Saturday, April 21, 2007
Dinner at Olea, Brooklyn, NY
Restaurants are popping up all over Alexis' old neighborhood of Fort Greene. Olea was a great suggestion from a friend who lives there now. Everything we had was great. The atmosphere was homey and the service friendly. And, on a Saturday night with no reservation, we only had to wait about 15 minutes to be seated. They had an interesting array of tapas, mains, raw bar and a great, not-too-sweet sangria.
Fried Chickpeas $3
Surprising, hot, tasty finger food. And cheap too.
Seafood Platter "Royale" $40
Expensive, but it contained a whole lobster, lots of shrimp and several oysters. The chunky homemade cocktail sauce was also a pleasant surprise.
Fried Haloumi with Spinach Puree $8
You can never go wrong with fried cheese.
Baby Octopus $7
So incredibly tender and laden with garlic and herbs.
Spicy Meatballs
Fried Chickpeas $3
Surprising, hot, tasty finger food. And cheap too.
Seafood Platter "Royale" $40
Expensive, but it contained a whole lobster, lots of shrimp and several oysters. The chunky homemade cocktail sauce was also a pleasant surprise.
Fried Haloumi with Spinach Puree $8
You can never go wrong with fried cheese.
Baby Octopus $7
So incredibly tender and laden with garlic and herbs.
Spicy Meatballs
Tender, falvorful meatballs in an incredible spicy tomato sauce spiked with cheese.
Labels: Decor: 1, Food: 2, restaurant, review, Service: 1, Spanish
# posted by Giao and Alexis @ 9:23 PM 
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