Had a great meal at Pujol today. The service, ingredients and flavours were amazing. What they did best was at their speciality: fish and seafood, specially a very fresh tuna with heart of palm juice and pico de gallo and the abulón tostada. The meat course had a very tender and flavorful wagyu (or so they say, raised in Mexico but it really did seem like wagyu) but not sure about inserting it in a tortilla course which also had very good ingredients (like a roasted eggplant pure) but ended up overtaking the meat when put together. Honestly the famous mole was a bit underwhelming to me, since I’m not sure cooking it for 3522 days made it a lot different than a regular good black mole. Still, it tasted quite good with the tortillas and the red mole it comes with. Awesome dessert and mignardises.
The pleasant surprise of the meal was an additional fish empanada. So simple yet so rich in flavour. Easily the best empanada I’ve ever had.
It’s probably worth mentioning that I went to Quintonil two days ago, since those two restaurants are usually compared. Great food and service there too, probably more creative but overall I think I’ll remember the food at Pujol more. Worth visiting both, though.
by voabarros
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I had that mole when it was 170 days old. Need to go try it again.
Pujol is a controversial one on this sub, but I am a big fan and have enjoyed a lot my two visits. Far more than Quintonil.
We had it on day 3388. Can’t wait for next time.