Ballard’s

Great restaurant. Refined cuisine, fine tastes, combined with hearty plant-based cuisine.great experience, clean craftsmanship in the kitchen.we are convinced and excited. The waiter also reflects the food perfectly, hearty appearance but lovingly friendly to the core.

And for this quality, the restaurant is pleasantly relaxed

The food, atmosphere and drinks were amazing can’t fault it. I had a spicy grapefruit margarita and it was the best way to start the meal. Then some croquettes, and I had the lions mane “steak” was sooo good, with a peppercorn sauce and fries. Will
Be back

Forget about vegetarian food, this restaurant is hands-down one of the best in Melbourne. The food is absolutely delicious. Texturally & visually interesting, tasty and plentiful! Drinks list also has a great offering and the non-alc cocktails are outstanding. Run, don't walk!

5 stars to the Braised cabbage, lions mane mushroom dishes. Pity the eggplant schnitzel wasn't available tonight. All of the dishes we ordered were top notch

LOVE this place so much, very cool but relaxed vibes and amazing amazing food - the quality of this food could easily be served at a degustation at a posh restaurant.
Last night we immensely enjoyed the broken lemon meringue pie, heirloom tomato salad with corn & onion crips (amazing), roast potato skins with peppered cabbage jus and celeriac cream, and grilled broccolini with lemon cream, tabasco + toasted almond.
The menu changes frequently, but thankfully the gnocchi is always on there, so fluffy and perfectly cooked.

Incredible food, service and atmosphere. My favourite restaurant- vegan or otherwise. Go here regularly and it always impresses.

I've wanted to try this place for ages and tonight I wasn't disappointed. Got the feed me menu and the food was superb. This place is as good as your Transformers or your Smith and Daughters while feeling a bit more casual and relaxed. As a teetotaler, I appreciated the interesting no-alcohol options as well. If I had one critisism, I'd say that the staff were a little inattentive but other than that it was a 5 star experience. I'll definitely be back to try a Sunday roast.

EDIT have been to Ballard's several more times and it's my favourite plant based restaurant in Melbourne. Food is absolutely superb and staff are fantastic. Great drinks options as well. Highly recommend.

The food was nice enough. We had the 'Just feed me' option and to be honest, I think it was too much food. I would recommend only getting a couple of mains each instead.
One of the waiters was really grumpy and he kind of ruined the vibe for me.

Super creative and tasty what they can do with all things plant based. Cosy venue with inner-city vibe. Delicious cocktails too. My new fav.

The best vegan restaurant hands down. Great value for money and staff are lovely. I’ve eaten here at least 10 times in the last 6 months and have never been disappointed. Taken some non vegan friends here too and they’ve all been amazed at how incredible it is! Well done team

Food was great but a bit overpriced and no byo!
OHS is non existent with no lighting to walk down steps to outside toilet before being locked in the toilet and needing to follow instructions on wall to get out.

Friday night was our third outing to Ballard's, and we decided to treat ourselves to the feed-me option - holy damn, we had so many fantastic dishes, I got to the last one I literally threw my hands up in happy surrender. It was all so incredibly tasty, as always, the wine-by-the-glass was excellent and the staff lovely. Highly recommended: would surrender again.

Definitely my new favorite restaurant in Melbourne for plant based food. Everything was so delicious! Every dish had someting special; you couldn't just replicate them at home easily. The spinach and basil dip and the tomato many ways were my favorites Service was nice and quick. Will be back!

I went to Ballard's for a friends birthday dinner. I have ridiculous dietary requirements that I am rather embarrassed about (partiuclarly because they're not allergies etc), but Ballard's literally catered to my needs - while they gave the rest of the table their food, they gave me my own plates which were absolutely delicious. It was so amazing to actually be able to eat everything that was in front of me without having to deal with undesirable consequences later on!

This is a nice place to get a drink and a bite, in a venue that exudes character and personality. Food options are original with full of interesting flavours and textures, though portions are small.

Better than Transformer combined with bonus comfort decor circa 90s sharehouse. Magnificent as always. Everything is a favourite.

It’s too bad the price of real estate in Thornberry makes being a neighbour at Ballard’s out of my reach. I’d say this is the best vegan restaurant in the world but “best” is a too ambiguous qualifier. Ballard’s is certainly the tastiest and most satisfying vegan resto I’ve been to. It combines subtle execution with decent portion size, something the rest of the world hasn’t quite caught on to yet. My only complaint is they don’t post pics of food often enough on Instagram and there isn’t a recipe book to take home. I’ll just have to fly back here, but too bad no amount of plant base eating can off set the carbon footprint of a long distance flight but we can’t be good all the time.

I've wanted to try this place for ages and tonight I wasn't disappointed. Got the feed me menu and the food was superb. This place is as good as your Tranformers or your Smith and Daughters while feeling a bit more casual and relaxed. As a teetotaler, I appreciated the interesting no-alcohol options as well. If I had one critisism, I'd say that the staff were a little inattentive but other than that it was a 5 star experience. I'll definitely be back to try a Sunday roast.

Great seasonal menu and the food was brilliant.
Fantastic staff and decor.

First time here, definitely will be back

Just enjoyed/inhaled the take away Tex Mex feast! Great food, fabulous flavours (and amazing value). Easily fed a family of 4 (inc fussy eater kids - 6 & 8 yo). The margarita 'jug' poured over ice was the perfect accompanying beverage (will order two next time). Will definitely be back for more dinners - thanks Tamlyn. Highly recommend!