Thursday, 19 June 2014

Bomba

103 Lonsdale St, Melbourne VIC 3000
Spanish, Tapas, Mediterranean










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A cosy little Spanish establishment with a mish mash of seating arrangements ranging from high/regular tabletops and also bar seating. A nice touch is the open kitchen, where you can see the chefs cooking your food -- or where you get food envy seeing other patrons' dishes being prepared.


Bomba offers a wide range of dishes perfect for sharing and grazing, one of my favourite ways to eat since I don't have an overly large appetite. We also grabbed a couple of cocktails from the rooftop bar they have upstairs. The bartender whipped up a berry/vodka concoction for me which was devine.


Noms List
Leek and manchego croquet

Hervey Bay scallop with Serrano, lemon & bread

Quail with pistachio & buckwheat

Moorish spiced lamb chop 

Catalan stew – mussels, clams, prawns, baby calamari and bacalao  

Crispy skin John Dory with fennel escabeche  




Highlights
The leek and manchego croquet -- was golden and crispy on the outside, smooth and creamy on the inside. My favourite dish of the night.

The quail with pistachio & buckwheat, was cooked perfectly so that it was tender and succulent. Bonus was no bones!

Staff. So friendly, knowledgeable and personable. We weren't just customers, we were guests.



Overall I had a very lovely dining experience and would definitely return to try some of the other dishes. We were suppose to go to birthday drinks for one of RT's friends after, but full and content I bowed out and headed home to lounge around in sweat pants. Perfect evening!


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