Camino Bankside Summer Party Venue

This summer visitors to Bankside can make like they’re in Marbella at the new Camino tapas joint – all natural leathers, grained timbers and Spanish tiles with an open kitchen, bar for Spanish craft beers and draft Mahou lager plus a jamón counter where the country’s famous ham will be carved before your very eyes.

The menu, created by Basque native and executive chef Nacho Del Campo is typically tapas and sharing platters with dishes prepared on an authentic plancha. Specialities include Pulpo – pan-roasted whole octopus tentacle with purple potatoes, paprika and olive oil, Morcilla de Burgos – pan-fried black pudding and spicy alegría peppers, Arroz negro – black rice, cuttlefish, squid ink and alioli plus charcuterie and artisan cheeses from Idiazabal to Manchego and whole roasted Segovian style suckling pig as well.

Skilled ‘cortador de jamón’ (that’s ham carver to you and me) Rafael Vázquez Carrión will slice things up a treat at the jamón counter – namely hand-carved acorn-fed Ibérico black pig ham from D.O.s Extremadura, Guijuelo, Pedroches and Huelva that’s cured for a minimum of 32 months – it’s also available to go if you fancy a picnic on the river. Otherwise kick back and enjoy the natural light streaming in via the glass frontage which can also open up onto the venue’s big south-facing terrace where you can soak up that Spanish, ahem, English sunshine.