Cazador Restaurant & Delicatessen — Restaurant in Albert-Eden

The menu and service are absolutely faultless - very unique offering serving game meats. Some may be apprehensive at the thought of unfamiliar meats but I thoroughly relished trying out something other than your standard beef/chicken/pork/lamb. As an entree, definitely get the antipasto platter to sample different game meats which form the base of the terrine and parfait. The hare was particularly tender and full of flavour, highly recommended! Pheasant has a very interesting texture, not easy to cut through and very bouncy and chewy but not soft (eg like bubble tea balls). However despite sounding like the texture would be horrible to eat, it isn't dry and tough at all and on the contrary is very juicy despite being very firm. The taste is similar to spatchcock if I remember correctly and also very tasty!

To top it off, the service was the most professional and knowledgeable I've experienced even across fine dining. The waitress didn't trip over a single word when informing us of the daily specials, giving recommendations and announcing what dishes were being served. So impressive!

The only thing that detracted from the experience was the stuffed animal heads prolifically mounted on the walls. It was certainly very odd and morbid but fascinating to be looking at the animals we were eating.. But for others it might put off your appetite! Not a particularly romantic ambience but very distinctive.. It does correlate to the speciality of this restaurant, but it can be in bad taste in this day and age to still keep stuffed animal heads, especially so many of them! Each to...

When we arrived at Cazador, which is our neighbourhood restaurant, we were at first offered a table that I was not too happy about. The staff member explained that the other table that I showed interest in was booked for another group. However, after a few minutes she offered to shift us to our preferred table which I thought was an excellent customer service gesture. This, of course, had immediately lifted my spirits and we settled down to an excellent evening of mouth-watering delights. They serve only about one or two plates of bites at a time. This gave us time to actually relish each bite. We started with the Venison bresaola, Duck parfait, Hot smoked boar & beer kielbasa sausage and the Heritage pork pancetta for the House made Charcuterie bites and for Entrées, we had Roast bone marrow, chimichurri and the Pan-fried venison black pudding. The Charcuterie bites and the Entrées served on saucer plates, were delectable. For Mains, we ordered two Pan roasted venison and a slow-cooked hare shoulder with some side dishes. The Venison was exquisite…..tender and roasted just right! We finished our dinner with Dark chocolate & brandy mousse and the Persian mess. The Persian mess was yum, delightful and something different. We were at the restaurant for about two and a half hours and we savoured and relished each course. We had an excellent evening and we will certainly...

Our first dinner out since lockdown and a great choice to re-enter dining our. Cazador is a cosy place to visit in winter with lots of wild meat and red wine. I wouldn’t bother visiting if you’re vegetarian or vegan. It’s not that the staff wouldn’t be able to rustle up something for you, but in such a meat-heavy place, why bother. We started with a shared charcuterie, which included wild boar salami from their next door deli, plus venison carpaccio and baked scamorza, which is a type of mozzarella. It was served with bread and all delicious. That was followed by venison mains, which I forgot to photograph, and finished off with a cheese platter and some pistachio ice cream. We were all full by that point but we couldn’t go past the cheeses, particularly a champagne brie and lovely orange-hued blue. The service was personable, passionate and knowledgeable, which led us to try things we wouldn’t usually order. The anecdotes about the owner’s father who shoots wild game for the restaurant and mother who creates a rather potent palate-cleanser cherry brandy made the experience feel very inviting. Lovely night out in a place I’d love to call my local if I...