Rewind a month or so and a good friend of mine suggested we
meet for dinner at a small tapas place near her work as she’d been a few times
and could testify that the food was good. Being a big fan of tapas (oh hello Spanish holiday next
week!), I was more than happy to go with her recommendation. And therein I
discovered Morito; the younger sibling of Moro, (an institution in Exmouth
Market) and I reckon there is definitely going to be some sibling rivalry on
the cards with these two as I can honestly say Morito was fantastic. Much more
casual and laid back than Moro next door, I was thoroughly
impressed and couldn’t wait for an excuse to return.
So having arranged to meet
an old uni friend for dinner this week, I put forward the suggestion of Morito
and it was greeted with enthusiasm by Stefan so off we went for what proved to
be another equally delicious evening.
There is a no booking policy in the evenings (yes, it's one of those places) and even when
we got there early doors at 6.30pm, it was already full and really buzzing.
Luckily we managed to get two stools at the counter (always where I prefer to
sit if I can at a place like this as you really get to see what’s going on in
the open kitchen plus the bar man is always close at hand to take your drinks
order!) and I got to sample lots of dishes on the menu that I hadn’t had room
to try on my 1st visit.
Worthy of a particular mention is the spiced
shredded lamb with chickpeas, the oak cured beef as well as the montaditos
(tapas on toasted bread) with anchovy, blue cheese and Iberico ham; all totally
divine.
Wine comes by the glass, carafe or bottle and is served in
authentic Spanish beakers. They also do a mean Spanish take on the Mojito
called a Rebojito made with Fino sherry, lemonade and lots & lots of fresh
mint and crushed ice; very refreshing and a perfect aperitif whilst you’re
perusing the extensive menu thinking ‘where do I start?’
Despite going two rounds of the tapas, and just into double
figures in terms of the number of plates we ordered, I had to round the meal
off with the Malaga Raisin Ice-cream. Now, let just say that I’m not even an
ice-cream fan, I have it occasionally and it’s ok, but it doesn’t excite me. At
all. Until I had this, a Spanish take on Rum & Raisin ice-cream, it is
served in one of the wine beakers as a single generous scoop of raisin
ice-cream then a good measure of delicious warm rum poured over the top…..it is
SO good (as you can see my photography skills aren’t great and this photo does
not do it justice!)
It was the most delicious end to a really tasty meal and I
left Morito with that warm fuzzy feeling you get when you’ve enjoyed delicious food
& wine in excellent company and the service has been top notch to boot.
I’m
already planning my next visit…anyone fancy joining me?!
32 Exmouth Market
EC1R 4QE
t. 0207 278 7007
xxx
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