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2012-08-18
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Yup.. as a lot of reviews say, COME HUNGRY or don't come at all to BCN (Barcelona.. duh!) * After spending sometime in Barcelona this Summer, I was delighted to hear about this new Catalonian restaurant in town. A small private kitchen that only seats 12 people, I was lucky to get a booking on a weekday. The restaurant serves two sets of menus and a staff confirmed which set menu we wanted a day before our visit via Whatsapp! This made it a lot easier for me as the staff could immediately answer
After spending sometime in Barcelona this Summer, I was delighted to hear about this new Catalonian restaurant in town. A small private kitchen that only seats 12 people, I was lucky to get a booking on a weekday. The restaurant serves two sets of menus and a staff confirmed which set menu we wanted a day before our visit via Whatsapp! This made it a lot easier for me as the staff could immediately answer all the questions I had about the two menus. HOW CONVENIENT!
We otped for the bigger menu "Pintxos Party (680hkd)" instead of "Trip to Spain (580hkd)" as we wanted to try a larger variety of food.
We were seated at the only table by the window of the restaurant which was very nice as it overlooked the open kitchen and we had a great view of Chef Edgar at work.
After ordering a nice bottle of spanish red, we were EACH welcomed with a platter of generously plated Iberico ham 100% "bellota", manchego cheese and spanish coldcut "Chorizo".
Everything was delicious and I was happily surprised to find that Chef Edgar used Crostini instead of the usual boring slices of bread for Pan Tumaca (Bread and tomato).
We then indulged in a marathon of small tapas and pintxos. 7 pieces all together as opposed to the 3 pieces you would get in the other set "Trip to Spain".
Visually appealing* veggie tower with a dallop of aioli sauce on top // Bacalao tartare with tomato &* olives.
Test tube SOUP SHOTS*! Our server advised us to have the honeydew melon soup first as it was sweeter, then the Gazpacho made with tomato, watermelon and basil <---- this was DELICIOUS. Probably one of the better Gazpachos I've had in HK.. could have had a whole bowl of this!
Final set of tapas and pintxos. Eating order from Right to Left * -- starting from the octopus (very tender and well cooked) with squid ink chip and potato, foie gras iberico ham crostini (SUPER YUM!) and my eagerly anticipated iberico ham croquette that certainly did not disappoint*!! Could have had a bunch of these on its own..the outer layer was Crisp to perfection!*
FINALLY IT'S PAELLA TIME! * The other menu "Trip to Spain" did not have paella but had spanish noodles instead. Being paella fans this was a MUST! The portion was quite big so I was a bit taken back considering we had two more main courses to come! However, we were very happy to find that the flavours were all there, the mediterranean red prawn was cooked well and we even asked for some extra aioli sauce to go with the paella. Chef Edgar was very friendly and later told us that he liked his paella with aioli sauce too!We were 100% satisfied with our paella but I had to refrain myself from finishing the whole plate to save room for what was to come next! Gentlemen should not have a problem finishing this dish but the Ladies may want to request for a smaller portion for this dish.
Our fish course consisted of a visually Stunning dish of Bacalao with Spinach paper and soft romesco (Catalan sauce). Unfortunately I could not finish the whole dish as I was already too full from the paella.
Our last dish consisted of Iberico pork jowl - something I have never had before. The three disc-shaped pork jowls came on a pool of Smoked red pepper sauce, one hidden under a warm foam of garlic and olive oil. The meat was extremely tender but the fat content was quite high. I was only able to eat two and had to share the last one. The dish was for me was SINFUL to the max and would probably cost me a few days in the gym but it was WELL WORTH IT!
To end the meal, we were presented with two beautiful pieces of chocolate truffle. This was the PERFECT portion of sweets as we were both stuffed from dinner. I admired the edible glitter brushed elegantly on to the plate - nice touch! I also thought the use of edible glitter was very smart! The chocolate truffles were SUPER delicious and I ended up finishing 3 out of the 4 truffles... Gluttony has gotten the best of me tonight! *Overall, BCN was a great experience and I enjoyed savouring Chef Edgar's creations. He really adds a fresh, modern twist to his dishes and it is clear that this talented and creative chef (and restaurant) is here to stay!
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