Tasca is a Spanish Tapas restaurant in our neighborhood we wanted to try out. Friday, we walked the whole 1/4 mile to the restaurant for our 7:30 reservation.
We walked in and the hostess said it would be a few min, so we ordered drinks at the bar. Almost immediately we were seated, and told our drinks would be brought over.
We sat, browsed the menu and got some water. No drinks. 10 min later: no wait staff, no drinks.
15 min later. no waitstaff, no drinks. I started to get annoyed. It's clear this place caters to groups of 5+, but don't neglect the 2-4 tables! I closed my menu and started to try to catch the eye of ANY waitstaff the walked by. Nothing.
Finally out waitress came by and was clueless that our drinks were at the bar waiting for us. Clearly the guy who sat us and assured us our drinks would be delivered was not in communication with his staff. ugh.
anyway - I WANTED to love this place. The atmosphere is great, the wine and sangria were delish, the food was overall pretty good. The service was out of control HORRIBLE. They left a comment card, which I turned into the hostess (cause what if the waitress tossed it in the trash?!) Maybe we can give it another try. It is so close and has so much potential!
On to the food:
Tapas, In case you have never gone (it was my first time) - are a lot of small plates of food. They reccomend 2-3 plates per person. We ordered 6 total dishes.
Per the menu:
12 Pincho de pollo y chorizo
Grilled chicken and chorizo skewer with peppers and onion in a spicy chili sauce
Delicious! spicy sauce, chicken, peppers, onion - no complaints!
21 Albóndigas
Beef and pork meatballs with romano cheese and fresh herbs in a green peppercorn sauce
meh. the meatballs were squishy and bland, with some sort of potato chip shredded on top. Do not order.
29 Brie a la plancha
Grilled imported Brie cheese with a homemade savory apple and raisin chutney served
with a grilled baguette
meh. the grilled brie was cold, and the grilled baguettes were soft. If they were crisp, and the brie warm, it would have been great! sadly, that was not the case.
35 Canelón rellono de pollo
Chicken and spinach stuffed canelon baked in a duo of tomato and smoked cheese sauces
OMG delish. Saucy, chicken and spinach cheesy goodness. Definitely recommend.
18 Couscous con verduras
Israeli couscous tossed with roasted eggplant, red peppers, zucchini, tomato and
grilled artichoke in a fresh basil marinade
Pretty good. refreshing and yummy. maybe a little heavy on the balsamic vinaigrette but overall worth ordering if you like the components.
Also, we had Chicken Croquettes (not on the current menu) which were Delicious! and in some sort of red sauce.
