Europa Deco is a contemporary, upscale restaurant located in Hotel Urban in Madrid. During our stay in the city, we were invited to sample the chef's special 8-course tasting menu. In a word, the meal was a real WOW.
Several bits of advice.(1) Come hungry!
(2) Resist the bread. It's soooooo good, but need I explain?
(3) You don't have to eat all of every course — which is hard to do because everything is so good; just taste a bit of each course and save room for what is to come. Case in point, the marinated clam salad pictured above (which had been preceded by a course of tuna sashimi).
(4) When your incredibly moist and flavorful fish course comes, that's only the first of the two main courses you'll be getting. A major meat course is still to come, so pace yourself.
(5) The venison we were served for the meat course was delicious — wonderful flavor, cooked just enough — but by that point we were too stuffed to eat more than two little bites, which was a shame. We "cried uncle" and requested just one dessert course, not two.
(6) Any dessert with chocolate at Europa Deco is well worth the cholesterol and calories! The chocolate is dark and rich.
The four-course tasting menu is probably the best bet for most human appetites! Restaurant reviewers like to use phrases like "bursts of flavor," and this imaginative chef will surprise your sense of taste with some delightful culinary surprises. In a word, Wow!
Hotel Urban is a luxury boutique hotel, part of the Derby Hotels Collection. With stunning, avant garde architecture, very contemporary furnishings, and a collection of African art throughout the property, this is a luxury hotel to consider within walking distance of the Prado Museum and the Old Quarter of Madrid.
Europa Deco (search here on Google)
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