Boadilla del Monte

Boadilla del Monte, in der Nähe von Madrid, verbindet modernes Leben mit Geschichte. Genießen Sie lokale Gerichte wie Cocido Madrileño und Tapas, umgeben von natürlichen Landschaften und historischen Stätten wie dem Palacio del Infante Don Luis.

Alilian

Alilian

Avenida Siglo Xxi, 28660, Boadilla del Monte, Spain

Pizza • Fusión • Español • Vegetariano


"The menu is short by the area standards and includes a number of starters, fish and meat entrees. There was no “menú del día” and the waiter didn’t offer anything in particular, so we ordered a tomato and tuna salad (ensalada de tomate con ventresca) as starter to share. A small, non-descript potato salad tapa (ensaladilla rusa), courtesy of the house, arrived immediately. The tomato salad was different, though. I’m no fan of kumato, but this salad was excellent. Likely the best I’ve had in ages. Not sure what the secret sauce is here but contributing factors surely include thin belly flakes (rather than the solid blocks preferred by cooks showing off their product rather than their skills), superb olive oil and, most notably, a healthy dose of tomato pulp to ensure not a single ventresca bite feels dry. My main entrée was “cahopo”, a sort of cordon bleu from Asturias, which I had ordered out of curiosity and impulse. It looked singularly out of place given there wasn’t any other obviously Asturian choice on the menu and Alilian felt a little stiff-necked for a dish that is typically judged by weight rather than quality. Its presentation kind of proved the cook felt the need to dress the humble cachopo in some haughtier fashion: fine-grain breading, French potatoes as a side dish stuffed in a tin can, an oversized plate with a smear of reddish sauce all around its meter-long circumference. Despite the looks, the cachopo proved a great choice; tender and juicy, flushed with strong, oozy cheese, intense and yet not overloaded with oily bread. The over-indulgence notwithstanding, I accepted sharing a cheesecake for dessert. The waiter warned us the cheese was particularly strong and he was right. I love strong cheeses, but somehow the mature, moldy flavors of whatever cheese it was they used to bake this particular cake overpowered the sweetness and fruitiness I´ve come to expect from a cheesecake. In any case and overall, a very pleasant experience. And yet, in retrospect I got the feeling the place still lacks identity, something to be famous for, a reason to go back. It turns out the restaurant is affiliated with a Ribera del Duero winery. So maybe that distinction is in the wines, and dishes are selected based on how they pair with specific types or vintages. Too bad if that is the case, for I do not drink wine."

Restaurnate La Dona

Restaurnate La Dona

Avenida Monteprincipe 25, 28660, Boadilla del Monte, Spain

Europeo • Español • Terraza • Barbacoa


"We went there out of desperation to find somewhere to eat at 11.30pm after a day of travelling to Madrid and attending to urgent matters. We were advised that it was during the week there was not going to be much available that late to find a place to eat so we looked for somewhere before even checking in to our hotel. One of our party went into the restaurant and it was empty. The kind owner agreed to rustle something up for us even though they had finished serving for the night. And what a delight it was. He started with a plate of curado [mature] manchego style cheese with aberico ham. The aberico ham is made from a particular breed of pig and it was aged to give it a fantastic flavour. On to the next course and what tapas would be complete without the famous Spanish omelette it had been warmed up and was quite delicious. This was followed by a salad with all manner of ingredients including fish, the white asparagus which is popular, sweet onions, and the black tomatoes which were sweet and crunchy and so on. All very tasty. Service was good, a very friendly chap even if he did accidentally knock over one of our party 's coffee. Those of you who read my reviews know I sometimes give a diet coke rating and this one I would give 4 out of 5 marks for. Four ice cubes, right shaped glass, no slice of lemon, but let down by the fact that the bottle was not chilled and only 250 mls not 330 otherwise I would give it 5 for flavour."