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Scris la 08 Feb 2006 23:34:28
A bit late in coming but here's the first restaurant review for bucuresto... Restaurant Sangria Feb 4, 2006 by martin place Restaurant Sangria *** If you want to impress, an excellent choice - interiors and desserts are superb - from my perspective, better suited for business entertainment than a romantic dinner for two. Location/Ambiance On Caderea Bastiliei, which is a cobbled street running from Piata Romana to Sos. Stefan Cel Mare are two restaurants pretty much next door to each other: Bastille (French) and Sangria (Spanish). It's been a long while since we had been to either, so last Friday evening, we reacquainted ourselves with Sangria. When you enter Sangria you are welcomed into a small lobby in what feels like an old villa tastefully refurbished and you wonder where all the tables are, until the hostess leads you the stairs and you 'wowed' by the restaurant 'proper'... ...a long whitewashed collonaded room, a 5 metre ceiling topped by a glass (plexal) roof - which can be opened in the summer, apparently - palm trees (yes, palm trees) - definitely not what one expects to find in that location and the 'wow'' feeling lingers for some time (although by the end of the evening I was thinking it was closer to hotel-chain kitsch rather than the authentic castillian terrace it aspires to be). The meal Sangria claims a Spanish theme and has a selection of fresh seafood - the "Catch of the Day', introduced to us by the waiter after we had settled in, included grilled Dorada, a sole-like flatfish and a large shrimp/small lobster-like thing, the name of which I forget for the moment (you can tell how rarely I risk seafood in Bucharest). For starters, my guests had seafood salad (on what appeared to be a plain iceberg lettuce) and cheese-grilled mushrooms followed by Black Tiger shrimp and the grilled Dorada respectively. I had a duck pate followed by a paella - it being a Spanish themed restaurant and all...adequate - if I had to point out shortcomings, the cold dishes were a little too cold and so lost what flavour they had. My paella was more akin to plain white rice with pieces of seafood and chicken rather than the moist colourful saffron-flavoured dish i am used to from Catalonia - but, we live and learn.... Deserts Splendid desserts! Scrumptious, word fail me...totally delicious - my guests ordered assorted icecream with chocolate sauce and tiramisu with 'fructe de padure' and I, a long spoon...luckily for them, the desserts are generous - the sweets in fact changed my opinion of Sangria from a moderate OK to a recommendation. Service High ratio of waiters to clients, very attentive (too much so?), the dorada was expertly filleted at the table - only one gripe which is more a policy thing - I like to keep the bottle of wine which is in progress on the table - it is not a question of not trusting the service staff to do their job but in my view, one of the roles of the host is to be attentive, top up one's guests' glasses etc. Price Sangria is not cheap as Bucharest restaurants go - starters range from RON20-40 (EURO6-10) and main courses go from RON50 (around EUR15) to a lobster for 2 at around (…you can guess...) Summary Great interior, no complaints, had a very pleasant evening – professionally run, not really my ideal place for a romantic or a family dinner, but for a business dinner I think it could (and should?) be on your shortlist Contact Sangria Address : Str. Caderea Bastiliei 78 Tel : 211 22 76 Fax: 211 22 76 Email :sangria@b.astral.ro Tags: bucharest hreview bucuresto sangria restaurant
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