Naked For Satan

285 Brunswick St
Fitzroy, 3065
www.nakedforsatan.com.au

Let me tell you about last Friday, when Chris and I got Naked.

Naked for Satan that is, the hottest new(ish) bar in Fitzroy. Along with a decent range of drinks, they also do little bite sized snacks called pinxtos (80c/ea during weekday lunch and Monday-Wednesday dinner, $2/ea all other times), which are basically various toppings speared on a slice of baguette with a toothpick.

Pinxtos

There’s a good variety of cold pinxtos laid out along the bar for you to take as you please, and every few minutes a waiter will come around with a plate of hot pinxtos. They operate by the honour system here – take your pinxtos, and keep the little toothpick they come with to take up to the counter at the end, and pay for however many you’ve eaten. And whilst you’re free to gorge yourself on as many pinxtos as you want, they recommend that you buy at least one drink so they make enough money to keep themselves in business. And because 12pm is too early to be drinking vodka, we got some Bundaberg Ginger Beer ($4.8) instead, and then proceeded to fill our tummies with pinxtos. Here is a list of all the ones we tried:

Cold

Tortilla and Aioli

Smoked Salmon

Chorizo on Cream Cheese

Pea Puree with Scallop

Jamon Serrano

Garlic Field Mushrooms with Carrot Puree

Pork Terrine

Garlic Prawn and Cauliflower

Rice Ball on Cream Cheese

Hot

Sweet Corn Croquette

Veal Schnitzel

Lamb Meatball

Tuna Croquette

Beef and Parmesan Meatball

Veggie Stack with Goats Cheese

Green Olive and Chilli Croquette

More Pinxtos

I know I know, we’re pigs, but it can’t be helped when there are so many delectable looking morsels on offer. I’ll say right off the bat that the hot pinxtos are definitely much better than the cold pinxtos, with standouts being the Sweet Corn Croquette for me, and the Veal Schnitzel for the boy, but there are quite a few on that list that I’d be happy to go back for. The cold ones were nice and fresh, but less inspiring, though I did really enjoy the Garlic Field Mushrooms with Carrot Puree, with big meaty slices of juicy mushroom draped across the top.

Vintage Pornography Wallpaper

And even though Chris and I weren’t the ones getting naked, there sure were lots of naked pictures in the bar – on the back of drinks list, covering a whole wall, and even on the plates. Made us wonder why some mums came with their 4 year olds but hey, who are we to tell them how to raise their kids!

Rating: 14/20 – pinxtos! Pinch-osss!