Salvador & Amanda
Spanish Restaurant in Covent Garden
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Opening Times
Monday |
Open 17:00 - Closes 01:00 |
Tuesday |
Open 17:00 - Closes 02:00 |
Wednesday |
Open 17:00 - Closes 02:00 |
Thursday |
Open 17:00 - Closes 02:00 |
Friday |
Open 17:00 - Closes 03:00 |
Saturday |
Open 17:00 - Closes 03:00 |
Sunday | Closed |
All In London Review
Tapas with panto
Anyway, the tapas. The empanadillas are delicious mini pasties stuffed with tuna and a sweet tomato and onion paste. The octopus a la Gallega has been fried in plenty of oil judging by its greasiness, but the salt and paprika add flavour to the tender seafood, a solitary sliced potato on the bottom of the dish is a little unnecessary however. Rich croquettes are filled with smoky bacon lardons, other dishes of garlicky mushrooms and chorizo in white wine and garlic come and go - the latter could perhaps have benefited from cooking a bit longer as the meat is a little tough, and they had seemingly forgotten it so perhaps it was done in a hurry. There are some delicious, plump, (again) garlicky prawns, however there are only five of them sitting morosely in a large bowl, drowning in oil. A dish of two flavoursome lamb cutlets comes with a tasty spinach mash and cherry tomatoes, but there isn’t much meat on them. Better is the chorizo with a fried egg on top, the yolk of which is still runny, and its vegetarian version with peppers. Oh and then there’s the cheese platter, with the very sharp, soft blue La Peral, the goat’s milk Manchego, the mild-flavoured Tetilla (that’s nipple in English, as the whole cheese is shaped like a large breast) and the salty Mahon, along with membrillo and crackers.
During happy hour the sangria is only £10 a jug, however its usual £18 tag seems like extortion given that it’s practically just juice anyway. The tapas are around £5 - £7 each, so no more expensive than anywhere else and overall the food is tasty; unfortunately the surroundings seem more suited to a family day out than a sophisticated soirée, or even a quiet dinner.
Reviewed by Leila
Published on Aug 16, 2011
User Reviews
Olga
from London
from London
Mar 12, 2018
Very bad experience. Booked a table, before paying making sure that the table will not be moved at some point to make space. Looks like the woman taking bookings called Candice will promise you anything just to take your money, because guess what, comes 11pm and the security comes showing us around (it was my husbands birthday party), manager called doesn't care about anything even if you show him you have the promise in writing, and leaves. After that additionally and totally unnecessary the security super rude, aggressive and threatening. All of this on top of overcrowded space, songs on repeat and only 2 actually working barmans for that many people is much too much - there's plenty of other places in London to spend your money, especially if you invite guests for some occasion.
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