6th September 2016
"Monsieur Honey" again became "Señor Honey" today as we crossed the border from France to Spain.
Our New Zealand friends had recommended / suggested a visit to the Spanish town of L'Escala and if possible lunch at "La Gruta" (the Grotto / the cave).
Our only mission today was to enjoy a leisurely lunch on the coast in Spain ... no tourist attractions on the to do list.
Let's just enjoy the ambiance of this lovely town!
The scenery was very much similar to that of Tossa de Mar, beautiful blue skies and Mediterranean
Waters!
Won't go into the details of our travels here ... but all I can say is I'm ready to trade in our "Molly the GPS" after today.
I had made a reservation at La Gruta for 12:30pm ... we were quite concerned that we would not make it on time. Molly diverted us from the Auto route to a secondary road thru Le Perthus, absolutely bottle-necked (bouchon) ... the driving time was much longer than anticipated!
We did arrive in time with a half hour to spare ... perfect for a stroll along the waterfront before lunch.
Some frosty delicious "vin rosé" or in Spain "rosada" ...
The food and service was excellent and worthy of a "Michelin" star ...
On Trip Advisor rated as the no.1 out of 139 in L'Escala.
My starter above ... Swiss chard "clafoutis", pine nuts, tomatoes confit & Iberian ham ...oh So good!
And Msr. Honey chose the grilled vegetables, buffalo mozzarella and anchovy fillet ...
yes, Mikey he had the sardines and loved it!
Pollock loin with saffron aioli ... For me.
Leg of lamb skewers with chimichurri for Monsieur ...
Apricot crumble ... so yummy!
Chocolate fondant with light banana "crème" .'' Monsieur Honey is editing.
Ps. I've posted the menu so you can see what we've had and I'm sure we will be creating these delectable (darn tasty bites) in the future...
Our day ended with aperos at Bar Pablo as the sun was setting ...
