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| - Just finished work and decided to hit up a new place near the boyfriend's work. The restaurant is hidden in a little underground area and only opens for dinner service at 5pm. We walked in and we were the first guests' to arrive as it was a quarter to 5. We were seated a couple minutes later by a guy whom asked us if we'd like something to drink to start off so we decided to go with still water. Little did we know that they charge $3/person for still or sparkling water.. Never have I been to restaurant that charges that much for water. After serving our water, our waiter let us know a little bit about the portion sizes, what the average amount of dishes people order, and the types of food they have in their menu ranging from cold to hot dishes. Then he gave us a couple of minutes to decide on what items we'd like to order. I was under the assumption that this restaurant was a spanish restaurant, only to realize that it was a tapas restaurant. After looking at the menu, we decided to start off with the 'supergilda' which tasted like a tater tot with cheese inside paired with a plum tasting dipping sauce to go with it. It tasted alright, nothing spectacular. After that, we decided to order the Grilled Beef Tongue with Celeriac Salad and Duck Albondigas and Gizzard Confit in Amontillado Sauce. I really liked the Beef Tongue surprisingly as I was hesitate because its an animals' tongue! The taste and texture of the Beef Tonuge was delectable and it came with a salad that tasted similar to coleslaw. I would definitely recommend this dish. The Duck Albondigas on the other hand was a little on the salty side and tasted more like meat balls with gizzard and sweet onions. After devouring those two dishes we decided we'd order one last dish called the Jamon Serrano, which was a cold dish. I thoroughly enjoyed this dish because it tasted like prosciutto, my favourite deli meat. Again on the salty side if eating it on its own but whatevs. In the end, we did not get charged for water, which was good because it was such a turn off to open a menu and having it state the charges for water. And they did give us a mini jello-like strawberry dessert, which I was not a fan of. All in all, it was an unexpected pricey dinner that we were not expecting. Food was mediocre for the obvious small portions being a tapas restaurant. I may or may not consider coming back here because of the price of the portions, even though this is a tapas restaurant, I like meals that I'm paying that much for to taste good AND satisfy my hunger without breaking my bank account.
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