Naked for Satan: Siblings who Lunch
Thank goodness for the Melbourne Cup. If it wasn’t for the fact that in Melbourne we get the day off for a horse race, there would be a long, cold stretch between June and December with no public holidays to look forward to. The other good thing about the Melbourne Cup? Since it’s always on a Tuesday, taking the Monday off means a four day weekend. Hooray for long weekends!
Bro and I both took the Monday before Melbourne Cup off, so I suggested we go out for lunch. We headed to Naked for Satan, a newly(ish) opened bar in Fitzroy that serves pintxos. Pintxos are a typical snack of the Basque region in Spain, and are related to tapas – they consist of a mixture of ingredients on top of a small slice of bread and fastened with a toothpick.
At Naked for Satan, the price of each pintxos is $2. You help yourself to the selection at the bar, hanging on to the toothpicks to figure out the bill at the end. But they currently have an opening special during lunchtime from Monday to Friday, with each pintxos marked down to 50 cents. 50 cents people!
Naked for Satan is rather slickly fitted out. There’s a large bar on the left hand side, with trays of assorted pintxos set out, and on the right hand side are several round tables. A large column in the middle of the room comes from old distillation equipment that was uncovered when the bar was renovated. Deeper into the bar, it splits into a couple of levels and is much larger than it initially looks. At the back is a large wall decorated with numerous images of naked and semi-naked people. It’s classier than it sounds – honest!
Bro and I didn’t waste much time upon arrival – we grabbed a plate each and went to town. Okay, I went to town. Bro was far more restrained for his first go. I would have liked to have tried one of each but there were over twenty different types laid out.
In addition to the pintxos by the bar, staff also occasionally walked around trays of hot options such as meatball, potato with tallegio, and several different kinds of croquettes.
Other available cold pintxos that I sampled included tortilla with aioli, chilli mussel with chickpea puree and capers, a pissaladiere inspired option with anchovy and onion, scallop with pea puree and cherry tomato, crumbed eggplant, and quince, walnut and blue cheese.
There were plenty, plenty more that I didn’t have space in my stomach for. I enjoyed all the ones I did have room for, and particularly remember loving the scallop one, which came with a huge scallop, and the pissaladiere one.
And there was even a dessert one! Check out the little chocolate filled cannoli.
Folks, these little morsels are a fricken BARGAIN. Even at the normal price of $2 they’re worth the price, but at 50 cents, it is AMAZING AMAZING value. Bro and I spent $6 each on food (yes, we ate a lot!!).
Get thee to Satan while they’re still doing the opening special! Or even beyond it – I’ll definitely be back to sample some drinks and more of those delicious pintxos.
For more posts on Naked for Satan, check out these blogs:
[googleMap name=”Naked for Satan” width=”600″ height=”300″ directions_to=”false”]285 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, Vic, Australia[/googleMap]
Naked for Satan
285 Brunswick Street
Fitzroy
Phone: 9416 2238
Web: nakedforsatan.com.au
Hannah
November 4, 2010 @ 11:20 pm
Oooh, it’s like you wrote a post in reply to my email! 😉
These look fabulous. Particularly the one with chilli, mussels, chickpeas, and capers. Some of my favourite things, all in one handy mouthful (or two). Or, like, totally, seven mouthfuls, ’cause I’m totally a dainty eater. (Says the girl who just ate some ice cream with her fingers. True story.)
Agnes
November 6, 2010 @ 2:47 pm
Perhaps I should start blogging in response to all your email. 😉 It’ll be boring for everyone else, but you and I would be amused!
Hannah
November 6, 2010 @ 4:11 pm
And you and I are the only ones that matter, right? 😀 Maybe we could just insert secret codes and references into our posts…
Agnes
November 6, 2010 @ 10:37 pm
I think we do that already, don’t we? 😉
Allan
November 4, 2010 @ 11:35 pm
OOOOOO maybe i’ll head over there tml…HAHA. mmm
Agnes
November 6, 2010 @ 2:47 pm
And did you go?? Haha.
leaf @ theindolentcook
November 4, 2010 @ 11:39 pm
So jealous of your photos, wish mine are as good! And so jealous you got a dessert pintxo – might be a new one since they didn’t have those the two times I’ve been. Oh and I do recommend trying their drinks. 🙂
Agnes
November 6, 2010 @ 2:48 pm
Oh thanks! 😀 I’m jealous that you’ve been twice – so much deliciousness to be had!
GourmetGetaways
November 5, 2010 @ 7:41 am
Yum!!! OMG! even at $2 they are amazing! They look absolutely delicious, I am so jealous! I love the name of the restaurant, awesome!
Agnes
November 6, 2010 @ 2:48 pm
I know! I totally think $2 each is still a good price. And 50c is totally mind blowing.
mademoiselle délicieuse
November 5, 2010 @ 6:53 pm
You should have got one of each! Then shared with your brother. Best way to sample all the variety in my opinion, but seriously such a steal at 50c each!!
Agnes
November 6, 2010 @ 2:49 pm
Ah, I know! I should have been more organised with the eating! Nevermind, I’ll just have to go back. 🙂
penny aka jeroxie
November 5, 2010 @ 10:29 pm
Another on the list. I hope to get there this year!
Agnes
November 6, 2010 @ 2:50 pm
Your list of places to eat at must be horrendously long by now 🙂
Iron Chef Shellie
November 5, 2010 @ 10:44 pm
mmmm I want chocolate cannoli.
*sigh* i want another long weekend
Agnes
November 6, 2010 @ 2:50 pm
Oh, me too! But never fear – Xmas will be here before you know it 🙂
Allan
November 5, 2010 @ 11:04 pm
Hey Agnes, thanks for all the comments =).
Went to naked for satan today, damn CHEAP!!! TOo bad my photos didn’t turn out so well – my normal camera off at service sigh. WOnder how much i can salvage on photoshop.
AnD OMG, EGG TART TASTING: i’m so in if there is one.
Agnes
November 6, 2010 @ 2:51 pm
Oh! Haha, I just read this comment. You did go 🙂
Starting to catch up on my blog reading – you have blogged a lot! :p Egg tart tasting would be great – we need a list of places that do egg tarts. 🙂 So there’s Maxim’s, that one in Doncaster… any more??
Allan
November 6, 2010 @ 4:06 pm
I know, i should really be studying for exams… but ah wellz.
Surprisingly since coming back from HK, I haven’t had many egg tarts… in fear I’d be very disappointed. Will have to do some research + some asking around =).
OO oo I’d also like to be added to the list of posts for naked for satan… hehe.
Agnes
November 6, 2010 @ 10:37 pm
Hah, have added your post 🙂
The other option re egg tarts (if there aren’t that many places that make them) is to have a day where we make our own! My parents are coming over in December, and my dad used to bake them so he could show me. They are also bringing me egg tart tins! 😀 😀
Food Floozy
November 7, 2010 @ 6:10 pm
I’ve been meaning to go here for ages. The open sangas remind me a lot of a sandwich bar in Hungry… I have to get here!
Agnes
November 16, 2010 @ 10:40 pm
Hopefully you make it soon! 🙂
Conor @ HoldtheBeef
November 9, 2010 @ 12:29 am
50 CENTS?! OMG. So very jealous. I don’t think $6 worth qualifies you as a piggy pig though, surely you could’ve poked in a few more? I mean, you had little toothpicks to help with the poking! 😀
Agnes
November 16, 2010 @ 10:41 pm
$6 was a lot of food! You know I’m an eater, but I couldn’t fit anymore in. I was tempted to tho! 😀
deb (bearheadsoup)
November 11, 2010 @ 7:03 pm
Hmm, keep reading about this place, must get there very soon!
I like the egg tarts at yum cha because generally they have the flaky pastry. Maxims have the shortcrust pastry. Yummies at Footscray have some decent ones too.
Looking forward to a cooking demo from you when you get your egg tart tins!
Agnes
November 16, 2010 @ 10:42 pm
Oh Yummies in Footscray? I’ll have to check that out for egg tarts. Hopefully mine turn out okay when I get the tins! 😀
Maria@TheGourmetChallenge
November 18, 2010 @ 9:39 am
I’m very disappointed in you Agnes, you should have eaten ALL 20!! I have no idea how you could have fitted them all in…but for the purpose of research you didnt do a thorough job!! 😛
How sad does that cannoli look? It looks like its been stabbed to death.
Agnes
November 21, 2010 @ 10:05 pm
I know… I disappointed myself by not sampling each one. 😐 Why do I only have one stomach??