MoVida

4.5

460 Reviews

$40 and under

Spanish

Innovative
Good for special occasions
Lively

When Movida opened in 2003 no one knew what to expect with this little bar on a graffiti covered cobbled lane serving Spanish tapas and shared plates in a down lit room playing funky tunes. Ten years on and the original restaurant is still going strong with new openings in Melbourne and Sydney

It’s the kind of place you can come in for a beer and jamon croquette at the bar and then find yourself moving to a table and sharing a plate of slow braised lamb, some patatas a lo pobre.

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Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$40 and under
Cuisines
Spanish, Tapas / Small Plates, Mediterranean
Hours of operation
Lunch: Daily: 12:00pm - 2:00pm Dinner: Daily: 5:30pm - 10:00pm
Phone number
(03) 9663 3038
Website
http://www.movida.com.au/
Dress code
Smart Casual
Executive chef
Frank Camorra

Location
1 Hosier Lane, Melbourne, AU-VIC 3000
Neighborhood
Melbourne CBD
Cross street
Flinders Street
Parking details
Limited metered parking on Russell Street.
Public transit
Flinders Street Station 200m.<br />Tram No's: 1,3,5,6,8,16,64,67,72 (Flinders Street Station, Stop 13)<br />Tram No's: 35, 70, 75 (Russell Street, Stop 6)
Additional
Bar Dining, Beer, Counter Seating, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Wine

What 460 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

4.5

4.5 based on all time ratings

4.5Food
4.4Service
4.2Ambience
4.1Value

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460 Reviews

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RobertR
Melbourne
1 review
1.0
1 review
Dined on May 13, 2017
1. Overall 1
2. Food 2
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 1
HAVING BEEN TO SPAIN MANY TIMES I HAVE TO SAY THAT MOVIDA IS OVERRATED, EXPENSIVE AND NOT SPANISH !!!
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New York City
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on May 3, 2017
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Me and my wife went here while travelling Melbourne. Nice reviews on this place was the most important factor that we choose here. As a result, it came out to be a successful choice. Delicious Tapas menu ever and nice wine list matches well with the menu. Location is also nice and very attentive service ans those also take my mind. I'd like to recommend this place to others who're planning to visit Melbourne.
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64013 reviews
5.0
64013 reviews
Dined on April 28, 2017
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The food was amazing and our waitress Carol very attentive. Can't wait to return on my next trip to Melbourne
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64013 reviews
4.0
64013 reviews
Dined on April 28, 2017
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
The food and wine were excellent. The service, warm, friendly, professional. Spanish food at its contemporary best.
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64013 reviews
5.0
64013 reviews
Dined on April 27, 2017
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great meal
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Sixmouthstofeed
New York City
29 reviews
5.0
29 reviews
Dined on April 27, 2017
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
Timeless class. Still as fresh and frenetic as when first opened.
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64013 reviews
5.0
64013 reviews
Dined on April 25, 2017
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Cosy venue, comfortable attentive service, food delicately presented and very delicious
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64013 reviews
5.0
64013 reviews
Dined on April 24, 2017
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Again another wonderful meal
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64013 reviews
5.0
64013 reviews
Dined on April 23, 2017
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Wonderful Spanish food, sensational tapas. Such interesting flavours, textures and unique interpretations of traditional Spanish tapas.
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64013 reviews
4.0
64013 reviews
Dined on April 23, 2017
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
I have to admit this was the first time I was disappointed by a meal at Movida. We go there every time we are in Melbourne and it is normally the highlight of our time there. This time, mediocre service and it didn't seem to be great value for money. We normally rave over the steak tartare but this time the individual portions were tiny, nothing like how it used to be served. And yes, I know the price of wagyu has gone up.
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MoVida is rated 4.5 stars by 460 OpenTable diners.

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1 Hosier Lane, Melbourne, AU-VIC 3000

Additional information

Cross street
Flinders Street
Neighborhood
Melbourne CBD
Hours of operation
Lunch: Daily: 12:00pm - 2:00pm Dinner: Daily: 5:30pm - 10:00pm
Price
$40 and under
Cuisines
Spanish, Tapas / Small Plates, Mediterranean
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Smart Casual
Parking details
Limited metered parking on Russell Street.
Public transit
Flinders Street Station 200m.Tram No's: 1,3,5,6,8,16,64,67,72 (Flinders Street Station, Stop 13)Tram No's: 35, 70, 75 (Russell Street, Stop 6)
Executive chef
Frank Camorra
Additional
Bar Dining, Beer, Counter Seating, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Wine

Website
http://www.movida.com.au/
Phone number
(03) 9663 3038

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