Ola! I know that I said I would write about dinner tomorrow … but I lied!! Truly, I wasn’t sure what to expect when we headed out … but WOW, did we have a fabulous meal! (In true confessions in all things Blog, I have to admit that I am the #1 buffet gal; it’s the only reason I’ve ever wanted to go to Las Vegas! I just love all the different “little bites!”)
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| Me on the beachfront! |
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| Beautiful afternoon! |
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Nice day to be outside!
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| Does she remind anyone else of RBG? |
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| Interesting wine from the region |
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| Roses hanging from the ceiling |
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Beautiful room!
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| Langostino salad! Yummy! |
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Thinly sliced ham
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| Patatas bravas (brave potatoes!) |
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Stir fried beef
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Well …
about 6:30-ish we headed out to Arsenio Manila, that had been recommended by Alberto yesterday. I had passed it earlier in the day on my beach walk, and figured that would be the first place to try. Well -- It was just incredible! We had a lovely table for two inside. The décor was wonderful – in fact, they had baskets and other round objects attached to the ceiling, and hanging from the ceiling were real dried roses – the effect was lovely! So … to eat. We started with a dry white wine of the region. Interesting, not my favorite, but, as R always says, it gets better the longer it’s open … or hanging around … or something like that! R decided that it would be my “turn” to order – we started with a spicy langostino salad, followed by thinly sliced Iberian ham and bread … followed by patatas bravas (spiced potatoes) followed by beef stir fry with onions, mushrooms, cabbage and carrots. Everything – and I mean everything – was absolutely wonderful! Neither of us can decide which we liked the best! The langostinos were served with very thinly sliced cucumbers marinated in mirin, with a wonderful thousand-island-type dressing with caviar on top. No, I have NEVER been a caviar fan – but this was red and really delicious! Oh boy! R had a glass of dessert wine from the region, and helped me with a wonderful carrot cake (who knew?!) for dessert. All in all, the bill came out to something like €60 + tip! Incredible!! No wonder that we have reserved for tomorrow as well, especially as it will be a holiday! Yum! So, posting photos now, and then to bed so that we can actually explore old town Cadiz tomorrow!
Love to you all!
m
xxx
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