Some things we learnt off google about going for tapas in Spain like a local – ‘tapearing’:
- if it’s a Spanish menu or all-day tapas, it’s likely catered for tourists – we wanted a more traditional experience
- only Spanish is spoken in the restaurant
- busy with locals
We headed into the Triana neighbourhood where the restaurant barely had enough room for us to squeeze into. Check!
No English was spoken and when we tried to speak English, we were not understood. Check!
When we left the restaurant, Nolan worked to convince that we should not go out for tapas here again. His reasons were that we paid €1 for a whole loaf of fresh warm bread from the panaderia and €2 for a package of tasty Iberico ham from the grocery store. We paid €3 for ONE slice of cold bread topped with ONE slice of ham – not a good deal Mom.
In addition, he saw the woman prepare the salmorejo and she poured it out of the bottle you can buy at the grocery store (about €1 for a litre) and stuck it in the microwave. We paid €3 for the little bowl. Really not a good deal, Mom!!
