Bar44

We are back open from 4.30 pm Wednesday with all the tapas and drinks right through until 6pm on Sunday in and

Our lunch deal is superb at £20 for three dishes and a drink from a selected list (not available on Saturday in Cardiff)👇

Sharing Sunday roast is a banger alongside our tapas and children's menu 12 - 4.30 pm - booking recommended on a Sunday but we do always keep a few walkin tables too.😋

The pavement tables are perfect to watch the world go by and enjoy a drink or two with some tapas😎

Book here via the link: https://grupo44.co.uk/bar44/

Can't wait to see you😍

On as a ración portion tonight -
Beautiful skate Bilbaina!

West Country skate with classic Basque Bilbaina sauce made with toasted garlic, dried red chillis, Rama 44 olive oil, Basque cider vinegar & herbs.

Grab a plate in Bar 44 Westgate St for the table, or for yourself!

We have walk in tables available for the rest of the afternoon and evening in Bar44 , just pop in and see us - the front windows are open, the kitchen is firing on all cylinders and there is a delicious special from the bar team....

A salsa verde margarita - green herb infused tequila, salsa verde agave, caperberry salt rim - come and get it!🍹

Pop in or book via the link👇
https://grupo44.co.uk/bar44/penarth/

If you are out and about this weekend, pop in and see us in Bar44 or

We have all the food and drinks ready for you and the sangria is at the ready! Open from 12 noon until late, just pop in and see us🍹

Don't forget our fabulous lunch offer too
Choose 3 tapas & 1 drink for £20
Wednesday: 4.30 – 6pm
Thursday and Friday: 12 noon – 6pm
Saturday: 12 noon – 3pm (Penarth and Clifton only on Saturday

Bikini de carrillada - on today.
Riff on one of our book dishes, where the story of how the ‘bikini’ was created in Catalonia under Franco rule.

This version, is sherried ox cheek & truffled manchego curado, sourdough, lashings of olive oil, cooked on the plancha.
Ideal post work Friday bar food

A belated huge thanks to Clara for coming all the way to Penarth to host an incredible wine lunch with us the week before last.
Sharing her wonderful wines from Malaga that we love so much, with 6 seasonal courses, to a great full house on a Friday lunchtime.
The team are looking forward to seeing you back out in Malaga next week!

Keep your eye out for more events and collaborations throughout the year at 44 venues

One of the dishes of the week - croquetas de Cecina:

Smoked air dried beef croquetas, mushroom ketchup, cured iberico pork jowl

A very special fino Friday today on Westgate St.

Carabiñero prawn a la plancha!
Carabiñero sauce, marcona almond crema.

The prawn alone would normally go for around £25 elsewhere in good U.K. restaurants.
We used to sell from the grill in for £15, but couldn’t make it work even at that great price.

Today in cardiff you can indulge in a true delicacy, for a tenner.

Fino Friday spilled into sherry Saturday. Sunshine makes everything better!

Mackerel a la plancha with fino braised fennel, blood orange & dried cornicabra olive.

A glass of chilled Tio Pepe en Rama 2024 on the side.

Ultimate alfresco sipping and snacking 😍

Amazing to receive this on the email - if you have a sec and would like to vote for us - please do it would mean a huge amount to the team!

Follow the link to vote which will close on Wednesday 22nd May.
https://www.thegoodfoodguide.co.uk/best-local-restaurant/2024/nominations

Thankyou gorgeous customers😍

We are looking for the following vacancies to be filled in Bar44

Please email [email protected] if you are interested in applying:

Kitchen porter - 20 - 30 hours per week, must be available to work for shifts between 10am and 11pm Wednesday - Sunday.

Chef (Chef de partie or Senior Chef de Partie level) - 35 - 40 hours per week, days off Monday and Tuesday, rota with shifts Wednesday to Sunday.

Hourly rates of pay plus share of tronc, no split shifts😍

Beer & a bite.
On in Cardiff & Penarth all month to celebrate gastronomy month that’s back for another instalment 😍.

Pop in at any time this May to enjoy a classic Estrella Galicia lager with a plate of smoked cod roe, mojama, & olive oil hash browns

- just a bargainous £9.50 for a superb pairing and some moments of food and drink joy 🥘 🍺

The 2024 Tio Pepe fino en Rama has now landed in all our sites.
Bar 44 Cardiff has created a wonderful pairing with it this weekend.
Gower mussels, wild garlic, mushroom XO sauce, sourdough.
Delicious!

Whipped smoked cod roe on the spring menu.
With mojama (air dried Cádiz tuna), & arbequina olive oil hash browns.
Excellent Friday snacking with a glass of the newly landed Fino en Rama

We have space on Sunday in Bar44 and and Bar 44 Bristol for tapas or our delicious Sunday roast!

We also have one of our fantastic private dining rooms free with a last minute cancellation, enjoy lunch for up to 14 guests in your own private bank vault on the lower ground floor in Clifton😍

Grab a table before they go...

www.groupo44.co.uk

Ración in Westgate Street this week.
A classic braise using the only MSC certified octopus available in the U.K, courtesy of Spain of course.

Day boat caught octopus off the coast of Asturias, by fisherman who have been catching the same octopus for generations.
They have now developed new ways to release smaller octopus and bycatch.
It’s then frozen on board immediately, a tenderising process, before cleaning or washing any flavour away.

It’s as sustainable as it gets, and the flavour is specifically unique due to the waters and the cuttlefish rich diet of the octopus.

We’ve given it the traditional ‘3 dip’ treatment into the water & cooking then cooling using the toothpick test.

Enjoy in the middle of the table to share this week with potatoes slow cooked with aromatics in the same liquor, caper berries, green olive oil, sea salt & smoked paprika.

A dish we used to do a lot. Seems apt this week

The Good Food Guide Best Local Restaurant Award is open for nominations NOW.

We would love it if you could vote for us - Bar44 Bar 44 Bristol Asador 44

These are the entry requirements, we think we tick the boxes:
- Independently run; owned by the chef or a hands-on proprietor - we are a family business started in 2002 by siblings Nat, Tom and Owen - many of our team from the early days are still on the journey with us
- Offer regularly changing, seasonal menus at affordable prices - we are so passionate about this, Owen eats his way through all the new menu ideas daily!
- Demonstrate strong relationships with local suppliers - we love our awesome suppliers who have supported us through thick and thin
- Rooted in the local community - we are here for the laughs, the tears, the day to day, the PTA raffles, the sponsorship and the special occasions🥰
- Offer at least two dinner services a week☑️
- Give customers a genuine, warm welcome😍

To nominate us, please visit:
https://www.thegoodfoodguide.co.uk/best-local-restaurant
You could be the lucky winner of a £250 restaurant voucher if you vote!

Visit the The Good Food Guide nomination page for details.

Lunch offer
Choose 3 tapas & 1 drink for £20 - large range available including vegan and gluten free options
Wednesday: 4.30 – 6pm
Thursday and Friday: 12 noon – 6pm
Saturday: 12 noon – 3pm (Penarth and Clifton only on Saturday)

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Announcing a very special 6 course wine maker lunch, Bar 44 Penarth, Friday 3rd May!

Join us to welcome Clara Verheij, friend and inspiring wine maker and owner of Bodegas Bentomiz, high up in the Malaga hills.

We had the fortune to visit the winery in 2023 and have been listing their globally critically acclaimed wines since then in Bar 44, and for many years before that in Asador 44.
This is a rare chance to welcome Clara to penarth and enjoy her wines first hand, hear all about them, and enjoy with perfectly paired dishes.

There are extremely limited places for this event, so please email [email protected] as soon as possible to book and confirm.

Swipe to the list photo for the menu and pairings.
😍 🍷 🍽️

Please read and help if you have even the smallest bit of info 🙏

Jack O'Sullivan is 23 and hasn't been seen for a month since attending a birthday party. His mum is desperate and has been going to to the place where he was last seen every day since. She has retraced his steps at day and night and says marking his birthday without him was hell https://tinyurl.com/3cnxrt6d

We were devasted to learn that our lovely colleague and friend Steve Abbott tragically passed away last month. Steve worked with our family and the 44 group for over 20 years. He was part of the Farthings and Cowbridge 44 team in the early days, more recently he worked as part of the team in Parador. Over recent weeks many customers and colleagues old and new have been in touch with their best wishes and so many stories about Steve.

The theme that shone through from everyone was how amazing he was, so kind, so much fun, hard working and loyal. We will also remember him for his brogues, blazers and waistcoats which he wore with such pride - always the best turned out at our Christmas parties!

As one of our team said to sum it up - 44 have lost a legend.

Many of you have been asking for the arrangements for Steve’s funeral, they are as follows:

Tuesday 16th April at 1.30 pm (ammended, orininally stated 1.45 pm) at Margam Crematorium, followed by a wake at Grove Golf Club in Porthcawl.

Everyone is welcome to both. The family want it to be a fitting tribute to Steve, remembering the laughs and love he shared with everyone.

Family flowers only but donations welcome which will go to Porthcawl RNLI as Steve was in awe of the work of their volunteers. The Funeral Director, Wyn Bishop is happy to receive any donations.

Rest in Peace lovely, lovely Steve from all your 44 friends

Back after a years hiatus!

Crumbed & fried cheese 🤤🤤.
With heritage tomatoes, moscatel dressing, & dried olive.

Heavenly combination

Last weeks ración, was a beauty.

Sumptuous (& wonderfully big) wild red prawns. Split & roasted with confit garlic, chilli, olive oil, sea salt & parsley.

Raciónes are now back on our menus, and change at least weekly, and we have a whole raft of classic and creative dishes planned over the coming months.

Ración:
Meaning - a main, large, or sharing plate of food.
As in the vast majority of bars in Spain, dish sizes are often split into offering and pricing for:
A tapa (snack sized),
A media ración (half portion)
A ración (meal sized, or big boy plate).

In Bar 44, these dishes will be devised weekly with the most incredible bounty from the sea & land, taking our travels, seasonality, and favourite ideas from all over spain, with world class produce as always.

If you’re larger than a group of 2, raciónes are always a great way to order, as you all get to try the dish rather than fighting over small tapas plates which we often see ( doesn’t share food mind you, how very un - Spanish).

So when coming for lunch, afternoon grazing, evening drinks, or dinner, please ask what todays ración options from the kitchen are!

Check out tonight’s ración later in our stories, it’s 👌🙌👌🙌

Some delicious new dishes on the menu this week
Deep-fried torta de barros veggie cheese is BACK😍 Plus a new ox cheek, cecina, artichoke, cod's roe and hash brown, beetroot and tuna dishes.....

Our fabulous £20 for three tapas dishes and a drink is still available too for lunch and we have added non-alcoholic Cava Vilarnau and 00 Estrella Galicia UK as one of the drinks options.

Pop in and see us, we are open from 12 noon all the way through until late today, tomorrow and Saturday plus Sunday 12 - 6pm .....
Bar44

Only an hour & a half or so until lunchtime!
Cardiff & Penarth, remember you can indulge like royalty for just £20! 3 beautiful dishes and a glass of something deliciously quenching, included in our crazy good value lunch offer.

*in pic, our ever present hake with piquillo & sherry alioli

Please share, jack is a friend of our 44 family❤️

We've been carrying out searches of the Cumberland Basin area in Bristol as part of our attempts to trace missing man Jack.

CCTV enquiries have now established that Jack was in the area of Brunel Lock Road/Brunel Way at 3.15am on Saturday 2 March, having earlier left friends in Hotwells Road following a night out.

Jack is aged 22, about 5ft 10ins tall and slim with short brown hair. He was wearing a quilted green/brown Barbour jacket over a beige woollen jumper, navy chinos and brown leather trainers with white soles.

We'd like to hear from anyone who was in the Cumberland Basin area in the early hours of Saturday, especially if you were travelling along Brunel Way, Brunel Lock Road or Merchants Road and have any dashcam footage which could help.

If you know where Jack is now, please call 999 and give the reference 5224055172, or ring 101 with any other information.

We are looking for an experienced part-time bar tender (20 - 30 hours per week.

Shifts would be on a rota Wednesday to Sunday with Monday, Tuesday and Sunday nights fixed time off.

If you are interested in joining the 44 family in Westgate Street, then email Dan at [email protected]

Back open from 4.30 pm today with our epic set deal, £20 ONLY for a drink and three tapas dishes from this menu👇

Also available:
12 - 6pm Thursday and Friday
12 - 3pm Saturday and only

POP IN AND SEE US😍

Some fabulous specials on in Bar44 today - trialing dishes for the new menu coming soon😍

Crispy Jerusalem artichoke, roast garlic crema, aged Galmesan cheese

Whipped smoked cods roe, arbequina olives oil hash brown, mojama (cured tuna)

Escape the dreary weather, pop in and see us, plenty of space....

Scallop with pumpkin over in Penarth last week. With panko crumbed roe.
Delicious!
Some beautiful and very tasty dishes from the Penarth kitchen team at the moment