Cafe Sevilla

A friend and I went to see a play in Long Beach which we both didn't care for, so during the intermission, we both thought it was wise to cut our losses and go for a nice dinner somewhere nearby. We ended up at Cafe Sevilla, the Spanish restaurant. This nice cafe/restaurant is also a bar and a nightclub with dance classes on a certain night and a Flamenco show which you could purchase tickets.

They had small plates on the menu which we intended to order but one thing for sure; we had to try a Paella dish, after all this was a Spanish restaurant.  To start, we ordered Sevilla's Daily Baked Bread which was Olive. This $6.00 bread serves 2 and it was fully consumed by the 2 of us. The warm bread was served with a homemade aioli & Andalusian tomato sauce which I ended up asking for more. To drink, we had to have Sangria of course. I had the red and my friend ended up having a white one.

There were so many things I wanted to try from the menu but had to contain myself. We started with Gambas al Ajillo; garlic shrimp cooked with chile arbol & white wine. We had to have meat so the Flat Iron Castellano sounded good; grilled with crumbled Valdeon bleu cheese & Rioja red wine. For the paella, we both decided on the Six Sausage Paella; morcilla, longaniza, chistorra, two chorizos & merguez. Everything was delicious.

My only complaint was the plate was too small, reason being we did not eat the food one at a time. We like to eat everything all at the same time. You know, a little of this, a little of that, a sip of wine and back to a little more of this and that.

We were too full for dessert but could not resist to try the Leche Frita which is deep fried vanilla custard. One word to describe it: yummy and yes, this could easily feed 2-3 people.

Cafe Sevilla is located at 140 Pine Ave. in Long Beach, California.  Check out their website for schedule of shows and their menus. http://cafesevilla.com/long-beach-2/