Decatur’s Iberian Pig

December 15, 2009

The name alone should make you want to go there…even if you are a vegetarian.  It sounds kinda cute.  Robin, Curtis, Alison and I visited Decatur’s newest restaurant, The Iberian Pig, last week and enjoyed it immensely. The place is warm with darker colors and wooden tables and chairs (not comfortable after an hour if you are prone to a sore back) and a gorgeous bar area.  There are old family photos on the walls of the owner’s family - a long line of restaurateurs.  I also liked the chalk board at the end of the bar that asked patrons not to wear hats or talk on cell phones inside the restaurant.  The bartenders actually are the only ones allowed to wear hats (tweed caps mainly) and I thought they all looked sexy -well, precious really.

We started with some cocktails of course.  Robin and I got a really nice Cosmo, Alison got an Aviation, and Curtis got this amazing bacon infused Bourbon.  Yum. The menu is printed in very very small font and if you are a bit older like Robin and Curtis are (hee-hee), you have a hard time seeing what’s on it.  Seriously, it is damn small font and there is a lot on it.  It basically has 7 different areas: cheeses, fine ham, salads, tapas, big ole plates, flatbreads, and desserts.  The menu plays on Spanish words much nicer than my words of “cheese, fine hams,” etc…

We decided to go for the mushroom flatbread (pictured with my cell phone, aghast!!!) first along with two cheeses and Serrano - all which were excellent.  For the meal, I got an actual main dish of scallops and Alison got slow roasted pork with apple cider reduction and a green apple salad.  Robin feasted on the bbq octopus and Curtis enjoyed the mussels and the pork cheek tacos.  I am seriously not doing these dishes any justice as they sound much more appealing on their menu.  Problem is, I am being lazy.

So, we will wrap it up and say that the service was grand, the food delicious, and we will go back.  I think we shall sit at the bar next time and chat up the cap wearing bartenders.  Oh, I also must say that the personal email the owner, Federico Castellucci III (yes, that’s really his name) sent me after our visit was a nice touch.

Little Girl gives it 3 paws up.

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