Spanish Weekender

Not only did we watch a Spanish movie, La Orphanata, but we ended up going to a very nice Spanish restaurant, about 10mins walk from our apartment.

The restaurant was a great deal more up-market than the attire that we chose to wear to the restaurant... our lax choice of attire didn't seem to make a difference though. We had some nice red wine to start off the meal and then we spent a good while trying to figure out the menu...

We had some tasty bread to nibble on while we waited for the food to arrive, mine had disappeared within minutes, only to be refilled by a very attentive waiter :) The gaspachio, cold tomatoey soup thing, arrived in a tiny glass only to disappear quicker than the bread. The tapas arrived on a waffle-ish looking plate, with each sample of tapas neatly arranged in one of each of the 9 sections. It was tasty, just a bit sad that the portions were very Japanese-sized much like the Spanish omelette which came next. This was very nicely cooked, with slices of potato evenly distributed throughout the egg and well cooked all the way through.

Next to arrive was the lamb, a rare food to find in Japan; which meant that it was top on the list to be ordered. The lamb was excellent! the chops were deliciously seasoned and cooked to perfection, the inside still a little bloody.

Last up, came the paella, and my poor translation of the Japanese menu thought that it was large prawns...and I guess it wasnt too far off because a small lobster was on top of the dish. Very tasty, but completely overshadowed by the tastiness of the lamb before...

...thank you Greg!