Address: 47 Atlantic Road, SW9 8JL

https://tapernabar.com/taperna/

What can we say about this restaurant except you should visit before it disappears. This is short and to the point. They describe themselves as the best Spanish food in London which is a very bold statement that we cannot support, but only as we haven’t visited all the Spanish restaurants in London. However, we do rate this highly.

We visited on a Sunday and were pleasantly surprised that we could get a seat – it was late and there were plenty. The menu isn’t overly long, in fact the drinks menu is longer. It is a tapas bar so everything to share and smaller plates.

We ordered Ensalada de Queso de Cabra (grilled goat cheese, green leaves, cranberries, walnuts and balsamic glacé) as you can see below – it is what it says on the menu. Simple but delightful.

One of our favourites is a croqueta so we ordered the mushroom ones (setas) and the four little hot crunchy and salty ones turned up. Just enough to share.

Then we ordered the Sardinas a la Plancha and three whole fish on a plate turned up with crispy skin, slightly salty – again delicious. We ate all with bread and aoili.

Washing all down with an Estrella – cold and comforting even on a rainy day.

We lost the bill but it looks like it came to about £37. We weren’t hungry when we left.