One of my favourites @restaurante_filandon 🤌🏽♥️🇪🇸
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Thought I’d film a little POV of lunch the other day at Filandón in Madrid. Love this place and captured what I could whilst eating. With 650+ covers it’s not a small restaurant, but somehow they still manage to make it feel intimate and homely.

Did a quick lap of the room and locked in the order pretty fast after seeing all the sharing plates and tapas landing on tables. Spanish classics done their way.

We started with lots of @cincojotas jamón Ibérico and crystal tomato bread, juicy clams from Carril, vegetables from the parrilla and an incredible akami tuna with onion, soy and fried quail egg. The tuna was phenomenal - sweet, salty and acidic in perfect balance, with the rich yolk bringing it all together. Couldn’t get over how good this was. I love Cinco jotas too.

For mains: Wagyu chuletón, arroz carabinero, and arroz with Iberian rib and Jamón Ibérico. The rice here is exactly how I like it - dry, deeply reduced, crispy at the base and packed with flavour. Intense, savoury and with a proper chewy texture from the reduction.

For me, the winner was the Ibérico arroz. Super meaty, ribs falling off the bone and so much depth in each bite. The red prawns were delicious too. To be honest, I liked most of what came out; including the chuleton that had a lovely crust.

It’s a big menu, so go with a group and order well. Top!!