You won’t believe it, but I have just made the time to write about one of my favorite restaurants in Spain! I have visited this restaurant at least 6 – 7 time over the past 5 years. The very first time I remember I wasn’t shocked as much as I have been the last 3 times. This one keeps getting better and better and better. So I will keep going there and can advise anyone to do the same. Just look at their website:
http://www.restaurantelatropical.es/
What did I eat? Over all these years….?? Way too much to write down, and I just do not want to bore you….
So what do I remember:
- Great Tuna tataki
- Octopus filled with it’s own ink
- Black pudding sandwich “special
- Great “pintxios”
- A skewer with bacon and banana, fort time ever my wife loved warm fruit in a savory dish…..!
- A very special dish with Iberico ham, Foie gras, caramelized onions, egg plant, soft toast and a quail egg….. FUCK ME that was a dish to remember!
- Grilled pineaple
- Spanish beef Wellington
- Slow roast Lamb in its own jus
- And so so much more, just have a look at all the pictures. (sorry still for the worst quality ever (Huawei))
I will tell the good / bad points below as well as the score:
Yes with Bananas !!! Great skewer!
One of the best wines for this price
This is the one I still remember after all these years, what an unbelievable combo, FUCK ME! so great!
Just a few pictures over the years….
Good / Bad?
+++ Inside typical Spanish, but I always eat outside. There it is warm and cosy
+++ Always changing menu with so many options, maybe to much….?
+++ All staff is nice, they speak perfect Spanish (duh!) or English and even more!
—– Not that much, just some dishes are way less then others. There is a big variety of plates and styles
POINTS:
Food: I love about 80% of this menu, but the other 20% are way less, if you know what you like and and when you appreciate real original Spanish dishes, come here! I just had a few terrible dishes which I forget because of all the great ones 8.6 out of 10
Coziness: Inside so classic and boring (for the locals) and outside for me so much better (for the tourists and amateur food critics like me…..) Basic seating and surrounding so I guess the biggest working point 6.8 out of 10
Staff: Always nice and friendly in the restaurant, the ones behind the bar are there for a reason I guess…..a bit ignorant sometimes….. but for the good guys there 9 out of 10 !!!
Price: Not the cheapest but still better then Western Europe, 4 people + wine + coffee is around €150,- for me well worth it, for the average Local peasant….. not okay…. 7.7 out of 10
Overall a well deserved 8.1 out of 10
