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Ole Tapas Bar & Restaurant

Posted on Sep 19th, 2015
by Brian Kennett
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Ole Tapas Bar & Restaurant

Ole Tapas Bar & Restaurant

I tell you what folks I’d go here again for certain.Where to eat on a Friday night in Boracay, Philippines? Semi-Naked Chef and family were in the Philippines for a short family vacation, literally eating our way across the island. We walked passed Ole Tapas Bar & Restaurant at Station 2. It was packed to the rafters, apart from a full 6 seater table becoming free right at the front in the open air. Yep I’ll have that thanks! It was clearly fate – and I am so go glad we went in. Lovely staff and truly superb food.

Spanish, Portuguese and Cuban food – now that suggests to me that this will be good.

Its speciality is paella – albeit we didn’t have this tonight. But I have to say there was pan after pan of paella coming out from the kitchen. And I truly mean pan after pan.

Ole Tapas Bar & Restaurant
Here it is – were sat front and centre at the outdoors area…

 

Ole Tapas Bar & Restaurant
Happy families and rightly so at this place – it was wonderful – excuse the red face – clearly too much sun for yours truly!

So glad we did.

Ole Tapas Bar & Restaurant
Baby Jude tucking into one of his favourites – olives – go figure for a not even two year old huh!

 

Ole Tapas Bar & Restaurant
Gambas Y Fritadas – OMG – if you don’t have these here you should be shot

Mary ordered the Gambas Y Fritadas. Basically grilled prawns with chips. But this was far from basic. Also when I say grilled I mean BBQ’d to get that intense smoky flavour. These things were the size of a small child. Oh boy these were insanely good. Some of best prawns I have ever eaten, and Mary said the best ever she has had and that just for these she would come back to Ole Tapas Bar & Restaurant.

Ole Tapas Bar & Restaurant
Here’s my little indulgence – a Cuban sandwich

A Cuban sandwich is a variation of a ham and cheese that was often made in cafes catering to Cuban workers in the early Cuban immigrant communities of Florida: Key West etc. This was grilled pork tenderloin, ham, cheese, mustard and pickle. Sour, meaty, crunchy, mustardy deliciousness.

Ole Tapas Bar & Restaurant
Ropa Vieta

You know me, I had to try another dish. And here is their Ropa Vieta. Shredded beef with onion, garlic, tomato sauce, and win, cooked in olive oil. This was really nice, although the Cuban sandwich had filled me somewhat. This was almost a Cuban version of sweet and sour pork, but much more savoury.

Ole Tapas Bar & Restaurant, Station 2, on Boracay White Beach. If you are here you really should try this place, you’d be missing out if you didn’t such a great family restaurant – The Semi-Naked Chef says you must – get here and 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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