PLËGAT

A small, high-end restaurant with a lot of potential, even Michelin-star potential! Newly added in the Michelin guide, where we found it. The referral via The Fork was shown in their reservation system when we entered. Beautiful minimalistic high quality design. The amuse was rather small. Bread very tasty and crunchy. We took the Picaña de buey and although tasty, how it was served was unexpected; likely not for everyone's taste. It was better together with bread. The sweetbread (Molleja de ternera) was excellent, perfectly cooked with a nice sauce. As a dessert we had Ceviche dulce de frutas which came with a passionfruit sauce, fresh coriander and small sesame balls which added nice texture to the dish. Also exquisite! As I spotted a bottle of Jameson, I asked whether an Irish Coffee could be prepared. Although the whipped cream had the right level of stiffness, unfortunately the proportions of this Irish Coffee were not correct (should be around 3/4 coffee and 1/4 cream) and it was also too sweet - rightfully not charged. Some other improvement points: - More clarity on the menu and a menu in English; on the evening we visited already more than half of the tables were non-native. I translated the menu beforehand and still was not clear on everything. - We were a bit lost in communication with the staff what is meant with the section on the menu "Para su comodidad los siguientes bocados se servirán de manera individual": were these starters? As the price level is the same as the main courses. Meant to share or not to share? - As dishes are rather small I'd propose to add something on the side; dessert was sized good. - Many guests expect a wine pairing. They had just 2 open white wines and 3 reds on offer, but in contrast a large number of dessert wines. I would expand the nr. of open whites and reds to about 6 to add more flexibility to potential wine pairing. - In conclusion the price level. I think overall this was reasonable, with the price of the dishes relatively high compared to the size and the price of the wines very reasonable. However in conclusion I highly recommend this restaurant and will certainly return here next year in Alicante! And then I want to be able to award a solid 5* :)