For one of our dinner dates during this time, we visited a new Mexican eatery called Barrio Comida. Situated in the Quayside area of Newcastle, Barrio Comida is a gorgeous little place that is made up of two shipping containers, and is perfect for date night or a super chilled catch-up with friends. If you sit by the window, you'll have a lovely view of the Tyne Bridge, which is especially beautiful at night. The entire restaurant is candle-lit, creating a romantic and hygge-like ambience, and the décor is simple, with aloe vera plants placed on typical Mexican-style plastic table covers.
Prior to going to Barrio Comida, I had read a number of great reviews and I knew both J and I needed to try it out.
J is half Mexican/Geordie, and he absolutely loves Mexican food. After checking out their website (www.barriocomida.com) and scrolling through their menu, which mainly focuses on traditional tacos which are cooked to order, I knew that Barrio Comida would be right up his street. I also loved that Barrio Comida isn't a chain (I believe there is another one in Durham and that's it), so I expected the food to be of high quality, fresh and as authentic as possible.
We started our date with a Michelada each. Michelada is a popular Mexican cocktail prepared with clamato (a mix of tomato and clam juice), beer, lime juice and assorted sauces and spices. It is definitely an acquired taste; J loves it but I personally wasn't crazy about it. It reminded me of a watered down Bloody Mary with stronger flavours of spice. I ended up giving most of mine to J to finish off!
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| Michelada |
We then ordered our tacos (suggested serving of 3 tacos per person) - this was a difficult task since they all looked absolutely delicious! In the end, we ended up settling on the following:
J: Al Pastor, Camaron & Mole
Me: Lengua, Ensenada & Cabeza
Please check out www.barriocomida.com to see what each of these tacos consist of.
The tacos were AMAZING - you could taste the freshness of the ingredients, which were all well put-together to create incredible flavours. J, who has a talent for clearing his dinner plate in a matter of seconds, hoovered his tacos up at record speed - they were just too good!
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| J's tacos! |
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| My tacos...my God I'm getting hungry again |
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| J enjoying his grub! |
J also treat us to a Ceviche Tostada (raw Tuna, Salsa, Chipotle Crema and Avocado on a toasted taco) each, which was definitely my favourite out of all the tacos we ate that evening - it was ridiculously good!
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| Heaven on a plate...Ceviche Tostada |
We had another round of drinks to finish off our meal; J had another Michelada and I opted for a non-alcoholic homemade Agua Fresca called Jamaica, which is a lightly sweetened Hibiscus infused juice-like tea. The Jamaica was super tasty and the flavour of Hibiscus was just right, making it refreshing and very easy to drink.
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| A cup of Jamaica |
All in all, it was a brilliant dining experience and I would strongly recommend anyone with a love of good food to try this place out. It's a very chilled setting so there's no need to get dolled up for the occasion either, which makes it the perfect place to have a laid-back gathering with your friends and loved ones.
Barrio Comida
Wesley Square
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 3DE
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