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Bodega Underground, Melbourne, AU-VIC

Bodega Underground

4.4
4.4
1262 reviews
$A40 and under
Mexican
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A restaurant smuggled from Mexico to Melbourne. Find Little Bourke Street’s late night mezcal bar and taqueria hidden underground in the China Town precinct, and open 6 days a week until late, including lunch Friday - Sunday. Try a Tequila or Mezcal cocktail, or speak to our team about sipping some exciting Agave spirits instead. The $59 Feed Me banquet offers great value and a huge mix of traditional Mexican street food, plus some dishes with a twist. We also offer a $75 Bottomless Brunch on Friday, Saturday and Sundays, with unlimited cocktails and 5 courses of food, and a pre-theatre deal every night of the week. We are located on the corner of Little Bourke and Crossley Street, Melbourne, with a moody bar and dining area perfect for both a quiet drink, or a larger celebration.

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2 people
19:00
Booked 42 times today
Experiences are available.

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Dining areas

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Cuisines
    Mexican, Traditional Mexican, Vegetarian / Vegan
  • Hours of Operation
    Mon–Thu 5:00 pm–11:00 pm Fri 12:00 pm–1:00 am Sat, Sun 11:00 am–1:00 am
  • Phone number
    (03) 9650 9979
  • Website
    http://www.bodegaunderground.com.au/
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress Code
    Casual Dress
  • Private party facilities
    To organise an event or large booking, please email enquiries@bodegaunderground.com.au

Experiences

  • $59pp Feed Me Set Menu - (Weekends)

    Multiple dates available
    Friday & Saturday evenings between 5pm and 8:30pm, guests must dine on our $59 Feed Me menu ($55 for Vego & Vegan). It includes starters, tacos, share plates & dessert. Gluten free & vegan friendly options available. 5:15pm bookings also have the choice of our $48pp pre-theatre menu.

  • Late Night Booking

    Multiple dates available
    Please note, at the moment the kitchen closes at 12am on Fridays and Saturdays and 11pm every other night. Food orders can be made up until this time, bookings after these times are for drinks only.

  • $59pp Feed Me Set Menu

    Multiple dates available
    Dine on our $59 Feed Me menu ($55 for Vego & Vegan). It includes starters, tacos, share plates & dessert. Gluten free & vegan friendly options available. Groups of 8 guests or more must dine on the Feed Me menu. For groups of 8 or more who want a la carte or drinks only, you can book from 9pm or later.

What 1,262 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.4
4.4 based on recent ratings
  • 4.4Food
  • 4.4Service
  • 4.4Ambience
  • 4.3Value

Noise • Energetic

Diners' Choice Awards

  • Melbourne

    Gluten-free-friendly

  • City Centre

    Great for brunch

  • City Centre

    Gluten-free-friendly

  • City Centre

    Healthy

  • City Centre

    Hot spot

  • City Centre

    Vegetarian-friendly

  • City Centre

    Lively

  • City Centre

    Most Booked

1,262 Reviews

  1. AnitaA

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 2 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Food, venue and service was amazing. Loved it and would definitely go back!

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  2. AlyA

    Melbourne

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined 3 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Amazing gluten free food you wouldn’t even know it’s gf. Vegan and vegetarian options also really great. Great drinks and vibe. Can’t wait to go back for the corn again (&more)!

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  3. ClaireN

    Greater Boston

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 3 days ago

    overall4food4service3ambience4
    Food was tasty, service was average. The value of the feed me is debatable when we added up the price of the individual dishes.

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  4. Elise

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined 4 days ago

    overall3food5service1ambience4
    Food was great but our table was forgotten for over an hour in between dishes.

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  5. Doug

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 4 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Amazing food and service. Had some people requiring dietary alterations and they were amazing with accomodating as much as they could! Huge shout out to the staff for being so friendly and helpful!

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  6. CarlyP

    Exclusive

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 4 days ago

    overall3food3service2ambience3
    Average food, rushed service, good drinks, nothing particularly outstanding

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  7. beanies2208

    Hawaii

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on 17 September 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Amazing food and service highly recommend, so happy went back the next night

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  8. OpenTable Diner

    Melbourne

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 17 September 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    One of the best Mexican restaurants and it's gluten free, the food was heaven and if we mixed the experience with the service then it was paradise. Heads up to the hosts that took us on Sunday night even when we arrived 30 minutes late for the booking. She was incredible, very friendly and charismatic. I'm definitely coming back with more Latin friends to this restaurant.

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  9. TAGGED

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on 17 September 2023

    overall1food1service1ambience4
    Went here for bottomless brunch on Sunday. Its a rip off I would not recommend. The cocktails had little to no alcohol in them and filled to capacity with ice. Towards the end the drinks were arriving without the garnish. I think care factor was zero. Its supposed to be mexican which I have eaten alot of this was one of the worst mexican food I have ever had.... lacked flavour and anykind of love. Dont get roped in my advertising and social media on this restaurant save your money and go elsewhere

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  10. Pete

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on 17 September 2023

    overall3food3service4ambience4
    Overall everything was fine. Food tasted good, customer service was great, drinks excellent. The only downfall that I have is that there wasn’t enough food. 5 dishes are a perfect amount, the food within those 5 dishes should just be a little more. My friends and I ended up going to sushi after.

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  11. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on 16 September 2023

    overall4food5service5ambience4
    The food and the staff are excellent however there was a group that was so loud I couldn’t hear my partner sitting across from me.

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  12. TamaraG

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 16 September 2023

    overall5food4service5ambience5
    Good vibes, good food and great service. Definitely recommend

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  13. bvrateyourfood

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 16 September 2023

    overall5food4service5ambience4
    Arrived late but the staff wasted no time getting our orders for drinks and food started. Great flow/timing of food being serviced. Drinks came at a good pace also. Terrific team work.

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  14. JadeB

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 15 September 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Food is amazing and the $59 feed me is exceptional value and a great way to experience dishes you may not otherwise.

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  15. ScottM

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on 15 September 2023

    overall4food5service5ambience4
    Amazing atmosphere, food was delicious… My wife is Coeliac, and the fact everything was gluten free meant we didn’t have to worry or change anything. It’s the 1st time in ages we have been able to dine somewhere and be completely comfortable with the entire menu. Even I enjoyed all the food, and I don’t have any dietary restrictions at all! Will definitely be returning!

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  16. Celley

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 15 September 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Staff were super friendly, quick service, food was incredible, will definitely be back

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  17. SharonM

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on 15 September 2023

    overall4food2service4ambience3
    We had the pre theatre dinner - too much food, 3 dishes came out all at once, the pulled meat dish was tasteless, the potato dish was un-necesssary. We felt very rushed - all meals were brought to the table within 50 minutes.

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  18. Olivia

    Victoria

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on 14 September 2023

    overall3food3service2ambience4
    Staff gave us bare minimum. The Feed Me option came out so fast, we had to ask for them to pause the service. Dessert was very base. Disappointing.

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  19. APatrick

    Dorset

    2 reviews

    2.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 12 September 2023

    overall2food3service2ambience4
    Despite arriving on time and having booked a month in advance, we were told to sit on the end of the bar because someone else had our table booked up in 2h time, which made no sense to me at all. Most of the waiters seemed like they didn’t know what was going on and didn’t want to be there. There was 1 mistake with our order. This was our second visit, on our first visit one of our group’s order was forgotten entirely. Probably won’t be going back.

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  20. AmandaJ

    London

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 11 September 2023

    overall5food4service5ambience5
    Had a really fun night, food was good and all reasonably priced. The papas with chorizo was delicious! The service was really good . Very friendly staff. Great atmosphere for a Monday night :)

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  21. AngelaG

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 10 September 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Waitress was amazingly attentive!! Yummiest Mocktails!

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  22. LisaO

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 9 September 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Fantastic food and service, little bit too dark to the point where we had to use our phones to see the menu and music a little bit too loud as the volume from everyone in the same space is loud enough

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  23. Bubbles

    New York Area

    3 reviews

    2.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on 9 September 2023

    overall2food3service5ambience1
    Full of people just wanting to get wasted, music like a club and loud seating near the door is awful and cold, avoid it. Food was OK, nothing special. Service was great and fast and drinks came out quickly. Was ok but would not go back again in a hurry. More suited to the younger crowd who would love it!

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  24. StaceyT

    Melbourne

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 9 September 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    110% recommend!! Yummy food, delicious drinks & the staff are amazing!!

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  25. ElisaB

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 9 September 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    We did the bottomless brunch, girls night out! Everything was great.. food, drinks and service. We will be back again

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  26. Chan

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on 8 September 2023

    overall3food2service3ambience3
    Did the $59 feed me menu, don’t really think it was value for money and food quality wasn’t great overall. Thought it was sort of odd that we got served the cabbage even though we didn’t indicate vegetarian preference, so unsure if that’s standard or not? Would have preferred one of the other starters/small options instead. Gave it a try anyway but the dish wasn’t very tasty, cabbage had a sauce on it that tasted kinda funky and the ground chorizo on it seemed almost…raw/mushy? Pork tacos were cold when they arrived, huge chunks of onion and meat was very chewy and overall missed the mark for me. I feel like all the meat (beef rib, beef birria style tacos and the pork tacos) all had the same flavor profile/seasoning which tasted of just cumin and no other real depth to it. Margarita cocktail was strong though so that was good.

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  27. JuliaM

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 6 September 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Such a great venue - loved the ENTIRE GF menu :) Thanks so much

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  28. CharlotteH

    Melbourne

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 6 September 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Lovely staff and good food, speedy service if you’re after the pre theatre menu

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  29. CourtneyM

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on 6 September 2023

    overall2food1service3ambience3
    Tacos were disappointing. Too much filling on the tortillas which were really dry and fell apart instantly trying to eat. Had to use knife & fork. No pineapple on chorizo taco. Lovely restaurant, tacos unfortunately, not great.

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  30. Kayla

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 3 September 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The bottomless brunch is really great value for money! Great food, great drinks and the service is amazing. The food came out really quickly and we never had to call wait staff over to order more drinks, they were on the ball. Will be recommending Bodega Underground to family and friends, and will definitely be back again.

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  31. Sophia

    Melbourne

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 2 September 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Really yum! Loved that everything was gluten free and there was a seperate vegan menu! Would definitely come back for the pre theatre menu

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  32. ZoeW

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 2 September 2023

    overall5food4service5ambience5
    Service was fantastic, very attentive! Good drinks options and you can mix and match.

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  33. Jade

    Melbourne

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 1 September 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Absolutely amazing food and service! My favourite place to bring family and friends!

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  34. Panda

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on 1 September 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience3
    We had the set menu and there was loads of good food!

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  35. KyrieMW

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on 31 August 2023

    overall4food5service4ambience5
    Booking was easily made, service was great & really enjoyed the food and cocktails. Prices were pretty good and definitely will be back.

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  36. StephenC

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 31 August 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great atmosphere and amazing service and food. Highly recommended

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  37. ShashikaB

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 30 August 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    It was our first time a random choice, the atmosphere was great the food was amazing and the care they provided was 10/10, must try the Birria tacos delicious .. and the entree was amazing as well. Highly recommend would go there again 💕👌

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  38. TanyaP

    Melbourne

    10 reviews

    4.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on 30 August 2023

    overall4food5service3ambience4
    The food was so so good and fully coeliac. A little noisy as was very busy but was still a fun night.

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  39. AJames

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on 27 August 2023

    overall2food3service2ambience2
    Reserved a table in advance, got seated at the upper level right by the door, very cold and were not moved to another free table when asked. Food was bland, would not recommend.

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  40. CarolW

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 27 August 2023

    overall5food4service5ambience4
    Great food, Great drinks and the staff Excellent.

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Safety precautions

  • Cleaning & sanitising

    • Surfaces sanitised between seatings
    • Digital, disposable or sanitised menu provided
    • Common areas deep-cleaned daily
    • Sanitiser or wipes provided for customers
    • Contactless payment available

  • Physical distancing

    • Limited number of seated diners
    • Extra space between tables

  • Screening

    • Sick staff prohibited in the workplace

FAQs

Bodega Underground offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (03) 9650 9979.

Bodega Underground is rated 4.4 stars by 1262 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a booking

2 people
19:00
Booked 42 times today
Experiences are available.

Order delivery or takeout

Google Map for Bodega Underground

55 Little Bourke St, Melbourne, AU-VIC 3000

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Cross Street
    Crossley Street
  • Area
    Melbourne CBD
  • Hours of Operation
    Mon–Thu 5:00 pm–11:00 pm Fri 12:00 pm–1:00 am Sat, Sun 11:00 am–1:00 am
  • Cuisines
    Mexican, Traditional Mexican, Vegetarian / Vegan
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress Code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking Details
    Street Parking
  • Public Transit
    Parliament Train Station CBD Tram Stops
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
  • Additional
    Gluten-free Options
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