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| - I passed by Arpa a few times and always admired the atmosphere that I saw through the windows. It looked so mellow and a great place for conversation over a glass of wine. I finally took some out-of-town guests to Arpa, mainly because a couple of other places we tried to go were too crowded on a weekend night. We were seated right away and ordered some wine.
I had heard from a couple of different sources that the lamb meatballs were delicious, so they had to be one of our tapas choices. We followed that choice with the three-dip combo, a cheesy flatbread, calamari, chicken croquettas, and a salad for the three of us. Yes, it sounds like a lot of food, but the portions are small (they're tapas, silly!). Every item we ordered was delicious and the sizes were enough to feed our hunger, but it's more of a "light meal" type of place. It's good if you're planning to go out someplace afterwards and don't want that really "full" feeling. Plus, once you start ordering tapas after tapas, the bills sure adds up!
I definitely enjoyed my experience at Arpa, but it's not a place I'd go to often. It's more of a special occasion restaurant when you have a small group of friends that you want to catch up with.
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