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| - We were invited to "Friends And Family Night" prior to opening night at the new Tapas by Stratta. Overall, this was a great experience. We arrived a couple of minutes late (maybe ten?) for our 7:30 reservation. Granted, this was a complimentary evening, so people really weren't interested in leaving in a timely manner. We were served quickly at the bar, and enjoyed our wine before dinner. We weren't seated until after 8:00 though. Heard from others the sangria was top notch too.
When we were seated, our server Cripian (hope we got it right) was awesome. Kept our water and wine refilled, and gave us the lowdown on the menu. We ordered several tapas plates to start - black kale fritter was my favorite dish, and the baked clams and baked monte enebro were great too, although a little less healthy. I ate the rest of the monte enebro with a spoon after we finished the bread...
The bone marrow dip was just okay, as were the romaine hearts. The manchego cheese was simple yet flavor-packed. My husband loved the "patatas bravas" and "albondigas" - he even ordered seconds! The dill/mint dip that came with the lamb curry had me scraping the bowl.
Dessert wise, we tried the churroa and bunuelos. I thought the spicy chocolate dipping sauce for the churros was great, and scarfed them down.
Overall, other than the initial wait, the experience was great. Hats off to the chef - can't wait to come back! Overall 4 1/2 stars - a wonderful first night!
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