Monday night. Just as we got to the door, a couple were leaving. We didn’t have a reservation. We got the only empty table in the place. Table #9, in the corner by the window.
They have a very extensive wine list. My companion opted...for the Albariño, Sin Palabras. The owner suggested that I try one from Cigales, a Concejo. He gave me a taste and I went with it. It went very well with the food. (What I was impressed with, when I got the bill, was that this wine was probably among the cheapest on the list. He was not trying to upsell me - and he has now won a new customer for Cigales wines, which I hadn’t heard of before.)
We had a tapa of jamon iberico to start and then the seafood and pasta tapa for my companion. I had a tapa of filet steak. Each dish was delicious, but the steak was one of the best I’ve tasted.
The place was packed indoors and out. We reserved a table for the following night - Table #9, of course.
Tuesday night. The town is way less busy that last night, but indoors, San Telmo is packed again.
We order the jamon iberico again and we both had the filet steak. Same wines as last night. (When I checked the wine list, the Concejo was not listed as available by the glass. I mentioned to the waiter that I had had it the previous evening. No problem, he produced a glass.)
We’ve been driving around Andalusia for over a week and we have had some delicious meals. But this tops the lot. By miles. And the service is excellent, engaging and friendly.
We leave Seville tomorrow. Otherwise, I would have reserved Table #9 again for tomorrow night. And you already know what I would order.More