you'd rather a glass of wine and lunch don't pass on the delectable slow-cooked baharat rubbed lamb shoulder on potato skordalia. It's so moreish you will be back again.

Always good. Meatball wrap blows your universe. Been going to Alimentari in Fitzroy for years, and the smith street opening doesn't disappoint. Great fitout out the back court yard where you can nestle your long black and overly intellectualise life.

Lunch on Monday sit down. Food: Meatball wrap. Grilled wrap great texture, solid meatball, spinach, cheesey, gooey - DELICIOUS! Italian Cole slaw - solid...not great. Broccoli salad - very good. Service: SUCKS. 15 minutes to get a can of beer and chilled glass? WTF. Unbelievably PRETENTIOUS and wait staff was not genuine in their 'customer service'. Another case of smoke and mirrors...beautiful atmosphere, decent food, weak service. With so many other good choices around - Won't be back. Would not recommend.

This is not only one of the most beautiful places to eat the flavors dance in your mouth. I had breakfast and lunch once on the back patio and lunch in the restaurant and was consistently in awe of the decor and the food.... The food raises the bar to a new level the textures, flavors and feast for the eyes and mouth make you thank god you are alive.nI ate so slow and almost cried out loud with joy...cheers to doing it right!!!!!

Great breakfast, good atmosphere, and friendly staff. They were also very accommodating with substituting different ingredients.

Very disappointed to cross town with a friend especially to eat here. Their opening hours say they are open until 6pm. Arrived at 4:30pm and they were no longer serving food and had packed up their takeaway cabinets. Staff had attitude about even serving coffee! Unprofessional at best.

Totally underrated. These guys do an amazing brunch and they do great proper lunch too, both takeaway and 'dine' in. Love the speed of service too, very impressive for an eatery at that price point.

Probably the worst service i have had in my whole life. Food was decent. Coffee could be better. But, oh man, my waiter was the epitome of the word rude

A great brunch spot, particularly the gorgeous outdoor space on a sunny day. Really interesting menu with good range. Really enjoyed the smoked trout on potato rosti with a poached egg and preserved lemon hollandaise.

As a local, I have dined here frequently when it was two separate establishments, previously Gorski & Jones, and Smith Street Alimentari. The menu offerings are seasonal, delicious and lovingly prepared by dedicated chefs in an open kitchen. The decor is welcoming, with noise levels excessive at times. Then in early 2015, both businesses amalgamated by knocking a large opening between them. The food quality remained, but the venue popularity skyrocketed, and the standard of service nosedived. Haughty, snippy wait staff (one barista spitefully pitched my incorrectly made take-out coffee across the bar and snarled at me) and a near impossible task to find a table mean I will take my business elsewhere.

Everything here is always made fresh and with the best ingredients. I like to come here for a quick lunch (the salami panini is my favourite) and then get one of their ready-made meals to have for dinner later (beef or pork and fennel lasagna is another favourite). Every street should have an Alimentari.