sabato 28 giugno 2014

Jasmin in Sheperd's Bush, open until late

Elegant and good Thai restaurant in Shepherd's bush open till late.
Nice and friendly staff, nice wood decorations remind Thailand.
We had a mix of starters, all of them very good, and as a main I had soya noodles. They came with mixed fried vegetables and chicken. I enjoyed the dish and everybody else did. The most interesting dish is chicken on the fire which is showed below. A friend of mine ordered it and he said he really enjoyed it. The bill was cheap as well!
Rate: 8 out of 10.




Mozzarella bar

I have heard about this place a couple of times recently and yesterday I finally went there. The environment is new and stylish, quite dark even too much and air conditioning was quite high.
We started with a portion of mixed crostini which we shared. There were three pieces of bread quite small, one topped with a nice pâté, one with ndujua which is a chili pâté made in south of Italy and the last one and other pâté which I'm not sure about. Crosini were good but a bit overpriced considering the small portion.  I had quite high expectations of the pizza but it didn't really matched them. My pizza was topped with speck, the base was very soft but too floury, the top was generous but there were some big pieces of tomatoes which I didn't really like, I prefer when pizza is topped with passata but there was chopped tomatoes sauce instead.
We also had tiramisu which was really good. We ordered some wine as well. Overall the restaurant is good but if I want to eat a good pizza it wouldn't be my first choice. We spent 28£ each.
Rate: 6 out if 10

venerdì 27 giugno 2014

Tapeo, one of the best in Barcelona

A delicious tapas restaurant in the heart of Barcelona. The atmosphere is quite and relaxed, that staff are good, food is excellent.
In my short trip to Barcelona I went there twice and I would love to go back only to be able to have dinner there again.
I had croquettes, I believe the best in Barcelona, then I had cannelloni with mushrooms, they come covered with melted cream and cheese, they are delicious, I had stewed beef which was super tender and amazing tasteful. Everything was extremely good, tasteful and original. I couldn't stop ordering food, I was amazed!
Link: Tapeo
Rate: 10 out of 10.


Croquette
Tiramisu



domenica 15 giugno 2014

Canela, even better

I have been in this small restaurant a few times in the past but when I went there again I found out the management changed and I was not happy about that because I liked the previous one.
The restaurant is bigger than before, it's more elegant as well, tables are made with marble and weitres wear all the same uniform.
I ordered an aubergine salad and stewed beef as main course. The salad was very good with a delicious dressing which I never tasted before. Beef was good but not special. They brought us some home made flat crunchy bread which was a perfect combination with the salad.
There is a wide Portuguese wine selection and I decided to try one of them which was very good.
Other people at the table ordered different dishes, deep fried seafood and fagiolata which is a dish made with mixed beens and came with rice and cous cous.
We extremely enjoyed everything, fagiolata was probably the most tasty dish.
Rate: 8
Link: Canela





Bizcaia in Barcelona

What about if you are in a restaurant with 20 dishes and you would like to try all of them? Well that would be too much... But with pinchos you can! Many  many little portions of good food each of them looks like a piece of art, each of them a tastefull gem. Cheese topped with smashed chorizo, great jamon, bread with sheep cheese topped with a little touch of sweetness and smashed nuts.
You can have all of it, with good glasses of enlist too.
Rate: 7 out of 10