We took a slow drive down to Spain for the weekend, stopping along the way at Miremont Patisserie, which located near the sea! The food there was alright, nothing fantastic for the steep price. We also had a raspberry tart and their infamous hot chocolate, but I can't pass a verdict because I'm not a fan of either.
Finally reached San Sebástian!!!
We had our dinner in one of the many bars. All the bars were bustling with night life. It is so crowded that it has become a Spanish thing to just stand by the bar and enjoy some tapas (or pintxos, as they are called in Northern Spain – which means toothpick – many of these snacks have a toothpick through them). Most of them are baguette, topped with a variety of cured meat, seafood, cheese and other delicious toppings.
That night, I also had the best calamari rings of my life.
On Sunday, we set off rather early to eat this beef cheek thingy that my mom kept going on about. It cost 16€ (S$28). When we ordered, we thought it would be a dish that could be shared between four people, but when it arrived…it was a palm-sized piece of meat…and also came with a small portion of mashed potatoes. I also ordered bread pudding that costed 4€ (S$7) and when it came, it was the size of…
my two fingers. At least my finger are slightly longer than the average.
I forgot to mention, the bread pudding also came with cheese ice-cream, which was the size of my big toe, which I won't take a picture to save your lives, although it is perfectly pedicured.
Apart from the steep price, everything else about the food was perfection. The beef cheek was tender and flavourful. The mashed potatoes had a slightly meaty taste to it which I really liked. The bread pudding was fragrant and had a crackly caramelised top (something like the top of a creme brûlée). The cheese ice-cream had a hint of cheesiness and it wasn't too overpowering. It paired very well with the bread pudding.
We also ordered quite a fair bit of pintxos which easily costed 32€ (S$55) because they were about 4€ each. And lastly we ordered a glass of white wine from the bar, price unknown. So after eating and being slightly disappointed by the portion of beef cheek and bread pudding, my dad footed the bill. By right, this meal would have costed at least 16€ + 4€ + 32€ = 52€ (S$90). But when my returned to the table, he asked…
"Guess how much our lunch was?"
"How much?"
"25€ (S$43)"
I suspect the owner didn't count the pintxos…and he told my dad to put our review of this restaurant on the Trip Advisor. Why he did that? I don't know… Perhaps we were Asian, and they rarely see Asians in this part of Spain, so they thought this was a good publicity. The restaurant is called Atari Gastroteka.
