Ibérica (Spinningfields)

• Most likely much of it was fished off Scottish waters and exported over there in huge quantities
• Meanwhile we were left with rubbery squid and boring patatas bloody bravas
• We kick off with Fried Chorizo Lollipops with pear alioli sauce (£
• Spanish cuisine (the best in the World) draws me in like a bull to a matador's cape
• Favourite is not always the same as 'the best regarded' or the grandest
• Many of these restaurants are highly regarded in Spain but maybe unfairly overlooked by foreign food tourists and don't appear on the 50 Best Awards
• In most cases they're well underrated but are at the top of our favourite lists
• A third Michelin star will most definitely help with that should that be forthcoming
• It should be at the top of your 'to eat' list along with the likes of DiverXo and El Celler de Can Roca
• After a couple of drinks at the bar we were seated upstairs and the first dish soon arrived
• The octopus was as good in real life
• All washed down with a hefty pitcher of sangria
• Ve been before but that was a while ago and they&rsquo
• One of the dishes was very slow to come out
• Worth waiting for (twice cooked lamb) and was knocked off bill without asking but we would have been happy to pay for it
• Only downside is the service charge added to the bill
• Plus the toilets are insane the mirrors are very disconcerting and the gender labels are almost unreadable so it&rsquo

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