The High Pavement
Frome, Somerset
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The St Catherine's Quarter is an Insta-pretty part of town, above which sits this 'fantastically popular' tapas joint specialising in the Moorish side of the Spanish culinary heritage. Colourful tiles and carpets give the dining room a 'great feel', but head for the garden tables on balmy evenings, where Frome might just morph into a suitably sherry-enhanced vision of Andalusia. Appetising cold offerings include muhammara (a spicy red pepper and walnut dip that's perfect when dredged with flatbread), as well as boquerones in Moscatel vinegar, sprinkled with thyme and orange zest. The meatier hot dishes are also a treat, especially pig's cheeks with celeriac purée and parsnip crisps or Persian-style joojeh-spiced chicken dressed in yoghurt and saffron. Scents of the charcoal grill will prove hard to resist, even if it's simply for a vegetable side of sprouting broccoli in romesco. Finish with pistachio tart flavoured with orange and cardamom or a plate of Spanish cheeses. The wine list offers an encouraging picture of modern-day vinous developments in Spain, but it's the sherries – in all styles, from peanutty manzanilla to treacle-dark oloroso – that invite the most thorough exploration. Takeaway menu available Thu-Sat.
