Barrafina

Another week another review as Hunger Magazine's food critic around town! Below a little taster of the review that you can read in full here!
 It’s not always about the latest restaurant opening when it comes to finding a new eating out gem for me, after all the restaurants that have kept their popularity after the initial opening hype have shown that it is the food and atmosphere that keeps the people coming back and not the latest food trend.  At Barrafina this is definitely the case with queues stretching out of the brightly lit, tightly squeezed room where one of the few seats around the bar is in high demand any day of the week, its reputation making it one of the best regarded tapas joints London has to offer.  I have always been a little dubious about the Spanish cuisine mainly as I’ve always perceived it as particularly meat heavy so was more than ready to be disproven by Barrafina. The interior immediately transported me into a warmer climate and even whilst in the queue (and I can almost guarantee that you will indeed have to queue) you can already get absorbed by the buzzing atmosphere and varied crowd in the room. Service can be a little rough; after all there are no waiters on the other side of the counter but chefs preparing your tortillas to order in front of you, but that all adds to the very authentic charm of Barrafina. Little touches like the typical glass bottles in which the water is served to the fresh sea food on display make this a modern, sophisticated yet also incredibly welcoming take on tapas..........