Bodega has been on my wishlist since arriving in Sydney and after 4 years, I finally had the chance to check out the popular tapas joint. With a group of nine we were able to make a reservation and took over a long table in the middle of the restaurant. We went with the $65 set menu which is amazing value. I love how cool the place is. The maître d' is the epitome of retro cool, the waiters so lovely and the chefs shake a hanging gourd instead of ringing a bell when food's out. Too damn cool.
First out are skyscraper blocks of fluffy moriesh bread with big blobs of olive oil INSIDE the bread. It was hard to not just eat bread for dinner. I'm not a fan of molluscs except for scallops but the mussels, palms heart, black beans an chilli combo was tasty. Although I did eat more hearts than mussel. The San Daniele prosciutto was generous and olives juicy and meaty.