This was a great meal in a beautiful plaza in Guadix…read more
Started with Burrata for me that was so fantastic I had to force myself to leave a bite for my husband at the end. They chose high quality cheese and the tomatoes and herbs were intensely flavorful, moreso than the most enriched organic soils we farm in the USA. Absolutely gorgeous!
My husband had a Manchego cheese plate with gherkins, and a pâté plate. Both were brilliant, and my son even partook.
My son had the Lasaña de "I.G.P. Cordero Segureño" which I call moussaka. He did not realize how lucky he was with that dish! It was the best any of us ordered. Just delicious, a lamb lasagne created in the flavors of the Andalusian countryside, just bursting with competing herbs, muttony meatiness and a light perfectly rendered pasta. Divine!
My husband's Romanescu was extremely rich. I took two bites and could not believe this was meant to be consumed in a giant quantity. He definitely needed his digestivo after that! It was very delicious, though, skillfully prepared with creamy potato, ham, fried garlic, and I believe this was broccoli because Romanesco looks very different from what was in there (different color, shape, and consistency). For the price, I think it was unlikely to be Romanesco. The dish was still delicious though quite heavy.
Vlogger James from "Spain Revealed" often recommends the peasant dishes popular in Andalusia. So I tried the pisto (a sweet ratatouille) with eggs and potatoes, which is a peasant entree on a lot of Andalusian menus. It was nicely made, but despite choosing this dish knowing there was no meat, that absence of meat felt like a hole on the flavor palate for me, and a hollowness in my stomach. Otherwise, all was rendered very tasty, I just needed that meat protein.
We tried a very pleasing tinto, and my husband had a dessert wine from Ronda that he liked with his tart (garnished with a tomatillo).
My chocolate mousse was definitely not meant to be served as it was and I'm really surprised they made this oversight. The restaurant began to get crowded past 9pm, consequently service slowed. By the time desserts came out, I was ready to leave because dining outside we could hear the Semana Santa procession was just outside the plaza. I quickly ate the "mousse" but it was completely soupy liquid and not even safe to serve. I definitely had an upset stomach later and this was absolutely the reason why.
Everything other than the mousse made dinner one of our best this trip, but that mousse was just completely unacceptable to be serving people. Again, the excellence with which they mastered every facet of the dining experience except for that tells me it was an oversight by someone less qualified. Honestly, I should have sent it back, but again the excessive wait to be served dessert coupled with the Semana Santa desfile passing by imminently, made me just eat a bit and go, regrettably so.