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| - One of my pet peeves is to pay high prices at a restaurant, and still leave hungry. It's even more aggravating when the food is just ordinary. This was my experience at Patria.
We were told by the server we should order 3-4 items per person so long as it included some items from the heavier dishes. We ordered 4 items per person from across the menu, just as instructed, and there was still very little food to be had.
The choritzo ($7) was sliced very thinly and there was just enough to cover a small saucer. In other words, there was very little of it. The Jamon Serrano ($13) was just enough to cover a medium sized dish. In other words, there was very little of it too.
We ordered two types of goat cheese (Roncal and Garrotxas). They were both firm cheeses, and I must say rather underwhelming. There was a little piece of each, hardly justified for $9 a piece.
The "Patatas Bravas Con Huevo Frito" (Crispy Potato + Spicy Tomato + Fried Egg) was very disappointing at $10. It looked and tasted like home fries you might get at the Golden Griddle. We asked for it to be replaced, and got the Halibut special instead. The fish was very nicely cooked, but it was under dressed, and again a very small portion. At ($26) we did not get anywhere near our money's worth.
The chick peas and spinach stew ($9) was tasty, but again, only a handful of chick peas and a mere sprinkle of spinach.
The "Pimientos Rellenos" (stuffed piquillo pepper) ($14) consisted of only two stuffed peppers. Let's do the math. That's $7 dollar for a pepper the size of a ping pong ball. I don't know about you, but in my books, that's a steep price. Now, even that would have been forgiven, had it been a great stuffed pepper. But instead, it was a very bad stuffed pepper. The meat was mushy and completely bland. Very unappetizing dish.
The "Bistec a la Parrilla" (Prime Beef Striploin + Padron Peppers + Crispy Potato) was quite good. The crispy potato was very nice. But again there was very very little meat. They try to make it look more plentiful by slicing it very thinly, but in my opinion, there was probable about 4oz of meat on the plate. At $34, again, you do not get anywhere close to your money's worth.
The wine selection was not great, with much too heavy emphasis on expensive bottles. Opting to order by the glass, we ended up paying $56 for 4 glasses of wine.
At the end of the day, we paid $200 for a dinner for two, and left with empty stomachs.
What surprises me is that the restaurant seems to be doing quite well. It was filled to capacity on a weeknight. Maybe it's because it's such an attractive space. Or maybe these folks just did not read the right reviews.
Well, I hope I did some service out there to people who are still concerned about the value of their money, and don't wish to squander it on mediocre, overly priced, very small portions of food.
P.S. The restaurant is rated at $$$, but it's probably because it's hard to give a price range for tapas. However, it belongs in the $$$$ category.
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