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3 reviews for La Tasca
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La Tasca
8/1/2010
I went here with 2 friends for a late dinner and it looked as if it was already closed because the lighting was so dim I could barely see my food but that was the only bad thing about the experience. We ordered Sangria and it was delicious except the fruit they put in the wine still had the rinds and we like to eat the fruit from the bottom. The tapas was really good and we ordered about 12 plates for 3 of us and a dessert and we were stuffed.
I wouldn't recommend the paella because it was more like rice with meat in it than actual paella but it was still good. The coquettes were the best part of the meal and we had to order a second helping.
This is a pretty good restaurant for a night out in Colchester but don't expect it to be cheap. Definitely worth the money though!
La Tasca
30/3/2009
Not the best advertisement for this ratther overplayed chain.
Food so so although service is friendly and attentive
Not somewhere I would rush to again. Too much reliance on the good old microwave I guess, otherwise "barbecued pork chunks" wouldn't arrive in five minutes
PS As for Kintaro, the other review, the Alhambra is a Moorish palace, not a restaurant, and is in Granada, not Madrid !!
La Tasca
25/2/2009
My, my... Colchester's best kept secret. Amo este lugar! Brilliant Spanish tapas bar. Very refreshing compared to the rubbish that litters the High Street and the dodgy alleys of Queen Street.
Waltzing inside, you're presented with a proper bar. Some of the best pilsners, ales and stouts from the far flung corners of the world end up here. There's a Moldavian Volk Barley Wine that will duff you up properly if you're not ready for it. A Warning to the uninitiated: It tastes almost like a stout but carries about 14% alcohol by volume. You won't know anything is amiss until you attempt to get up on your feet.
The menu is top rate fare. No greasy pub grub here at La Tasca. The Boquerones en Escabeche (Moorish Anchovies pickled in a delectable vinaigarette) are as close as you'll get to the Alhambra without hopping on a plane from Heathrow to Madrid. Also, their Empanadas (fried bread pies stuffed with sausage and taters) go a long way to satisfying a famished soul; good ballast for an empty belly. After supper, try any of their brilliantly crisp brandys.
You'll generally want to pick 3 or 4 items off the menu if you're hungry. The servings tend to be a bit smallish, but that's the whole idea behind tapas. Experiment, try something new every time. You certainly won't run out of choices any time soon.
Try to avoid Fridays if it's your first time, however. It can get frightfully busy. For an initial experience, pick a quiet evening in the midweek. On Fridays, you will have to deal with the throngs of Essex chavs and slappers on the High Street stumbling out of the Hippodrome and shouting soup onto you.
"Do whuh, mate?" :)
