Eat Out London!Tapas Brindisa Soho
Our Brindisa tapas restaurant in the heart of Soho is great for a causal lunch or dinner with authentic Spanish cooking in a cosy restaurant environment. Near Carnaby Street and Oxford Circus, discover the best tapas in central London at Brindisa Kitchens.
Brindisa Soho | Spanish Tapas Restaurant in Soho | Brindisa Kitchens
We’re inspired by the bustling bodegas synonymous with Spanish cities.
Bodegas are intimate, local joints where artisanal beers and wines are served with impeccably sourced food.
Our menu champions craftmanship; celebrating the cured fish, stunning farmhouse cheeses and charcuterie of Spain that sit alongside a sensational selection of tapas and traditional comfort food.
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Tapas Brindisa Soho - London Restaurant Reviews | Hardens
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From the famous Spanish food importers - a sibling to their Borough tapas bar, with an expensive Continental look; its tapas dishes show promise, but they're neither cheap nor wholly consistent; (a perch at the bar is a good option here).
My lunching companion at this new Soho venture (part of an empire based on Borough Market's famous Iberian food importers) contributes to various publications and is to be found at any serious industry junket.
We've personally never totally bought into the wave of foodie reverence for this venture's elder sibling: Tapas Brindisa SE1, by Borough Market.
Mentions of it in the press are invariably couched in terms of hushed foodie respect - to be fair, mirrored by success in our survey this year - but it is a somewhat expensive place, where, despite the undoubted quality of its raw materials, we don't think the realisation of dishes always shines.
The succession of tapas reflected many of the strengths and weaknesses sometimes reported in its Borough forebear: nice idea, impeccable ingredients, but slightly iffy realisation; oh, and not cheap.
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Tapas Brindisa Soho Restaurant | BBC Sherlock | Sherlockology
Although stated as being in Northumberland Street onscreen, the restaurant where Sherlock and John wait for a murderer to reveal himself is actually located at 46 Broadwick Street in the district of Soho.
During filming, the restaurant was trading under the name of Tierra Brindisa, and the distinctive logo of that name is visible in the series at the start of the Taxi Chase.
However, in June 2011 the premises underwent extensive renovation, and a name change to Tapas Brindisa Soho.
Though much of the interior has changed as a result, the distinctive hanging lights remain in the front window, where Sherlock and John sat and had a rather awkward conversation while waiting for a taxi.
The images above show that front window and seating the week before renovation commenced.
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It’s hard to imagine now, but back in 1988 when Brindisa was founded by Monika Linton, Spanish gastronomy was almost unknown outside of Spain.
Monika didn’t just want to sell Spanish products; she wanted to export the Spanish way of eating to the UK.
Tapas Brindisa - Carnaby London
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Tapas Brindisa is a Spanish tapas restaurant, serving the best in regional Spanish produce.
It’s all change for Tierra Brindisa in Soho – which has re-opened on Broadwick Street as Tapas Brindisa.
An exciting new menu not only features Brindisa Classics but also a range of changing specials unique to this restaurant.
Brindisa imports the most extensive range of high quality Spanish foods in the UK, with something for everyone.
Working closely with a ‘family’ of producers, Brindisa source their products from select key suppliers that are as old as Brindisa itself.
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"smooth evening to be had, charming ladies, enjoyment all round" Which venue is this?
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Barrafina - London Restaurant Reviews | Hardens
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This is the latest venture from the Hispanophile Hart brothers, whose first venture, Fitzrovia's modern tapas bar Fino, has rightly met with high acclaim.
Daddy Hart owns and runs a number of ventures, including pukka country house hotel, Hambleton Hall.)
Their new opening takes for its inspiration a well-known Barcelona tapas joint, Cal Pep.
The initial salvo of dishes - a platter of delicate cold meats, a flavoursome and crunchy tomato bruschetta and an extremely well dressed green salad - impressed.
Clams and squid - both a la plancha - were also good, as were chorizo-based dishes.
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It’s been more than 30 years since Monika Linton launched Brindisa, and it became London’s go-to for top Spanish ingredients.
It pioneered the likes of chorizo, Iberico ham and smoked paprika, and for a time supplied virtually every Spanish restaurant in town.
These days, Brindisa’s own restaurants are still among the very best of those, serving up tapas with Spanish flair and a large plateful of conviviality.
Also among the highlights are arroz negro, black rice (dyed with squid ink) with squid and a punchy alioli, smoky lamb cutlets cooked on the grill, and a whole octopus leg with potatoes and paprika.
Be prepared that there may be a queue at busy times, but know that it’s worth the wait, and while it’s not the cheapest tapas in town the ingredients that go into are absolutely unbeatable.
Tapas Brindisa Soho | Restaurants in Soho, London
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Decor at the Soho branch of Brindisa feels more than a little chain-like: understated and functional, with dark wood furnishings and deep red walls.
A lunchtime ‘platter’ for two showcased what’s still great about Brindisa tapas, yielding a selection of well-balanced dishes featuring superb ingredients and demonstrating a pleasing avoidance of the standard-issue stodgy or deep-fried fare of many a tapas bar.
Our seven dishes included excellent ham croquetas (smooth creamy filling with tender morsels of ham, encased in a crisp exterior); zesty leaves, flecked with walnuts and nutty manchego; and a round of morcilla topped with sweet caramelised onions and roasted peppers.
This added up to generous amount of food, and an extra dish of lightly fried monte enebro cheese drizzled with honey was superb, but entirely superfluous.
Brindisa deserves its continuous footfall and always seems to come up with the goods, be it for an informal lunch or a smart dinner date.