5/5 Alvar C. 3 months ago on Google β’ 75 reviews New
We
visited
this
local
favourite
which
has
just
been
refurbished
and
rebranded
as
Carlos
@
B&V,
opening
last
Thursday.
It
has
a
new
menu
and
the
food
is
better
than
ever,
service
(which
had
a
few
wobbles
post
COVID)
is
attentive
and
back
to
its
best
and
the
new
decor
is
even
smarter
than
before.
The
starter
menu
remains
seafood
heavy,
I
enjoyed
the
octopus
in
a
garlicky
sauce
(but
only
realised
after
ours
did
not
come
with
the
advertised
lentils
and
chorizo,
but
good
anyway).
My
fellow
diners
were
impressed
with
the
size
of
the
giant
prawns.
My
main
was
the
veal
chop
with
sage
and
butter
which
was
an
excellent
piece
of
meat
perfectly
cooked.
For
dessert
the
apple
strudel
was
outstanding.
I
look
forward
to
returning
and
trying
some
different
menu
choices
as
this
is
all
exceptional
cooking.
A
word
about
wines.
White
wine
by
the
glass
was
OK,
and
there
is
a
good
range
of
wines
by
the
bottle
going
up
to
some
quite
fancy
wines
and
fancy
prices.
My
one
gripe
is
if
you
are
offering
wines
at
Β£50
a
bottle
and
upwards
you
really
should
be
stating
the
vintages
you
are
offering
to
help
an
informed
choice.
The
bottle
of
Saint
Emilion
I
ordered
turned
out
to
be
from
the
excellent
2016
vintage
and
was
a
brilliant
wine
for
its
Β£50
restaurant
price.
I
would
hope
they
once
again
offer
some
dessert
wines
by
the
glass
in
the
future.
Atmosphere
was
buzzing
on
a
busy
Saturday
night
with
a
laid
back
modern
dance
sound
track
not
too
intrusive
(but
I
would
not
have
wanted
it
any
louder).
There
is
a
new
website
and
this
Googlemaps
listing
needs
updating
(in
the
mean
time
google
Carlos
@B&V
if
you
need
to
find
it).
The
Quandoo
booking
link
from
Googlemaps
still
works.