REVIEWRESTAURANT
Last night, I went on a
palatable trip to Spain
with Tapas Revolution
in Grand Central Birmingham, restaurant
of which was started by
the passionate and
Spanish food enthusiast
Omar Allibhoy. Tapas
Revolution has been
around since 2010, with
three existing
restaurants in London,
and now Tapas
Revolution Birmingham
has made a grand
opening in the second
city, and boy - what a
gem it is!
Specialising in Spanish
food, in particular
Tapas, this restaurant
combines tradition and
modernity within a
contemporary setting,
with an oval-shaped bar
where you can grab a
sneaky dish, to a
spacious dining area
with view to the whole
of Grand Central,
adorned with quirky
wooden features, that
made you feel at Spanish
home. In this space, we
had a table to fit all of our
Tapas choices.
unashamedly creative
when choosing different
combinations. We went
for: Torreznos con mojo
dulce (crispy belly pork,
with spicy sauce),
Croquetas de Bacalao
(béchamel croquettes
with deep-fried cod),
Pulpo a la Gallega
(steamed octopus with
paprika potatoes) and
Patatas Bravas (deepfried potatoes with spicy
tomato and alioli). All
dishes were sublime and
tickled the taste buds: the
winner for me was the
crispy belly pork in spicy
sauce which was
perfectly cooked and
seasoned to the point of
being able to order five
dishes of Torreznos.
When our Tapas arrived,
we were greeted by the
friendly and bubbly
Omar who took pride in
asking us about our
thoughts and took time
to share his story of how
ADDRESS: Tapas Revolution - Grand Central, 68A East Mews,
Tapas
Revolution came
Birmingham, B2 4XJ
about. The most surprising
STAR RATING: ★★★★★ (explained)
PRICE: ££ (explained)
fact learned was that
TIPPING POLICY: Discretionary
Tapas Revolution is the
tapasrevolution.com
only restaurant in Grand
Central to have cooks start
at 6am to have the finest
I went along with my Spanish friend, who was slightly
food prepared and made for the opening time.
dubious about authentic Spanish food situated in
Birmingham, but with a warm welcome from the
I was so impressed with the whole experience, from the
service team, and a later introduction from Omar
atmosphere, the service, and was extremely inspired by
himself, we succumbed to the pleasant atmosphere. My
the Omar’s hard-work and dedication to his restaurant,
partner’s face lit up as soon as he saw La Socarrada on
as he told me that he comes up and down on a weekly
the menu which is a beer renowned for its rosemary
basis to cook, manage and serve Tapas to the highest
and honey tones, but it was a close match between that
standard and at a very modest price.
beer or the ‘er Boquerón’ famous for using sea water
I am already forcing my colleagues to go and visit, and
during the brewing process, so after all this, I knew he
picking dates on my diary to go back!
ALEX DA SILVA
had been won over.
We ordered few Tapas, all of which were priced below
the £6.00 mark, and in fact all Tapas come under this
price, which makes it flexible to have fun and be
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