Emese let us taste several wines before we settled on a couple of glasses of wonderful Spanish rosé. We started the dinner with homemade Alioli and Spanish-style tomato toast with smoked sardines. Both were rich and delicious.
I was particularly impressed with the sourdough bread and I was told it was from a bakery down the road. I loved this example of a community supporting each other. Next up we had Grilled Octopus which was also very good.
It was served on a bed of a red pepper sauce, with some baby leaf spinach and crunchy baby potatoes, which also seem to have been put on a grill for a bit. On the menu this is listed as a starter but the portion is big enough for a main meal as well. For our main meals, Emese suggested that we take one fish and one meat plate.
Grilled Cod a la Mallorquina was probably my favourite cod based dish ever! The mixture of flavours and textures was to die for! The cod with tomato jam on top was soft and flaky, melting in my mouth. There were some crunchy pine nuts, baby leaf spinach again and caramelized carrots - all that in a sauce made from the reduction of caramelized carrots juice and what’s left when cooking the cod. Groenk's Famous Iberian Pork Schnitzel was another favourite.
The schnitzel was thicker than usual, yet deliciously soft inside and perfectly crunchy on the outside. Munching on this yummy schnitzel while watching the mountains above the village reminded me of Sunday lunches of my childhood, when we would have it with fl.