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Pelican
Ph: (03) 9525 5847; 16 Fitzroy St, ST KILDA 3182
mod oz-wine bar, $ -, ** for Ambience
Open 7 days 7.30am-11pm; Licensed; AE DC MC V; No bookings
Chef David Danks (7-11-07) Owner Paul Olynyk (7-11-07)
Mietta's Review
Pelican has timber decking on the walls, where huge port holes are cut out of it, as well as underfoot and on the tables. Very butch. Which has nothing to do with its evident appeal to women, as children, dogs, Harley owners and blokes seem to like it too. Architectural firm 6 degrees has converted a veritable forest into a comfortable series of wooded spaces in which to take tapas, consume coffee or down drinks. Service is hospitable, prices are reasonable, the foods not bad and as most of it is snacks (tapas), doesn't get in the way of the occasional drink. The portholed patio is particularly pleasant.
Other published opinions
The Age Cheap Eats 2008 "Pelican dips its beak in a variety of habitats, and comes up grinning every time"
Age Good Food Guide 2008 Score: 14.5/20 "Pelican is not an upmarket restaurant. It's a cafe, brunch spot and delightful wine bar, designed by Melbourne's renowned Six Degrees team, for nononsense good times"
The Age Michael Harden, 12-2-2007 "There are few better ways to be thankful for this than over several beverages on the sheltered veranda of one of their success stories, Fitzroy Street's Pelican. Pelican's position on a corner of the leafy and civilised side of this often trashy strip gets it off to a good start. Sitting on the veranda, sheltered by slatted timber screens with enormous circular cut-outs, allows you to feel part of the streetside action without having to get your hands dirty."
The Age Cheap Eats 2007 "Pelican is one slick, intelligent bird. Professionalism is evident in every detail, from the service to the breakfast-tapas combo menu. Until 4pm weekdays or 2pm at weekends, fab breakfasts include mushroom ragu with brioche and shaved parmesan, or creamed arborio rice with poached pears and roast almonds."
The Age Cheap Eats 2006 St Kilda glitterati and low-key loafers flock to sample sherries and wine at the long bar, and to share Pelican's creative tapas plates.
The Age Good Food Guide 2005 "THE folk at Pelican don't like labels; it's not a restaurant, bar or cafe, they say. It's a 'meeting place'. ... So we'll call it a tapas bar with grand intentions, because its main function is the serving of drinks"
The Age Cheap Eats 2004,Good Bar,Somewhere really special,'With its nautical timber decking,cosy interior and finely rendered tapas menu,Pelican delivers.Groovy (but sometimes aloof) staff float around taking orders and delivering armfuls of tiny plates,all carrying finely tuned little flavour adventures.'
The Age Melbourne Magazine 15/12/04 Barfly Melinda Houston "No sea views from this St Kilda deck. But who needs the ocean when you can watch Fitzroy Street's passing parade of hot young things?"
The Foodies' Guide 2004,Allan Campion & Michele Curtis,'Bars with Great Food-Fantastic tapas here,including saganaki,Spanish mussels,feta fritters and char-grilled sardines.Eat them with the driest sherry in the house and you'll be in heaven.'
AGFG 2004, score 13/20, two courses for $25 or less,excellent bar
Herald Sun, Sunday Magazine, 14/3/04, Jane Hutchinson,' Great saganaki ($8) and fantastic octopus tentacles ($9.50).'
The Age,A2,3/4/04,John Weldon,'There's a small main meals menu,but the go here is the extensive and inexpensive tapas menu...Pelican does what it does well...this isn't a formal restaurant and sitting at the bar is part of the charm'
Herald Sun, sunday magazine, 22/2/04, Graham Pearce, Score 6/10,'Service is friendly although a little haphazard.They have an excellent wine list but it is not particularly cheap.The food is great if you like grazing.With a little fine tuning of technique and flavours,it could be top notch.'
Herald Sun, sunday magazine, 2003, Sally Fisher,'This bar and restaurant does a mean tapas list and there are mains available if you don't want to share...Staff are cool to look at and surpringly warm on approach.'
Hearald Sun dining out Stephen Downes, 12/3/02, Score 14/20. "Pelican offers a fair spread of prices on its limited but representative wine list."
Herald Sun Food&Drink 4/5/01 Whats new in Melboure
The Age Epicure 27/3/01 Bar/cafe six degrees design Owners Con Christopoulos, Paul Olynk Kitchen set up by former Syracuse chef Chris Kerr Head chef Kate McNally formally of Stokehouse
Herald Sun, Eat, 19/7/03, Bob Hart,' a place that has something for everyone...Despite the popularity of the tapas, there are some mains on offer-chicken,veal steaks,lamb cutlets and more.'
The Age, A2, Eat Streets, 3/8/03, John Lethlean,'An early adopter in the current tapas wave, Pelican has real charm and an even better collection of sherries.'
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