I spend most of my days searching for new places to eat and I was so excited when I came across Iberica, it went straight to the top of my list and I couldn't wait for an occasion to visit. We decided to go there as my Christmas gift to my boyfriend; after all what greater gift is there than food?
Iberica is a Spanish restaurant offering amazing tapas and has chains in Manchester, Leeds, London and Glasgow, so if you are ever near one I would highly suggest you take a trip. I love going for tapas as you get to try so many different things, however, with a menu as good as Iberia I just wanted to order everything.
Half and half board |
Octopus a la Gallega |
We decided to have a half and half board to get a taste of their cheeses and meats. This has to be the best chorizo I've ever tasted and the cheeses complimented the meats so nicely. Next was my favourite dish that we ordered, the octopus. This was served on a bed of potatoes and a garlic sauce; not everyone's cup of tea but it was cooked to perfection and tasted amaaaaazing.
Of course there was more to follow as we then had garlic prawns in pasta and mini burgers. The burgers came with a delicious mustard sauce, it's just a shame they were mini because they were gone before I knew it.
After stuffing our faces on the tapas, our paella was finally ready. This is one of my favourite dishes ever and Iberica did not disappoint. We chose the mixed paella with seafood and chicken and were amazed with the size of the dish, it was huge! You know something tastes good when you both can't stop saying "oh my god" after each mouthful, and this paella was just that.
Despite how full we both were, we didn't want to leave anything behind as we would definitely live to regret it. Everything was full of so much flavour, there wasn't anything I didn't like. This is definitely top of my list of favourite restaurants in Leeds. I am dying to go back and devour all the above all over again; I can't recommend this place enough! (ps. you have to check out their toilets, it looks like the Chamber of Secrets in Harry Potter!)