Editor’s note: This is a post more for inspiration than anything else. Here’s one from the vault that features a tapas menu and if there’s nothing on this list that gives you food for thought then I’m afraid we can’t be friends!
Before I go any further ...
… I thought I'd let you know about La Estrella Tapas Bar.
Early supper out on a Friday night with friends. La Estrella is located at the bottom end of the High Street in Rushden, Northamptonshire. To give you an idea how popular it is, we booked on the 25th September for ten days hence and got the last table.
It is modern, bright and has a relaxed, informal atmosphere - café style dining.
It helps when one of the staff is Spanish - it gives a certain chutzpah, not wishing to confuse cuisines!
Mixed olives and bread are brought, along with pre-tapas drinks. I'm not a “fizz” drinker but decided to throw caution to the wind and chose a glass of Prosecco from the specials board, which was delicious and I'm difficult to please.
The menu caters for everyone - to cut a long story short here are our choices :
Gambas al Ajilio
King prawns cooked in garlic, virgin olive oil
and fresh chillies
Chorizos del Demonio
Spicy chorizo served with fire roasted red pappers
Whitebait from the specials board
Patatas Bravas
Twice cooked potatoes smothered in garlic aioli
and bravas sauce
Champinones al Ajillo
Button mushrooms in garlic and olive oil
served with parsley and lemon
Queso at Horno
Soft baked goats cheese served with onion
chutney and tomato jam
They were generous portions, so much so that we've decided that when we go back we'll order two tapas each and then may be a patatas bravas in the middle for all!
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