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| - I went to Cava last night with my family. I was really looking forward to it after reading so many great reviews. The room was full, but the noise level never got too high. The service was slow to start out, but then got better as the night progressed. We ordered 2 bottles of wine our waiter suggested. Both were excellent.
Okay now on the food. We had:
Pincho of avocado and avruda - 5/5 so good!
Pincho of fois gras - 5/5 get this!
Grilled octopus - 2/5 this is a share size for 2 people, not 4. Also, it wasn't fresh. Octopus was way too chewy. The only reason we ate it is because it came out first and we were STARVING. If we weren't so hungry I would have sent this back.
Eggplant - 3/5 This is delicious, but it is deep fried. So if you were hoping for a healthy vegetable dish, this is not it. It would have been nice if the menu gave a more accurate description.
Duck breast - 5/5 This was incredible. I loved the fennel ravioli it came on. This is a share size if everyone is okay to have 2 pieces of duck and a mouthful of fennel. We ordered 2.
Beet salad - 5/5
Sable fish - 4/5 This was delicious, but not at all a share size. This was the size of most appetizers. I can't imagine why this would be $30. We were really surprised when the side plate with the tiny piece of fish was brought out.
Tagiine of lamb - 4/4 very tasty.
clams with chorizo - 2/5 I thought the sausage was really good, but then came home feeling awful from too much salt. I would skip this one.
Venison anticucho - 3/5 too salty for my taste. The cabbage it came with was very good.
Dessert:
Churros - 4/5 - They were better without the chocolate sauce.
Some sort of banana tart with buttermilk ice cream - 3/5 The tart was heavenly, IMO buttermilk ice cream should not exist. -2 stars because of it.
Also, one of the diners in my group had several food allergies, and Cava accommodated us beautifully. They even brought out a sorbet for him when the desert came (which we didn't order), so he could have something uncontaminated by his allergens. Thank you Cava :)
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