V Rating: VV
Where: 73 Liverpool Street, City
When: Mon - Sun
Tel:(02) 9264 5574
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I’ve never been to Spain but I’m told that it’s not a particularly veggie friendly place. I certainly view Spanish restaurants and tapas bars with a healthy amount of trepidation.

This is why Captain Torres was a pleasant surprise. While the menu is dominated by meat and seafood, some simple touches make it clear that Captain Torres is aware that vegetarians exist, and has made an effort to cater for them.

The main menu features a selection of entrees (including some veggie options), salads, bread and mains. Happily, there’s a vegetarian section of the menu, which includes a vegetarian paella and vegetable dish.

The extensive tapas menu is largely based around meat and seafood, but does include three vegetarian options (deep fried potatoes in a chilli tomato sauce, grilled capsicum marinated in oil, and a delicious vegetarian tortilla). We were also able to get the entree garlic mushrooms in a creamy sauce upgraded to a tapas dish. The tapas dishes were tasty and a good size for sharing amongst a large group.

The food can be washed down with a selection of beers, as well as sangria served in a half litre or litre option. The service was a little scattergun, and my group was puzzled to find that not only had we been over charged for our drinks, we’d also been charged for them twice.

Captain Torres has a decidedly kitsch feel. The waiters are attentive and the narrow, crowded interior is decorated with ‘authentic’ Spanish touches. I can’t say whether it is like a little piece of Spain off George Street - but it wouldn’t surprise me to find something similar in the main streets of Madrid happily catering to the tourist market.

All in all my visit to Captain Torres has inspired me to think that a visit to Spain might offer some genuinely good veggie moments.

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