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Salamanca restaurant institution still rockin’
I was expecting the eatery, which has recently changed hands, to be fairly quiet on a Monday night but on the contrary, the joint was jumping and I was glad I’d made a booking, writes TasWeekend food reviewer Alix Davis
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