"Tapas; only the thought of her brings a smile to my face. As a trained cook interested in authentic Spanish cuisine, one can imagine the level of my excitement and curiosity when I learned that there is a tapas bar about a mile away from where I live. My wife and I first visited a Friday night, we went to a later dinner. We went in and were pleasantly surprised at the Mediterranean atmosphere in the restaurant. There was a very tasteful dining room with elegant tables and dark wooden chairs, and there was a very welcoming, relaxed bar area. Originally we wanted to sit in the dining room, but because we had come strict for the tapas, we asked for the bar area. A look at the menu and I got in; this was authentic Spanish tapas: Chorizo Espanol, Piquillos Rellenos de Cordero, Queso de Cabra... I wanted everything. The bartender was our server and he insisted to offer the nights specials, but we decided to start with only four tapas to give them the opportunity to impress me. We ordered the Spanish piquillos paprika filled with lamb and a port of Shallot reduction, herb-crazed goat cheese over marinara sauce and roasted bread, steak tartar and medals of roasted pork fillet with tetilla cheese and Spanish piquilless pepper sauce. The coating was beautiful, the flavors were amazing and I was certainly impressed. So much that we ordered two more tapas before we even stay for dessert. The other thing that really impressed me was the level of personal attention you received from waiting staff. It was so much more than usual I can help you. At one point a gentleman had come to the table to ask our wine (without asking) and to see if we needed anything else; it turned out to be the owner. At the end of the night we spent almost three hours at the Bistro Mediterran Tapas Bar. We had three glasses of wine each and we shared six tapas, plus dessert. The bill was very affordable at less than $70. We had an amazing meal, we drank a fantastic wine and we loved it so much we went back the next night to dinner. If you're looking for something outside the box, something simple, something fresh and a bit of a treat, you won't see more than Bistro Mediterran Tapas Bar."
