Adela Wine Bar
Albion
Adela Wine Bar is a sophisticated Euro chic bar and restaurant tucked away on Sandgate Rd, Albion, where the food and service is as outstanding as the wine.
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The intimate indoor space features a small bar, with walls lined with backlit shelves of wine, an exposed concrete ceiling, stylish curtains and a choice of lowset lounge chairs, highset bar chairs and a handful of dining tables. There is also a covered outdoor terrace with more seating.
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The carefully curated vast selection of wines (available by the glass or bottle), includes a majority of natural and biodynamic from the top wine growing regions of Australia, together with a smattering of wines from Italy, France, Spain, Germany, Austria and Argentina.
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Adela also offers a bespoke cocktail list with a tropical flavour, including coconut margarita; pina colada; Something Like Blue (white rum, blue curaçao, coconut milk & pineapple juice) and the house signature - Adela: a Noble Affair (Japanese gin, toasted coconut sake, lychee liqueur & lime juice.
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Do not leave Adela without partaking in the food, which has a Euro-African flavour and is exceptional. For starters there is beetroot dip with charred shallots. za'atar feta cream, walnuts and mint or burnt eggplant hummus, barbarries and sumac.
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Smaller dishes to share include Adela's patatas (crispy potatoes, smoked pepper salsa & fresh chilli); Burrata with honey truffle oil; Fava Stew (spicy tomato & green chilli sauce); seared scallops (cherry tomato salsa with Vermouth, dukkah & parsley butter); and cod croquettes (spicy garlic and zesty cumari sauce); or coconut crab souffle.
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Larger share plates include heavenly chargrill chicken skewers with garlic, mustard & leek cream; Lamb Ragu (sumac scented eggplant, lamb, caraway & manchego cheese); beef kofta (tomato slsa, za'atar) and Moqueco Annetto (grilled fish, roast bell peppers, herb coconut salsa, cassava cashe) - a must-try.
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There is also a selection or artisan cheese boards with choices like Brie truffle summer or Roquefort (France); Manchego (Spain), Scamorza (Italy) and Mont Priscilla (Australia) and charcuterie including wagyu bresaola, sobrasado, jamon bellota and mortadella.
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Need to know - There is a limited amount of street parking outside in nearby streets.