Como una cascada de agua we descended on this week´s contestant who was chosen to run our gastronomic gauntlet and yes, Restaurante Cáscaras on Calle Ventura Rodriguez and only around the corner from the metro of the same name, your number had been called and it was time to prove yourself in the big bad world of cost effective cuisine!
With a few new faces and the return of some weary wonderers we took our seats in this busy little luncheonette while we were presented with our options; cheese salad, gazpacho, guisantes con jamon and seafood spuds for starters with ribs, steak, chicken steak and fish for mains. The menu del dia in this place never changes and each day has its own pre-destined platos with the first two starters and second two mains featured every day and the usual grape goodness making an appearance as always and all for €10. With regard to service, it started out good and our waitress was on top of her game but as our meal went on we were left wanting and not all requests were looked after as promptly as we would like but I will say, it was busy so I can´t be too harsh! The restaurant was bustling and with good reason, the food was pretty good, or a step above average at least. All in all Cáscara scored a respectable 3.75 out of 5 when all votes were tallied, making this a definite “stop by if you´re in the barrio” sort of diner.
The time had come, the delights had been tasted and the bill had been ordered. It was time to make our escape for more refreshment and having already eyed up the bar across the road, we made tracks. After a few cheeky swift ones we then made our way up through Malasaña… A favourite hunting ground of ours. We found a nice little terrace and soaked up some sunshine while we shot the breeze before catching the last hour of 2 4 1´s at JJ´s and the rest was history. A fine afternoon had been had by all as dusk fell on another decent days dining!
Next week´s event will be post imminently and I for one am looking forward to it. The question is though, will YOU be there? Until then though, it´s chow for now!
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