Velvet is another Spanish restaurant owned by Carlos Chordi, owner of Carmen's Spanish Restaurant, located on the first floor of the garden, which has the largest outdoor courtyard among the Spanish restaurants in the garden. Unlike Carmen Spanish Restaurant, Velvet's ambience and style are much more sophisticated and more formal.
The name of the restaurant is "tapas bar", and it is clear that it is a Tapas restaurant. Velvet's menu was designed by Spanish Michelin-starred chef Rodrigo de la Calle, who is currently the executive chef and gastronomic consultant at Porta 20. Velvet's menu is full of new twists and ideas, such as Tapas' quinoa dumplings, which are pre-prepared and mixed with fish broth to make balls, coated with eggs and corn flour and fried in a pan for crispy flavors, and served with Mexican spicy sauce. Eggplant pudding, garlic mushrooms, fried shrimp with garlic olive oil, hot spring egg fries, puff pastry cannolo, sea urchin mango hand roll, goat cheese balls, sherry garlic chicken skewers, etc., Tapas have a wide selection of options and exquisite preparations.
In addition to Tapas, Velvet also offers other main dishes such as Tasmanian steak, Jingyun Chilean volcano Wagyu beef, chestnut grilled lamb chops, and classic paella. 5J Acorn Black Pig Ham can also be tasted here, you can choose dragon beans with ham and mashed potatoes to try, crispy and tender dragon beans, soft and fragrant mashed potatoes and salty ham slices, quite innovative, rich in layers. Creamy foamy mushroom soup, a simple creamy mushroom soup that becomes creamy and creamy when inflated, and the plate is also delicate.
The environment of Velvet is quiet and laid-back, and the interior of the restaurant is comfortable and comfortable, and the décor is full of design, and the Moroccan-style stained glass is very eye-catching. However, the service level of the restaurant is average, the service is slightly blunt, and the enthusiasm is not high. All in all, Velvet is new and interesting, but not brilliant in taste, and is suitable for curious diners to try Tapas, or to spend leisure time in place of afternoon tea, which is not very cost-effective as a main meal.
