So there we were ready to test waters at the ' Tender Trap Tapas and Wine', a new tapas establishment in Chadstone's new fresh food and life style section. Yes we were at the fashion capital however its questionable whether they could be the 'food' capital as well.
Spanish Tapas is a soiree of delicious dishes served in small clay bowls. having tapas is a casual affair, best enjoyed with good company and a rocking glass of wine.... think yum cha with bar that actually has a wine list ... and your close! Tapas in all of its glory is relaxed dining and if your a food whore, being able to gorge on different flavors and textures is a bonus.
we had:
* A platter, made of terrine, pate,jamon (spanish ham),salami,pickled anchovy (strangely enticing), grilled peppers,mushrooms and zucchini. hommus and tatziki dip w bread, olives and almonds.
*Pork ribs
*Paella-chorizo, saffron ,peppers,prawns,mussels.
It was 15 minutes before we got our drinks,further 30 mins for the starters and a painstaking 10 wait for the bread FOR our starters and trailing along 10-15 minutes after that we got our paella. what could of been a quick and tasty dinner, turned out to be a long and draining hoohah. admiring decor and bitching about your day can only hold you off for so long. We should of been enjoying our evening, however the whole night consisted of waiting, the " your food is on its way" line wore extremely thin by the 30 minute mark. yes i was a starving marvin and no i was not a happy camper!
When the platter came, it was a delightful assortment of goodies, the terrine was rather bland and so was the salami it lacked aroma and flavor... which is what every salami want to be right?. There was a measly two pieces for bread for the whole platter which was very annoying considering we had to wait around while for more bread to come. (order your bread in one go if you must guys!)
the spare ribs were what ribs should be, there's no fun in eating ribs when all the meat has fallen off it. The sauce tasted like bbq sauce and wasn't very 'Spanish' but then again Spanish cuisine is regional. it was as Spanish as much as sweet and sour pork is Chinese. I didn't give a flip about authenticity i was starving!
So it all came down to the paella, came out steaming hot which was a good sign, tastefully garnished with red capsicum under seasoned (salt shakers out) but well spiced 'yay' for that!
It's a new establishment and the family at TTTW have yet to find their feet 'decent' enough food but after forking out $70 for waiting all night for your food is a real bummer. They were understaffed for a Friday night, and staff that were on, couldn't keep up. so to all my lads and ladies proceed with caution, great novelty value, don't go on an empty stomach!
edibility rating >>4/10<< sorry guys just wasn't work the wait!!
Spanish Tapas is a soiree of delicious dishes served in small clay bowls. having tapas is a casual affair, best enjoyed with good company and a rocking glass of wine.... think yum cha with bar that actually has a wine list ... and your close! Tapas in all of its glory is relaxed dining and if your a food whore, being able to gorge on different flavors and textures is a bonus.
we had:
* A platter, made of terrine, pate,jamon (spanish ham),salami,pickled anchovy (strangely enticing), grilled peppers,mushrooms and zucchini. hommus and tatziki dip w bread, olives and almonds.
*Pork ribs
*Paella-chorizo, saffron ,peppers,prawns,mussels.
It was 15 minutes before we got our drinks,further 30 mins for the starters and a painstaking 10 wait for the bread FOR our starters and trailing along 10-15 minutes after that we got our paella. what could of been a quick and tasty dinner, turned out to be a long and draining hoohah. admiring decor and bitching about your day can only hold you off for so long. We should of been enjoying our evening, however the whole night consisted of waiting, the " your food is on its way" line wore extremely thin by the 30 minute mark. yes i was a starving marvin and no i was not a happy camper!
When the platter came, it was a delightful assortment of goodies, the terrine was rather bland and so was the salami it lacked aroma and flavor... which is what every salami want to be right?. There was a measly two pieces for bread for the whole platter which was very annoying considering we had to wait around while for more bread to come. (order your bread in one go if you must guys!)
the spare ribs were what ribs should be, there's no fun in eating ribs when all the meat has fallen off it. The sauce tasted like bbq sauce and wasn't very 'Spanish' but then again Spanish cuisine is regional. it was as Spanish as much as sweet and sour pork is Chinese. I didn't give a flip about authenticity i was starving!
So it all came down to the paella, came out steaming hot which was a good sign, tastefully garnished with red capsicum under seasoned (salt shakers out) but well spiced 'yay' for that!
It's a new establishment and the family at TTTW have yet to find their feet 'decent' enough food but after forking out $70 for waiting all night for your food is a real bummer. They were understaffed for a Friday night, and staff that were on, couldn't keep up. so to all my lads and ladies proceed with caution, great novelty value, don't go on an empty stomach!
edibility rating >>4/10<< sorry guys just wasn't work the wait!!
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