bodega

the service was excellent, staff were extremely friendly, they often came and asked how we were and what would we like. always wanted to try latin americatapashowever maybe they weren’t for me because we found all of the food extremely salty, the servings were small and very expensive. also they did not cater to children and we had a toddler. there weren’t any high chairs available.

great food and drinks. good ambience. thetapasand mains are great. loved the pork sausage dish. definitely going back there for another date night.

really enjoyed this restaurant! love the layout, big shared table, small quaint buzzing setting. they made me a delicious cocktail concoction, and v tastytapasstyle dishes. the food is designed to share, and it was v filling. had 6/7 dishes between the 2 of us. more than enough! can’t wait to come back 😋 highly recommend

bodega is a smart space with a great rage of share meals. not exactlytapasbased on the strict definition but inspired by spain & south america. service is stylish with a surprising gender separation between the kitchen (all male) & floor staff (all female in identical little black dresses). ideal location to eat before a show as the service is prompt & attentive. definitely recommended.

came here on a night out with a couple of friends. the more the merrier so you can experience moretapasdishes!!
my personal favourites were the hot cross buns and fish fingers even though i was hesitant about the hot cross buns, they tasted amazing!!
the drinks here were also great

a small and cosy restaurant with very friendly staff. the high 4.4 rating on zomato drew us there but unfortunately the food did not meet our expectations. the dishes were overly sweet at times and overly salt on others. we ordered nearly everytapasdish on the menu, the wagu beef was the only dish worth mentioning. considering the cost of 50 to 70 aud per person i expected better.

just tucked off foveaux street, at the base of a nondescript grey-rendered apartment block on shady commonwealth street, you don’t really expect to find one of sydney’s best value restaurants. but here it is! 

anyone who’s lived in sydney for a decade will be quite familiar with this fun,tapasrestaurant in surry hills. but, for me it’s a new, exciting find.

bodega is a spanish and latin american restaurant located in surry hills that is famous for their delicioustapasand share plates. we have heard great things about their menu so came here for dinner one night with some friends keen to try out a range of dishes. to start off, we ordered the savoury portuguese tart with miso and roast king crab. this was probably my favourite dish of the night, the tart was kind of sweet and so creamy and yet still went well with the savoury crab.

a solid restaurant if you’re fortunate to ever dine here. the menu here is always changing so it’s hard to talk about a particular dish. i’ve dined here twice and both times the food has always exceeded my expectations. thetapasare all made for sharing, although are quite small, they are packed my bursting flavors! i’m never dissatisfied whenever i visit. the service is quick and attentive. they’ve got a great wine menu as well that i quite enjoy. i will continue to come to bodega and have recommended this restaurant to friends who have loved it too!

bodega has been on my wishlist for some time. i had heard lots of great things and my work colleague suggested we head there for a nice dinner. nestled in surry hills, bodega is a cosy little restaurant. as i want to see all the action, rr and i sit at the bar. bodega's menu istapasstyle so everything is designed around sharing food. rr and i look through the menu and ask for some recommendations from the staff......

bodega is not the typicaltapasbar. i ordered fish fingers, hot cross bun and sausage cup. the fish finger was special but the bun was nothing more than bacon and carrots in between two buns. the sausage was too salty and probably just packaged from some supermarkets.

bodega has been a feature of the surry hills dining scene for many years but only recently did i finally pay this latin inspiredtapasjoint a visit. located on an alleyway near central station, the venue was packed on a tuesday evening. the hot cross bun with corned beef, smoked oyster mayo and kimchi stood out on the menu. it was a lovely mix of sweet, salty and spicy and makes me wonder why we don't have hot cross buns more often in restaurant menus!

bodega is a short walk from central station, and offers spanish/latin americantapaswith a twist. there is a funky retro feel to the decor with 2 separate rooms but fairly limited seating. food was really flavoursome, but as with mosttapascan be on the salty side. highly recommend the beef tartare, fish fingers and 12hr lamb. ideal for 2-4 people.

we rang saturday afternoon to book a table for two but were told they could only book us in at 6pm.  after 6pm it was walk in only and the waiting shouldn't be too long.  we arrived at restaurant at 6:20pm, surprisingly all tables were taken but we were more than happy to sit at the bar where we could see the hectic yet orderly actions in the kitchen.  as usual the dishes were designed to share and the recommendation was two fromtapasand two from large shared dishes.  it certainly wasn't your average tapas.  corned beef and kimchi served on hot cross bun, a combination of sweet, salty and spicy. there was a lot going on in one mouthful.  zucchini flowers stuffed with steamed peas and ricotta was light and creamy before the heat from chilli kicked in.  beef cheek was extremely tender and rich in the sauce.  i wasn't so sure about the last dish - crispy duck with thinly sliced raw scallops served on chocolate mole.  duce, raw seafood and chocolate sauce, it didn't quite work for me.  the interesting combination of ingredients certainly were reflection of chef's innovation and imagination. some worked, some didn't, which made it an interesting meal.  serving was on the small side, after four dishes and a couple of drinks each which cost close to $150 we weren't particularly full or satisfied. we ended up eating more food from another bar later on.

bodega had been on my list of restaurants to try for a very long time and, now that i have tried, i wish i had gone earlier. all thetapasand shared plates looked as good as they tasted. our favourites were the fish fingers (not your regular crumbed sticks of fish) and the pork and octopus salad. they had an excellent drinks menu and the sangria we ordered complemented the food very well. recommended.