Comments on: Tierra Brindisa

By: Niamh

Niamh — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:59:07 +0000

myinvestorsplace – it’s a great little spot. Hope you’d a nice meal!

Niall – thanks so much! It’s very rustic and indeed, full of flavour. You’ll have to try it next time you are in London :-)

By: Niall Harbison

Niall Harbison — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:20:56 +0000

Loving the blog. I like the food in these posts because I can tell that it is full of flavor just by looking at it. Unlike most places that go over the top with making things look nice I reckon they are more into taste here! Wish I could have a couple of those dishes for dinner!

By: myinvestorsplace

myinvestorsplace — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 17:14:54 +0000

The pictures of these different dishes are great… makes me hungry before going out to dinner tonight…

Andy
http://www.recipebuddys.com

By: Niamh

Niamh — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 11:31:05 +0000

Hi Kittie. Thanks for stopping by. I would like to go back again too!

Brighton is so lovely though, and I often wish that I lived there :-) You’re close enough to enjoy London too.

By: kittie

kittie — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:13:34 +0000

I’m glad you ventured back for a second time – and from the review I bet the restaurant is too!

It’s this kind of thing that makes me wish I lived in London… sigh!

By: Niamh

Niamh — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:53:14 +0000

Bron, I may be indulging in the lamb today!

Ginger, it’s very good, and that tortilla was mighty fine! Let me know what you think if you go.

Mark – highly recommended.

Krista – thanks! We’ve lots of different ones available. This is my favourite.

By: Krista

Krista — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 07:53:50 +0000

Love the new widget. :)

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:45:58 +0000

The food here looks and sounds great. I need to go here!

By: Ginger

Ginger — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:28:13 +0000

Ah, Fred mentioned to me the other day that this had recently opened but I completely forgot about it, thanks for the reminder.

It looks wonderful, that tortilla looks particularly good.

By: Bron

Bron — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 10:42:02 +0000

Oh yeah – discovered that last week. In fact, not realising it wasn’t every day, it was what I was in search of yesterday. So finding the tortilla kind of compounded my delight at finding the lamb – now I can choose!

By: Niamh

Niamh — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 09:58:20 +0000

Lol, very true. It’s irrelevant where it’s made and delicious. I am mildly obsessed with the lamb from the Moro stall on Wednesday’s and Thursday’s too. Have you tried it? It’s so so good!

By: Bron

Bron — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 09:55:17 +0000

Don’t mind where it’s made – it’s lovely.

By: Niamh

Niamh — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 09:11:36 +0000

Hi Bron, I had a slice of their tortilla for lunch yesterday with some of their gorgeous tomato, almond and goats cheese salad. Delicious! I’ve been told that their tortilla is made in Moro next door. I am a regular there for lunch. It’s irresistible!

By: Bron

Bron — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 08:56:51 +0000

Oooooh yum. I discovered yesterday, to my delight, that the Brindisa shop in Exmouth Market sell still warm slices of tortilla at lunch time to take away. Will be a regular trek.

By: Niamh

Niamh — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 08:52:14 +0000

Hi Helen!

Yummy, yummy croquetas! I am going to attempt to make them this week, I think. This week is dedicated to chocolate and ham ;-) National chocolate week and my own croqueta week. Haha.

Yeah, I am glad I went back too. If I didn’t have such a positive experience with the shop I may not have. Our treatment the first night was rather rude :-( But, they made up for it. Others in the party were not as forgiving (and why should they be?) and won’t go back.

By: Helen

Helen — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 08:37:55 +0000

mmm, those croquetas are still making me drool! I would have been hugely put off by the first experience, not so much the lost bookintg but the rushing you out afterwards – that’s no way to say sorry! Anyway, I’m glad you gave them another chance as the food looks gorgeous, everything I wanted it to be.

By: Niamh

Niamh — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 08:29:28 +0000

Michael – I agree, I was most frustrated and if I hadn’t had such positive experiences in their shop I may not have bothered. They admitted it was probably their mistake, given how busy they had been following a review in the metro, and at first things even seemed hopeful, but the communication between the staff was poor and confusion reigned, resulting in the above.

As for your food combinations, I have been thinking of pear and roquefort recently! I have a bag of pears at home that need tending to :-)

By: Niamh

Niamh — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 08:23:20 +0000

There are so many great new places Fi, Tierra Brindisa is but one. We could have a great weekend :-)

By: fifitrixibelle

fifitrixibelle — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 08:20:27 +0000

I must make plans to come to London, I miss the food so much and the buzz. This looks ideal for a good catch up over some wine.

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 22:34:56 +0000

I don’t mind people making mistakes, but when those mistakes are compounded by bad customer service, that’s when it’s annoying – I must say you’re very forgiving going back.

When I tend to book a restaurant that I think may be fully booked, I always write the name of the person I spoke to, as well as the date and time – not a foolproof system, but at least the restaurant know that you’ve spoken to someone and it’s more likely than not to be their mistake, which they should then do something about.

The beetroot and blue cheese looks especially delicious – I’ve made something similar at home and it’s divine, only beaten by pear and blue cheese, which I’m sure is one of the best combinations ever invented!