Tipsy Tapas Is Back As El Gato Negro Unveils Its New Seasonal Dishes And An Impressive Drinks Menu
Acclaimed tapas restaurant El Gato Negro is bringing back Tipsy Tapas for the autumn/winter.
Available now, the hugely popular dining event will run every Saturday through to the end of December serving up small plates and bottomless tipples to guests in the restaurant’s stunning Grade II heritage building.
The return follows the success of El Gato Negro’s sell-out Tipsy Tapas third anniversary celebrations earlier this year and is designed to add a little further cheer to weekends as the darker nights draw in.
Serving up an extra treat, the team at El Gato Negro has extended the list of featured drinks with guests invited to enjoy three small plates and bottomless sangria, Aperol spritz, apricot spritz, strawberry and peach bellinis, prosecco, Estrella, Cerveza or espresso Martini for just £35.
Reservations are based on a 90-minute sitting and make for the perfect celebration or just an indulgent catch up with family and friends.
Amongst the dishes available to be enjoyed are El Gato Negro’s highly sought-after bikini (toasted sandwich with jamòn serrano, Manchego & truffle butter); padrón peppers with Halen Môn sea salt (vg); salt cod fritters with tartare sauce (4 units); crispy fried baby squid with lemon aioli; mini-Catalan chorizo with Aspall cider; sweet and spicy chicken wings; and patatas bravas with spiced tomato fritarda sauce and aioli (v).
The return of the popular dining event coincides with the launch of El Gato Negro’s new seasonal menu, with a generous number of new dishes introduced.
In-keeping with the acclaimed restaurant’s signature style, all new small plates are built around the season’s finest seasonal produce, with just two or three ingredients expertly combined to allow the main flavours to shine through.
Stand out dishes include the pan-roasted cod with creamy haricot beans, sage and crispy pancetta (£12); gambas pil pil – tiger prawns in a chilli and garlic sauce and served with focaccia (£14); slow cooked ox cheek with parsnip purée and parsnip crisps (£15), and sweet and spicy chicken wings (£9), in addition to the morcilla black pudding with piquillo peppers and crispy quails eggs (£10), and chargrilled boneless chicken thighs with sobrasada sauce (£10).
Further newness can be found on the restaurant’s list of vegetarian and vegan small plates including tempura cauliflower with romesco sauce (vg) (£7.50); roasted aubergine with piquillo peppers, confit onion, and tomato and goats cheese (v) (£8); and grilled field mushrooms with homemade crisps and mushroom emulsion (v) (£7).
For those looking to further sweeten their dining occasion El Gato Negro has introduced two amazing new desserts to the menu – traditional Spanish churros with a Mars Bar sauce (v) (£7.50), and a warm chocolate brownie with Seville orange Chantilly cream (vg) (£7.50). Both simply have to be tried.
Located in the heart of Exchange Flags El Gato Negro is recognised for its impressive small plates and cocktails served in one of the most beautiful and atmospheric buildings in Liverpool. Open Monday to Saturday, 12pm-late (last sitting 22:00), the restaurant boasts 240 covers across the one impressive open floor. Key features include an impressive island bar with seating for 70, outdoor terrace with views across the historic square, and a private dining room for 18.
Tipsy Tapas is available every Saturday with sittings from 12pm-4pm throughout October and 12pm-2pm throughout November and December. For guests with a love of Sangria, guests can enjoy El Gato Negro’s £12 carafes of red, white or cava sangria every day from 12pm-4pm and all-day Sunday when dining from the à la carte menu. Christmas reservations are open now.
To make a reservation at El Gato Negro please email [email protected] or call 0151 236 1331.
