Thread: Lunch ... the second course

I was in Bilbao for 24 hours on Thursday for something important .

I was staying up near the airport but had identified a little restaurant in a nearby small town that looked the business.

It didn't disappoint.

Menu del Dia for lunch, of course, and I fancied a bit of rice, so paella (with just vegetables) was la primera.

For la segunda, beef ribs (here ya go, snubs, you'll, like this):

Not just perfectly cooked, but perfectly seasoned too. And lovely mopping up the juices with the olive oil and vinaigrette when I'd finished.

The old fella and his wife couldn't speak a word of the queen's, but my Spanish is alright with functional stuff and as he reeled through the postres, i immediately stopped him when he said queso fresco. And then didn't quite catch him say it was with quince. cheese and fruit are classics anyway and it was good.

Now just bend you neck and take a look at that price for 3 courses with a pint, a half pint and a glass of Coke.

Spain is the best.