5/5 Angela F. 2 years ago on Google
Dimly
lit
during
night
time,
Bombabar
was
a
good
place
to
catch
up
with
friends,
bustling
with
laughter
and
loud
conversation.
We
had
an
early
booking
and
started
off
with
cocktails,
which
were
delicious,
refreshing,
and
hard
to
fault.
The
red
wine
sangria
was
too
easy
to
drink
with
just
the
right
amount
of
sweetness
and
spice
to
purvey
a
great
meal
with
friends.
Although
some
of
the
food
was
hit-and-miss,
they
were
mostly
delicious.
The
standouts
for
the
montaditos
were
the
“bone
marrow,
Wagyu
cecina”,
which
was
sweet
and
savoury
at
once
--we’ll
be
dreaming
of
this
for
days
to
come!
The
“escalivada
of
eggplant,
capsicum
&
shallot”
had
a
smoky
flavour
we
loved.
Of
the
mains,
the
vegetarian
dish
was
the
star:
we
really
loved
the
“cauliflower,
saffron,
paprika
&
sorrel,”
which
had
a
thin
char
enhanced
by
a
creamy
sauce.
These
went
extremely
well
with
the
“heirloom
tomato,
burrata,
pickled
onions”
verduras.
The
bits
we
didn’t
like
were
the
“paella
of
barramundi,
pipis,
calamari,
scampi”
and
the
tapas
of
“charcoal
grilled
pork
belly,
Pedro
Ximenez,
apple,
fennel
chicharrones”.
Although
they
cooked
the
seafood
well,
I
didn’t
get
as
much
flavour
in
the
rice;
we
would
have
picked
another
dish
from
the
raciones
instead.
As
for
the
pork,
I
couldn’t
get
a
hint
of
the
sherry,
apple,
or
fennel.
It
tasted
a
lot
like
other,
middling
pork
belly
in
Melbourne.
The
"patatas
bravas"
were
too
salty
but
filled
us
up
nicely.
The
staff
seated
us
quickly
and
the
time
between
tapas
and
the
mains
was
long
enough
for
hearty
conversation.
Our
server
was
attentive
and
efficient
--our
drink
orders
arrived
quickly,
too,
and
kept
us
occupied
for
the
wait
for
paella,
which
was
well
within
the
expected
30
minutes.
There
are
no
specials
here,
but
the
server
explained
the
menu
clearly,
and
kept
our
water
glasses
full.
In
all,
we
had
a
wonderful
experience,
and
our
only
regret
was
the
pricey
but
not
impressive
paella.
This
is
a
bustling
bar
with
delicious
cocktails
and
good
food,
lively
for
a
night
of
catching
up,
and
would
be
a
great
choice
while
on
this
end
of
Lonsdale
St.
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