Andalusian patio in Madrid
In the seventies and eighties, Antonio Gades and Marisol They were one of the most attractive and famous couples in Madrid (and the rest of Spain). And, because of that and because it was in full Las Salesas neighborhood, surrounded by theaters (the María Guerrero, the Marquina…), Gades House, it was a nerve center of the city's cultural scene. One of those places that has been holding up over time, but that cried out for a reinvention to recover its success in one of the most gastronomic corners of Madrid.
Anne White, who has run Casa Gades for the last 18 years, and the chef with 18 years of experience in restaurants in the capital (such as DiverXO) and abroad, Roberto Gonzalez, They have teamed up to restore the shine to the premises by giving it a complete facelift.
Iberian pork carpaccio
The first change is physical. With the help of the interior designer Paula Rosales (more&co), the place has been transformed into a neotavern on its ground floor and a neobistro in its upper part. The iron staircase and the lights that illuminate it are the center of attention and take you on a journey to a street in Paris “or to a Andalusian patio”. From above, you feel like you are on a balcony where natural light enters through the set of mirrors and the clarity of its walls and hydraulic floor. And on the walls of the premises, there are still the photographs of Antonio Gades.
Roberto González, a young chef, but with 18 years of experience in the kitchen, appears for the first time under his own name, creating a menu in which his objectives are very simple: “Back to the essence” Y “taste and flavor”, account between plate and plate.
He has crafted a short menu of no more than twenty dishes between appetizers, main dishes and desserts. Pretty and appetizing presentations for the instagramer, but that do not steal the limelight from the flavor.
“Here you come to eat, must eat", says very clearly. When he began to prepare the menu, he was very clear about some of his dishes, traditional foods that he wanted to play with, have a good time, and make the diner have a good time too. As the lamb shank with rhubarb and beetroot, or the rice with trotters and crayfish.
lamb shank
Despite having been reopened for a few months, this new Casa Gades already has star dishes For your customers. As the Iberian pork carpaccio among the salty; and a very special one in the desserts, where González also tastes his good hand, the chocolate rave, different types of chocolates and chocolates in different textures.
WHY GO For rediscovering a classic in new hands. For the trotters and Norway lobster rice, and the Iberian pork carpaccio, which is already a star. Or a octopus stew with green mojo which is a completely different way of eating the octopus that is on all the menus in Madrid. And for that delirium of chocolates.
chocolate delight
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
González will change the menu as the season changes, as new ideas occur to him. But, in addition, every week he is renewed with an attractive menu of the day: five first and five seconds to choose from whatever the market commands. And on the ground floor, the most tavern area, there is a tapas menu.
IN DATA
Address: Count of Xiquena Street, 4
Telephone: 635 883 895/ 673 984 865
Schedule: Tuesday to Saturday: 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m. Monday: 12:00 to 5:00 p.m. Closed Monday night and Sunday.
Price: Daily menu from Monday to Friday: €15 / Half Menu: €10 / Average price a la carte: €40