When eating out in Spain the menu can be overwhelming unless you know a bit of Spanish, the first thing to remember is that the menu is called la carte and if you are in a tourist area it will almost always have pages in English or a translation. under the Spanish name.
Here are some items you’ll see on most menus,
Mixed salad:
a normal salad with green leaves, tomato, cucumber, olives, onion, but possibly also with boiled egg, anchovy, tuna, tuscaroras, pineapple chunks and kiwi slices.
Tomato salad:
A plate of sliced tomato with basil and olive oil
Russian salad:
Meat dishes in Spain tend to be grilled or stewed, and rarely roasted.
Tenera’s daughter:
It is a very thin beef steak, like a minuet steak, often not very tender.
Solomio de Tenera:
It is a traditional thick and tender British beef steak and is served normal (rare), medium (rare) and very well done (literally well done, but often still pink, but no blood). Don’t be afraid to return it if you don’t like it.
Solomio be Ox:
It is a T-bone steak similar to Solomio de Tenera, but the meat is beef, it has a very similar flavor and unless they tell you, you won’t notice any difference.
Pork tenderloin:
This is a pork fillet, often open flat, always tender, without fat or bone and usually offered with a pepper sauce (salsa de pimento), if you are unsure about the sauce you can ask for the sauce to come separately (separate sauce).
It’s unusual to find a lot of vegetables along the way in Spanish restaurants, as they’re considered poor food, but sometimes you’ll get roasted green peppers as a garnish.
Lean with Tomato:
A very tasty pork stew with tomato sauce. Magra con Tomate literally means lean meat with tomato. This dish is usually given as a tapa in a small portion, or served with French fries as a main course.