Boqueria (Brixton)

• I've had some of the best meals of my life sitting atop cramped bar tops in Barcelona
• What I immediately liked about Boqueria was its location
• I think that sometimes London is a bit to hub by for its own good
• I think this is less true in other cities
• The cochinillo was the highlight of the entire meal for us
• Whilst the skin was just crunchy enough
• The flavour combinations were really cool too
• Combining the meat with the more typical apple sauce and more untypical lemon sorbet
• The latter was a real relevation
• Breaking through the fat from the meat really nicely and providing a nice hot and cold contrast to the dish with the apple sauce somewhere in between
• The service was fantastic on the night
• The waiter who served us was really receptive to all our questions and really friendly overall
• The food was fantastic clams with white beans
• The best dish was the iberico pressed pork with goats cheese
• One of which was a very thinly sliced tomato
• The service was excellent tap water brought and topped up
• Everything was with a smile and attentive
• Were heading to Barcelona a few days later so it was turning out to be a Spanish themed affair
• The restaurant is based in Brixton
• Re not familiar with that area in the slightest
• So much so that we thought we were in Clapham (worth getting a cab from the tube)
• A long stretch of bar leading into the dining room that was out the back
• It literally is just a room
• S nice to have things to look at with an atmosphere and a bit of a buzz
• Pretty much no one dining with us at first
• Goats cheese with a tomato marmalade
• Really tasty tapas with fresh ingredients and big flavours
• Oddly situated along Acre Lane (but close enough to Clapham North) the restaurant is a well known secret among foodies with a quasi "
• Opened about a year ago and has been raved about by Time Out since and recently winning in the Food and Drinks awards in the best cheap eats category
• One waiter in particular was quite rude who was tall and dark
• The goats cheese with caramlized onion was really yummy
• The bravas sauce was so delicious
• The cheese board is a bit too pricey for what it is a couple of slices of cheese
• Can we go' to Mr D until I was blue in the face
• An evening of catching up with the wonderful Johnson's and Holdstock brothers meant sharing food was ideal so
• So when faced with the challenge of picking a venue for the father&rsquo
• Considering we were spending the night at my uncle&rsquo
• There are few places in London that are able to live up to the same level of quality that you get in Spain
• Does take reservations and I was seriously blown away during my visit
• Excellent quality food and with every penny
• Dip them in romesco and slurp heaps of them down paired with plenty of cava &ndash
• A wine pitcher with a spout for fun and potentially very messy drinking

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