Our favourite dish this week was a bit of an unexpected hit among the EATMCR team.
We found it when we visited the Salford tapas bar, Porta. A simple dish consisting of long slices of Picos de Europa blue cheese served with golden candied walnuts and sultanas, and drizzled in honey.
It’s a beautiful contrast of flavours and textures, the sharp hit of blue cheese and the slight bitterness of the candied walnuts, brought together beautifully with the sweetness of the honey and sultana.
This dish just shows you want Porta is all about: the very best ingredients, handled with care and served in a relaxed environment.
The menu here is simple with a few special dishes rotated in like the Spanish black pudding with fried egg. Everything we had felt like best of the best, the best quality produce served the right way. And that’s exactly what we’re after from a place like this.
An independent restaurant, Porta was started by two brother in a cosy spot in Altrincham. The idea they had was to open a simple tapas bar, a place for casual dining where you sit, eat, drink wine and lose track of time.
Now with three restaurants, including Chester and the beautiful and spacious Salford restaurant we visited, which is located in a former Midland bank just down the road from Salford Central in Bexley Square.
For full information and menus for each location, visit: portatapas.co.uk.
