Pintxo

I did not bake this weekend and I am using my having a cold as an excuse. I worked through Thursday and Friday with a splitting headache and a slight fever. I still had to talk to people even though my throat was burning and my nose was running. I could not take time off because another staff was already on sick leave. Plus I was testing Barney's theory on being sick; I kept telling myself to stop being sick and be awesome instead, which, by the way, did not really work!
But after sleeping for 9+ hours every night for the past few days I feel like I am slowly recovering. Nose is still running, my throat is still sore. I still feel really tired all the time and I am still coughing at night. But at least the headache has subsided. Let's hope I will not die from exhaustion from work this week.

A few days ago I went to Pintxo, a Spanish restaurant in New Farm specialising in tapas. The place is split into two areas, one of which is the normal sitting area and the other half is set up as a "tapas train". Basically like a sushi train. Except they serve tapas, instead of sushi. I actually like this set-up because you get to see all the dishes that they are serving and it made the dining experience more fun. It made the restaurant look bigger than it was too (plus the mirror covering the entire wall on one side).
The menu is set out quite nicely and the descriptions of the dishes are very clear. For people who are not familiar with Spanish food, like us, it was not hard to identify what tapas were on the conveyor. They were mostly cold tapas, eg bread slices with various toppings and skewers. There were also hot ones that are made to order. We avoided most of the pickles and olives tapas but really enjoyed everything else. There were a few funky stuff like blue cheese mousse, quince paste and pickled garlic but they were actually quite tasty! I ordered a Red Sangria, which was delicious. The dessert menu was not huge but what was there seemed pretty good. We wanted to try the Crème Caramel but was too full !! We went on a Tuesday when the 2-4-1 deal was on so we only paid for the cheaper half of the tapas, which was a really good discount. The waiters and waitresses were helpful and friendly. They approached us a few times to make sure we were happy with everything. After around 9pm the waitress did start trying to make us leave - clearing our plates, sending us the dessert menu, giving us the bill etc. But she still kept refilling our glass and was not pushy at all. The restaurant had good music and a nice relaxing atmosphere.
Overall I enjoyed the food and had a really nice time. Everything was delicious and the service was excellent. I probably would not revisit so soon as I have tried pretty much everything I wanted to on the tapas train menu. If the menu gets updated then it is definitely worth going back again - probably on another Tuesday!