Bar de Nada, Nottingham （英国）
Sunday, July 31, 2011 at 2:27PM | Dave Bar de Nada, located in Nottingham’s waning Hockley area (just down the road from the Broadway cinema), provides probably the closest thing to the izakaya dining experience I’ve yet to find in the UK, allowing for leisurely dining throughout the course of an extended drinking session.
A small yet surprisingly spacious “world and Spanish tapas bar,” Bar de Nada is inviting, yet intimate, lively and relaxed. A “dazzling” array of draught and bottled world beers serve as lubricant for the quite excellent, well proportioned and appropriately priced tapas dishes.
Being regular visitors, my dining partners took care of the orders, none of which disappointed.
Pan y Tomate – delicious, although a lot more garlic should have been thrown into the mix.
Tortilla Espanola.
Cordeno en Salsa Moruno – tender morsels of moist lamb in a rich, spice and herb casserole. I forget just how many times we re-ordered this dish.
Gambas Pil Pil – succulent prawns fried in olive oil, made sexy with red chilies.
Cazuela de Berenjenas – aubergines casseroled in tomato and herb sauce, topped with (not quite enough) melted cheese.
Albondigas – Robust meatballs in a delicately spiced tomato sauce – again, several orders were made.
Boquerones en Vinagare – pickled white anchovies, good but not as good as “the real thing."
Pescade al Ajillo – Spanish Mackerel pan fried in garlic.
Great food, better company and decent prices made for a thoroughly enjoyable evening. Probably one of Nottingham’s better casual dining experiences.
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