Ibai London

London’s best new opening.. @ibai_london @mr_txuleta @richardfoster_cook 🔥🥩
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From the team behind Lurra and ex-Chiltern head chef comes the all new Basque-inspired grill in the City, Ibai. What a place. Dark, moody interiors and a large, roaring grill in the main dining room. The menu here utilises ingredients sourced from hand-selected farms to bring you the very best seasonal produce. The beef is remarkable. You won’t find better Txuleta anywhere else in the UK. From the small plates, everything from truffled pâté Basque and Cantabrian anchovies, to their incredible carabinero tartare, beef tartare with esplette peppers and the iberico jamón with peppers and crisps. Flavour does all the talking here. Everything is so fresh and well put together. For main course, I hit the turbot chop, the king crab rice and a bone-in txuleta. The turbot was incredible - gelatinous, buttery and so delicious, the best I’ve had in London. It’s sauce made from the natural collagen of the fish, olive oil and lemon juice, just how it’s done in San Seb. King crab rice, sensational. An incredible paella pan of al dente rice cooked in the most complex sauce to absorb all the goodness. The grilled legs just on top. The beef though - just crazy. Miguel Vergara black Angus - yellow fat caps, solid marbling and the most robust flavour. Tender, Smokey, funky and rich. A well rounded profile that went so nicely with the La Dome 2015. Couldn’t recommend this place enough - but go with a group so you can really order the good stuff! Don’t forget to order their gateaux basque + the croque Ibai #notoriousfoodie 🙅🏽‍♂️
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