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Sheffield 2020/21
SPANISH
Spanish
238 Abbeydale Road, Sheffield S7 1FL
0114 327 9597
La Mama is just one of the many amazing culinary
choices to be found in the area informally known
as the Sheffield Food Mile. Running just south of
the city centre, along London Road and into the
start of Abbeydale Road, this stretch packs in
more great cuisines from around the world than
anywhere else in the city. La Mama is a family-run,
fully licensed tapas bar and restaurant. The tapas
menu comprises inventive and authentic dishes
from Chile and Spain. The venue also regularly
hosts live music nights, inspired by the sounds
of Latin America, and is available for private hire.
Everyone knows that the point of tapas is to share.
But this lovely Latin-style restaurant makes that
really difficult: everything on the menu tastes
so great, you can be forgiven for keeping it all
to yourself. The menu at La Mama just goes on
and on: empanadas, croquetas, patatas bravas,
tortilla, chorizo, ali-oli...everything you try, you’ll
love. Don’t miss tapas happy hour, which runs all
night Tuesday and 6-8pm on Wednesdays and
Thursdays. If you’re in luck, there may be some live
jazz or Latin American-inspired music on too. The
restaurant is also open from 12pm every Saturday,
offering a special lunchtime menu featuring
traditional pinchos, salads and tapas happy hour
deals starting at just £2.60. La Mama’s menu
should be largely familiar, with the odd Chilean
dish thrown in such as the fish stew cooked in a
clay pot and the whole sea bass. Try the salmon
pappillonne, a handsome chunk of sweet flavoured
fish with vegetables with a perky tomato sauce, or
pollo piccante, a butterflied chicken breast with
green peppers on a red wine sauce. Desserts are
homemade and extremely indulgent. The Chilean
pannacotta is worth a look, as is Borrachito de
Frambuesa, sponge soaked in raspberry liqueur
with a strawberry sauce and chilli chocolate.
LA MAMA
