Everything is feten.
the swimmer It has its own personality and very defined. “La Nadadora is like a great girl today. He likes to be with her family and enjoy her. She likes both her grandmother's stews and the dishes she discovered on a trip to Thailand. She loves her town, Rivas, she loves transporting herself to other places and moments through taste”, they explain. Amaya Rodríguez and Eduardo Cano, known as RYC in the world of design, who have thrown themselves into the pool, almost literally, with this restaurant of local products and international recipes.
Almost like eating in a swimming pool.
"We have always believed that what we learned in the field of design and in the management of our creative teams, we could extrapolate it to any business", they explain how they decided to make the leap to gastronomy. “The hospitality industry was the field that most attracted us due to the development that it entailed: from thinking about the local project, to the way of communicating with the client and working on the entire experience that surrounds La Nadadora. In short, creativity is or should be everywhere”. In her case, it is, and that's why La Nadadora has so much personality.
International cuisine: tacos, curries and rice dishes.
In addition, from the moment they launched into a few laps in gastronomy, they had in this long-distance race with Paco Alba, third owner of La Nadadora, the head of the room who always waits with a smile for the diners behind and in front of the bar. Alba contributed her experience of several years at the head of The bikina, in the Paseo de las Canteras in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
Between the three of them and together with his fourth partner, Ramón Parra, decided to revolutionize a bit the gastronomic offer of Rivas for the residents of the town and to end up attracting many others who are not lazy to leave the already saturated center of Madrid.
From staining and licking your fingers.
They found a Spacious local, full of possibilities, with natural light and a terrace that overlooks a private, fresh and pleasant garden. They completely turned the space upside down, painting the ceilings white and the floors part of the walls. a greenish blue swimming pool that makes you want to spend hours. “The place says a lot about us, of course. And who knows us, quickly sees that association”, they say. They fled from the so fashionable "fake vintage or industrial moment so booming" and they added colors: yellow and green go well with the wooden tables and the wood-fired oven in the background.
They designed a space to spend long hours and a menu that allows you to take the whole family, friends, from children to adults (even dogs are welcome!). “It is a short menu, with the dishes that we like the most. elaborated thinking about the needs and tastes of those closest to us: from well-traveled friends to people with specific nutritional needs”, they continue. “And we wanted people who came to eat to not have to decide on one type of cuisine. The idea was that a family with a vegan member, another gluten intolerant and passionate about meat, could enjoy our menu at the same time”.
A good rice and that the brunch be removed.
Among his already star dishes are its rice with socarrat, base of ñoras (green is a must!), the ribs roasted for 20 hours in a wood oven at low temperature, with barbecue sauce and oriental touches, the 100% organic beef burger, the cheddar cheese crusted sandwich either the kinilaw, a ceviche of Filipino origin.
It is a well traveled menu, but one that makes you feel at home, because the products are local, from proximity: organic tomatoes from the town, bread from the area. It is comfort food for long lunches and dinners that end between drinks, without skipping the desserts, all homemade: such as the flourless baked cheesecake (suitable for celiacs) or the brownie with salted caramel ice cream. “Now we are working on a giant vegan cookie they advance, because in La Nadadora they don't stop.
An after-dinner place.
WHY GO
For the green rice, for the ribs, for the pakoras, the kinilaw… for its meats and desserts. Because Paco shoots rods very well. And because now in summer they open all day, the terrace and the interior, to be very cool.
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
La Nadadora is really for everyone. “90% of the menu is suitable for celiacs and many dishes have their vegan and vegetarian option confirm. "We cook 100%, avoiding additives and extracting all the juice from the food, as it is prepared at home."
Local product, international recipe.
Cheesecake without flour.
Address: Avenida de los Almendros s/n Rivas Vaciamadrid See map
Telephone: 91 708 78 46
Schedule: In summer every day from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m.
Additional schedule information: The kitchen closes from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. At 11 p.m. on weekdays, 11:30 p.m. on weekends.
Half price: €15-25