Wirral Tapas Kitchen marks sixth anniversary with new menu

The Tapas Kitchen, on Banks Road in West Kirby, has created a special menu consisting of its favourite dishes from over the last six years.

Owner Colin Gordon and the team has curated the menu by assessing what dishes have been most popular since their inception in 2017 and asking customers for their feedback.

The eight sections of the small plates menu include For The Table, Charcuterie, Vegan, Seafood, Inspired, Meat, Arroz Al Horno and Sides.

The refined yet varied menu offers dishes such as Moorish style cauliflower frites, Cadiz Bay shrimp fritter tacos, fillet mignon and king prawns,

Culinary delights on offer at The Tapas Kitchen in West Kirby, which has created a special menu consisting of its favourite dishes from the past six years (Image: Justin Hopper)Basque style belly pork pinchos and their speciality paellas. The mouth-watering new menu is available Weds-Fri from 5pm, Sat from 12pm and Sun from 12pm — with a ‘Sunday Social’ offer of 3 tapas dishes for £16.95 and their ‘Going British’ roasts that always sell out!

The exciting new menu is a nod to their most popular dishes of the past six years, in which they have picked up an array of awards.

Exterior of The Tapas Kitchen in West Kirby, which has created a special menu consisting of its favourite dishes from the past six years (Image: Justin Hopper)Titles include Wirral Life’s Restaurant Of The Year bronze and gold awards and a recent Good Food Award and the restaurant’s reputation has kept it busy despite being at ‘the wrong end of town’ in West Kirby.

Colin said: “We’re located at the quiet end of Banks Road, away from the town centre, so it has been even more important for us to deliver top quality and gain a great reputation — the kind people will travel for. Fortunately that has worked and it’s been a cracking six years."

One of the culinary delights on offer at The Tapas Kitchen in West Kirby, which has created a special menu consisting of its favourite dishes from the past six years (Image: Justin Hopper)Sample of the culinary delights on offer at The Tapas Kitchen in West Kirby, which has created a special menu consisting of its favourite dishes from the past six years (Image: Justin Hopper)He continued: "Our new menu is quite possibly our best yet — our finest dishes from the past years and a thank you to our amazing customers who have got us to where we are today.

"Ultimately, our success is down to them and for spreading the word about our quality — we really do appreciate every online review."

Although the six year anniversary and new menu launch is a time of celebration for The Tapas Kitchen, it is a little bitter-sweet for Colin.

The Spanish small plates concept was co-created with his business partner Peter Horsley who sadly passed away recently — the Steamed mussels ‘Mariniere’ dish on the new menu is a tribute to him and his ‘secret recipe’.

Colin said: "It’s been a tough time going through a loss and having to run the business by myself at the same time.

"Peter was a great guy and The Tapas Kitchen was our dream together so it’s sad that I am now running it without him and that he isn’t here to see the restaurant celebrating six years with this very special menu.

"He will always live on through The Tapas Kitchen though.”

Colin added that the new menu is certainly something Peter would be proud of — featuring the dishes that have helped make The Tapas Kitchen one of the most popular and successful Wirral restaurants of the past few years.

Sample of the culinary delights on offer at The Tapas Kitchen in West Kirby, which has created a special menu consisting of its favourite dishes from the past six years (Image: Justin Hopper)Sample of the culinary delights on offer at The Tapas Kitchen in West Kirby, which has created a special menu consisting of its favourite dishes from the past six years (Image: Justin Hopper)