Spanish Tapas Restaurant, Glebe

Posted by kogepanman in , , on Saturday, July 18, 2009

Tapas Banquet!


A mate of mine reached his quarter of a century milestone and his lovely gf organised a surprise birthday dinner at Spanish Tapas in Glebe!


This restaurant is located a short walk from Broadway shopping centre and not too far down Glebe point road so you are unlikely to miss it.

The atmosphere of the place was like most Spanish places I've been to and had the usual exposed brick walls, candle like lighting, wooden seats and tables and a real rustic feel.


Given the large group that we had gathered tonight, we had to order the set menu banquet which costs between $50-$75 per person (depending on how many tapas you want per person) but generally it includes unlimited Sangria and Soft drinks as well as a variety of Tapas and Paella.

Jug of Coke

Sangria- always the first to go =)

We started with a basket of herb and garlic breads as well as bowls of garden salad. These were nothing special with some of the bread a bit burnt on the edges, but otherwise exactly what you would expect from it. The garden salad was a nice light start to the meal but again, was nothing special.

Garden Salad

Garlic and herb breads

Next came the tapas! The best thing about tapas is the large variety that you can order! It's great when you have a large group of people eating as you get to try so many more dishes! We were allowed to choose 1 tapas per person, and I'm not sure who chose the tapas because after looking at the menu later, there were soooooo many tapas choices that I would have picked that weren't :( Alas, that is the dilemma when sitting when sitting on one end of a very long table.

The tapas we did get to try were:

Patatas bravas (potatoes in spicy tomato sauce)

Patatas al ajillo (potatoes in garlic sauce)

Not sure exactly why we got 2 potato dishes, but they both tasted quite nice, however, I am bias as I am a big fan of roast potatoes.....

Alas de pollo al ajillo (chicken wings in white wine & garlic sauce)

Chicken wings had a nice sauce and a nice golden brown look, however the chicken was a bit tough, kinda like they were too dry.

Gambas al ajillo (garlic prawns)

Easily the best tapas of the night, but again, I am known to be bias towards garlic prawns...the aromatic garlic transfers to the oil and it becomes a pot of oily garlicy goodness that is best mopped up with some bread (just don't think about how unhealthy it is, haha). One note is that the prawns appeared to be of the frozen variety.

Calamares fritos (deep fried calamari)

Nothing special about the Calamari, cept that the coating was a bit sparse at places and I would have liked it to be a bit more on the crunchy side.

Chorizo (grilled spanish sausage)

Standard tapas fair, and did not dissapoint. Chargrilled to perfection.


The tapas I would have loved to try are:
Codornices a la plancha (grilled quails) Almejas al vino blanco (pippies in a white wine sauce) Mejillones a la marinera (mussels cooked in tomato sauce) Pulpo a la plancha (BBQ octopus)
Champiñones al ajillo (garlic mushrooms)
Gambas a la plancha (BBQ prawns)

Haha, yes, I know it is a long list, but they sound sooooo yummm!!

We also got one Chicken Paella and one Seafood Paella.

Seafood Paella

Chicken Paella

To be honest, I have never been a big fan of Paella, but people always order it as there are always some people who are absolutely adore it. I usually have a spoon or 2 to try the taste and leave it for the others to consume. These Paellas were similar to other ones I tried and nothing to write home about.

Service was great and dishes came out steadily for the whole table, Jugs of drinks were refilled promptly and the waiter even helped us to cut and serve our cake with no extra cake-age charge.

Overall, a great and tasty birthday banquet!


Spanish Tapas Restaurant

26 Glebe Point Road

Glebe 2037

Ph: 9571 9005

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