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Thu Oct 18 2012
Slightly raised above the cosy front and back dining rooms, Del Parc’s chef can be seen putting together the stream of tapas you’ll shortly enjoy. This is an unusual restaurant in that there’s no menu. You’ll be asked about any dietary restrictions when booking; after that, your meal is in the chef’s hands.
Our most recent visit began well with four fat and incredibly tender escabeche mussels, presented neatly on a slate, as if marching with cocktail sticks for bayonets. Stuffed gordal olives were another success, but the cold mushrooms needed more spice. Mackerel infused with vanilla on a beetroot and potato salad was an imaginative hit, and juicy king prawns and moroccan meatballs delicious, but heritage tomato salad and pistou (like ratatouille) weren’t especially memorable.
You get to choose your own drinks, of course; we couldn’t resist a bottle of the Asturian Sidra ‘El Gaitero’ from a list that includes four sherries. The atmosphere is notably warm and chatty, with interesting chilled Hispanic tunes in the background and some arty touches (a vast wooden relief of a woman’s face by the entrance). This, perhaps more than the food, keeps locals thronging back.
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