Dig A Pony Yarraville, Melbourne

Dig A Pony Details

Dig A Pony Address

Shop 14, 58 Ballarat St
Yarraville VIC 3013
Map
Dig A Pony Website

Dig A Pony Contact Info

Phone (03) 9689 0110
Enquiries
Mike on (03) 9689 0110 Emailinfo@digapony.com.au

Cuisines

French, Greek, Italian, Spanish, Tapas

Chef

Luis Naval-Aguilar

Prices

Plates $9.00-$15.00

Bookings

Maximum group booking size is 55
Large bookings can be flexibly catered for.

Rooms & Capacity

No of Seats 55

Hours

Sat to Sun 2pm - 11pm
Wed to Fri 4pm - 11pm

Overview of Dig A Pony

Mediterranean Tapas Lounge & Bar.

Located in Yarravilles's Old Bluestone Building (built 1880's), Dig A Pony is a great meeting place to share a meal or drinks with friends. Creating a warm, casual and relaxed atmosphere, the delightfully designed interior has roomy lounges, cosy intimate tables and bar areas. Bar grooves are inspired by our cool chilled music selection, or even live world music on the large screen.

Enjoy our selection of cocktails, wines, bubbles, beers or fine Italian blend coffees, alongside a delicious Tapas menu created by renowned Spanish head chef Luis Naval-Aguilar.

Dig A Pony...celebrate anything you want.

User Reviews of Dig A Pony, Yarraville

Displaying: 1 - 8 of 8 reviews

4.3 Below Average

Food 1 Ambience 6 Service 7 Value 3

Lovely location and cosy space with a mixture of couch, table and bench seating. Did get very noisy though. The service was very good. Unfortunately,m the food was terrible.

Overall there was a distinct lack of seasoning. The best thing we tried were the Chefs Choice Croquettes (Mushroom, Leek and Parmesan). On the bland side but still nice. From there nothing else impressed. The dips were flavourless and served with lumps of Turkish Bread instead of Flat Bread as described in the menu. Pork Belly was not cooked/rendered enough so was fatty and tough. The sauce tasteless.

But by far the worst dish was the Chorizo. It was barely poached in a horrible apple/mint watery gravy. I took 2 bites and could not eat anymore. Never had such bad chorizo. It should have been all caramelised, crispy and brown on the outside instead of pale with the skin hanging loosely. We didn't risk ordering dessert based on the standard of the mains. Having been looking forward to going here for ages I was beyond disappointed.

May 16, 2012

Tiny Dancer
'Exploring the best of the West'
91

1.8 Not Recommended

Food 2 Ambience 2 Service 2 Value 1

We found the venue on the web and going from the menu were quite impressed.
Upon arrival, great building but the mediterranean theme was lacking. We decided on the thursday special Tapas for 2 with Sangria, for a start it was 8pm and were told they had run out of Sangria we were offered another drink.

Service was extremely slow for a small venue with 3 floor staff who were all over the show with there service. The amount of time between tapas was long portions were very small for the price for 2 people. The food was bland, the meatballs lacked any flavour. A shame as the Venue could be so much better with some more thought into food, service and ambience.

Apr 06, 2012

jason14
1

6.5 Recommended

Food 7 Ambience 6 Service 6 Value 7

We went there based on some great reviews. Prices were good for a tapas restaurant and loved the interior. However, it got pretty noisy. Food was nice, but there was no wow factor. I asked the waiter about one of the wines on the menu, and he went and got the bottle and read straight off the back of the label. I can't say that impressed me at all. I don't think I'll be going back in a hurry. Worth a try though.

Dec 19, 2011

ljhammo
5

8.8 Highly Recommended

Food 9 Ambience 9 Service 9 Value 8

Staff were friendly and attentive, but the place has a nice relaxed feel. People were being turned away while we were there, but they did not and try and push us out the door, I recommended you book on a weekend. We had five different tapas selections and all ranged from good to outstanding would recommend to anyone, I will definitely go back. The fried goats cheese with honey is a must have.

Jan 08, 2011

Iskybibble
44

9.5 Highly Recommended

Food 9 Ambience 10 Service 10 Value 9

I have been to dig a pony many times, this is one of my all time favourites tapas bars, Michael and Hanna are welcoming and professional, great selection of tapas and a nice selection of drinks always available. Highly recommended you try this place out, but ensure you book because it gets busy on weekends. A great addition to yarraville.

Nov 12, 2010

TastyMick
1

2.8 Not Recommended

Food 2 Ambience 6 Service 2 Value 1

My partner and I ordered several tapas, 1 out of 4 was good. We weren't so impressed with 3 prawns at the maximum price on the menu!

Jun 23, 2010

poli
1

8.5 Highly Recommended

Food 8 Ambience 8 Service 10 Value 8

Great food, wonderful service and good cocktails, what more can you want a few blocks from your house. Will be back, my friends went back to Sydney raving about the place.

Feb 14, 2010