Mesón Juan Peña

With only four tapas on the menu we were quite limited in our choices as this was meant to be the first stop in a short afternoon tapeo, but in fact both the fried aubergine (blissfully free of treacly cane honey) and stewed cardoon with egg and cumin (a traditional Cordobes recipe) were exceptional. The large dishes being served at neighbouring tables looked very good too. But service was brusque and I definitely felt like I was getting the “tourist treatment”.