Spanish Tapas Restaurant, Glebe
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!
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.
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.
Chorizo (grilled spanish sausage)The tapas I would have loved to try are:
Seafood Paella
Chicken PaellaTo 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
Cruiser Restaurant and Bar, Thredbo
Quick lunch at Thredbo
Anyways, the other weekend past, I went to Thredbo with Ozsnow adventures. Really budget style food, accommodation and travel, but it didn't mind so much since the snow is the real star of the show.
Whilst at Thredbo, I had 2 lunches. One of them was at the River Inn near the Friday flats area. Ozsnowadventures gave us coupons there for $15 bistro meals + can of drink. The meal wasn't too bad, although one of my friends chicken schnitzels was semi raw....
Thus on the second day we decided to eat near the Cruiser lift. Apologies for the lack of photos as I spent most of my memory on snowboarding photos and videos, ahha. But I did remember to take a photo of my meal.
The area right outside the restaurant- Cruiser lift on the rightI ordered the combination wonton noodle soup being the sucker of an asian that I am. The taste was not bad, as I was quite hungry, however there was an overabundance of corriander and a severe lack of noodles. Nonetheless, the soupy wontons was very gratifying after a few hours on the cold hard slopes....
Combination wonton noodle soup$17.50
Cruiser restaurant (probably not it's real name)
Thredbo ski resort
Right next to the Cruiser Lift
