Rainy Friday noon in Jaffa in amazing arched building – we set a brunch in a ceviche place named Casa Nova, or as the sign say “Cevicheria”. The place tells about itself that their specialty is new Latin food. Sounds premising in theory, but in practice… well, read this post and decide for yourself.
Mixto
Inbar took the Mixto – mix of Fish, Shrimps, Calamari and Mussels in lime, red onion and coriander in chili cream, which was probably the highlight of the meal – a nice and fresh sea salad. Shahar took Escabeche –Fish “a la plancha” in vinegar of onion and pepper served on top of avocado crème. The fish was soaked in vinegar for too long which caused it to be very sour and not so tasty. Adi took Calentado, rice with black beans and tomato sauce topped with egg, sunny side up style, and mullet fish fillet. The rice was undercooked, the egg came in a different plate (they forgot to serve it…) and the fish seemed to come from a different story (although Adi thought it was nicely cooked).
Escabeche - The fish was soaked in vinegar for too long
Calentado - fish from a different story
We have also shared Remolacha & Almojabanas. Remolacha is a beet salad that was served with carrots, coriander seeds and Manchego cheese. The salad wasn’t special but it was good due to the fine cheese that supplied that needed edge. Almojabanas are scones of corn and cheese that were quite unique and suited the salad.
Remolacha - Beet Salad
Almojabanas - scones of corn and cheese
We were also served a complimentary dish (that was charged by mistake) – Choritos – Mussels and shells with salsa of red onion and tomatoes. The dish was small and the mussels felt as they were taken out of freezer.
Choritos
To sum up the experience – the setting is amazing and you can have some wonderful sea view but the food is somewhat disappointing. If you’re just looking for an outstanding sea view – go for it, just don’t expect outstanding food.
The Check Please (3 people)
Calentado – 74NIS
Escabeche – 39NIS
Almojabanas – 28NIS
Remolacha – 21NIS
Mixto – 40NIS
Cava Brut – 48NIS
Mineral water – 14NIS
Choritos – 28NIS
All in all: 264NIS
Summary:
Food: Sea food / Latin
Price: High
Location: Jaffa port
The Cizer-Kobrinsky Scale:
3 Forks
Contact Details: Casa Nova
Address: Ratzif Haalya Hashnia 48, Jaffa port| Phone: 03-5413636
http://www.casa-nova.co.il
