12 Dunworth Mews

Last week, we had two of the best meals ever and they could not have been more different.

The first was a tasting menu at Cinc Sentits. We didn’t realise the restaurant was tasting menu only, which can be problematic for me (or I can be problematic for it). But the restaurant was accommodating and did a seafood tasting menu for me (it is rather difficult to stay veg in Barca so I have resorted to pescatarianism at times). Our 9-course “Sensations” menu was incredible, delicious, outstanding… The highlights for me were the shot of maple syrup, crème, cava foam & sea salt; the liquefied pan i tomatoquet (a tomato & garlic bread that is a staple with meals but this one was liquefied with a tomato sorbet and superb olive oil); the scallop with sunchoke puree, the strawberries with fennel and rose water, and the chocolate bread pudding – olive oil and vanilla ice cream, bread, chocolate, macadamia nut & salt. We had five of the courses wine paired. A fabulous experience.

Our second outstanding meal was at a bocadillo shop downstairs from our flat. We have walked past this joint countless times and have always remarked that we would eat there. After tonight, I only wish we had tried it earlier. Bo de B serves bocadillos (sandwiches), a few salad plates and postres. I had the veg salad, Sean the chicken salad. The salads were piles of marinated cucumber, carrots, cabbage, lettuce, feta, rice and tzatiki, all drizzled with a lovely herb vinaigrette. This amazing meal set us back a whopping E 10,50 (the bocadillos are a steal at E 3-4 each, piled thick and high with goodness). This cheap meal helped offset the Cinc Sentits one