We randomly found this place after roaming around the town and on our way out to another place…read more Hungry and thirsty, we decided to have a quick bite here, an early lunch. We ambled in and looked at the tapas selection on display and immediately ordered 3 of the plates, x 3, for the three of us.
They came out pretty fast and as we were waiting for them, I noticed a plate of fried eggplant drizzled with honey (pr molasses) on the menu. My friend had been saying for a few days it was a specialty of Andalusia, and there it was. So we added that to the order. Our waiter was friendly, from Uruguay, and he conversed a bit with my friend from Argentina.
Our drinks came out, just two liter bottles of water, and then our tapas. We had artichoke hearts, a tuna and tomato dip and an octopus and potato dish. And the berenjenas con miel (the eggplant). All were excellent, completely hitting the spot, but the crown probably went to the berenjenas. I added a bit more salt to mine to accentuate the contrast of sweet and crispy, but was great without. Then we had 3 espressos and 2 desserts, a spanish style cheesecake and a 3 chocolate cake.
We had looked at the tapas menu and figured without thinking much about it we'd be paying about $55 euros total. When the bill came we were shocked! We called over the waiter and asked him if a mistake was made. No, it was correct. We had been looking at the prices on the menu for a full sized dish, not the tapas sized ones we had, to accompany a drink. The total - $17.5 euros. For everything! Unbelievable. We were staggered. Even my friend who lives there couldn't believe it. Granted we did not order alcohol, for which they charge more, but that is also cheap in Spain and might have added only 50% more to the bill at most if we had had 2 beers each.
So, to be clear, the tapas cost .50 euros each. That is all. Our 2 desserts cost more than the food. And in Spain, tip and tax is included in the total. So you don't have to add anything.
I don't know how a joint survives on prices like that, but that's Spain. We left some more euros to the total for a tip regardless and told them we'd be back and we'd tell our friends.
So there, go!