My new favourite restaurant in the city! I had heard so many good things for so long about Bar Isabel but was a little concerned about some of the "adventurous" things on the menu (I'm a pretty picky eater). A lot of the most popular items on the menu here are things I do not eat (raw tuna, octopus, beef tongue, bone marrow to name a few) so I was a bit worried that I wouldn't get the "true" experience. My concerns were definitely unnecessary. My fiance and I loved everything we ordered!
The rib-eye with the chimichurri sauce - wow amazing. Have never had chimichurri but now I'll want it with all my steaks. We also really enjoyed the chickpea salad - which the server recommended. I didn't think it was possible for a chickpea salad to be so delicious. It had a bit of kick though (I'm pretty sensitive to chilies I think).
My favourite dish was the patatas bravas supreme-o. We've had something similar at other tapas places, and this one blew all others out of the water! The potatoes were perfectly crispy but also so soft and creamy inside! And I couldn't get enough of the sauce drizzled all over.
We ordered the albacore tuna - which I tried a small bite of but my aversion to raw fish took over and I couldn't eat more. My fiance liked it though.
We also had the scotch egg which was good. For dessert we ordered the basque cake with the sherry cream sauce - this was a highlight for both of us. Best dessert I've ever had at a restaurant. Maybe I also really enjoyed it because it was unique - something I've never had or heard of.
Can't wait to come back here. The service was great even though the restaurant was completely full (on a Monday night!). We made reservations a few weeks in advance and only came on a weeknight because we couldn't get a decent time slot on a weekend.
The cocktail menu is interesting - drinks were strong as they should be for the price :)