Salt Yard

Just popped in on a whim and sat at the bar. Lovely, friendly people. The chorizo and fabada was superb. The octopus excellent, but just lacking slightly the punch needed to make it stand out. Was expecting a greater selection of Spanish reds by the glass. I would nonetheless return here often. Very cozy, small, warm and intimate. Quite loud.

So happy that we found this place. Brought my friend her for her birthday as her fave is tapas. And we were both very happy with the gambas pil pil, don’t forget to order the flat bread with rosemary (as suggested by our wonderful server Elizabeth- we ordered a portion each because I’m greedy but the bread is possibly the best rosemary flatbread I’ve tried), the fish (can’t remember but their new dish), the ox cheek was great too! And service was excellent and thank u Elizabeth for being a star! Highly recommended!

Salt yard has been on my list places I’ve wanted to go to for a while now so I was pleased when we had the chance to go with some visiting relatives. We were sat downstairs with a view into the kitchen (which I enjoyed, as I got to see the buzz and the food coming out). We ordered a range of items for the 5 of us and overall the food was delicious, every dish had its own distinct and well paired flavours. Who thought a grilled lettuce would be so good! Service was ok, I felt that our waiter might have been a little too busy as he had the whole lower ground floor to contend with. It’s meant drinks often ran dry. The only other issue was that the churros were a bit overdone, but otherwise everything else was cooked perfectly. I’d definitely go back if we get the chance as the menu seems to change with the seasons. If you do go soon, the lamb was great (I think we were lucky, when we were ordering we were told they ran out, but half way through it came back on the menu so we ordered it), the baby gem was also fantastic.

We thoroughly enjoyed our evening here and highly recommend it. It is a higher end small plate tapas restaurant. We had 5 dishes, flatbread and a desert for the two of us and that was plenty. The flavors and sauces are excellent. Definitely order a flatbread as it is great to get the last bit of the sauces. We started with the smoked burrata and asparagus. Followed by the chorizo, salmon and pork belly. Our favorite was the grilled chorizo. I tend toward vegetarian but I enjoyed all the dishes. If you like chocolate, don’t miss the chocolate fondant. I could have ordered another!!

Salt yard was lovely. A really good choice for some higher end tapas options. A really good selection of dishes that were surprising but also comforting and tasty. I would recommend the squid and the croquettes. The staff were friendly. It’s a bit pricey but as expected for this quality of restaurant.