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| - We stumbled onto this place around 8:30 pm on a slow Tuesday evening. Given the funky/slightly tacky decor, my first impression was to wonder whether we had made a mistake. We had not! Admittedly the prices on the menu look a bit on the high side, but the quality of the food was excellent, making it good value for money: crunchy stuffed olives, homemade chorizo, beautiful Serrano ham, a perfect fluffy Tortilla EspaƱola with its sweet onions still h a faint crunch, fat eggplant rolls stuffed with peppers and goat cheese (outrageous!), and a tiny paella with its flavors melded but not muddied. We found the house wine, a 2010 red Rioja, to be delicious. At that late hour on a weeknight, the place was empty and the owner talked with us at length - the man knows his wines.
I can see that this place wouldn't appeal to everyone; it's not a concept restaurant with open kitchen and hip furnishings. But it was great food and a great find. We'll be back.
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