Oh so good. There's something about tapas restaurants that i think could be called The Tapas Rules. As follows:
1. Every dish must taste different. Like super different.
2. But still within the basic theme. Like not Spanish and Asian and Indian. But in the theme. Stick to your color scheme.
3. Have really good waitstaff. That's just a general rule of life.
4. Flavors need to be strong and memorable. When you're eating the broccoli you still need to be saying that was really damn good squid 30 seconds ago. And you want to write about it later.
5. Have good drinks. That's as much of a tapas item as anything else. Not just hydration and uninhibited good times on a kind of weird and awkward date.
Patria is like 1,2,3,4,5. There's probably a 6-14 and they got that too. Wicked food. Like everything we ordered. Broccoli. Porcini mushrooms oh god yes. Octopus special. Sangria pitcher. Blistered peppers the Spanish classy version of a bag of endless Doritos. Pan con tomate and the salted olive oil. Chorizo charcuterie board so flavorful. Bombas making me want to yell "bombas!"
This review is a bit crazy but it's because I really liked the food and don't know how to describe it. Even the price point just feels right when you taste the food. There's an intricacy in how it's prepared and the flavors are so subtle, you can taste where your money is going.
Delicious. Beautiful inside. Great food. Well worth the price and any trouble you have getting a reservation.