Despite having a lot of empty tables, this restaurant was flustered by us arriving eighteen minutes before our scheduled booking time. Rather than seating us at another table and revising their seating plan, they left our party of three hovering awkwardly in the doorway. When eventually we were seated, our drink order of two cocktails and a juice required reconfirming. It was a shaky beginning... Things improved when I saw a Corpse Reviver Number 2 ($15) on the menu. It’s rare - even on Sydney cocktail lists - but makes a perfect palate cleanser. The combination of gin, Lillet blanc, Cointreau, lemon juice and an absinthe wash really help to wash away the taste of the day. A slightly too heavy hand with the absinthe throws it out of balance here, meaning we're left preferring the Lucifer’s Old Fashioned ($15) made on Maker’s Mark bourbon whiskey. Rather than a Spanish tapas menu, the dishes on this menu seem to be loosely united by them all having tapas-style ...read more
