Pablo Honey

Acland Street's Pablo Honey offers relaxed dining at its best, with a flavoursome menu, smart service and great cocktails. 

Pablo Honey is incredibly versatile - Dine in the restaurant or pull up a stool at the bar and enjoy the delicious tastes on offer. Or be tempted by fabulous cocktails. 

With a paddock-to-plate philosophy, Pablo Honey's cuisine has a distinctive Mexican and Spanish influences. The menu created by head chef Lachy Cashman (Circa, Sloaney Pony, Salsa Bar and Grill Port Douglas) has been developed with sharing in mind. Diners can choose from a generous selection of well-priced Small Share Plates, the family style Large Share Plates and tasty bar snacks.

We loved revisiting Pablo Honey and tasting our way through their new Spring menu.

To start, the chargrilled octopus with confit potato, jalapeno, geen onion vinaigrette was a stunning amalgamation of flavours. We absolutely adored the perfectly cooked octopus which was tender yet retained its robust structure. 

Similarly enjoyable is the BBQ Chiili Lime lamb neck - Think tender, juicy lamb packed with flavour. We loved the accompanying jalapeno mint pebre and the black bean chipotle hummus which delivered a wonderful chilli hit.

The Large Share Plates at Pablo Honey are serious showstoppers. An absolute highlight of our visit was their Habanero Charred Pork Shoulder. The pork was outstanding - Ridiculously crispy morsels of crackling were perfectly together with juicy charred pork. It was evident that the pork sourced was of a good standard and there was great pride and care taken in its preparation. The combination of addictive chapa fry bread and wonderfully charred corn lime salsa made for a magical explosion of flavours.

Our evening concluded on a sweet end with a duo of desserts. The famous Dulce de Leche Mousse was wonderfully playful and delicious - a translucent sugar skull encases oozy dulce de leche, dark chocolate popping candy mousse and dehydrated berries. Very clever and very tasty. The Caramelised Milk Pudding on the other hand is sheer indulgence, moreish moist milk pudding was served with coffee ice cream and hazelnut toffee. Delicious!

Location: 68A Acland Street, St Kilda
Phone: 03 8658 3127
Link: http://www.pablohoney.net/
Cuisine: Tapas