Thursday, 9 June 2016
Thursday, 9 June 2016
A Gem called Palomar!!
In the midst
of all the hustle and bustle of theatre centre in London, Soho plays host to
one of the well-kept secrets amongst ardent food lovers! It is a production of
the finest kind- With chessy 80’s music and cheery bar stuff- you are promised
to have a night to remember!
If the
quality of food travels via the medium of word of mouth (and across borders in
this case), it surely is proof to the excellent work the crew’s been doing and
Palomar is your ‘Exhibit A’ to this theory!
In a cosy
little corner on Rupert Street, W1D 6DN is a magical world of Israeli cuisine!
Be warned, there is a 2-month wait to get a reservation, but if you are willing
to use your charm and steely determination you might be in luck and you can sneak your way to the later hours in
the evening ! Beg, Borrow or Steal no matter what you do – it surely is going
to be worth it!
We got
settled in the Kitchen Bar area and I would totally recommend the same, with
ever so charming staff one must not miss the opportunity to witness the
spectacle unfold as the chef’s put up a total performance whilst cooking up the
meal of a life time!
With
sharing-platter style menu, we ordered a few from each of the Section, and if
you are feeling a bit unsure get hold of the
lovely bartender for some top notch menu-advise!
Starting
with some freshly baked Kubaneh served with tahini and grated tomatoes, its proper
comfort food with class! It was almost like breaking into baked clouds, amazingly
soft and delectably buttery.
We then
tucked into Beetroot Carpaccio with burnt goat's cheese, hazelnut brittle, lentil
tuile & pomegranate molasses vinaigrette. YUM ! YUM and YUM! We quite
literally wiped the plate clean and did not leave even a speck for the dishwasher!
Their drinks
menu is as exciting as their food menu- from Drunken Botanist to Hibiscus
Cooler there is plenty to choose from.
Or even better ,you can ask the fancy bar man to shake up a custom concoction.
Ta-dah!
Culinary
world is seeing a massive ‘deconstruction’ revolution and Shakshukit is a fresh
savoury deconstructed version of the classic Kebab- Now that’s quite a ballsy
move! With Minced Meat, yoghurt, tahini served with some rustic Yaeli’s Pita,
it is both comforting and quite upper class on the gastronomic scale! It takes
some serious talent to pull that off!
If the
many-legged Octo doesn’t intimidate you, I would absolutely recommend the
Octo-hummous served in a bed of chickpea msabacha & cherry tomato confit!
Finally, it was the beautifully plated Palomar Special -Fish of the day in gorgeous moroccon gravy and some bread!
We decided
it was desert time and settled for the Jerusalem Mess – with much raving
reviews it was an easy decision made! It was a live version of the numerous
‘out –of- the- world amazing looking’ desserts you see on the telly!
Labneh mousse.
Almond crumble.
Strawberries.
Lemon cream.
Elderflower & apple jelly & fresh sorrel!
I rest my
case!
(Lol) I mean
it is the kind of desert you would see on A MasterChef finale-it was heaven on
a plate!
And for
dessert number 2 , we went for Chocolate Crémeux earl grey infused crémeux,
blood orange, milk streusel, cardamom marshmallow & coco-hazelnut tuile !
Once again, it was all magical!
And we had
El Diablo Loco for the road( or more aptly the tube :D )!
So head to
Palomar for some mind blowing Israeli cuisine, amazing company of the charming
crew and some spectacular tacky tunes to sing along all night- you are
guaranteed to have an epic experience!
Until Next Time
Take care
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