"The Epitome of Consistency" Papadeli gets great review!

Restaurant critic and food journalist, Mark Taylor visited the cafe recently and was really enthusiastic about papadeli
"I haven’t had a sub-standard meal there in that time and this sort of consistency is a rare thing indeed."  He complimented us on our lovely menu, including the mouthwatering dishes we have at breakfast/brunch including pancakes with maple syrup and bacon, Spanish brekkie (poached eggs, mushrooms, baked chorizo, tomatoes on toast etc.
He goes on....

"I could have put a pin in the menu and come up trumps but I plumped for a starter of English asparagus with Serrano ham, rocket, watercress, balsamic and olive oil dressing (£6).
And what a fantastic dish it was. The asparagus had been cooked gently to retain a crunch and were mixed with the peppery rocket and watercress, generous slices of salty, chewy Serrano ham, pieces of creamy Cerney Pyramid goat’s cheese from the Cotswolds and a faultless dressing which was a sweet as it was fruity."

"This was followed by a salad of seared teriyaki beef (£9) – a beautifully presented plate of shredded white cabbage, crunchy lettuce, spring onions, red chillies, ribbons of carrot, toasted peanuts, coriander and a gingery, garlicky dressing, all topped with half a dozen slices of tender, rosy red beef with a Japanese twist.
From a dessert list that included baked vanilla cheesecake with a thin layer of vodka-soaked raisins (£3.95) and pear and dark chocolate croissant cake (£3.95), I backtracked and ordered a dish from the brunch menu.  Deceptively simple, a plate of cool and milky ricotta cheese was topped with quartered, fleshy strawberries with an indecent amount of flavour, a few chewy caramelised almonds, mint leaves and a dribble of sticky aged balsamic vinegar.
What a fantastic celebration of summer and worth every penny of its £6.95 price tag.
This was a meal of assured cooking from a kitchen completely in tune with the seasons and well-schooled in impeccable sourcing of ingredients, both locally and from Italy and Spain.
And with most of the ingredients available in the delicatessen below, Papadeli is a one-stop shop for food lovers. If I were you, I’d make a day of it. Go for breakfast, have a morning coffee reading the papers, order lunch and then go shopping downstairs.
If you love your food, I can think of no better way to spend a day off."

We are extremely proud and pleased to have such a wonderful review and recognise what an important part our staff have in all this - we are so lucky to have such a great team and thank them all!!

http://www.crackerjack.co.uk/bristol/review/papadeli/restaurant

Provencale evening - new date! 23rd July

Missed our last Provencale evening? There's another chance for you to sit back and enjoy delicious Provencale foods including an array of gorgeous market vegetables, poussin and salt cod all for dipping in a big bowl of aioli!
For tickets, contact us by emai info@papadeli.co.uk
See menu below!

Le Grand aioli! Papadeli's next supper club is a Provencale feast!

I actually went as a guest to last year's Provence dinner and was SO impressed we've decided to bring it back for more people to enjoy.  Can't really find the words to describe this absolute FEAST of Summery flavours and delicacies.  Starting with a lavender cocktail - how dreamy, the food starts to arrive little amuses gueules, onto gorgeous crevettes and then out comes the GRAND AIOLI like some fabulous French gourmet film - all the best vegetables, bowls of creamy, garlicky aioli and big fleshy pieces of salt cod and poussin to dip.
Yes, I'm getting excited - it HAS to be experienced!!
So, it's June 18th and costs £40  Don't miss it! I won't!

Back by popular demand!!

 Book now for our Provençale supper

Friday, 18th June

7.30pm

“Amuse gueules” with a lavender cocktail

“Un petit goût” Tuna Niçoise,  pissaladière, tomato & saffron tartlet

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Starter

Soupe au pistou – a light Summer vegetable & bean soup with with  “pistou” made with basil, garlic and oil

Crevettes with citrus and Summer leaf salad

Main

Grand aïoli – an opportunity to show off the Summer market’s best.  A platter of poached vegetables, chicken and salt cod for dipping into a delicious garlicky mayonnaise

To follow

Peaches in sweet wine with almond meringues and crème fraiche

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Goat’s cheese with lavender honey

£40

Vegetarian options available

To book please email info@papadeli.co.uk or phone 0117 973 6569.

papadeli picnics

I know, I know, it's freezing and we're nearly half way through May, but the weather WILL soon get warmer and then we can all go on some lovely picnics.  And then Papadeli comes into its own - all our lovely delicatessen and takeaway food counter is perfect for a picnic.  Fresh marinated olives, creamy cheese stuffed chillies, tartlets made here, wedges of delicious tortilla, a slice of divine salmon en croute - you just have to visit and take a look!

What about a salad box - I had one the other day, just to remind myself how stunning they are - every mouthful was so full of flavour, I just can't describe it here.  Beetroot, hazelnut, red onion and feta, Moroccan spicy chickpeas, salade nicoise, new potatoe and chorizo, broad bean, mint and goat's cheese. I could go on and on.

It really reminded me how lovely salad can be!!
Then you can move on to some of the mouthwatering cakes - I had a raspberry and rhubarb tartlet his morning which I devoured with such enthusiasm and speed that it was all over far to soon. You could also have a slice of fabulous chocolate mousse cake or some pear upside down cake.  Or go for a famous papadeli brownie which you will want to go on for ever.

If you're planning a picnic, either come in and point out what you'd like, or you can order in advance - here are our picnic options to help you out a bit.

Papadeli picnic menu
Nothing is frozen, we use the best ingredients we can find and everything is made to order, by hand.  We make it, you serve it - it couldn't be simpler.


MINI PICNIC
£6 per person
Sandwich on organic ciabatta eg Montgomery cheddar and tomato chutney, Brie de Meaux with Milano salame and leaves, Smoked salmon and cream cheese.
Papadeli brownie or flapjack
Packet of hand fired crisps


MEDIUM PICNIC
£10 Per person
A selection of parma ham, finocchiona (fennel and black pepper salame) , saucisson, chorizo
2 salads from or traiteur counter eg new potato, yoghurt and mint/ local beetroot, ming and goat's cheese/ Spanish butterbean, sunblush toamto and olives.
Pot of fresh marinated olives
Hobbs bread
Papadeli brownie or flapjack

BIG PICNIC 
£16 per person
A selection of parma ham, finocchiona, saucisson and chorizo
Individual papadeli tartlet
3 salads from our traiteur counter eg wild rie, peanut and lime / sweet potato, black beans and red onion/ pasta, pesto and cherry tomatoes.
Pot of fresh marinated olives
Hobbs bread
Brownie or flapjack
Seasonal fruit salad in a vanilla bean syrup

SUPER PICNIC
£22 per person
A selection of parma ham, finocchiona, saucisson and chorizo & 3 delicious salads from our traiteur counter

 Hobbs bread and a slice of delicious tortilla with hummous, tapenade and aubergine pateFinish off with a slice of one of our fabulous cakes and a seasonal fruit salad in a vanilla bean syrup.

Please give us a couple of days' notice when you're ordering.

Wine, beer and soft drinks also available.
  

shop refurbishment all worth it!

Papadeli closed for a week in April and re-opened looking gorgeous - much more space, all cleaner and whiter - overall a better space for customers and staff.
Call in to see how lovely it all looks.

Papadeli tutored wine tasting 18th May - Spain

So it's time to tell about our next tutored wine tasting with Raj Soni, former Chair of the West of England Wines and Spirits Association.
Date - 18th May
Time 7.30pm
Cost - £30
Raj will talk you through some of our favourite Spanish wines, and Simon will prepare some of our favourite Spanish foods - some you will have tasted before, some will be new to you.

Make sure you book early as these evenings are very popular.

Email us info@papadeli.co.uk or phone 0117 973 6569

Paella Valenciana supper

21st May 7.30pm £40







Enjoy a glass of cava and a selection of pintxos downstairs:

Tortilla con ali-oli

Boquerones with olives & guindillas chillies

Rollitos de chorizo



And then let the feast begin!



Tablas / tapas boards

Salt cod croquettes

Piquillo peppers stuffed with goat’s cheese & pine nuts

Cockles with crispy Serrano & sherry

Paella Valenciana

Chicken, rabbit & peppers in a rich saffron rice

Frisee salad with oranges & almonds



Dessert

Crema Catalana – set custard pudding w. nutmeg



Cheese

Spanish cheeses with membrillo

To book phone 0117 973 6569 or email info@papadeli.co.uk