Pizarro, Bermondsey

I have to say that I never did made it to Jose. The few times when I walk passed it, the place was always jam-packed and I find myself heading somewhere else instead. Before you know it, the man himself has now opened a new place a few doors along the same road.

So while I never did made it to Jose, I was able to make it to Pizarro for dinner shortly after it opened. Hey, I guess given a choice of Jose with no seats and Pizarro with seats, it was a no brainer.

We started out with a selection of tapas to share.

Boquerones, roasted red peppers and olives £5.5

I like the contrasting mixture of layers and textures in the Boquerones. The olives added a sharpness and texture to the otherwise soft roasted red peppers and creamy egg yolk.

Prawns, ham, chilli and garlic £7.5

Artichoke, cauliflower, soft cheese and walnut £5.5

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Spuntino, Soho

Talk about taking my time to finally dine here and I ended up going here and its newest addition, Da Polpo in consecutive days. Maybe it's partly the no reservation policy which makes it hard to pick when making plans.

Finally, I tried my luck during the weekend and lady luck was on my side and my dining companion and I got the last two available seats sans the kissing seat!

With a hungry companion, we made our minds up quick and placed our orders. While waiting for our food to arrive, we were served with a mug of popcorn.

Chilli and salt popcorn I think it was. I got myself a whole load of salt in the first one I ate and that was enough for me.

Eggs & Soldiers £3.50

The soldiers were rectangular slices of toast smeared with butter with just the right toasty texture to it. The humble egg unfortunately was cooked for a tad too long and the yolk was no longer semi-liquid runny. Dip your toast in and you come up with nothing.

Spiced Mackerel Slider £4.50

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