Agua’s Infinity Brunch: Summer-Inspired Floral Tapas

Posted: May 23rd, 2015 | Author: LumDimSum | Filed under: Foodies & Dining Scene, Upcoming Events | Tags: Agua, Agua Spanish Restaurant, Chef Jordi, Fez Bar, Flamenco, floral accents, Infinity Brunch, Jordi Valles, La Feria, Landaise Salad, Portacontes Flamenco School, Sevillian festival, Spanish food, summer dishes, Tuna Ceviche, watermelon gazpacho | No Comments »

Agua’s Infinity Weekend Brunch Anniversary Launches New Summer Dishes

Celebrating the one year anniversary of one of Beijing’s most celebrated weekend brunches, Agua has re-updated their Infinity Weekend Brunch menu to include some delightfully refreshing new summer-inspired dishes.

Plated with bright and colorful floral accents, the new dishes are as pleasing to the eye as they are to your taste buds. Some new highlights include a lovely new chilled watermelon gazpacho, tuna ceviche (pictured above), a “Landaise salad” that includes duck foie gras, duck ham rillette, poached chicken egg and mustard vinaigrette, and braised New Zealand lamb leg with ratatouille.

Though their 1 year anniversary brunch was marked on Saturday, May 9th, they’ll be celebrating with “free swag” to all Infinity Brunchers the entire month of May. Even after a year, the value of this brunch deal remains just how we like it- RMB 298 per person for infinite dishes (you can order and eat til you can’t) with the option of adding on RMB 168 for infinite cocktails (Cava, Spanish Mimosa, Bloody Mary, Sangria, Red or White Wine), all between 12PM-3PM.

In the Mood to Celebrate at Agua this month of May!

For anyone who’s looking for a place to celebrate or just enjoy an indulgent weekend treat, Agua’s Infinity Brunch is exactly as it promises – an infinite amount of tapas-sized Spanish dishes made fresh-to-order for you to savor and satiate till you drop.

Just one caveat to note: Even though it’s all-you-can-eat, the real only allow you to order dishes per person and in limited quantities. I support this notion to ensure freshness, smooth service and decrease waste, but if you’re coming with a big appetite, I recommend that you also come with a big group of fellow foodies so that you can all order together and share plates to sample as many of the menu’s 20+ dishes as possible.

Agua’s Infinity Brunch Ordering Guide:

To Start: 2 Courses per person

To follow: 1 course per person

*Order at your heart’s desire but also at your stomach’s content

LDS Snapshots from a Brilliant Agua Brunch:

Come during May and take home your very own “Keep Calm and Brunch On” Mug

Viennoiserie Platter (Variety of Pastries and Bread with Butter and Jam)

Soup, Salads & Starters:

Chilled Watermelon Gazpacho with Cucumber Jelly

Tuna Ceviche Salad

Landaise Salad of Rougie Duck Foie Gras, Duck Rillettes & Poached Egg with Mustard Vinaigrette (+30 RMB)

 Icelandic Shrimp Cocktail Salad

Green Pea Soup with Cream & Balsamic Reduction

Eggs & Savory Starches:

Bacon and Sweet Potato Bombas

Beetroot Alaskan salmon eggs Benedict

Sunny Side Up Eggs with Hash Browns & Homemade Chorizo

Grilled Sobrassada & Emmental Mallorquin Sandwiches

3 Homemade Sausages, Hash Browns, Roasted Cherry Tomatoes and Poached Egg

Agua’s Seafood-style Paella

From the Land & Sea:

3 Pan-fried Argentinean Prawns with Persillade sauce of Lemon, Garlic, Parsley

Beef Tenderloin with sweet potato and bacon puree, green asparagus and beef jus

Icelandic Halibut with Pumpkin Puree and Vegetables Escabeche

Braised New Zealand Lamb Leg served with Ratatouille

Delectable Sweets:

Fresh Seasonal Fruit Salad

Passion Fruit “Parfait Glace” with Amarena Cherries and Chocolate Brownie

Grandma’s Flan with Whipped Cream and Caramelized Walnuts

Agua Signature Cheesecake, Orange Confit & Raspberry Sauce

Classic Creme Brulee

With so many items on the list, it’s impressive for anyone to eat their way through every single dish on the menu (even if you’re sharing!), so it says quite a lot if someone asks for seconds of anything.

So yeah, we got seconds of a few of our favorite dishes – the understated Grilled Sobrassada & Emmental Mallorquin Sandwiches sound so simple but it’s mind-blowing how addictive these little ones were. A table favorite, we couldn’t bring ourselves to share and had to have at least one glorious crustless triangle all to ourselves (meaning we needed 2 orders and, yes, had no shame in taking another 2 more from our neighbors who couldn’t finish their multiple orders).

A staple that’s been a favorite on Agua’s brunch menu this past year, we have had to make a mandatory rule to much order at least one Sunny Side Up Eggs with Hash Browns & Homemade Chorizo per person. Yes, it’s that good.

But these wonderful dishes aside, the absolute champion dish we ate in this feast of amazing Spanish tapas was their gorgeous new Lamb Leg with Ratatouille (new addition to their summer menu). Lamb isn’t necessarily the first thing you might crave if you want something light and refreshing, so don’t wait until you’re almost full and ready for desserts. Order this one first so that you can fully appreciate the magic this dish brings to your palate. It was so tender and flavorful, we couldn’t resist ordering a second lamb leg even after making the mistake of waiting until the end of our meal to order this surprise finale.

Again, when it comes to having the right strategy to make the most of your infinity brunch experience, the last thing you want to do is save the best for last so I’d recommend ordering all the Land and Sea dishes first, then the Egg dishes, and depending on how much stomach space you have to spare, I’d be selective in just ordering a few of the starter and savory starches so that you can finish strong by tasting your way through all of their desserts. I was particularly pleased by their creme brulee (yes, we ordered seconds!) and the new cheesecake and flan were tied for a close second.

Agua’s Contact Details:

• Address: Next to Enoterra Wine Bar and above Apothecary Bar, 4/F Nali Patio, 81 Sanlitun North Street

• 北京市朝阳区三里屯北街81号那里花园4楼

• Tel: 86-10-5208-6188

Upcoming Event: La Feria @Fez Bar!

Sunday, May 31st at 4PM

A chance to experience local Spanish life, Fez is partnering up with the Portacontes Flamenco School to host a special Sevillian festival called La Feria, a lively celebration filled with flamenco dancing, delicious Spanish food and drinks! 

For Tickets, call 136-4128-1842 to make your reservations!

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