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New Menu @ Next Door Spanish Cafe, Siglap

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New Menu @ Next Door Spanish Cafe, Siglap

New Menu @ Next Door Spanish Cafe, Siglap

We knew this was coming from our chats with our BFF’s Joseba and Chef Houssein. They start to sneak in a few ‘specials’ to test them on the visiting clientele and then BOOM it’s a new menu haha. To be fair they had announced this and we made sure to be there on day #1 of the launch for lunch – one of the big advantages of home-working… thanks to you Covid-19.

You’ll have seen many a wee blog and Instagram about the boys and their food on islifearecipe.net – family Kennett loves it here. If we were criminals we’d be repeat offenders. It’s just superb, it really is and today we were blown away by three of the new items on the new menu. We even dragged Jude Jude straight off his school bus to join us as we knew he would love the Deep-fried Suckling Pig Belly. It’s a f*cking beauty of a dish…

I can’t remember if I have shared this before though… It’s written on their web site, but also above the bar in the restaurant;

One day, two Spaniards realized they had the same dream;

They dreamt of a place where they could recreate Spain with food, wine, and culture.

Bringing the authentic traditional taste and culture of Spain to the quaint neighbourhood of Siglap, an Andalusian chef and a Basque wine lover brought Next Door Spanish Cafe to life! They vow to continue the warm hospitality of their friends who previously opened the Adriatic-based Next Door Cafe in 2008 of home-styled service & food from the heart.

So, experience it for yourself, “Como en casa…”

#SupportYourLocalRestaurants

Come see the boys and their crew, say hello and get ready to chow down into some incredible food. I highly recommend you book though as in these days of smaller occupancy and with their popularity you really di not want to be disappointed with a no room at the inn moment – believe me you don’t want that!!!

699 E Coast Rd, Singapore 459061

reservations@nextdoorspanishcafe.com

​Whatsapp/call: +65 8168 4009

Let’s check out some of the new stuff we gorged on today, which is intertwined with some ‘old’ favourites. Here is;

New Menu @ Next Door Spanish Cafe, Siglap

New Menu @ Next Door Spanish Cafe, Siglap
How stunning a plating is this…? It’s a WOW on the eyes when this gets served up that’s for certain. The flavour and textures of this are intense with pops of this and then that and then creamy then crunchy and and and. Amazeballs. A must try folks. This is their Terrina de Queso y Foie Gras AKA foie gras & cheese terrine with Sherry reduction and even some cherry ‘jam’ and roasted walnuts on there. Holy shit!!! Stunner!!!
New Menu @ Next Door Spanish Cafe, Siglap
Selección de Aceitunas Españolas Their selection of Spanish olives are just the best. I don’t know how they do it, but even the brine these olives are stored & served in is off-the-charts delicious. The big boys are my favourites. #BestOlivesEver
New Menu @ Next Door Spanish Cafe, Siglap
I cannot attend a sitting at Next Door Spanish without consuming this. The very best salami I have ever had. I have also tried different Salchichons from other restaurants nearby who shall remain nameless and this one stands out by a country mile. #BestSalami. It tastes of red wine, maybe even fortified wine. It’s deep and rich in flavour. I am in love with this. It’s from their Charcuteria selection. It is Salchichón Ibérico.
New Menu @ Next Door Spanish Cafe, Siglap
New item #2 up next. Another WOW on the eyes indeed. A stunning plate, it really is. Their spin on Tataki with lightly seared tuna, cool in the middle and soft as butter, not fishy in the slightest with seasoned charcoal on the outside. A beautifully simple grape and tomato salsa and a white sauce normally made with bread, garlic, almonds and oil. It’s a cracker and a die die must try rating for certain. This is their Atún con Ajoblanco, AKA seared tuna loin with Ajoblanco sauce.
New Menu @ Next Door Spanish Cafe, Siglap
Another ‘old’ favourite up next. Well, actually quite new as they changed their croquette filling from potato and Jamon recently to this new one of mushroom. Absolutely the best croquettes ever. Super creamy, with punches from fresh mushroom and some beautiful cheese in there too. Bloody brilliant!!! And all they call them in the menu is Croquetas (3 pieces) – BIG underplay there boys!!!
New Menu @ Next Door Spanish Cafe, Siglap
And the final new dish that we ordered today is this. In fact, we ordered 2 lots as Wifey ran home to drag Jude Jude straight off his school bus to come and try this with us. Holy cow. Beer food on steroids. Crunchy but soft. Salty & savoury. Even the bloody lettuce is stunning with some sea salt & olive oil and charring. And we wolfed down the roasted garlic too (good for blood pressure Wifey kept saying). This is a fantastic dish. Maybe one of my BFF favourites now at the joint. Be proud of this one boys, as it is STELLAR… This is again not given ‘justice’ with what is in the menu in my humble opinion with Cochifríto or crispy suckling pig. It is roasted and deep-fried suckling pig pork belly and is AMAZE-BALLS!!!
New Menu @ Next Door Spanish Cafe, Siglap
Happy Wife, Happy Life. Thanks, boys. Stellar lunch as always and a very happily married couple having a cracking time together. And then with Jude Jude too when we grabbed him off his school bus.

New Menu @ Next Door Spanish Cafe, Siglap is just superb and we have so much more to experiment on too. We’ll be back soon for sure for more foodie adventures through the menu – #1 and Strawberry Blonde were very jealous when I shared the pictures haha!!! Well done to the boys and crew. Get yourself here folks – ENJOY!!!

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Brian Kennett

Father of 3. All my kids are mixed, with English-Japanese, and English-Filipino - a recipe in the making there. I have been cooking since a small lad, as guided by my Nan and my Mum - gradually that morphed through exposure to Thai cooking from a lovely lady called Da in Margate. I used to hang out in her restaurant and watch the techniques. So the 1+1= greater than 2 occurred - Mum/Nan/Da - off I went in to the world of Asian cuisine. Moving to Asia in early 2000's clearly has brought that on somewhat - we travel continually, and eat locally and therefore have exposure to more and more new things. I have lived my dream and written a cook book whilst here, an amazing experience and all for a good cause too as I raised a lot of money for charity. My blog is now hopefully turning in to book number 2. Watch this space. I hope you enjoy my passion.

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