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Delicious

July 30, 2009

Fino is a real gem hidden just off Charlotte Street.

You descend off the street into a lovely dining space where great food is ceratinly the order of the day.

Delicious tapas is served here. It is not cheap but the quality is guaranteed.

I love the food and the sensational Rioja.

Go find it.

Keywords: cuisine: spanish tapas, fine wines

tapas stylin'

June 19, 2009

Sure it is a little on the richer side of tapas but well worth it is what your taste buds will tell you! Usually quite busy but you can always stroll up at sit at the bar and dine away quite casually. Skip dessert and eat your way through a glass of Pedro Ximenez Reserva, treacle and rose petals in a glass... MC

Keywords: tapas, Spanish, wine

Fancy Fino has flair

September 03, 2008

We are very big fans of Barrafina so we decided to try their sister restaurant Fino in Fitzrovia. The food was indeed delicious and matched the quality of the Barrafina tapas bar. We enjoyed some lovely jamon and manchego followed by four massive prawns (more like mini lobsters). A few meat dishes - lamb cutlets and guinea fowl - were simple (ala plancha) but yummy.

The service was great as well. They have an extensive spanish wine list, with many varieties I was not familiar with. But our waitress chose a fabulous red for us based on my description of what style we liked. Very impressed.

So overall we had a great meal.... but I found it quite expensive. In my opinion the extra cash for sitting restaurant style is not justified compared to the lively, intimate and fun atmosphere of the tapas bar at Barrafina, especially since the taste and quality of the food is almost identical. For a little less money and a better atmosphere I will be sticking with Barrafina; you just need patience when there is a queue!

Keywords: cuisine: spanish tapas

Michelin Spanish - Ole!

October 03, 2007

Great Michelin star Spanish food. The prices are a bit steep for tapas, but the food is excellent. Also be sure to try out the sangria.