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2012-08-12
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My colleague has recommended this Spanish restaurant to me for ages. As her number of annual leave is multiple times (!) more than mine, she can always take a half day leave to have lunch in weekdays here. Obviously tempted, I also took a half day leave and came for a lunch which was not quite live up to my expectation. There were not many choices for the 3-courses set lunch. CM and I both went for a salad as appetizer. Before that, the bread basket and tapas were served. I could only finish the
My colleague has recommended this Spanish restaurant to me for ages. As her number of annual leave is multiple times (!) more than mine, she can always take a half day leave to have lunch in weekdays here. Obviously tempted, I also took a half day leave and came for a lunch which was not quite live up to my expectation.
There were not many choices for the 3-courses set lunch. CM and I both went for a salad as appetizer. Before that, the bread basket and tapas were served. I could only finish the olives as the rest were not impressive.
My choice of salad was bell pepper salad with goat cheese. It was not a “crunchy type” salad. The sweetness of bell pepper and the slight tanginess of goat cheese blended well together. A good start…
CM’s tuna and egg salad was refreshing. It is difficult to go wrong with this classic combination.
Instead of ordering two main courses, we picked seafood paella (for two to share), which, I believe, would be the choice of many first comers. The paella was placed on the side table and the waiter divided it for us.There were many squid pieces inside but only a few prawn and mussels. I really missed the generous portion of seafood in Fandango’s.
The rice was quite chewy and moist. It was slightly sweet with a hint of prawn. However, I still expected more flavour. This one could hardly be compared with that of the Fandango’s, which used lobster broth to cook. What made it more disappointing was the lack of toasted rice at the bottom which was the most enjoyable part~!
After the disappointing paella, I did not have much expectation on the desserts. As the ingredients were fresh, my poached pear was fine. The taste of wine and sweetness were well balanced. This light and refreshing dessert was a good pair with the seafood paella.
On the contrary, CM’s crème brulee was less appealing. The sugar crust was so thick that we could hardly break it. I was a bit disappointed with the chef’s technique. Luckily, the pudding was smooth and creamy even though it was a bit too sweet to me.
It was not a mind-opening lunch as I expected. If you work nearby, you can have a go. If not, there are better choices around. Don’t know if dinner would be better, but I will not return here for lunch anyway.张贴
