This Spanish restaurant is located in IFC, offering diners Catalunya cuisine in a comfortable setting with a gorgeous harbour view. There is also an outdoor terrace to enjoy drinks and small bites. On the night, we were seated at a velvet booth, and right behind us was a replanted tree, with a sense of serenity, and on the background there is an art-piece of Barcelona artist Javier Calleja which I found fun and welcoming.
We ordered a few starters per the recommendation of William, the maitre'd. Unfortunately I could not try out their extensive Spanish wine list as I was driving. The first starter was Red Prawn Carpaccio ($180). The red prawn were minced to a paste, marinated beautifully, and on the bite exhibiting a creamy and smooth texture, while bursting with intense flavours from the sweetness of the prawn, plus the caramelized onion, black garlic puree, olive oil and prawn essence. There were a few pieces of toast to allow us to scoop the carpaccio on give a contrasting yet great crunchy bite. A really good tapas I recommend.
The second starter was Avocado Lobster ($210), with finely sliced pieces of avocado wrapping a lobster salad, then adding some caviar and salmon roes on top. Again this one was a fantastic tapas, very nicely presented and also great in taste. The delicate fillings of the lobster meat matched very well with the avocado without one overpowering the other in flavours, and the sauce did an amazing job to raise the umami of the dish to another level.
Then we had something more traditional. But instead of having hand-cut Iberico ham we opted for Jamon Croquetas ($120). The croquetas were deep-fried to a great golden-brown colour, served on a wire basket. Biting in, it was truly soft and creamy, with the bechamel sauce mixed with finely diced Iberico ham, offering a wonderful highlight of the fragrance of the jamon without the heavy and fatty mouthfeel comparing with just eating the ham. Another of my recommendation.
For the main course, we decided to try out the Tomahawk Rubia Gallega ($1,435) as suggested by William. This beef was considered one of the best meat in the world, grass and maize fed, and was dry aged for 21 days beforehand. Certainly it was flavorful, and was also less fatty. The chef has grilled to medium well for us, and the meat was very juicy. The portion was simply too big for the two of us to finish, and I think we could only finish half of it, and have to pack the rest home. We also ordered the Green Asparagus ($80) for the side, grilled nicely, tender and served with some truffle mayonnaise.
Already too full we did not have room for dessert but I had a Double Espresso ($65) to wrap up the meal. Overall the food was good and per William the seafood was their signature, but because of the coronavirus situation in town they did not order much to avoid the write-off and loss. Looking around at the restaurant there were quite a few tables so overall the business was not too bad but I could feel the desperation underneath.
The bill on the night was $2,387 which was mainly because of the tomahawk. I would suggest probably coming and trying more the tapas and other dishes instead, unless you are a big meat-eater. I also hope that the virus and all the challenges the city is facing could be over very soon, and we would be able to return and try out more the Mediterranean seafood in this restaurant.
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