Aberico in City of London, Westminster

Cadre très sympa service agréable mais sangria pas terrible bien qu'elle soit maison semble-t-il planche mixte chère pour le peu qu'il y a dessus Du coup on n'a pas osé prendre d'autres tapas

An easy walk from Victoria Station, Aberica is Spanish restaurant, which I visited as part of a group to taste authentic Spanish cuisine. One person in the group had recommended this based on a previous visit 3 years ago, and visits to other branches. The decor was nice, and we had a private room. The table was round with nice chairs.This gave us the possibility to engage in conversation across the table, and eat as a group. One star for this indeed! The next star is for the friendly and patient waitress and waiters. We ordered quite a few starter dishes to have as tapas, however, the food did not come together but one after another, and to share we had to cut it in minuscule pieces, with the cutlery we used to dine as no other cutlery was provided. Some dishes were not introduced. I have to give the waitress a star of her own for being attentive to food allergies and intolerances. Regrettably, two people shared a wine, and waiters poured this in other peoples glass not sharing the bottle. This is not acceptable, and for that a star is lost. Another star is lost due to the food as previously described, and the presentation was more English than authentic Spanish were a 6 pieces of sliver thin Manchego was to be shared by 8 people. I had looked forward to this dish, but it was impossible to share so I lost out, and cannot comment on the taste. We could have ordered another one but the look of it did not entice us to do so. We opted out of dessert and went to Ole and Steen, Victoria instead -see my previous reviews of this place. The Spanish person recommending the place was disappointed, but the overall feeling of the group was that it had been a nice evening, with a selection of food that would never cater for all peoples taste and allergies and expectations, and the ambience was worth it. I cannot say it was 'very good' and therefore cannot give 4 stars, and would I come again, hmm probably not.