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| - Look out, Raymond's! Barsa has a bill of fare that's comparable, if not superior, to yours! My love & I ate at Barsa on Valentine's Day and were majorly impressed! There was a special menu (see pics) and our servers made us feel special, too!
We started with a pitcher of the Sangria Cava, a light, white fruity affair, while we perused the menu. First course was a selection of appetizer samples, which included a tuna & fois gras taster, a garlic oyster, a ham croquette, butternut squash gazpacho, and a surprisingly-spiced devilled egg. Next course was a grouper ceviche - yum! - followed by a mushroom broth poured over dried herbs, with a manchego churro. Delightful!
We paused for a refreshing glass of white Cava wine before having squid-ink linguini with chunks of squid and small clams tossed with vermouth, fennel & crispy sweet potato strings. Fabulous! Then the main course - what?! - of the most tender cuts of venison (tasting non-games!) I've ever experienced, combined with roasted beets, radish slices, hazelnuts, a parsnip gravy, and a mild chocolate sauce on the side. Magnificent!
We ended our meal with Illy Americans and a Spanish cheese plate - not opting for a white chocolate cheesecake, which seemed unnecessarily sweet after so fine a meal. I can't wait for patio season to come, when I'll gladly return to Barsa, my Spain away from Spain!
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