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| - This is an atypical tapas bar. First, there seems to be a crisis of identity. Is it a tapas bar or an Italian pasta place? Fresh pasta is wonderful, of course, but the fare is supposed to be Spanish. The execution of the pasta (we had the carbonara) was mediocre and bland. The pancetta seemed to have been thrown in and was not properly incorporated into the sauce. For a more authentic experience, it would've been better with guanciale, but beggars can't be choosers.
We started with the cheese plate and, while it was delicious, it exemplified one of the problems with the restaurant: it was huge. We had been looking forward to lots of different flavors and bites, but wound up only ordering a few things because they were too large. The cheese plate special was also $15, which might have been a hint had were known that.
There was a ceviche on the menu, thankfully, to remind us we were, in fact, supposed to be in a tapas bar. Unfortunately, it was also a bit bland, lacking both the spice and acidity that makes them so great.
All in all, it's a skip. Charlotte does not appear to be a tapas town.
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