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| - hands down, the best tapas experience I've had in a while. i went for a lovely dinner with my boyfriend last night, and at the recommendation of friends and other reviewers, let our waiter choose our dishes.
highlights: scallops wrapped in lardon...i have very few words left in my vocabulary that will do this dish justice. by far my favorite selection, the melt in your mouth scallops were very large and cooked perfectly tender and sweet, lardon was crisp and not too fatty and the reduction was a wonderfully redolent compliment to the dish and great for saucing bread
fried callamari - lightly battered with a hint of heat from the black pepper and a beautiful garlic aioli as dipping sauce.
tomates sur vigne with fromage de chevre - cherry tomatoes cooked straight on the vine to perfection were a perfect reminder of late summer with the complimentary tang of the soft, warmed goat cheese.
other selections which were highly enjoyable include the delicious complimentary salmon tartar served on a fresh slice of cucumber which was brought to us before our meal, the beautifully braised leek with tomates confit...i really had no idea leek could be so sweet and delicious...
at the end of our meal, we were a little stuffed and debating on dessert. before we could decide for ourselves, we were brought a lovely plate of churros on the house. had we not eaten quite so much, we would have inhaled the dense doughy delights and probably licked the bowl of chocolate sauce...as it was, full, we still managed to gorge on half the plate.
6 tapas and a low end bottle of wine: 100 dollars + a really good tip.
there is no doubt that we will be back again. make reservations well in advance if you are going on the weekend, kitchen closes at 11. allow at least 2 hours for a full and exceptional experience.
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