The interior of the restaurant L’Ostia reminds me quite a bit of Can Ramonet, but in a finer-hipster version. Well, it is very pretty, as you can see in the photo, (I have never been very good at describing interior designs). I was served by a very friendly waiter and the gentleman who seemed to be the manager was hyper-attentive to everything.
Here, the bomba is the “Pepi’s”. I have read that it is called that because it follows to the letter the recipe of Mrs. Pepi, the owner’s mother, who worked for many years at La Bombeta and had many, many fans of her interpretation of this classic. The size of this bomba is medium. The very thin layer of batter stands out, almost more similar to that of a fritter than that of a croquette.
The mashed potato was not dry at all, but it lacked a little salt. The meat center, sautéed only with a little garlic and parsley, was quite abundant. The aioli was very mild and the spicy sauce was very powerful, but since they don’t put an exaggerated amount, I thought everything was quite balanced. It cost 1.75 Euros.
Unless you are a big fan of the batter that makes a lot of crunch, I think it is a very tasty bomba and not excessively expensive.
