Union Deli, Acland Street St Kilda

Gaz took us to a new cafe at St Kilda last weekend. He was in the mood for an American diner type food so he suggested Urban Deli on Acland Street. For lunches, there is a cart out the front of the restaurant that one can see the meats chopped up and the sangas assembled. It looks like it mainly does take aways but have several tables set up outdoors for those who prefer to eat in. I do recommend dining in because the meat plates are too good to enjoy on the go. 

We order the porchetta lunch box ($22) which came with a thick slice of roast pork, sauerkraut, pickles, stuffing, chips and sauce. The roast pork is tender and the crackling where it was crispy was delicious. Some parts of the pork was a bit dry but when I eat it with the stuffing and sauce, it was great. The stuffing is very tasty, I wished I had more of that stuffing. 

The smoked beef brisket ($18) burger had thick slices of tender and flavourful slices of beef brisket, pickles, coleslaw and chips on the side. The portions were generous and it did not leave any bit of hungry in our stomachs. That's a sign of a good lunch date.