I'm almost speechless. We started the evening with a spectacular performance and I was certain the food couldn't live into the standard set.
I was wrong.
Visually stunning, the meal was a tour through the tastes and textures of Andalusia seen through a modern lense.
We started off with a soft shell crab tabouli and a mushroom carpaccio with barley. The flavors were both bold and nuanced. The crab was crisp giving way to a perfectly tender interior. The mushrooms were marinated or prepared in a way that the carpaccio not only worked, I couldn't imagine it any other way. The barley risotto offered a wonderful textural contrast.
For the main course, we had the pork and tuna respectively. My husband said the pork was possibly the best thing he's eaten in spain (this is our 4th fine dining stop which included places in barcelona and luxury hotels). The preparation made the pork taste like steak. The sauce underneath was downright captivating. The tuna was delicious.
The desserts were gorgeous and tasty. The chef played with texture here as much as he did color and taste. The English menu called them gelato, but they are not. They were mousse, though mine also had gelato and a chocolate crumble and chocolate noodles and ... well, you get the idea.
Finally, I have some complicated dietary restrictions right now. They didn't miss a not. I told them in advance and their execution was seamless. The same requests to a chef in barcelona left him almost angry. So it was nice to be treated so kindly.
A lot going on. Gorgeous space. Gracious service. I will tell everyone I know to go here if they visit Granada and I will tell my hotel to recommend it. A grand finale to a truly wonderful day. read more