Morito (Clerkenwell)

• Morito does little plates with a Moorish feel to them
• I turned to him to lead on the choices and I was pretty much guaranteed that each one was going to be a winner
• The other two breads were delicious and I should have saved more of mine to soak up the extraneous oils
• The first to come was the scallop dish with sherry vinegar and butter sauce
• The lamb chops with cumin and paprika were tasty and once again had me bemoaning that you get so little meat on them
• The butifarra sausage with white beans and alioli was a lovely salty
• We knew we wanted to end with the grilled tetilla cheese with walnuts and membrillo but we also splurged and ordered one other dish as well with that the chicharrones
• I am so glad we got these I think they were my favourite dish
• As we were finishing off with the cheese the sweet quince bringing out the slightly sweet flavour in the cheese
• Then I knew that Morito/Moro was a good place to start
• The scallops with slow cooked cauliflower is one of my favourite dishes on ex mouth market
• Morito serves a really interesting fusion of Spanish tapas with a North African influence
• One example is the Fried Rose Shrimp and Baby Squid served with Sumac and Alioli
• You don't need to be rich to come here though as the prices are notably modest
• I came here on a glorious summer evening and the atmosphere was simply terrific
• The restaurant is quite small and fills up rather quickly
• The melted salty cheese goes well with the sweet quince paste
• A Spanish tapas classic is cooked just right here soft and gooey
• The portions are generous at Morito and the service is informal and friendly
• The food you get here is very different from what you get in allot of tapas bars dotting London
• 50 for two which is very good value given the location
• Tomato on toast with jamon and tortilla
• S hard not fall in love with the casual and warm buzz and there&rsquo
• A few photos are attached from my most recent visit
• Any of these with some cava or sweet vermouth makes an enticing lunchtime prospect midweek shouldn't require any queueing
• Also worth noting are Morito Sunday's special menus that they put on from time to time
• We once went to their homage to the Spanish 'calcotada' festival an onion best described as a hybrid of the spring onion and leek
• It was a fun evening with multiple courses (the charred calcots were served with an addictive romesco sauces)
• The menu at Morito changes on a daily basis and is inspired by the tastes and flavours of the western Mediterranean
• Also the excellence of the food with its Spanish
• S never failed to delight me and last night was no exception
• Wood Roasted Pork with Braised Chestnuts
• Their signature Yoghurt Cake with Pistachios &
• Tucked away at its heart is my favourite little pocket of London
• Pretty brick houses and retro looking stores with just the right amount of hipster to them
• Both the atmosphere and food rival that of the best tapas bars across Spain
• There were five of us there to celebrate the engagement of my best friend giving us a good excuse to try somewhere new
• Morito is a tapas and mezze bar so it was the perfect place to share food and chat all things wedding around a couple of glasses of cava
• You can sense the Eastern influence as dishes are topped with pomegranate
• Only downside is you have to be prepared to wait to get a seat
• I have waited over two years to go back to Morito and when i did it was their new branch
• Morito's 4th Annual Seafood Festival runs throughout the week to bring the taste of the sea to London with their sherry and seafood pairing
• The sherry started off with a very dry and light
• Steamed mussels with turkish pepper paste and bulgur
• I am not sure that I was as impressed by the restaurannt I was cooking from Morito's cookbook
• The servings of the sherry was also very generous
• 55.00 I felt it was a little dear
• Oh gosh the fried eggplant is going to be in my dreams for weeks to come
• I felt that with the unfortunate demise of Barrafina
• Tapas in London was not just going down the toilet but instead mutating into something worse
• I had been wowed by tapas while in wet but warm Madrid late last year and thought that that was what to eat while in Spain
• As overzealous application of things that pose a danger to our health is an easy and quick way to make things taste better
• The restaurant is charming inside
• Went to dinner with my lovely ones and enjoy the meal and had a great time there
• Morito is a wonderful tapas bar on Hackney Road serving small plates with Spanish and North African influence
• Ve got the crispy pork belly with the pork cooked to perfection
• The standout dish was the GRILLED PEACHES AND GOAT CHEESE

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