Copa de Cava

4 Reviews on “Copa de Cava”

• Uttara Narayanan

  I like this place. It’s authentic yet not pretentious and the food is good. The booze is a little pricey but hey, you’re in central london and this ain’t a pub joint. Nice place to kick back and relax with a drink and sample the tapas menu.

  September 23, 2015, 2:46 am

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• The Awkward Blog

  Tapas will alway evoke memories of hazy lazy breaks in Barcelona, and is therefore dear to me. I was invited along with my friend Sarah to try this tapas and cava restaurant in the City; Copa de Cava. Hidden from the Main Street, it sits in a small courtyard at the end of a cobbled street. Upstairs is the bar area and downstairs is where the diners go. Once downstairs, the dim lights, candles and brick make this feel like a great date night spot!With our glasses of chilled cava, we had a mostly vegetarian menu. We shared dishes of smoke ewes’s cheese and walnuts, pan con tomate, fried manchego cheese with jam, patatas bravas and a sizzling plate of garlicky prawns! The patatas bravas was good, the prawns were excellent as was the pan con tomate. The cheese, according to my friend, was lovely. All in all, it was a wonderful meal. Ideal for a delicious filler when you don’t want a heavy meal but perfect to nibble on between drinks. theawkwardblog.com

  September 13, 2015, 7:55 am

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• Sally Gurteen

  In Catalonia where 95% of cava is produced, this bubblesome beverage is not just a sparkling wine but very much a reflection of the culture and landscape. It also happens to pair perfectly with the typical flavours of Catalan and Spanish grazing plates, aka tapas.Having spent two most colourful years in Barcelona, supping cava was once an integral part of my lifestyle, from haunting the local Xampanyeria to cracking open a bottle (or five) over some shareable delights with pals, as below. I have quite mourned the loss of this part of my life since I relocated to London and so when a little invitation from Copa de Cava popped up in my inbox, I rearranged everything I was up to and eagerly pulled an old friend along by the collar.Quite aptly set in the brick cellar of a Spanish restaurant in Blackfriars, Copa de Cava is shrouded with that ‘tucked away’ ambience that comes with cosying up under the city streets and harks of the caves from which cava hails: intimate and lit dimly, perfect for hushed conversations or clandestine tables of conspirers and nibble lovers.And so nibble and chatter we did, our words racing out of our mouths as fast as the cava that was washed down it, with shadows surrounding us and lights flickering on the others in attendance, illuminating snippets of their own conversations and pleasure for the food.Dishes from chef Nacho del Campo were presented with his own flourishes – fromdeconstructed tortilla de patatas to ceviche with corn kernels, and typically-rich ribbons of excellent quality Jamn ibrico.Particular highlights included the earthy tones of slippery aubergine on crispy pastry and firm, fleshy octopus.Setas, Steak Tartare, PulpoConversation flowed as readily as the cava – I have to hold up my hands and confess that I might have done a better job of networking had I not been so enraptured with eating and brimming with bubbles of deliciousness such as: RAVENTOS BLANC DE NIT BRUT RESERVA …all the way through to the familiar peak of RESERVA DE LA FAMILIA GRAN RESERVA, JUVE Y CAMPS…and the finale of KRIPTA, GRAN RESERVA BRUT NATURE, AGUSTI TORELLO.While not as ‘rough and ready’ as some of the cava bars of Catalonia, it blends easy London chic with good flavours and makes a very fine place to catch up indeed. thecafecat.blogspot.com

  October 7, 2014, 2:21 am

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• Kimberly Hurd

  Excellent cava list and change from the typical after-work drinks in the City. A bit of a hideaway, for drinks and tapas it’s perfect, but unfortunately the larger plates were disappointing.

  May 8, 2014, 8:49 pm

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