Toro Gordo (Hammersmith)

• Drinky drinks and scrumptious nibbles with a convivial vibe that&rsquo
• Dishes I especially loved included the croquettes (which were made with prawn and spinach on the day I visited) and the Pulp al Toro (sliced octopus on a bed of house guacamole
• Signature dish Tataki de Atun (marinated tuna served with tobiko roe
• The cocktail menu intrigued (and is supposedly a real draw)
• Service is poor with the staff more interested in looking good then the needs of the customers
• We went back and the service was immensely better
• Food and wine is still very good
• Influenced by Japan but with a strong Spanish feel
• Toro Gordo is an interesting little place
• The walls in the bathrooms are plastered with Manga comic book strips
• Real plants and old wood that was a big feature in places such as Drakes Tobanco and Barrica
• The small restaurant bustles with music and chatter while the quiet street outsides seems awfully grey by comparison
• Once you enter the building there is a sense of being transported to another place with the rich smells of chorizo and roasted meats in the air
• The cocktail bar seats around 10 people despite its small size and is notably rammed with bottles from across the world
• The main restaurant features tables around the edges with a single circular table in the middle
• The Toro Gordo menu is more of the tapas styles I ate in Spain with lots of meat and oil based dishes
• As one finish another magically appeared which as they were mostly piping hot gives a hats off to the chef
• The cocktails were refreshing but deadly as the taste of alcohol was very light
• My Malaga Breeze was very sweet and came topped with a fresh strawberry
• While Alex's mojito with sake was a fresh take on the classic drink
• They were freshly cooked and piping hot with a bursh of saltiness from the cheese
• The dish is very warm with four large
• Thyme and white wine boiled down into a thick glaze then dusted with paparika for heat
• The prawns are deviened and really fresh tasting
• I would have also preferred the sun dried tomatoes cut up and it is quite hard to cut
• This dish of octopus with guacamole was actually cold which was surprising
• The texture of the ocotopus was great but the dish was incredibly salty which was a shame
• I love artichokes and this dish was a true celebration of this unique vegetable
• The sauce was lovely and fresh with a bright green finish
• I used these chunks of sausage to top bread and the oily residue was great for mopping up
• We completed our meal with an espresso martini spiked with Creme de Catalunya I seriously reccomend it
• We're told the restaurant is fully booked (this is a Tuesday at 6
• So I knew that was highly unlikely) so I pointed to about 5 open tables and said "

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