Roast Chicken

Usually, I cook on weekdays and for weekends, we will eat out for at least one meal. Therefore, hunting for new or interesting food is my routine in Madrid. About three years ago, we had our Singaporeans lunch gathering at Casa Mingo for roast chicken and cider. It was around October to November period and we were sitting at the terrance with cooled breeze blowing on us. Since then, I never been there. But this October, I have a craving for roast chicken and we decided to revisit it with one of our new Singaporean friend.  Casa Mingo is the oldest cider house and probably the oldest in Spain. It is located at Paseo de la Florida 34, Madrid, about 10 mins walk from Principe Pio Metro station. If you are driving, parking is easily accessible too.  

The restaurant is design in a very traditional way with plenty of wood furnitures, bottles and barrels. The main menu is the Roast chicken, the size of our fried spring chicken in Singapore which cost 10.50 euro per plate.

For three adults we ordered a salad, one roast chicken, one portion of tripes a la Madrilena, one bottle of apple cider and one cider cake to share. The portion is just right. The only thing we missed, is the chilli sauce. My husband kept commenting that it would be perfect if we had our chilli sauce as the chicken is a little dry and he doesn't like breast meat. Luckily, our friend loves breast meat. Therefore, both Eric and I can have the rest of the parts. The best of the restaurant is that it is open throughout the day unlike a typical Spanish restaurant operating hours. Which means you can have dinner as early as 7pm instead of the usual at 9pm.