This spanish food festival isn't half as hot as their football team on and off the field, or rafa on the courts
This spanish food festival isn't half as hot as their football team on and off the field, or rafa on the courts
Imagine attending a Spanish food festival with the cacophony of a roka going on just beside you. Or imagine trying to figure out what the dishes are when you don't know Spanish at all?u00a0
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Food: okay
Service: attentive
Ambience: average
A guest at the live counter; (below) Ensalada campera
Or imagine working up an appetite when on one side, there is music for a big fat Indian roka in full blast, while on the other side musicians supposed to play Spanish music sing Boyzone numbers?
That was precisely my plight when I attended a Spanish food festival last weekend. And thing is, I was actually looking forward to let my stomach discover the flavours of Spain after my eyes discovered Rafa (and Raul).
Dull fare, mostly
The food was uninspiring, to say the least, with a few exceptions thrown here and there. For one, the gazpacho, or the cold soup, was just about okay. And so was the tuna salad. Though they will be changing the dishes during the course of the festival, do not give the Paella valenciana a miss. It is cooked just right, with a generous sprinkling of prawns and can be a comfort food for many.
If you like the greens
Most five stars don't mess up with the cold cuts, so that doesn't count for too many brownie points. Vegetarians can try the mix roasted vegetable salad or the orange and spring onion salad.
Then there is also artichokes and almond with green sauce, mix vegetable stew and if you are rather fond of it, roasted tomatoes. Somehow I have never found them appealing enough.
Au00a0rabbit dish, actually
Animal lovers might go up in flames, but this festival actually has a rabbit meat dish incorporated in the menu. Though I didn't spot it that day at the buffet counter, the dish is called Rabbit with red pepper and potatoes.
If you are a fish lover, dig into Trout in Navarra style. The trout is fresh and the dish is nicely spiced up. The lamb dish was also good, and you didn't exactly have to wage a war with your knife and fork to get through to the meat. A word of caution for those of you who love Spanish omelettes, or for that matter, omelettes of any kind. The Spanish omelette here is best tossed aside.Instead, sip the wine and nibble on the olives and cheese.
Those with a sweet tooth
Please do not drop in expecting Spanish desserts, because there are none. You can, of course, take your pick from a range of desserts from the regular menuu00a0-- which has everything from puddings and pastries and fruits and even the ubiquitous rabri. But nothing Spanish, mind you.u00a0
At: InterContinental Eros, Nehru Place
On till: November 22
Ring: 41331750
Meal for two: Rs 4,000 + taxes
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