We speak no Spanish, which is crazy given our preference for 'real' Spain but when faced with our blank faces whilst describing the dish of the day, the waitress had the inspiration to go to the kitchen and retrieve the key ingredient (black clams) then...make us write it sown so she would know for other equally useless customers! The clams were in a deeply meaty broth and arrived after a free starter of a melon soup with Jamon. We hadn't a clue what we ordered from the meat section but it was delicious. Charades after taught us that it was beef cheeks and pork loin with soy & honey. Both served with crispy game chips deliciously crisp. Great cooking from modern SpainMore

We recently visited Villaviciosa(Asturias) for our Easter break, in our first night we were told to go and eat at this new restaurant. It was a Tuesday night so it was not too busy, but busy enough compared with the restaurants around which it was...a good omen. We started by sharing some of their starters. Our first dish was Navajas a la sarten(Pan fried razor clams), It was sublime, I guess they are in season because they were meaty and very very tasty, no fuzz about, just a bit of garlic and some parsley, I'm not kidding you when I say that I could be eating them all day long. After that we venture with the Pastel de merluza, salmon y langostinos (Hake, salmon and prawn pie), it's very nice, but not a pie in the British sense of the word. it's meant to be eating on crackers which it makes it perfect for sharing since the portions are very generous. We also had the Calamares (Crispy fried squid), this has nothing to do with what you get in the UK, this squid was meaty and tender and the crust was very crispy without been oily or soggy (We had some other squid in other restaurants but none was better than this one). For our mains we chose two Cachopos de ternera con queso y jamon(Veal cordon bleu) and the vegetarian counterpart, Cachopos de merluza con ahumados( Hake cordon bleu with smoked cheeses ), this dishes were huge, not kidding, I would have preferred to share two of this dishes instead of ordering three, cause each one of them it's a meal on its own. Desserts were classics of the area, cheese board and the rice pudding, both prepared very well.We even got a round of Orujo (which I've been told is like an Spanish grappa) for all of us. I would highly recommend this establishment to anyone visiting the city, just be aware that the portions are very generous and order slowly rather than everything at once.More