El Rincon Quiteno (Holloway)

• El Rincon Quiteno is all of the following
• It isn't even Le Mercury it's in that category which is so rare you have to seek it out even in the English capital
• It typifies everything that makes that area what it is there is the colourfully proud assertion of its South American (Ecuadorean) roots across every wall
• The parrillada is quite an undertaking even for two
• A stock option which they do well are the varieties of arroz
• The most outrageous triumph at El Rincon is the array of soups
• The fricassee in particular is the single most tasty dish I've ever eaten
• Paprika laden broth with a big lump of pork in there and giant corn
• Or that the real thing is in and of itself the best way to eat but for all the bleating about Wahaca's street food credentials
• S pretty much a cafe) is just a few minutes walk from Holloway Road station and when we arrived
• The tables outside were already full of regulars who were chatting in Spanish &ndash
• I assumed they were Ecuadorians
• The empanada was tasty but disappointingly small
• The tomato relish which came with it was spicy enough to burn off the roof of our mouths
• My tortilla was delicious &ndash
• Prawn cocktail was the most interesting of the three starters
• A huge bowl layered with salad and filled with prawns
• The dressing was not the mayonnaise base we were used to
• Instead the prawns had a citrus and tomato dressing which was reminiscent of ceviche
• T do the same unless you are starving hungry and craving meat
• Everything we were served was cooked well and was nice enough
• Each of the meats was just simply grilled
• When you have so much meat to eat you really need other flavours to help keep some interest in the food if you are going to be able to make decent inroads in working your way through the plate
• On reflection was a good thing

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