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| - So I hesitated a bit with the rating of this review, partly because I can't but help compare it to Cure where every bite was a feast for the senses, and for me Morcilla had some great food and just really fantastic service, but it didn't quite reach Cure's level and I'm struggling to put into words why.
It was a group of 7 of us and we ordered a fair bit of food including the Charcuterie sampler platter, the suckling pig, the tuna tartare, potatoes bravas, blood sausage with acorn relish, sous vide Octopus and a jug of sangria.
I don't know if there was someone on the table who was a food hog, or if the pieces were miscounted, but by the time the platter got to me, and I was the second last person to be served, a lot of the meat only had x 1 piece left and the person served after me definitely missed out on some of the Charcuterie! Btw, what I tasted of this platter was great - really perfectly curated.
I really liked the rest of our menu choices too - we had some fussy eaters who ended up loving the blood sausage to their surprise and our table had a lovely conversation then about haggis vs blood pudding and white pudding. I loved the acorn relish and licked the plate clean with a piece of bread- I wasn't letting any of that food item go to waste!
The octopus was another favorite as was the lavendar sugared marcona almonds. The suckling pig's skin was so crisp, and the flavors were perfectly spot on and tender. The tuna tartare was another favorite and frankly, you can never go wrong with an order of Potatoes Bravas at a Spanish restaurant and this was no exception.
For dessert we tried 2 of the 3 available choices - I'm not a fan of sabayon and after I described to my colleagues how it was made, there was unanimous agreement to instead try the Creme Catalina plus the Churros. To my surprise, I really liked the Churros - the cinnamon dusting on it wasn't at all aggressive but the Creme Catalina is what I would order again next time and then not share!
Really lovely evening out but if it came back to a choice, I'd go back to Cure before coming back to Morcilla!
PS - it was only after I uploaded pics that I realized my review failed to mention the cauliflower and mushroom with egg dish! Guess they weren't that memorable even tho' I recall liking the mushrooms!
Yelp Review 58/2017
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