Bellota - South Melbourne

We celebrated my birthday at Bellota and had a really lovely dinner. The food was great and we really enjoyed the wine we chose. We tried a Salumi plate, oysters, ham hock and pork schnitzel. We were a bit disappointed to find that Nicky, Head Chef, was having a night off but the food was still fabulous. Our waiter was fantastic. He was friendly and very helpful with a suggestion to get round a food allergy. We will definitely return to this lovely restaurant.

I enjoyed two great meals at this South Melbourne establishment during a recent visit, with a friend the first time and my partner the second. Highlights amongst a range of plates tried were agro dolce ocean trout & red anchovies (served with capers, crema fresca and pangrattato), the Angelica Farm carrots (with almond & yoghurt, and sumac) and the lamb shoulder gnocchetti. But other diners were raving about other dishes too.There’s a great selections of gins, whiskies and wines, with the added bonus of being able to pop through to Prince Wine Store next door and choose from their extensive range. Do this, and Bellota charge a flat $15 corkage fee, which is waived if the wine you chose was $80 or more.A great relaxed atmosphere and friendly service complete what is a great little dining gem. It can get busy over the weekend though, so it would pay to book in advance if you were wanting to be sure of a seat.

This is a lovely place - friendly, great food, helpful service. I had quail with polenta and roast grapes - interesting and delicious. My people had john dory with clams and other things - that was very tasty too. You can wander through their wine store next door too. This was a great family celebration for us.

We have been to Bellota quite often and always enjoyed it.Went again last night - to try it after new Chef appointedAnd it really has gone up a notch - the food was fabulous - who could think that a Pickle Starter could be so good.Four of us had 4 different mains and all rated them as delicious. I had the steak and it was great - really tender and flavoursome, and nicely garnished. Th eplace has a great atmosphere and was really buzzing - had to take a very early booking to get in.The atmosphere is great - the wine range outstanding - an excellent list plus access to Prince Wine Store's (next door) full range for $15 on top of retail Overall a great place - we certainly will become regulars

Paid a surprise visit to a friend and we dined here. Absolutely fabulous! We were so busy catching up that we left our dinner choices up to the waitress, including wine matches - she did a fabulous job, we loved it all. The courtyard area was perfect too - lovely!