Saturday night date night with hubby. Wanted to try Onda as I am Coeliac. This 100% Certified Coeliac gluten free restaurant is one of the best. The food was delicious amazing. Service attention to detail was fantastic. We had the feed me menu and it was amazing. Now need to come back to try the rest of the dishes. Great experience. Thank you for a great night.
I am a Coeliac and the manager Johnny was so accomodating and helpful in informing me of the possible coeliac options, he even cooked the quesadillas in foil so there wasn’t cross-contamination! I felt very safe eating here and I am quite anxious about eating out!! The food was absolutely delicious!! So highly recommend!!! Would definitely go back!!! Thank you Johnny and all of your staff for the excellent service!!!
We recently celebrated our 30th birthday at The National in Richmond, and it was beyond perfect! From the moment we arrived, Sasha and Mario went above and beyond to make us feel welcome and catered to every detail of our event with such care and professionalism. The food was absolutely delicious—everyone couldn’t stop raving about it! The gluten-free and vegan options were especially impressive, which was such a relief with the dietary needs of our group. The whole experience was seamless, and we couldn’t have asked for a better venue or more attentive staff. Thank you, The National, for making our celebration unforgettable!
Great modern Japanese spot that has highly delicious unique offerings.
Also extensive and well-rounded drinks list, and a lot of the menu caters well to dietary requirements of gluten-free, dairy free, vegetarian or vegan.
Dishes that were highlights for us:
- tea smoked salmon tartare
- eye fillet tataki
- pork doughnuts
- roasted kabocha pumpkin (we were mopping up the miso cream)
- salmon fillet (we ordered 2 and one had many fish bones, almost like it got missed, the other was a winner. Was perfectly cooked, seasoned and presented)
Only downside was having the hibachi grill as part of their offering, the room we were sat in as a group got smoked out. Just needs better ventilation.
I have tried the He's a Fungi and the french toast and my friend tried the crumpets. The mushroom medly was really delicious, as a mushroom lover I really appreciated the variety of mushrooms prepared in different ways. As you can see from the french toast photo (also delicious, not too sweet balanced out with nuttiness) the presentation is also top notch. I didnt try the gluten free crumpets, but my friend was impressed. They have a good children's menu and the staff ate very considerate of kids. The coffee was also nice, rich and rounded and not too milky. I look forward to trying their different menus!
Didn’t have a booking, decided to have dinner on the way to the footy ( just two of us ) Staff were very accomodating ( place was pretty full ) . I had the Roast of the Day which was superb and great value @$28. It was a beef brisket roast that was melt in your mouth. The roasted veggies were awesome and it was presented with a hidden surprise of stuffing with them. It was nearly as good as Mums. My wife had the steak, cooked perfectly, medium rare with Red Wine Jus and salad, perfect gluten free meal.
Nice work RS, we’ll be back.
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