For superb food and seriously good fun you have to try Mos Eisley, the chic new bar and restaurant in Marbella, located opposite the Senator Banus Hotel in El Pilar.
The restaurant serves an appetising mix of tapas and internationally inspired main dishes, perfect for any dining occasion this summer – be it a lighter bite with friends or a longer sit down evening meal with a partner or family, every discerning diner is catered for.
Plus, there is fabulous weekly entertainment consisting of either fashion shows, live music nights or family BBQ´s, meaning there is never a dull day or night at Mos Eisley.
While the event nights are undoubtedly a real pull (check Marbella Rocks monthly calendar for their schedule) the real strength of this burgeoning new venue has to be its food menu that Australian owner Julie and head chef Belgium-born Enrique created after envisioning a menu that caters to every tastebud and waistline!
Fresh, healthy and gluten free is the order of the day at Mos Eisley. But who said healthy has to be boring? So Mos Eisley´s tapas & international inspired menu was born – and here´s what our testers thought of it…
FOR START
The smoked salmon on a bed of cream cheese with pumpernickel toast, watercress and ginger berry compote was divine and a complete taste explosion. The mini rice balls with mushroom, truffle oil and parmesan cheese were sticky, sweet and had the perfect amount of bite on the rice and the parmesan complimented the truffle and mushroom perfectly.
Mos Eisley´s signature starter dish of guacamole is also exquisite. Made with avocado, tomatoes, red onion, coriander, lime and served with crudités, vegetable batons and corn chips, this will not disappoint and is great for a group to share.
TAPAS TASTING
Next on to the tapas…our testers highly recommended the organic chicken tenderloins with blue cheese dipping sauce. These can be made spicy or non-spicy and an option of barbecue dipping sauce, although we highly recommend the blue cheese with spicy goujons. The mini slide burgers, as well as being a perfect tapas, are great for children or can be ordered as a starter course. Made with 100% lean beef, served on a brioche bun with melted chedder cheese and grilled onions – these are so fabulous a portion were immediately ordered from a neighbouring table when ours came out. Always a good sign!
MAIN COURSE
With 13 mains to choose from including a variety of appetising salads, including Caeser & Niscoise and options for both vegetarians and vegans, our tasters were spoilt for choice. The grilled lack of lamb was truly sensational, the meat (which can be cooked so wrong in Spain – sorry to say!) was melt in the mouth, moist, succulent and served on a bed of fresh seasonal vegetables and fresh mango salsa.
Our second taster went for the Lobster Linguine Pil Pil. A whole half fresh lobster certainly looked impressive and luckily the taste matched. Fresh, succulent infused with garlic and spice with perfectly cooked el dente pasta ribbons and a creamy tomato sauce. You will not be disappointed.
DESSERT
The chocolate fondant is undoubtedly the most popular dish on the dessert menu. Hard to get right as every chef in his own right knows. But this one was nailed. Crispy outer crust…check, soft sponge interior…check and lava-like chocolate sauce melting inside…check. Decorated with fresh raspberries and scoops of vanilla-pod ice-cream and mint garnish…triple check. If chocolate is not your thing, the Apple Tart Tatin or the Caramelised Coconut and Lime Sago Pudding.
IN SUMMARY
One of the loveliest, friendliest restaurants we´ve experienced and well worth a visit, especially if you have little ones as there is a forest themed children´s room at the back of the venue.
