REVIEW - Bar Coral, 9/23

[Harters]

The Bar Coral is tucked away on a small side street at the end of the commercial bit of the Pine Walk. It doesn’t seem to have any connection with the Restaurant Laroc on the opposite side of the street, in spite of the name. Coral/Laroc – geddit?

There was bread, olives and alioli to nibble on while we read the shortish menu of tourist staples. Squid rings were perfectly tender and came in a light, crisp coating. The last of the alioli was there for dunking. Trampo was the usual chopped salad in a tangy dressing.

We both went with fillet steak with tumbet. It was poor. The steak, whilst accurately cooked as requested, had little flavour, even for fillet. And the tumbet was a travesty. Overcooked, underseasoned mush, layered up with what may well have been a sweetish industrial tomato passata bought in from the catering wholesaler. There was nothing of the freshness of a well made version, where you can taste each individual vegetable.

Not a place to return to. There are many better places round the Port.