Restaurant has Spanish tapas

A new restaurant specialising in Spanish tapas opened in Ettalong on Friday, July 8, with over 70 people attending.

"I always wanted to open a Spanish tapas bar to share the flavors and culture of my country with Australia and about a year ago we had the opportunity to do this at the Ettalong Beach Tourist Resort," said Menhir owner Ms Lorena Fernandez Collazo.

"It has taken us a year to renovate the place and, in this time, I have also fallen pregnant expecting my first child so we had to rush and work hard to open," she said.

"We opened our doors Friday, July 8, and had 70 local people, mostly friends and family.

"We had fantastic Spanish food from a menu designed by me and our head chef.

"We started the night with canapes made from Jamon Serrano, Chorizo, Tortilla Espanola and of course plenty of Sangria and live Spanish music and flamenco dancing," she said.

"I want Menhir to be a place where people gather together to have fun and share some time together, enjoy great food and wine with family and friends.

"With a cosy atmosphere and great fresh produce the idea is to bring Spain to the Central Coast," said Ms Fernandez Collazo.

Email, 19 Jul 2011 Lorena Fernandez Collazo, Menhir