INdulgent weekend--Sunday Brunch in Barcelona Tapas Downtown Indianapolis
Last Sunday, I went to Barcelona Tapas in downtown Indy with my roommate. This is the Official Site and the regular Full menu which is available Monday through Sunday for lunch and dinner except for Sunday lunch (which is the Sunday Brunch we went to this time). For weekdays, it also has lunch buffet for $9.95.
It was a snowy day and there were not whole lot of people in the lobby. It was called Sangria Sunday brunch, so there must be SANGRIA!!! This is included in the price and they have options for red and white. The waitress told me the red one is less sweet so I went for this!
Red Sangria: Pretty good taste!
With a bunch of cubed fruits like apple, orange, mellon and grape fruit.
Now for the main dish! They have 4 made-to-order choices and they are all Spanish style:
French toast, Omelet, Egg benedict and Specials (this time is the Savory and Sweet pancake).
I was attracted by the description of the Omelet and Egg benedict, so here they are!
Spanish Omelet:
Bacon, Ham, Chorizo, Grilled red pepper, mushroom, onion, spinach, tomato, Manchego cheese
The egg is a little crispy instead of soft/cloud texture in french style omelet but I like this a lot! The filling slightly reminds me of a Chinese stir-fry type dish but pretty mellow and balance. The cheese is not over-loaded, just the right amount of richness. The chorizo is definitely the star shining here with a good smoky chewy bite. Thumb up!
Spanish Egg Benedict:
The egg cooked perfectly! The hollandaise sauce is average, has a little spiced flavor but very subtle. Instead of the traditional Canadian bacon, this one has a somewhat softer version chorizo which tastes like smoked sausage. And the English muffin is standard. All in all, this is not as shining as the omelet but still, they did a pretty good job!
Then comes the buffet part! So excited because there are a lot of options:
The cold/salad section which included: spiced candy nuts, coleslaw, potato salad, cottage cheese, green salads, Dried figs/Dates, Green Olives, et, al.
This is my favorite: Curry chicken salad
The warm/main dish section which included: classic American's like
Spanish classics: Bean stew with Chorizo, Chicken Paella
These two are really delicious, make sure you try them if you come!
Spanish breakfast choices: Empanada, Fritata
The Empanada is good but the Fritata is a little bit salty.
The Cheese plate with cured meat: This is succinct yet really high quality. I am not a pro in cured meat but the cheese is amazing. Freshly cut and mellow aroma. Not too strong, not too shallow, just right!
(if you are a newbie to Spanish cuisine, this is a classic dish in Spain. It is made by layering sliced potato and some veggies/a few meat choice in the iron pan, then pouring in beaten egg mixed with extra spices like paprika plus S&P to cook on stove top. This is also sometimes called Spanish potato pancake)
Meaty corner! Slow roasted top round beef, sorted aioli and salmon sashimi?
The beef taste fantastic! The salmon is a little disappointed. I don't know whether it is supposed to be like this or I missed something, but firstly it is room temperature even a little warm probably because of the bulb. So it ends up to be really greasy. A pretty presentation though. So I probably would recommend putting it by the cold section instead of here.
BTW, the staff here taking charge of slicing the meat, is super friendly!
The dessert/pastry section: Sorted fruits, Tres Leche cake, Blueberry muffin and....
Jam stuffed Churros!!
I am quite satisfied with the sweet table here. Everything has a really good flavor and high quality over all!
And this is the first time I tasted a restaurant Tres leche cake. I know it is a really rich cake because the method required soaking the cake in a mixture of sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk and milk (3 diary, Tres leche). But surprisingly, the cake is not overly sweet and milky. It is kind of refresh and have superior moist texture. (Well, that is the reason of soaking...Duh...) But anyways, it is really worth trying!
So, as a summary:
Environment: 5
Selection: 5
Food: 5
This is definitely a 5 star choice for overall rating. Of course it is a little pricy but I think I will visit back occasionally.
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