BIENVENIDO (WELCOME) Savour an entirely new experience every time you visit La Vinoteca Barcelona. Welcome to a unique restaurant celebrating the passionate culture and gastronomy of Spain. With daily changes in the menu, no two visits will be the same. During the 700-year Arab rule of Spain, Arabs laid the foundation for a new gastronomic style, introducing spices and ingredients that inspired many Spanish dishes. This influence can be found throughout the menu, which includes a selection of authentic Spanish tapas, mains and desserts. Our tapas dishes can be enjoyed in Mezza style by sharing among friends in a relaxed and casual setting or as a light snack. Prepared by La Vinoteca Barcelona s celebrated chefs, they will win over your taste buds with their flavours and aromas. Connoisseurs of wine will appreciate our premium selection of Torres wines, alternatively you may be tempted by our great range of non-alcoholic cocktails to complement your food.
SNACKS Assortment of marinated olives (V) (Spanish olives marinated with fresh herbs, lemon & orange zest) Idiazabal cheese with quince jelly (V) (Smoked Idiazabal cheese paired with quince jelly) Gildas (per piece) (V) (Salted anchovies, olives & vinegar chili piparras ) Spanish almonds (V) (N) (Deep-fried toasted almonds sprinkled with Ibiza rock salt) Manchego cheese lollipops (V) (Crispy thin rounds of Manchego cheese) 1.800 BHD 2.800 BHD 1.900 BHD 1.900 BHD 2.200 BHD (N) Nuts
COLD TAPAS Pa amb tomaquet tomato bread (V) (Extra crispy bread with ripe tomato & extra virgin olive oil spread) Boquerones en vinagre (White anchovies marinated in vinegar, fresh garlic, parsley & olive oil) Empedrat de mongetes Catalan butter bean salad (V) (Tender butter beans, roasted vegetables, black olive puree & fresh herb mayonnaise) Escalivada (V) (Fire roasted peppers & aubergine rolled in courgette gelée, black olives & fresh sprouts) Spanish omelette (V) (N) (Free-range eggs with sautéed potatoes & caramelised onions) Tomato salad with marinated tuna(v) (Spanish tomatoes & garlic, served with warm cubes of tuna seasoned with cloves & black pepper) Ensaladilla Vinoteca (V option available) (Traditional ensaladilla mixed with marinated salmon) Cured duck breast (Duck breast cured for 18 days, thinly sliced, on a bed of black olive bread, wild rocket & toasted almonds) Spanish cheese assortment (V) (Selection of cured cheese from the heart of Spain, served with artisan bread, homemade quince & tomato jelly) Salted L Escala anchovies with tomato bread (Boneless fillets of Spanish anchovies cured in salt with premium olive oil) Octopus terrine (Tender pieces of octopus seasoned with paprika, olive oil & sea salt) Wagyu bresaola cecina de wagyu (Thinly sliced top range cured beef ham with rocket, olive oil caviar & lemon dressing) 3.500 BHD 3.900 BHD 3.600 BHD 3.900 BHD 3.900 BHD 4.900 BHD 4.500 BHD 5.500 BHD 5.900 BHD 6.000 BHD 7.900 BHD 9.500 BHD (N) Nuts
HOT TAPAS Patatas bravas (V) (N) (Deep fried potatoes tapa filled with fresh chili spicy sauce) Chicken & fowl croquettes (Roast chicken & fowl mini cakes, bread crumbed & deep-fried to perfection) Lucky peppers (V) (Traditional spicy green peppers, deep-fried & sprinkled with sea salt) Boneless chicken wings with spicy mojo verde (4-hour slow roasted free range boneless chicken wings, chargrilled & served with spicy almond & green pepper sauce) Black ink deep fried calamari (Calamari rings in black tempura with lemon gelée & onion mayonnaise) Beef fillet flamenquin (Tender slices of beef filet stuffed with cured beef & roasted red peppers) Homemade beef chorizo (Traditional Spanish chorizo with tender beef meat, flash fried with chili & served with garlic bread) Local prawns with chili & garlic gambas al ajillo (Fresh local prawns flashed with garlic, chili & parsley) Beef cheeks (Tender pieces of beef cheeks, cooked for 8 hours, served with pumpkin puree, watermelon gelée & caramelised onions) Seafood cazuela (A fragrant chowder combining local prawns, calamari, clams, mussels & freshly caught hammour) Salted cod club ranero style (Salted cod cooked in a pil pil & homemade tomato sauce) Scallops with fresh lime, mango chutney & diced tomato (Scallops served on thick slices of lime, garnished with a combination of lime textures & tastes, topped with mango chutney & diced tomato) Beef fillet with foie gras 100-day grain-fed beef fillet, served with pan-fried foie gras, green apple julienne & truffle puree 3.600 BHD 3.900 BHD 4.000 BHD 4.900 BHD 4.900 BHD 6.800 BHD 6.500 BHD 7.500 BHD 7.500 BHD 7.800 BHD 7.800 BHD 8.600 BHD 9.600 BHD (N) Nuts
À LA CARTE & SIGNATURE DISHES Crispy pear salad (V) 4.900 BHD (Romaine lettuce, crispy spiced pear & local dates, drizzled with avocado & sesame dressing, topped with pear ice-cream) Spanish Carpaccio (Premium raw beef tenderloin, marinated with lemon, topped with capers, aged Manchego cheese, black olives, basil & olive oil caviar) Goat cheese & quinoa salad (V) (Fresh baby spinach leaves salad with goat cheese, homemade tomato jam, pomegranate, orange & quinoa, served with an apple vinegar dressing) Local sea bass (Fresh sea bass baked in a homemade Mediterranean tomato sauce & flavoured with roasted garlic chips) Suquet de peix (Fish of the day stewed with mussels, prawns & clams) Hammour a la donostiarra (Fresh hammour grilled with a light chili, garlic & parsley sauce) Lobster Caldereta de langosta (Traditional plate from Menorca with fresh lobster, potatoes, caramelised onions & saffron) Roasted chicken & foie gras cannelloni (Slow-roasted corn-fed chicken & foie gras rolled in fresh pasta, topped with béchamel sauce, black truffle & foie gras) Corn-fed chicken with goat cheese & dried fruits (Stuffed with pistachios & goat cheese on a bed of creamy mashed potato & seasonal vegetables) Catalan style lamb shoulder (7-hour slow roasted lamb, stuffed with figs, sultanas & dried apricot, fresh spinach & mini asparagus) Beef fillet (100-day grain fed beef fillet (250g) served with potatoes, green peppers & wild mushroom) Slow roast veal shank (serves two) (Whole shank of veal, slow-roasted for 20 hours, served with mashed potato & gravy sauce) 5.900 BHD 5.900 BHD 11.500 BHD 14.500 BHD 14.000 BHD 26.000 BHD 9.800 BHD 12.600 BHD 12.500 BHD 18.500 BHD 22.000 BHD
RICE (PAELLA & FIDEUÀ)* Authentic Spanish paellas & fideuas (Spanish pasta). The Spanish started using rice following the Moorish influence (the Moors occupied Spain for over 800 years) which led to residents of the Valencian region often making casseroles of rice, fish & spices for family gatherings & religious feasts: thus establishing the custom of eating rice in Spain. The word Paella is derived from the Arabic word al bahia. Paella marinera (seafood rice) (V) (Traditional Spanish paella, with freshly caught seafood including white fish, calamari, cuttlefish, mussels & shrimps) Paella mixta (chicken & seafood rice) (Originally from the east of Spain, this dish incorporates chicken & seafood) Paella de carne (chicken rice) (Chicken paella from Valencia, topped with fire-roasted red peppers) Arròs negro (black rice) (V) (Bomba rice with calamari ink, flash fried king prawns & aioli sauce) Seasonal vegetables & wild mushroom rice (V) (Wild mushroom paella with fresh local vegetables, served with aioli sauce) Paella de bogavante (lobster paella) (The most exquisite of paellas with live lobster & Spanish saffron) Fideua de marisco with aioli (seafood fideua with aioli) (Mediterranean pasta dish with vermicelli, freshly caught white fish, calamari, cuttlefish, mussels & shrimps, topped with aioli) Wild mushroom fideua con foie gras y trufa (Vermicelli based dish, finished with pan-fried foie gras & black truffle) (*) please allow 25 minutes for the preparation of all rice & pasta dishes Let your waiter know if you like your rice socarrat (sticking to the pan) PORK TAPAS Platter of Iberian ham (110g) (Acorn-fed Iberian ham served with homemade toasted olive oil bread) Assortment of cold meats (Selection of cured cold Iberian meats, chorizo, salchichon, fuet & lomo, served with tomato bread) Skewer of marinated pork tenderloin (House-marinated tender pieces of pork loin, with sweet & sour sauce served with escalivada bread) Libritos san jacobo (Breaded chicken stuffed with Iberian ham & soft cheese) Chistorra (Traditional paprika sausage, flashed with fresh garlic & white wine) 12.000 BHD 11.000 BHD 11.000 BHD 11.000 BHD 10.000 BHD 25.500 BHD 10.000 BHD 22.500 BHD 19.000 BHD 15.000 BHD 6.900 BHD 8.800 BHD 5.900 BHD
Only Tapas TAPEO A selection of our signature tapas, served in three stages, finished with our signature chocolate dessert. Assortment of marinated olives (V) (Spanish olives marinated with fresh herbs, lemon & orange zest) Manchego cheese lollipops (V) (Crispy thin rounds of Manchego cheese) Pa amb tomaquet tomato bread (V) (Extra crispy bread with ripe tomato & extra virgin olive oil spread) Cured duck breast (18-day cured duck breast, thinly sliced with black olive bread, wild rocket & toasted almonds) Boquerones en vinagre (White anchovies marinated in vinegar, fresh garlic, parsley & olive oil) Ensaladilla Vinoteca (V option available) (Traditional ensaladilla with marinated salmon) Patatas bravas (V) (Deep fried potatoes filled with a spicy fresh chili sauce) Local sea bass (Fresh locally sourced sea bass baked in a homemade Mediterranean tomato sauce & served with roasted garlic chips) Beef filet flamenquin (Tender slices of beef filet stuffed with cured beef & roasted red peppers) Scallops with fresh lime mango chutney & diced tomato chutney (Scallops served on thick slices of lime, garnished with a combination of lime textures & tastes, topped with mango chutney & diced tomato) Roasted chicken & foie gras cannelloni (Slow-roasted corn-fed chicken & foie gras rolled in fresh pasta, topped with béchamel sauce, black truffle & foie gras) Pa amb Xocolata (Thin slices of crispy bread, served with extra virgin olive oil, dark chocolate mousse & rock salt flakes) 22.000 BHD Per Person (N) Nuts
TAPAEO WITH PAELLAS OR FIDEUÀ A selection of tapas followed by your choice from our signature paellas or fideuas, finished with a delectable dessert - a complete meal to fit all tastes! Gilda (V) (One of our most traditional pinchos, with Spanish chili, olives, anchovies & roasted peppers) Smoked Idiazabal cheese with quince jelly (V) Tomato salad (V) (Spanish tomatoes seasoned with garlic, sea salt & olive oil caviar) Escalivada (V) (Fire roasted peppers & aubergine rolled in courgette gelatin, black olives & fresh sprouts) Black ink deep fried calamari (Calamari rings in black ink tempura, with lemon gelée & onion mayonnaise) Patatas bravas (V) (Deep fried potatoes tapa filled with a fresh chili spicy sauce) Beef fillet with foie gras (100-day grain fed beef fillet served with pan fried foie gras, green apple julienne & truffle puree) Your choice of any paella or fideuà* The Vinoteca fruit medley (Grapefruit gelée, watermelon mousse, green apple sorbet & seasonal fruits) 27.000 BHD Per person *(Kindly add BD9 for lobster paella or foie gras fideua)
DESSERTS Catalan cream (Our homemade Catalan cream mixed with lemon zest & cinnamon, served with carquinyolis Barcelona style cookies) 4.600 BHD Pa amb Xocolata (Thin slices of crispy bread, served with extra virgin olive oil, dark chocolate mousse & rock salt flakes) Pistachio & turron (Caramelised pistachio sponge, filled with almond mousse, topped with traditional turron ice cream & vanilla cream) Passion fruit cheesecake (Creamy cheesecake with a soft centre of passion fruit, caramelised nuts & toffee sauce, coated in a layer of rich dark chocolate) Torrija (Our Spanish take on French toast. Warm slices of homemade bread marinated in milk, lemon & vanilla, served with cinnamon ice cream & a hint of bitter chocolate) Chocolate on fire! (Presented & flamed à la minute, with or without alcohol. A perfect combination of homemade vanilla ice cream, lemon sponge, chocolate crumble, caramelised almonds, pistachios & fresh raspberries) The Vinoteca fruit medley (Grapefruit gelée, watermelon mousse, green apple sorbet & seasonal fruits) DESSERTS TO SHARE 10.000 BHD Joan s tasting platter (Taste four different desserts, specially selected by our Executive Chef) (A) Alcohol