Spanish restaurant Aceite opens in Melia Doha

Meliá Doha has opened its Spanish restaurant, Aceite, serving traditional tapas with a twist, and contemporary Andalusian cuisine.

Aceite’s bar offers a selection of tapas and sangria, with the a la carte menu including Spanish favourites such as grilled lamb chops, codfish with homemade tomato and mint sauce, lobster and octopus salad, and garbanzo beans with king prawns.

Inspired by Spanish bodegas, the restaurant seats 65 people, and focuses on creating a friendly atmosphere with it’s laidback style of soft wood and mood lights.

The restaurant highlights the culinary influence of the Middle East to Spain, as the Arabic presence over large parts of ancient Spain introduced the use of olive oil, ‘Aceite’. Now this ingredient is used in nearly every dish on the menu.