Fernandez and Wells
Barrica
El Pirata Detapas
Ametsa
El Pirata
http://www.londonrestaurantfestival.com/events/tapas-tour/
Each year, London Restaurant Festival sparks the creation of numerous food events and we were quick to snap up tickets for the tapas tour.
There can't be many better ways to spend a Saturday afternoon than traveling from one London spot to the next, exploring new areas and venues and being greeted with a drink and plate of delicious food in each.
Both Copita and Fernandez & Wells are small, rustic bars based in Soho which served some lovely dishes we would happily have had second helpings of; truffled goats cheese with piquillo pepper and almonds, duck & pear risotto followed by toasted sourdough with 36 month cured jamon iberico.
The staff in Goodge Street's Barrica were particularly friendly and brought us delicious plates of oak grilled butternut squash with blue cheese & almonds.
Next was El Pirata Detapas in Notting Hill where thankfully we got our ham croquetas fix and tried an interesting dish- endive leaves dipped in a valderon foam with walnuts.
Ametsa is located in a hotel next to Hyde Park Corner and was our seafood stop; scorpion fish cake with green olive oil and black ink squid.
We ended in lively El Pirata, a short walk from Green Park with hearty meatballs and risotto & cheese stuffed peppers.
One of the best bits was leaving each restaurant with no fuss or bill to pay. It (almost) felt like we ate for free....
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