A few weeks ago, after seeing a production of Orwell’s 1984
(see my blog post here for the review), me and Frenchy felt it was only right
to have a few drinks after the show. I must confess, my knowledge of bars in
the Trafalgar/Leceister Square area is pretty limited (apart from the
Weatherspoons and Yates, but there is a time and place for that). Frenchy knew
of this cute little tapas bar, “Salvadorand Amanda” on Great Newport Street, and we ended up there laughing over a
litre of sangria (and some olives), which was one of the best sangria’s I think
I have ever had.
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| amazing cocktails! |
So when the Boy came back from deployment, I made some
not-so-subtle hints that we should go there to sample the food, seeing as the
drinks were so good!
After a quick spot of shopping in Oxford Street and an epic
fail in Primark (and a massive rant by me about people queuing in the “customer
services and returns” line to purchase items), we headed to Salvador and Amanda for some much needed
tapas and cocktails…I was starving!!! Luckily we bumbled in at 7.47pm (and just
before a downpour) which meant we made it for happy hour (5-8pm Mon to Fri FYI)
and it was two cocktails for a tenner (£8 each usually). Yay. Previous tensions
in Primark now over.
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| two el toritos |
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| tapas plates |
The cocktail list is pretty unusual, or maybe just Spanish
seeing as this is a tapas bar , so no mojitos or sex on the beach here, which
forced me out of my cocktail-comfort zone, and we opted for two el Torito cocktails – rum, pear and
vanilla schnapps, vanilla sugar, pear puree and apple juice. Sooooo good.
For our selection of tapas, we went a bit mental and ordered
two lots of patatas bravas, two lots of ham and cheese croquettes, battered cod
fritters, ham/chorizo/cheese selection, tomato bread and Spanish meatballs
(obviously the menu had the correct Spanish terms!)
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| meatballs |
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| croquettes |
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| cod fritters |
We got a bit excited, and our bill came to £60 for the two of us for food, but we did have 8 dishes between us when the waiter suggested 2-3 each would be fine!
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| Salvador and Amanda has a cosy, warm vibe |
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| love the movie screen animations on the wall |
The food was actually pretty good and a good introduction to
the Boy’s first taste of tapas. The atmosphere of Salvador and Amanda is really different to your chain restaurants - low lighting and dark interior give it a really warm feel, and a great little place for a date night.
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