28 Broad St, Alresford SO24 9AQ, UK
Having lived in Spain for 5 years, we developed a liking for good Spanish food. After our self-isolation of 2 weeks on return from Florida, we had a delayed celebration of our 21st wedding anniversary.
We had intended to sit outside but the 3 or 4 external tables were right on the pavement in the main street, so we asked to go inside.
The very friendly and helpful Polish lady (Domenica or Mika for short) patiently explained the precautions the restaurant was taking, such as disposable menus and hand sanitiser on the table.
We started with bubbles made from Albarino grapes & very pleasant it was too. Mika asked if we were here on a special occasion, so we explained….
Nibbles were some olives, delicious warm, crispy bread with aioli, one of our favourite things in the world!
As is typical with tapas, the meals arrived as and when they were ready, so everything was piping hot where necessary.
We had a tomato salad as that was recommended to cleanse the palate / accompany the brandade. “Brandade is an emulsion of salt cod, olive oil, and usually potatoes. It is eaten in the winter with bread or potatoes. In Spanish it can be called brandada de bacalao.” Wikipedia This was truly delicious and something Eve is going to cook at home for sure.
Other main dishes we had were huevos rotos, “broken eggs”, which was nice, but we prefer good chunks of sliced potato vs. the thin strips served here, plus chicharrones. ” Chicharrón is a dish generally consisting of fried pork belly or fried pork rinds.” Wikipedia This was scrummy.
We chose a Ribera del Duero red to accompany the above, which was OK, but not cheap at £7.50 for a small 125ml glass.
We shared a Basque cheesecake to finish. Scrummy!
