THE TAPAS KITCHEN by NOVA Si Hall & HESWALL
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THE TAPAS KITCHEN by NOVA Si Hall & HESWALL
Nicola Rigby BY SI HALL & NICKY RIGBY
We’ re back at the multi-award winning Tapas Kitchen in West Kirby to try the new dishes on the menu from Chief Colin and his band of merry staff. Our favourite kind of chef’ s are restless, who‘ can’ t leave it alone’, constantly looking for their own unique twist. Hence Wirral Life Award’ s‘ Restaurant Of The Year’ Gold Winner, for the third consecutive time.
Now this first dish we were particularly excited about- it ' s actually listed on their menu as ' Wirral Life ' s favourite dish '-The Fabada. We always ask ' please say it ' s still on the menu?'( It ' s been on for 6 years since our first review and is always a compulsory order for our foodie team). So, no pressure.
" Well, we ' ve been playing " they said... introducing the Fabada( 2. The sequel). Now it ' s a more muscular, smoky rich and chunkier version of their famous Asturian bean stew with pancetta, chorizo and morcilla. Let ' s just say, this will be retaining our Wirral Life endorsement on the menu.
On with the rest of the show...
• Artisan Cheese board, crackers, quince jelly, fig and almond cake.
• Hand dived scallop with smoked paprika sweetcorn, Serrano ham, served on the shell.
• Cous Cous, pomegranate seeds, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, mint, red onion, pepper.
• Baked Romanesca Harissa with yoghurt. This had a kick.
• Dates stuffed with Picos blue cheese wrapped in streaky smoked bacon. Where have you been all of our lives??
• Pork belly with a quince and orange sauce.
• Crab tacos with Pico de Gallo, salsa rose.
• White wine muscles, diced root veg with toasted bread.
• Basque style baked cheese cake with Pedro Ximenez soaked raisins.
• Meringue kisses, whipped cream, fruit of the forest compote.
Summary: A new additional selection of thoughtful, interesting and very well executed tasty dishes. It ' s ' on trend ' for great restaurants to underplay their dish descriptions in such a competitive environment. Don ' t bet on disappointment.
Highly recommended. Excellent! Well done team- Full marks!
The Tapas Kitchen 95 Banks Rd, West Kirby, CH48 0RB
Open Wednesday- Sunday. Booking advised W: thetapaskitchen. co. uk T: 0151 625 8111 Reservation: togo. uk. com 40 wirrallife. com
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