After a rather tiring and intense day at uni Penny and I decided to relieve some stress and head into town and find some food. We stumbled across Tapería Bouquet and decided to pop in.
Despite us both speaking Spanish we were slightly baffled by the menu and just decided to pick what we thought, from the few words we could understand, sounded good. Seeing as it was a Tapas restaurant we picked 4 plates and it turned out to be plenty.
We started with Sinfonía de Croquetas de Setas, Jamón Ibérico y Morcilla. We both decided that the croquets were the least favourite dish of the meal, but still tasty even if we were unsure what the sweet orange sauce was supposed to accompany.
Next was the carpaccio (Carpaccio de Bacalao y Ralladura de Naranja al Pimentón). this we both enjoyed and would definitely order again, the slight spice of the paprika?, coupled with the tang of the orange against the salty cod was delightful.
Next we went for Secreto Ibérico con Jarabe de Regaliz (Pork in a sticky sauce with vegetable crisps and potatoes) and Solomillo de Cerdo al café de Olla (pork again, this time with an amazing café au lait sauce). Both of these were perfect; beautifully tender meat, both served with delicious sauces.
We were so excited to eat the Solomillo that i forgot to snap a photo of it, but as you can see we both wiped the plates clean!
We mopped up each of the plates with the bread that was served with them, so much so that the waiter commented on it! Having enjoyed everything so far, we couldn't not try the deserts. Penny went for a nutty caramel concoction and I plumped for the 'Chocolate Passion'.
Both were delicious, the chocolate suitably rich and the caramel was lovely, if a little solid but if we had been a little more patient this wouldn't have been a problem.
We made such an impression on the owner that he said he'd whip us up a cocktail. A take on a traditional gin and tonic, but the gin was infused with fruits of the forest. A combination that I'd never heard of before, but will definitely be ordering when I go back again.
Penny clearly thought the same and had to grab a photo for herself!
The restaurant was great value, and i would recommend it to anyone in the area looking for an affordable, casual but delicious dinner in Cáceres.
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