O Retorno
Where? O Retorno (Eixample, Barcelona, Spain) Map
When? Wednesday May 17, 2017
Food Style? Spanish Seafood
My first night in Barcelona and I'm a bit nervous about eating out since tapas is such a big thing in Spain, and being a solo traveller I'm not sure if it's the norm to have tapas by yourself. It's certainly not as fun, and I imagine it's like eating yum cha by yourself. My Spanish is also terrible, so I think the language barrier will be hard to overcome if the restaurant staff don't speak English.
Any fears I had were immediately compounded by the fact I spilled my bloody drink all over the counter and myself. Oh well. I can never come back here. I don't know what I'm doing and I just order some random bits of seafood. Being by the Mediterranean, seafood is a big part of the cuisine here.
Entree
Patatas Bravas
I got some patatas bravas, because carbs are good. They're nice and crispy on the outside and the spicy mayo is not too bad, just not that spicy.
Mains
Pimientos
I thought I was ordering seafood here but fried pimientos have appeared. I think something got lost in translation. Oh well. It's nice though. I hope my grilled prawns get here.
Mains, For Real
Grilled King Prawns
It takes a little bit of confusion and another patron to translate what I want, but yes it turns out my prawns got lost too. I'm so embarrassed at the lack of language skills. They do arrive though, and damn they're good. Lots of garlic and herbs, juicy and perfectly cooked. I don't know what is the proper way to eat them so I eat them the only way I know: savagely, with my fingers. At one point in time, a splattering of oil hits my face because I'm useless at this dignity thing. I power on. I won't finish everything but I'll do my best.
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