Comments on: Sobrino de Botin, Madrid

By: Carlos Maglutac

Carlos Maglutac — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 22:04:41 +0000

Sorry about that cochinillo de cerdo and cochinillo de cordero are masterfully done

By: Carlos Maglutac

Carlos Maglutac — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 22:03:42 +0000

As a little sidestory, the Pinoy sous chef there works exclusively in the ovens where the cochinillo de cerdo and suckling pig are masterfully done. He’s been at it for 23 years

By: zeph

zeph — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 01:51:00 +0000

Most restaurants in Madrid have Pinoy camareros as well. They’d occasionally throw in an extra plate of tapas for their kababayans, gratis.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:35:03 +0000

Wasn’t too impressed with their cochinillo. I’ve had much better lechon from Cebu or Iligan. I thought it was a bit overpriced for the bland pig with its not so crunchy skin. The ambiance was great though and the location excellent, right in the middle of old Madrid. The dinner entertainment was good. A guy was playing a Spanish banduria that night, it looked and sounded much different than the Philippine version, more like a small guitar, almost ukelele like. I never realized that Spain was the origin of that instrument. When I asked him about the octavina, he just stared at me and had no clue what it is, so I’m guessing that that’s more indigenous Filipino than the banduria. FYI the churros y chocolate in the Reina Sofia is to die for.

By: chiqui

chiqui — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 16:19:54 +0000

i saw this restaurant in a food network show. thanks for writing about it. I’ve been struggling to recall the name of the place. i remember when I watched it I told myself that Cebu cooks lechon de leche the same way.

By: quiapo

quiapo — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 20:27:52 +0000

Yes the lamb is their signature dish. All the roasts are still done in the original 17th century ovens. I wonder if that Filipino chef is the one who has a segment on Youtube showing how to cook cochinillo. He gives a good show, very self assured. He added thyme to the seasonings.

By: Lava Bien

Lava Bien — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 20:12:29 +0000

In Madrid I’ve seen Filipinos who speak straight Visayan language to their kids then speak to them in very good Castellano, amazing! In California, Filipinos speak straight their native dialect, funny Tagalog and a funnier English, ayayayayay!

Anyways, MM you just missed the World Cup Celebration in Madrid heheheheheeh

By: Connie C

Connie C — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 18:21:51 +0000

OOps, I meant my heart cries out FOR them……..

By: Connie C

Connie C — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 12:57:15 +0000

Yes Footloose, Pinoys everywhere, now no longer in what used to be unexpected places and circumstances, in restaurants or cruise ships or small towns in Scandinavia, or roaming the streets of Havana, or seamen dropped and stranded at a port in Portugal. And just yesterday, a door to door student peddling health food books trying to earn funds for schooling in the US and working on the side to help his family in the homeland, supposedly on a partnership program with the US government to disseminate information on healthy eating and healthy lifestyles as he peddles books published by a Seventh Day Adventist publishing company.

My heart cries out to many of them especially those we will probably not bump into because of their unfortunate circumstances.

Here’s the big challenge to Noynoy on what he can do for the country to provide decent jobs for a lot of our people so they don’t have to leave home and family.

By: Mari

Mari — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 12:29:36 +0000

Aaaahhh Botin…. a memorable place to have been to. It was one of our last dinners in Madrid on our honeymoon. Gotta go back to Spain!