Just Opened – Opera Tavern, London

The third venture by the owners of Salt Yard and Dehesa, this high-end tapas restaurant comprises a downstairs bar and restaurant with an open kitchen as well as an upstairs dining room seating 40.

Opened 20 January

Owners Sanja and Simon Mullins

Head chef Jamie Thickett

Manager Pepe Baaziz

Capacity 80

Menu Tapas - dishes include grilled scallop with butternut squash purée, shallot and truffle dressing and Migas; grilled Iberico presa with capers, shallots and lemon; and courgette flowers stuffed with goat's cheese drizzled with honey; and braised short rib of beef with polenta, cavolo nero and sage

Average spend £30

Address 23 Catherine Street, London WC2B 5JS

Telephone 020 7836 3680

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