Fabulous Spanish Food at Dempsey Hill - June 24th 2023 Post 1 of 2

Pulpo a La Brasa with Mojo Rojo

Grilled Octopus, Mojo Rojo Canario and Catalan Lentil Stew 9 / 10

At the quiet corner Block 10 of Dempsey Hill, Tinto Restaurant offers the finest in Catalonian cuisine. My family hosted this for the belated Father's Day celebrations which traditionally occurs every 2nd Sunday in June. All the dishes we tried were standout fantastic and really tasty. We (my wife, son and I) have been to Barcelona, Sevilla, Madrid and the Basque country in recent years (pre COVID) so we have tried their FINEST cuisines and I am most happy to report this ranks RIGHT AT THE TOP.  

First, off the cold soup (no pictures I am afraid). Gazpacho ($12) is made of cold tomato, Japanese cucumber, cherry tomatoes and raspberry tomatoes, it was so refreshing and a palette cleanser. 

We had 4 tapas and 3 main courses, with the obligatory paella. Pronounced 

"Pai Ei Ya". Here are the 4 tapas. Reviews.

Pulpo a La Brasa (above picture) 

The texture of the grilled octopus is perfect. The flavour is smooth with the right amount of Mojo Rojo Canario and Catalan Stew. The grilled bits are the octopus which have been sou vided for up to 4 hours to achieve this level of perfection. 9/10. 

Spanish Broken Omelette with Caramalised Onion and Garlic Oil 

10 / 10 

I am a 3 dish cook, mainly scrambled eggs, bruschette, some grilled steak and the ever pleasing omelette. The Spanish omelette above is par excellente, very fine texture and with the garlic chips, and herbs thrown in, is a simple yet exquisite tasting dish. 10 out of 10.  

 Gambas Al Ajillio 

10 / 10 

The prawns are lightly cooked pan fried, with some Roasted Garlic Oil, Dried Chilli and Garlic Chips.Really really tasty. There is light tomato puree beneath the prawns, and it tastes creamy and buttery. Heavenly to the taste buds. 10 / 10  

SangRia Every Man's favorite. 

8 / 10 

Frankly, the Sangria is not the best I have tasted, there are far better ones in Barcelona but the taste of the Vermouth is enough to bring memories of our last visit to Barcelona in 2016. 

The Best Tapas of all

Tosta Ramona with Anchovies and Burata Cheese 

11 / 10 

The best Tapas in my opinion is the Toasta Ramona with Anchovies and Burata Cheese. This is a unique cant beat the smoky flavor of the anchovies and the Burata cheese is simply out of this world creamy and with the slight tangy sourish flavour like yoghurt.  

 

Parc Guell 2016 

Bodega la Puntual 

Barcelona

The last time we were in Barcelona, I had numerous good experiences and one bad one. My handphone was stolen right under my nose. It was due to the fact that we were tourists, and tired from the long haul flights, that these petty thieves got away with my then brand new Samsung Note10.

That bad experience notwithstanding, my overall 5 days 4 nights stay was really outstanding with fantastic tapas (the one really good is called Bodega La Puntual near Bjorn suburb), the following really memorable sites :

a) La Familia Sagrada Church

b) Parc Guell

c) Montjuic

d) Waterfront

e) La Rambla

f)  Joao Miro Museum

One or a couple could spend a week just chilling and enjoying the vibes of this fantastic Catalonian city - just watch out for the omnipresent pickpockets !

Carpe Diem