The Crafty Swine — Restaurant in Liverpool

So my hubby and I went for our tea last night. We were told there was a new specials menu and a butter chicken calzone was recommended. Now, I won’t lie but this didn’t sound appealing in anyway to me; essentially a curry pizza 🤷🏻‍♀️ additionally, any calzone I had previously ate came as a big puffy doughy bread that beared resemblance to a rugby ball, with further disappointment when breaking into it, fillings always scant and below average. Not this beauty; it came cooked beautifully and presented with a boat of curry sauce and a wee ramekin of mango chutney served with fresh chillies. When we broke into the calzone, the bread was crispy on the outside and not an ounce of dough. I could compare it to a very fine naan bread- but in the shape of a calzone. The chicken and herb filling was mixed generously with mozzarella, so if curry sauce isn’t your thing, it is really delicious as a one man band. Saying that, the curry sauce was exquisite, coupled with the chilli mango, we were in food heaven 👅 We shared a calzone between us, but trust me that will not be happening next time we revisit...

I don’t recommend at all. When we went in the manager told us someone was just paying their bill then we could have their table, after 45 minutes of not being seated we noticed that she had given our table away this happened multiple times hence the long wait. When asking about our table to another member of staff the manager hid in the corner looking at us instead of apologising for the mistake and moving on.

After being seated we ordered our food. My step-sister has coeliac disease so we could not stress enough that her pizza must be gluten free. Even when the pizzas came out we checked again that hers was gluten free to which the waitress replied yes. After her eating half of the pizza we were then told that the pizza wasn’t gluten free. (I should say she originally ordered a gluten free pepperoni pizza and then we later found out that not even the pepperoni is gluten free). When we finally got to speak to the manager about our whole experience she was very rude, obnoxious and unapologetic. The pizzas also didn’t taste great. Save your money and...

I've been to other 20 places in Spain and South America, and I can say without doubt these are some of the best croquettes I've ever tasted. I've been to Sabor in London (michelin) and can honestly say the chef has a unique nack at getting the crispy exterior and creamy interior required of a croquette. The pil pil was fantastic, the liquid needing a little more salt but fantastic with the expertly crafted cloud bread. Finally, the mixed eggs were as good, if not better, than what you would get in Madrid. The chorizo is high quality, and the eggs are perfectly set. This is the work of a fantastic Spanish chef. I've never in my life asked to speak to the chef, this was the first time as I wanted to give them a high five (they were understandably flat out). Something great is brewing in this establishment, great beer, but the food is a sneakingly becoming the main attraction. Chef/s are resurrecting the spirit of Neon Jamon and then...