Review: El Matador is an excellent place to hide from Wellington’s wind

Review: El Matador is an excellent place to hide from Wellington’s wind
El Matador cooks its meat on a “parilla” barbecue. (Image: BusinessDesk)
Gregor Thompson
Last week, when the Wellington wind was battering the South Coast and giving arborists a new pipeline of work, we thought it’d be sensible to hunker down. What better place to do so than in El Matador, among like-minded, carnivorous individuals?On the upper end of Cuba St, it is in the best eating vicinity in the city. Its long list of neighbours includes institutions like Logan Brown and Rasa, as well as modern disrupters like Kisa. KeepsakesThe restaurant does not take bookings, so you may have to settle for a seat at the bar...

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