As you will get to know, my favourite food is Spanish. Although in my opinion, the only true place to experience Spanish food is Las Ramblas in Barcelona, i have searched in many areas for good Spanish food, to forget for just one minute that i'm not in Barcelona, but in the UK!
Myself and my friend Laurie first visited El Puerto in 2010. We scoured the internet to find somewhere in Bristol, to fulfil our need for all things tapas. We found El Puerto on the internet and ventured to Prince Street.
Walking into the restaurant, it was rather empty at the time, however, in the space of 15 minutes the place became packed. We were shown to a table by a Spanish waiter (which instantly screams authentic to me). The place is probably what you'd call a cliche in terms of decor, subtle lighting, large candles and a mediterranean colour scheme.
As always, Laurie gave me the reigns with ordering the tapas! We usually have between 6-8 dishes between us, which is rather greedy, but as i've said before, we love tapas!
When our dishes came out, the table became a little over-crowded, we could've done with a bigger table really. The food is good at El Puerto, the best dishes for me would be the 'gambas al ajillo' (king prawns with garlic, olive oil and chilli), the 'albondigas' (meatballs in tomato sauce) and the 'mejillones marinera' (mussels in wine and parsley sauce). Although a massive fan of chorizo, i found the chorizo infierno slightly over cooked, and the jamon serrano wasn't the best cut i've ever had.
The ambience in El Puerto is great, although my views may be slightly biased, due to the great company (Laurie). I shall be visiting the restaurant again soon, however shellfish will be strictly off the menu (as Laurie is pregnant).
Well worth a visit and not your usual chain restaurant!
My ratings-
Service- 8/10
Atmosphere- 7/10
Food- 6.5/10
Price- 8/10
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