Alquimia (Putney)

• Given that the restaurant is located in Putney Wharf I thought it might suffer from being overly corporate
• The red walls and pine furniture were homey and relaxed
• The wine list is made up entirely of Spanish wines &ndash
• When the wine from the country whose food you are cooking is as good as Spain&rsquo
• First to arrive was the red tuna tartar
• Beautifully presented on a clear glass dish with a smear (sorry
• While the heart of this restaurant is clearly Spanish
• T afraid to experiment with ingredients from all over the world
• The cool soft flesh was lifted by the warming spices
• Our second dish was a plate of Paletilla Iberica with a side of bread and tomato salsa
• Slices of salty ham were simply presented and simply delicious
• I think they were having a lackluster day
• This double cooking means that it was squidgy on the inside with a crisp
• It was served with slices of potato and sprinkled liberally with paprika (another whammy of smokiness) and olive oil
• Our final tapas was a mixture of ham and chicken croquettes
• We especially loved the ham ones with their crunchy skins and melty meaty insides
• Up first was cod with squid ink rice
• The blackened rice had a slight nutty bite to it and it was served with a smooth and lightly spiced Romesco sauce
• Our second main was Iberican pork &ldquo
• If this dish was anything to go by
• It had been chargrilled and was served with small chunks of pineapple and thin slices of purple potatoes and figs (perhaps a fruit too many
• We had our arm twisted into dessert and opted for a vanilla sweet bread with banana ice cream to share
• The pudding was a cinnamon and clove scented wedge of milk soaked brioche
• We were given two glasses of a pink aniseed and grape liquor which is called something that sounds like Pachanan
• Unfortunately by this point my senses were slightly addled
• The notes I took are not to be trusted
• All the staff were lovely to us
• Our service was perhaps extra attentive (leading to a couple of slightly awkward moments when S had to pause in describing the particularly salacious details of his love life)
• It was the dishes that were slightly more playful
• This Spanish restaurant is located in Putney on the riverside
• I had been to Alquimia (Putney) with a group of friends for a farewell dinner
• The grilled prawns with garlic oil is great
• It serves huge prawns which are well marinated
• The food took a while to be prepared and served and we were very hungry to wait for long

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