You should never lose hope, someone will always appear wanting to cook and surprise you at the table, even offering the possibility of enjoying a live show while you experience the treat.
Il Bastardo is a vermouth bar, a resto bar that offers midday and evening services, stylish menus and tapas to accompany various vermouths, but also wines and beers like in any bar. But if they offer bottled vermouth, what are we going to try?
There are diverse ranges and labels that are difficult to find, so we are going to go there, for this return to the wine aperitif ritual that is slowly catching on in Córdoba. In this case we are going to enjoy a Mala María, which is called Los Brujos Botanistas ($19,500).
It is French style, dry and made with white wine. 11 botanicals are combined with white Creole grapes, and it is best to enjoy it alone, with ice or soda. If we bring soda into the matter, we are going to lose the subtlety of its composition. Let’s avoid!
The best is undoubtedly the tapas section, because it falls outside the usual range of possibilities to which we are accustomed. For example, we start with some tomato fritters ($4,800), which come out with labneh and bulgur wheat salad with Creole sauce.
A more than original delight, with an accompaniment that is so good that it falls short. Then we try the Bruschetta bastard, with chutney tomatoes and cheese brie in sourdough bread.
Here the bread was a little too toasted, but it made up for the point of the cheese, creamy and intense in its flavor combined with more spicy freshness. The truth is, we have nothing but words of gratitude for whoever is cooking and combining these delicious things.
Among the hot tapas (there are also salads, sandwiches, Milanese), we tried the Indian chicken ($5,500), barely spicy spicy chicken, well marinated previously so that it not only gains flavor, but also an unlikely texture.
And finally, we enjoyed a Entraña al verdeo with fries ($12,500), with cream, green onion and freshly peeled and cut French fries, with that family home flavor that has already been lost in time and space. local gastronomy. It’s a retro flavor.
Everything is going great. Each step is very original, rich and leaves you wanting to repeat. There is only one more step left, that of dessert, and it will be no less than its predecessors.
We go to the bathroom and it is perfectly clean, tidy and with the necessary disposables. On our way back, we see that we are in a refurbished house, with several levels and a garden set up for those who prefer to eat outside.
And when we arrive there is the final bomb: a Pancake stuffed with dulce de leche ($2,500). Unforgettable, because it is scary because of its height, but it is totally delicate, even with its combination of textures in the caramel. Really, very good ending.
So good that we don’t want it to end, and we order a Negroni ($4,500) to see, listen to and enjoy the after-dinner meal with the latest live songs by the featured artist, in this case, Flor Villagra. An exquisite surprise Il Bastardo, highly recommended!
Wenceslao Paunero 2057, Rogelio Martínez.
Open Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday and Friday, also from 8 p.m. Saturday nights and Sundays, closed.
Telephone (0351) 157-710088.
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