El Rincón Quiteño is a long-running family restaurant at 235 Holloway Road in north London. Open from breakfast through dinner, it brings Ecuadorian and wider Latin American cooking to a warm dining room opposite London Metropolitan University.
The menu moves comfortably between traditional dishes and relaxed sharing food. Ecuadorian ceviche combines prawns with citrus, red onion, herbs, chilli and sweet plantain, while chicken soup includes potato, cassava, plantain and coriander for a substantial, comforting bowl.
Other starters include sweet plantain with melted cheese, fried cassava, empanadas and chorizo cooked in wine. Seafood appears in pan-fried octopus, calamari and prawn preparations, and sharing platters bring together cured meat, croquettes, patatas bravas and empanadas for the table.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner service gives the restaurant an unusually broad rhythm, while table service, wine and cocktails make it equally suited to an unhurried evening. Vegetarian choices are available, but guests with allergies should confirm ingredients carefully because seafood, dairy, gluten and other allergens feature across the menu.
Address: 235 Holloway Road, London N7 8HG, England
El Rincon Quiteno Menu
Starters
HAM & CHEESE CROQUETTES
served with mix leaves, corn & olives
GLAZED FIGS AND BURRATA SALAD
with rocket, Parma ham & balsamic dressing
STIR-FRIED MIX VEGETABLES SALAD (VG)
served warm with mint & basil sauce
MOZZARELLA SALAD (V)
soft cheese,with tomato, rocket & balsamic
CEVICHE (Ecuadorian style)
prawns,red onions, lime juice, orange juice, parsley, chilli,sweet plantain
PIMIENTAS DE PADRON (VG)
sautéed Padron peppers, sea salt
SALMON & SEA BASS CEVICHE (Peruvian style)
fresh fish, red onions, lime juice, chilli pepper, and garlic dressing
DEEP-FRIED CALAMARI
served with tartare sauce
HONEY & SESAME GLAZED CHORIZO
served with bread
SEARED SCALLOPS AND BEURRE BLANC
white wine, butter, shallots, cream sauce
Sharing Platter Starters
For two people
SHARING PLATTER STARTERS
Parma ham, grill chorizo, croquettes, sweet plaintain with cheese , empanadas
SHARING PLATTER STARTERS
Pan-fried octopus, potatoes, Padron peppers, ham & cheese croquettes
Main Menu
FETTUCCINE A LA HUANCAINA (V)
creamy and spicy cheesy sauce (Peru)
MEDITERRANEAN PASTA (VG)
spaghetti with stir-fried mix vegetables, chilli, garlic sauce
CHICKEN & BACON ALFREDO PASTA
penne pasta with cream, parmesan cheese
CREAMY GARLIC PRAWN & SALMON PASTA
Penne pasta, prawns salmon, cream, parmesan
SPAGHETTI AL PESTO
with bacon, parmesan and pesto sauce
PENNE ARRIABATTA (V)
short tubes of pasta in a spicy tomato sauce with chilli & garlic
VEGETABLE RISOTTO (V)
with seasonal vegetables, cream, butter, parmesan
SPAGHETTI BOLOGNESE
pasta. minced beef, herbs, parmesan
BANDEJA PAISA
pork belly, beef, rice , beans, egg, plantain , chorizo, avocado
FISH PARRILLADA
octopus, salmon, calamari, red mullet, tiger prawn
TOMAHAWK PORK CHOP (Cyprus style)
served with roast potatoes and salad
PARRILLADA ARGENTINA (FOR TWO)
mix grill of Scottish beef, pork, chicken, chorizo,rice, roast potatoes, salad
ENTRECÔTE & FRITES
sirloin steak, fries, salad, chimichurri sauce
CHURRASCO (Ecuadorian style)
Scottish sirloin steak, rice, fried egg, avocado & fries
FISH & CHIPS
deep-fried hake, minted pea purée, tartare sauce
PRAWN & SALMON AL AJILLO
garlic, wine, chilli, salmon with shrimps, served with rice
RED MULLET & PROVENÇAL VEGETABLES
served with rice and panca sauce
SEA BASS AND HUANCAYO SAUCE (Peru)
served with sautéed spinach, potatoes and spicy creamy cheesy sauce
BEEF BURGER
served with fries & club sauce
CHICKEN ALLA MILANESE
with fries, rocket & parmesan salad
CHICKEN SILPANCHO (Bolivian dish)
breaded chicken cutlet, rice, fried egg, onion salsa
LAMB STEW (Ecuadorian style)
cooked in beer, herbs, served with rice, avocado
Sides & Salads
Chips, mash, roast potatoes, new potatoes
Spinach: creamed, buttered, olive oil
Mix Vegetables
Mix or Green salad
Plain rice
Rocket & Parmesan salad
Desserts
Cheeeseboard
Vanilla ice cream
Honeycomb ice cream
Raspberry Sorbet
Chocolate ice cream
Lemon Sorbet
Strawberries Sorbet
Vanila Panna Cotta
seasonal fruits, raspberry sauce
Arroz Con Leche
sweet rice pudding, served with vanilla ice cream (Ecuadorian style)
Floating Island
roasted almonds, caramel with custard
Bread & Butter Pudding
served with custard
Chocolate Mousse
served with clotted cream
Dulce De Higos
figs cooked in sugar cane and spices, served with unsalted soft cheese
Breakfast / Brunch
ENGLISH BREAKFAST
eggs, bacon, sausages, beans, tomato, mushrooms & toast
LATIN BREAKFAST
rice; kidney beans, pork belly, corn bread, fried egg
MONSIEUR FRENCH TOAST
with melted cheese, ham, seasonal fruits
EGG BENEDICT
toasted muffins, bacon, hollandaise
AVOCADO AL RINCON
with steamed spinach, egg
RINCON BEEF BURGER
with fries & salad
BACON SANDWICH
VEGETARIAN BREAKFAST (v)
scrambled eggs ,hash browns, peppers & toast
SHRIMP OMELLETTE
served with fries & salad
HAM & CHEESE OMELLETTE
served with fries & salad
CHICKEN MILANESE SANDWICH
lettuce, tomato, mayo
HUEVOS ROTOS
parma ham, chips, fried egg
PANCAKES & SEASONAL FRUITS
served with maple syrup
TUNA SANDWICH
SCRAMBLED EGGS ON TOAST WITH MUSHROOMS
SCRAMBLED EGGS ON TOAST WITH HAM
SCRAMBLED EGGS ON TOAST WITH SMOKED SALMON
Tapas
TORTILLA
SALTENAS
HUMITAS
CROQRETTES
EMPANADAS
Smoothies & Juices
GUANABANA
MANGO-MORA
LULO
MARACUYA
Cocktails
Peach Melba Fizz
Bombay gin, Vanilla Syrup, Peach Liqueur, Prosecco
Prosecco
Aperol Spritz
With Prosecco, Orange Slice
Gin Aperol Sour
Gin, Aperol, Lemon Juice, Sugar Syrup, Egg white
Non-Alcoholic Drinks
Orange Juice
Fresh Orange Juice
Pineapple Juice
Colombiana
Beers
Peroni
Club Colombia
Corona (Draft)
Cider (500ml)
Whisky
Single malt and blended, American & Irish whisky.
Chivas Regal 12 y/o
up, rocks
Jack Daniels
up, rocks
Johnnie Walker Black Label
up, rocks
Jameson Irish Whiskey
up, rocks
Red Wine
Available in 175ml, 500ml, and 750ml.
Merlot, Central Valley – Chile
N/B
Terrasses D’Alleutier, Languedoc – France
N/V
Shiraz, Coorong – S E Australia
2021
Pinot Noir, Pays D’O C Comte Paul Antonin – France
2020
White Wine
Available in 175ml, 500ml, and 750ml.
Sauvignon Blanc, Central Valley – Chile
N/B
Terrasses D’Alleutier, Languedoc – France
N.B.
Sauvignon Blanc, Tierra del Rey – Chile
2021
Champagne & Sparkling
Available in 150ml and 750ml.
Prosecco – Mellesimato – Le Clivie
N.V.
Beaumont des Crayeres – GD – Grand Reserve – Brut
N.V.
Pol Roger Reserve
N.V.