We came across Rufio as a random search of What to Eat in St Kilda for Saturday lunch. It’s Latin American fusion, so delicious. We didn’t know what to order so we had the Large Set lunch (for 2) and ordered an extra two mains: ordered the Glazed Pork Belly and Grilled Swordfish but they didn’t have Swordfish so we had Barramundi (no bones - in case you are wondering) and a veggie (broccolini with Romesco sauce). Every dish was great but the STARS of the day are the Garlic Butter Tiger Prawns which were cooked so perfectly (thank goodness it’s not the frozen prawns from the supermarket and best of all, they were de-shelled!), the fish was cooked - just perfect (still moist and juicy), Lobster Tostado (fully loaded with lobster meat! Amazing! Must come back just for the lobster). One lobster tostado is enough because it’s so big and you got to eat the rest of their food! Everything was great except for the long flight of stairs going up to the restaurant! Didn’t ask if they had an elevator. Should have. I dropped a “star” for atmosphere for the “stairs”. There is a free 2 hour parking lot 1 minute walk away, off Chapel Street. The toilets are clean. Overall a “must come back” rating from me and my friends!

Just wow. This restaurant is amazing. The service was perfect, so timely and helpful especially with my current dietary requirements. They literally have a no onion and garlic menu for customers. The food was absolutely delicious, so reasonable in price for the quality you get and the flavour combinations and profiles were so good! We came on Thursday night with the steak night deal of $25 and for a steak lover, this was cooked to perfection and had such great serving of sides with the dish. Overall such a lovely experience and I will definitely be back.

The staff here were lovely, fast and very helpful. Most of us ordered the large set menu. Each course was impressive. The total amount of food was perfect and left us very full. Crowd favourite was the calamari and dessert (Tres Leches) One of us had the $25 chicken special on Wednesdays. The value on this deal is incredible for the quality. Perfect location for a nice meal with work friends, small celebrations or a date night.

Brilliant. Food - amazing Service - amazing Atmosphere - amazing Everything was cooked to perfection, drinks were delicious. We went one night and returned the next just so we could try more on the menu. So so good

Rufio was recommended because they were a gluten-free restaurant. As a Latin fusion plays there menu is certainly playful with lots of different combinations. We had a few of their dishes to try salt and pepper squid was the standout entree. For mens we tried to pork belly with applesauce which was a tad sweet for my wife's liking and unfairly we've had an amazing experience with pork belly that we've been chasing to replicate and that's always a bad place to start from. Also try the stuff vegetarian eggplant certainly more to be desired There wasn't anything special about the taste I just didn't like it. I think it is a little bit unfair again I'm a four star just because I didn't really agree with the taste but I can see how other people might love this place. Ambiance wise it is really cool nice place to host a gathering where you would have essentially your own space so that's pretty cool.