Arcadia Gastronomique

Second time here and the food, music, atmosphere and service were just as good as the first time.

Great food, kind and thoughtful service - a real hidden gem. Who knew the best Spanish food in Melbourne is on Union Road?! Steak, beef cheek, croquettes, eggplant and blood pudding are amazing. Desserts are great too!

The choice of menu was extensive. Our choices were delicious. The scallop and mushroom entree was amazing and the seafood paella was a very generous serve for two. We shared a desert of sticky date pudding ...wow.

The food was great and lots of flavour. Unfortunately the service in ordering was very slow. We understand there were to 2 seatings, which is ok, but unfortunately it took quite some time to actually be asked for our drinks order and then food order. It took over 20 mins before we were asked if we wanted to order drinks. Other tables who came in after us, had ordered drinks and entrees and received them long before we were able to place an order. If you are having seating time limits then your service needs to be a little more efficient. Great food though.

1st visit and thoroughly enjoyed it. Definitely will be adding to our local list.

Really loved the food! Authentic Spanish, fresh and delicious. The wine selection is amazing with several delightful Spanish temperanillos.

The food, in particular the tapas was great. Ambience was also good but sadly the service was very slow ???? and the one waitress was unable to answer the questions we had about the menu.

Once again Arcadia Gastronomique delivered excellent food, so tasty and beautifully presented. Consistent every time. For a treat this time we shared the Chef’s Selection dessert.......... taste buds are still thanking me. Wonderful menu, delicious wines, perfect dinner out.

A great neighbourhood gem that never disappoints. The food is tasty, the service is friendly and value for money-wise, it is well worth it. Great to get back there after no visits for a while due to Covid.

Perfect lighting, generous serving size for desserts and main meals. Can't wait to come back!

Only customers in restaurant for most of our visit but music, decor and waitress pleasant.

Best food in Melbourne. We travel from the other side of the bay to come to this place as we previously lived down the road. We couldn't recommend it enough

Atmosphere was excellent for Dining. Staff were friendly and efficient. Food was good, but limited vegetarian options. Food was clearly made to order hence there was a little delay. Gnocci was good with ???? slices, unusual but great to taste. Portion size on Garlic bread was not clear, and hardly tasted any garlic on the ????. Food looked and tasted fresh.

Perfection! Food, sangria, staff, vibe... authentic Spanish experience

Amazing food and really enjoyed ourselves. Had the paella and my partner had steak - highly recommend. I am also gluten free and dairy free and the labelling on the menu is excellent.

Very relaxed and friendly environment. Not rushed and lovely food. Very reasonably priced. Will go back.

Food was really good, the service amazing and quick. The only bad thing is that they had more people than allowed and when people smoke outside you get all the smell inside which I hate when you’re eating

delicious as always! love their authentic spanish wine range too

We were really looking forward to this meal at Arcadia, which is viewed as a neighbourhood gem, and While we have had some pretty slow service in the past, last night was a whole other level of slow. We ordered 3 small plates and a paella and made it clear we wanted all our small plates together and the paella as a main. It was not clear whether there were any time restrictions on our booking giving the recent covid restrictions however we did not get our first small plate til 1 hour after ordering whilst some tables which had ordered at the same time as us received multiple plate and other tables had been waiting for an hour just to order. Second plate arrived another 40 mins later, but only because I asked where all our food is and they quickly made this plate up. At this point they did not prepare all the food. Third plate (ceviche) could have been delivered when making up the same dish for another table but alas this could not be organised. So once again I had to query the status of our food. And ultimately cancel the paella order (which may have been hours away) and received the third plate (ceviche) finally 1.5 hours after ordering. However for a $30 plate of raw fish it didn’t have any of the additional ingredients listed on the menu nor did it look like the one the kitchen sent out 40 mins earlier. The cherry on top was the 25 indoor diners we countered, at a time where I thought the cap was 20. This was such a disappointing experience and a waste of a Dinner night and my money. Sadly, when asked the question I will not be recommending this restaurant to my friends..

Absolutely delicious. Everything we had was a taste sensation. The scallops, mushroom and blue cheese was AMAZING. Beautiful atmosphere. Yummy red wine selection.