ALICANTE - VILLENA - TITAS GASTROBAR
TITAS GASTROBAR
This is the second restaurant our friend Howard Goldsmith, who lives in the area, took us to. It was a completely different experience from the first one, which was very traditional, but both were very good in their own way.
Titas gastrobar is in the old historic centre of Villena and serves tasty and well-presented food whether you are vegan, vegetarian or carnivore. There's a real buzz about the place, with many locals sharing tapas at the bar. This gastrobar has a typical trendy modern bar layout, bright, busy and noisy and would not seem out of place in Soho, London.
There is an extensive menu in both English and Spanish, as well as a blackboard with daily specials.
Surprisingly, there were a few dishes I had not seen anywhere else in Spain, certainly not all together in the same restaurant anyway.
We started with warm bread and aioli, with white wine, Saltimbanqui 2015 from D.O. Rueda, which is very drinkable.
Then
Anchoas, tomates y almendras tostadas (anchovies, tomatoes and toasted almonds)
Pato en rodajas con ensalada de frutas y aderezo de chocolate (sliced duck with fruit salad and chocolate dressing)
Huevos con Jamón Ibérico (Iberico ham & eggs)
Pulpo frito con trufa y patata de crema (deep-fried octopus with truffle and cream potato) is very good.
A few people found Manita's con foie (pig trotters with foie gras) challenging.
Solomillo y foie (sirloin steak and foie gras)
Ferrero Titas
Helado (various ice creams)
Leche frita (fried milk, a sort of deep-fried custard coated in cinnamon)
Finished off with café cortados
Even though the place was bustling on a mid-week Wednesday evening, the service was always good.
There are also tables outside the road, which the Spanish seem to prize.
It is advisable to book here as it seems always busy, which is a good sign.
The bill came to €140 for five people.
Open 09:00 - 16:00 & 20:00 - 24.00
TITAS GASTROBAR Maestro Manuel Carrascosa 1A, 03400, Villena, Alicante +34 966 154 017 www.facebook.com/titasgastrobar
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