Seville’s gastronomic scene includes traditional eateries, those that dispense tapas at will; restaurants whose experience is condensed in select tasting menus and other spaces that caress the haute cuisine with the virtue of feeling at home. Eat with your hands or retreat into casual lounges and bars with the certainty of indulging in very interesting dishes.
La Casa del Tigre belongs to the latter category, one of the undisputed references of the city, which celebrates its fifth anniversary with its first tasting menu.
Chef Luis Plaza has devised this culinary journey, the “Tigre” menu, which reflects Lucho’s career and the evolution of the restaurant. It will be available from January 20, 2025 and is synthesized in 7 courses (39 €) and the possibility of pairing with wine (in this case, 60 €).
The “Tigre” menu, a memorable (and affordable) feast.
This sequence of dishes embraces tradition and transitions from apparent simplicity to unexpected bites. All with an eye on seasonal produce and sustainability.
In Plaza’s words, “we wanted to bring together in each pass the essence of what we have learned and created during this time. It is a nod to our trajectory and the road we have traveled with our customers, as well as a declaration of intentions of what is to come. After five years of history, El Tigre is ready to surprise like the first day.”
The story of La Casa del Tigre is told in each season, a journey through Andalusian cuisine with which they redefine the dining experience in this restaurant border between Las Setas and Feria Street.
Pedro Guardia, metre of the restaurant, adds that “the wines that will accompany the menu will change according to the season and the dish, but always with a nod to Andalusian wines, which are part of our identity. We want the wine to be not just a complement, but an active part of the experience.”
And the best news: the 39 euros at which it amounts to confirm that a great tasting is not incompatible with a more than adjusted price.
The seven courses on the menu
The menu starts with a nod to the restaurant, a tiger mussel out of the ordinary. A crunchy shell (this one you can eat) stuffed with bechamel sauce and potato granillo.
Next comes a vegetable snack(green gastronomy leads a large part of this trip) consisting of organic lettuce seasoned with pistachio nuts, also present in the dressing and foam.
The stew of green vegetables with cod cooked at low temperature shines, reminiscent, with great finesse, of the stews at home. One of the winter dishes in Seville.
Lucho Plaza then signs a sea and mountain with Conil snapper breaded in pork on which rests a successful curry of roasted peppers.
Another of the elves of this menu that extols the land and history of Tigre is the sautéed mushrooms. Here the truffle, without dominating with its flavor, perfumes and integrates the dish with subtlety.
A low temperature rack of lamb with chestnut cream and lamb demi-glace closes the savory chapter. An air of toasted butter and vanilla crowns the composition.
The “tiger” menu concludes with a refreshing lime and ginger granita.
A triumphant entry into the new year. If avid diners were already making a pilgrimage to this gastronomic destination, its projection is already irrefutable.
They are not relenting in the task of growing, renewing themselves and offering a deep, respectful and accessible cuisine. Long live La Casa del Tigre.