Cigala (54 Lamb's Conduit Street, London, WC1N 3LW) Stronger and more interesting – and certainly more up-market – than your average tapas establishment. I do think we should have stuck to tapas instead of venturing into mains territory though. The pork belly proved too difficult to resist. While not as fatty as what one normally can expect it was slightly on the dry side – but it was massive and almost hung over both sides of the plate and that counted for a lot. Excellent service. The pick of the tapas was the black pudding and fried egg. Not exactly an evening dish but nicely presented, and thankfully nobody else at my table was brave enough to touch it. The lamb meat balls were way out in front of the average fare, not so the fried prawns which didnt really have that much to say. A very enjoyable evening all round and I'd recommend to anyone.
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