Patria just didn't really do it for me. Nothing was really wrong with either the food or service, but nothing about the experience was particularly fun or exciting. It all just felt a bit contrived -- but maybe that's what happens when you serve croquettes, chorizo and bacon-wrapped pepper-stuffed dates in a yawning 4-million dollar space. There's no real energy to the place; it just dissipates.
Service was super friendly but they screwed up one dish (brought us plain pan con tomate and not with the anchovies we wanted) and the pace was way off, as our first 3 plates all came within 10 minutes after we ordered. I was also a little bit peeved that the "small" meat and cheese plate I asked for (after we already ate five or six dishes) ended up being three full orders of individual meats and cheeses each for 49 bucks. I just wanted something small to munch on but obviously I wasn't clear or Patria didn't bother to just put a couple half-plates together.
Wine markups are insane, at 4x for a 25-dollar bottle I could find at the LCBO a block away. (I ordered it anyways so I guess that's my fault.)
Probably won't be back any time soon and will look to get my tapas fix at Bar Isabel instead. It just feels right there.