LA LOCA MARIA / Spanish
It’s hard to find Spanish food in Mumbai for some reason. Also Korean.
This place did a lovely job, both in service and in food. The setting was also lovely — I kept thinking the arches and columns reminded me of Cordoba, but it turns out the chef is from Toledo and that’s what he was trying to evoke with the interior.
We ate what seemed like everything on the menu, but was probably more like a quarter.
Croquetas de Jamon
Gambas Al Ajillo
Coca de Jamon
Coca Del Mar
Pinchos de Calamares
Beef Carpaccio
Grilled Octopus
Pork Belly
Lobster Paella
12-hour Pork Ribs
Plus some not terribly Spanish but crowd-pleasing menu additions:
Sea bass Ceviche
Crispy Chicken Tacos
And some fantastic desserts — if we had not stuffed our faces so much with the savories, I would have acted very much against my nature and ordered a second round of the deconstructed tiramisu.
Crema Catalana
Chocolate soufflé (pretty perfect, with a rum anglaise poured in, and then a scoop of chocolate ice cream)
Tiramisu (deconstructed — espresso soaked sponge, whipped cream, coffee meringue, and coffee bean ice cream — OOOOF!)
