Arros QD is a Spanish restaurant at 64 Eastcastle Street in Fitzrovia, built around chef Quique Dacosta’s lifelong passion for Valencian rice and cooking over flame. A six metre wood fire stove forms the centre of the open kitchen and gives the dining room a strong sense of theatre.
Coca bread, cured Ibérico ham, oysters, burrata, tuna tartare and carefully prepared vegetables create a varied collection of dishes to share before the rice. The fire also shapes grilled pork, beef, seafood, leeks and other seasonal ingredients, adding smoke while preserving their individual character.
Rice remains the defining speciality, cooked in broad pans over wood until the grains remain distinct and a crisp layer of socarrat forms underneath. Valencian paella with chicken and rabbit sits beside black ink, vegetable, seafood, mushroom, crab and more luxurious combinations for the whole table to explore.
Spanish wines, classic bottles from further afield and inventive cocktails provide thoughtful pairings across the menu. Creative desserts complete the experience, while counter seating near the kitchen and several private rooms make Arros QD suitable for both an intimate meal and a larger occasion.
Address: 64 Eastcastle Street, Fitzrovia, London W1W 8NQ, United Kingdom
Arros QD Menu
TO START
Oysters
Stone Bass Ceviche
Tuna Tataki
Bluefin Atlantic Tuna, ají amarillo escabeche, edamame beans, tosaka seaweed
Fresh Burrata
La Latteria burrata, panipuri filled with a tomato emulsion, sun-dried tomatoes, pine nuts
Crab 'Ensaladilla'
Brown and white Cornish crab, potato and carrot salad, mustard mayonnaise, Tobiko pearls
Valencian Kale Salad
Kale, Valencian citrus segments, tomato jelly, kumquat, candied cashew nuts, tamarillo dressing
Beef Tartare
Hand-cut topside beef tartare, truffle emulsion, black garlic and aubergine purée, served over a brioche
King Scallop
Shetland king scallop, caramelised baby onions, Presa Ibérica stock, mussels caviar
Grilled Artichokes
Grilled artichokes, sweetcorn Huancaina sauce, roasted pistachios, Ibérico pancetta cristals
ROBATA
Iberian Milk-Fed Lamb ‘Churrasco’
Glazed ‘Lechazo’ lamb short ribs from Moralejo Selección, smoky cauliflower purée, pistachio crumbs
PAELLA
Paella Valenciana
Chicken, rabbit, Garrofó beans, rosemary, veal and herbs stock
Txangurro Rice
Brown and white crab meat, kimchi foam, seafood stock
Black Ink Rice
Squid, sugar snaps, pil pil emulsion, seafood stock
Mushroom Rice
Seasonal mushrooms, truffle cream, vegetable stock
Mediterranean Rice
Wild Atlantic red prawns, cuttlefish, sea bream, seafood stock
Lobster Rice
Canadian lobster, kimchi foam gratin, seafood stock
CONTEMPORARY RICES AND FIDEUA
Langoustine and Monkfish Fideua
Spanish-style thin noodle in paella, Shetland langoustine, Atlantic monkfish, seafood broth
Duck and Eel Fideuà
Spanish-style thin noodle in paella, confit duck leg, caramelised eel, shiitake mushroom, veal and herbs stock
Express Business Lunch – Starters
Choose one dish per guest
Valencian Kale Salad
Kale, Valencian citrus segments, tomato jelly, kumquat, candied cashew nuts, tamarillo dressing
Crab “Ensaladilla”
Brown and white Cornish crab, potato and carrot salad, mustard mayonnaise, Tobiko pearls
Beef Tartare
Hand-cut topside beef tartare, truffle emulsion, black garlic and aubergine purée, served over a brioche
Express Business Lunch – Mains
Choose one dish per guest from the Robata OR one paella to share
Grilled Artichokes
Grilled artichokes, sweetcorn Huancaina sauce, roasted pistachios, Ibérico pancetta cristals
Presa Ibérica 100% bellota
Iberian pork by Pais de Quercus, leek ashes, Jerusalem artichoke purée & crisps
Octopus
Atlantic octopus with cumin cream, sweet and sour Paprika mojo
Black Ink Rice
Squid, sugar snaps, pil pil emulsion, seafood stock
Chicken rice
Corn-fed chicken, red pepper, veal and herbs stock
Burnt Calçots rice
Grilled Calçots, romesco hazelnut sauce, vegetable stock
Express Business Lunch – Desserts
Choose one dessert to share for every two guests
Grilled banana cloud
Topped with yoghurt foam, frozen banana bites and caramelised hazelnuts
Warm chocolate cake
Chocolate, hazelnut and speculoos cake topped with edible gold foil
Desserts
Tiramisu
Traditional Valencian sweet pastry, amaretto jelly, tiramisu foam, cocoa nibs, coffee
White chocolate caviar
Chocolate mousse, white chocolate caviar pearls, passion fruit
Apple pie
Apples, brandy soaked prunes, caramelised puff pastry, vanilla ice-cream
Cookie
Chocolate foam, vanilla ice cream, pumpkin cubes, caramelised hazelnuts, hazelnut powder