Hispania (City of London)

• An ambitious opening that at this stage is a tapas bar and shop
• This review is of the tapas bar
• The premises are very smart
• Downstairs is a tapas bar and small deli
• Where a recent vintage was around £
• Anyone interested in wine will want to know the vintage that they are about to order
• Salmorejo is an Anadalusian cold tomato soup with vegetables
• In this case garnished with hard boiled egg and a little Iberico ham
• 9) featured prawns that were of better quality than one often encounters in London
• Carefully cooked and with good garlic crisps (14/20)
• Each element was nicely made
• Portion sizes were quite generous
• The cooking felt more authentically Spanish than many of the mainstream tapas bars in London (many of which are run by non Spaniards)
• From the moment you enter it's clear that Hispania is something special
• During which time a lot of tables were still available
• By the time we got there there were only two tables available apart from the high table/bar area
• When we asked for to be seated in another table that was still available we were told that someone else has specifically asked for that table
• The waiter that eventually helped us at the bar was very nice and helpful but every one else treated us as we were not supposed to have the space &
• Given we went for our anniversary the overall experience was average at best

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