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| - Tapagria is a trendy, upscale Spanish tapas bar, and it's a shame that that's all its got.
Atmosphere
*Clean and trendy decor
*Warm and cozy
*Booth seats were very comfortable
*Open concept kitchen without the open concept smells
*Bonus: They had mouthwash and hand cream in the washrooms
Service
*Friendly and knowledgeable
*Was ignored for most of the night
Food
*Portions were small, as expected, but was left wanting
*Food was bland. For a Spanish place, we expected more flavors
*Most dishes were drenched in oil/butter, yet somehow not seasoned?
*Spanish dessert toast was very good, but was very pricey ($10!)
*Drinks seemed good, but again, pricey. They all seemed very interesting though ($10-$13 per cocktail)
We were seated promptly and were offered multiple seating locations. We picked the booth option, and was told there will be a party of 25 next to us. Regardless, we went with the booth anyway as it looked the coziest.
We ordered scallop ceviche, grilled calamari, fried pig ears, bone marrow, and escargot.
Our food was served promptly. They were hot, but were extremely oily and bland especially the fried pig ears. The bone marrow and escargot were delicious, but again, they were drenched in butter. It was a shame because we couldn't taste the bone marrow flavor without a mouthful of oil.
The highlight of the night was the scallop ceviche - a clean and refreshing cold tapa, served with slightly spicy taro chips.
Our grilled calamari was bland and burnt. The majority of flavors came out from the slice of lemon.
Unfortunately, service ended after we ordered.
Perhaps due to the large table next to us, or perhaps of the servers' negligence, we had next to zero service the entire night.
Our original server only came by twice the entire night. The first time, more than halfway through dinner service, he asked if anyone came to see us.. We responded that he was the first of the night. He profusely apologized, and never returned to our table again until he came with our bill.
That was the second time.
Our bill was not worth the $100 we paid. The service was extremely poor and the food was average at best. Unfortunately, we won't be back for a second round.
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