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A tapas bar on [[Locale Goodge Street|Goodge Street]] in [[Locale Fitzrovia|Fitzrovia]]. This is a long, thin space with dark wood and extensive cabinets filled with wine bottles for atmosphere. There are large tables up the back of the room, with a bar and stools nearer the entrance. It's far more of a tapas bar than a restaurant, with food available all day. There's an extensive wine list where they pick out a few of their favourites by glass, as well as a notably lengthy sherry list. Cured meats, cold tapas and cheese are served all day, but seafood, meat, salad and vegetables are only served from noon-3:30pm and from 5:30pm-10:30pm <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/55935853@N00/4093402739/sizes/l/ photo of menu in November 2009]</small>. [[Ewan]], [[Kake]], [[Sarah]], and [[Kat]] visited on a Tuesday late afternoon/early evening in November 2009, as part of a tapas crawl. We sampled plenty of the plates and found them to be mostly of a high standard. All the wines we tried were of a good quality. From the bar menu we tried the boquerones en vinagre (marinated anchovies, £3.50) <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/55935853@N00/4093403665/ photo]</small> and some tasty zanahorias a la Sevillana (Seville spiced carrot, £1.50) <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/55935853@N00/4093404359/ photo]</small>, fetchingly served in a decorated metal mug and full of flavour despite being (intentionally) served cold. From the cured meats menu, the Lomo Iberico Cebo (£4.50 for 40g) <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/55935853@N00/4093410549/ photo]</small>, Chorizo Extra Bellota (£3.50 for 50g) <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/55935853@N00/4093407069/ photo]</small> and Morcilla (£2 for 40g) <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/55935853@N00/4094165540/ photo]</small> were all fine. Empanadillas of, respectively, tuna <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/55935853@N00/4094169570/ photo]</small> and vegetables <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/55935853@N00/4094173476/ photo]</small> (£3.50 each) were both tasty. Croquetas de jamón y pollo (ham and chicken croquettes, £1.25) <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/55935853@N00/4093408145/ photo]</small> were particularly good, with a beautifully creamy interior, and not suffering from the overcooking problem previously noted by Dos Hermanos (linked below). When the rest of the menu became available, we ordered a few more plates. The mollejas con alcachofas (sweetbreads with artichokes, £6.50) <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/55935853@N00/4093412473/ photo]</small> were particularly tasty, but the one vegetable dish we tried, escalivada (charcoal-grilled aubergine, pepper and onion, £4.50) <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/55935853@N00/4094175562/ photo]</small>, was slightly disappointing. Service was mostly fine, certainly not unfriendly, and tap water was brought out in a jug, although one of the waiters took a good five or so minutes to get back to us when we asked to order more food despite there being few other people present. Accessibility: One step up to get in, another step up to get to the tables at the back, and toilets down a flight of stairs. See also: * [http://www.timeout.com/london/restaurants/reviews/22377.html Time Out review] * [http://forums.egullet.org/index.php?/topic/130118-barrica-goodge-street/ eGullet thread] * [http://www.andyhayler.com/show_restaurant.asp?restaurantid=1194 Andy Hayler's review] * [http://www.doshermanos.co.uk/2009/10/pinchito-barrica-tapas-two-times-in.html Dos Hermanos review] * [http://eatlovenoodles.blogspot.com/2011/05/tapas-barrica.html Eat Noodles Love Noodles review] * [http://greedydiva.blogspot.com/2009/12/barrica-tapas-in-fitzrovia-london.html Greedy Diva review] * [http://www.laymanslondon.com/2011/12/barrica-goodge-street-central-london.html Layman's London review] * [http://omnomlondon.com/2010/06/15/barrica-fitzrovia/ Om Nom London review] * [http://pickyglutton.wordpress.com/2011/05/29/barrica-review/ Picky Glutton review] * [http://www.london-eating.co.uk/36582.htm London Eating comments] <div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Ewan]], [[Kake]], [[Sarah]], and Alice, March 2011. Opening hours and food times taken from the Barrica website, November 2009.</div>
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