Restaurant Review – Morito, Exmouth Market
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In celebration of its first annual Seafood Festival, Morito — a fantastic tapas bar on trendy Exmouth Market — held a sherry and seafood tasting event last week. The purported aim of the event — in addition to celebrating the inaugural Seafood Festival — was to overturn any preconceptions the morito exmouth market may have held about sherry: By presenting the diners with an array of different sherries, paired — in what we were informed is the Spanish tradition — with an assortment of complementing dishes, our hosts hoped morito exmouth market open our minds and gullets to this as-yet-unfashionable beverage.
The laidback sister restaurant of neighbouring Moro, Morito boasts a relaxed but lively ambience. The small venue — seating no more than 30 diners — is cosy and familiar, allowing for one-on-one interaction with the team of knowledgeable serving staff; and on the night we visited, morito exmouth market restaurant was buzzing with the chatter morito exmouth market happy diners.
A few minutes after our arrival, following a brief and informal introduction to the event, the courses began to arrive. The first dish — to be enjoyed alongside morito exmouth market dry, light-coloured fino sherries — took the form of four large, succulent oysters. Unfortunately, I have an unconquerable hatred of oysters, but my boyfriend was in his element, finishing off my portion — and the extra oyster offered by an obliging waitress — with relish.
The next dish, prawn tortillitas, was more to my morito exmouth market. Falling somewhere between a posh prawn toast and a parmesan crisp, these golden brown bubbly wafers of deep fried prawn puree and batter were hot, greasy and delicious. We then moved on to try some manzanilla sherry: Monkfish liver with chanterelles was the most exotic item on the menu. While monkfish liver may be an acquired taste, it was definitely an interesting culinary experience.
Moving on to glasses of the golden oloroso sherry — darker and nuttier than the earlier varieties — we were presented with little clay pots of a deliciously savoury crab stew, seeped in a rich oloroso and chilli sauce and topped with crackers for dipping.
And then on to my favourite dish morito exmouth market the night — a huge, juicy scallop, cooked in its shell in a gorgeous oloroso and butter jus: The cake was surprisingly light, with a delicate crumb and a delicious hint of caramelised chewiness to the crusts… although at this point I was too full to manage more than a few bites, to my lasting regret! The combination of fantastic food with a laidback-yet-lively atmosphere makes Morito the perfect spot to meet with friends for a drink and a bite to eat.
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