Spanish

Feast your eyes on these Spanish grilled king prawns 😍🦐🔥 Not only do they look stunning, but they taste even better than they look. The succulent and juicy prawns are cooked to perfection on the grill, with a crispy exterior and tender interior that just melts in your mouth. 🤤👌🏼 The seasoning of garlic and Amontillado praline is spot on, with a delicate balance of smoky and slightly sweet flavors that bring out the natural sweetness of the prawns. If you're a seafood lover like me, you absolutely have to try this dish.
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Taste: 3.5/5

The biggest letdown also had the largest price tag. We weren’t particularly impressed with the less than crispy skin and dry meat of this roasted Spanish suckling pig.
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Taste: 2/5

The chefs at Asador certainly know how to make the simplest ingredients sing. The Palomós squid was pleasingly tender and sat on a bed of lush caramelised onions and peppers with a surfeit of sweetness and umami, and the drizzles of emerald parsley picada lent a bright acidity to the balance of the dish.
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Taste: 3.5/5

Texturally, the jamón was tender and velvety, melting in my mouth with every bite, with a flavour that was complex and multi-layered, and a subtle sweetness that was balanced by a rich and savory taste. The nuttiness of the acorns used to feed the Iberico pigs was evident.
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The hand-carving of the ham added to the overall experience, with each slice being cut to the perfect thickness to ensure the optimal combination of flavor and texture. The marbling of the meat was exquisite, with each slice exhibiting a perfect balance of fat and lean meat.
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Taste: 3.5/5

For $16 I expected a little more chorizo than just a few slices. Whilst the egg was fried to crisp yet oozy perfection, the large amount of fries could have benefited from an additional yolk for sauce. A dissapointment in an evening of mostly good dishes.
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Taste: 2/5

A celebration of the bounties of the sea, glossy ebony tendrils of capellini imbued with a subtle brininess came adorned with dollops of plump, sweet uni. Like supplicants around their deity, baby squid frozen in their final poses came encased in deep-fried shells of crunchy batter. Everything comes together in a whirlwind of gastronomic delight, making this one of the standout plates that is a must order.
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Taste: 4/5

Don’t expect strictly classics at modern Spanish restaurant Lumbre. Instead, you can look forward to Mediterranean flavours with a twist, such as this luxe riff on croquettes which sees enrapturingly crisp and crunchy on the outside, creamy within spheres decadently decorated with fresh uni.
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Taste: 3.5/5

@lumbre.sg brings the 🔥 with tender octopus and fatty hunks of Ibérico pork belly sunk into a seductively smoky and savoury chorizo foam. This variation of a Spanish stalwart is the crucible by which I judge Spanish restaurants by and it more than passes with flying colours.
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Taste: 4/5

Beehoon immediately comes to mind on the first bite, except this has been supercharged with flavour having been soaked in a tomato-pepper sauce and seafood stock for spoonfuls of smoky umaminess. Bits of tender calamari added texture to the soft noodles, and the smoked eel was lush, tender and sweet.
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Taste: 4/5

A thing of beauty – a golden block of impossibly fluffy French toast, its edges charred for that slight crisp texture against the eggy softness of the rest of it.
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It’s paired well with a boozy rum & raisin ice cream, as well as a refreshing fruit coulis.
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Taste: 3/5

A first for me, this unusual combination worked surprisingly well. Folds of brûléed custard were draped across flame kissed segments of juicy pineapple, the tinge of vanilla and creaminess of the former contrasting nicely with the chunky and sweet fruit.
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Taste: 3/5

I love the meatiness as well as smokiness the grill imparts on cauliflower. At @lumbre.sg the charred florets are dressed in lashings of creamy black tahini, pomegranate, currants and finely chopped chives for a deliciously vivacious vegetarian alternative.
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Taste: 3.5/5