Food Coma – Another Three

I’m going to assault you with photos today, on one restaurant in particular. It may not be fair of me, but just remember, I sat there through all the food…. And, by the way, after this, there are only four restaurants left on the review list unless something changes and we need to add another in for some reason.

First up, a visit to Tancat, Paraguay 645 in Centro, what was, up until recently, the only tapas bar in town. It’s one of those places I’ve gone back to now and again, but not often. My review from six years ago pretty much stands in terms of the place. As to the food, I decided this time around rather than tapas, which are more fun when you have people to share them with, to order regular dishes off the menu even though I was sitting at the bar – which, by the way, fills up pretty fast at lunchtime. I was one of the first people in at around 12:30, but by 1:00 almost all the seats were full with local businessmen, and with one exception they were all men, bellying up to the bar. At lunchtime the tapas selection is also much reduced, which I didn’t know, but makes sense, most people seemed to just be getting a single plate of food, generally fish, with a salad or potatoes on the side.

Great gazpacho – the croutons and peppers are served in a separate bowl and left for you to spoon in as you go, a nice touch because the croutons don’t get soggy. Although not quite a parrillada, or mixed grill of seafood, they do have a mariscos a la plancha, a mix of baby squid and prawns off the grill, lightly seasoned with olive oil, salt, pepper and paprika, that come with a decent green salad. Pricing is reasonable – I was thinking it might be a far cheaper option than El Burladero, near to us, which generally seems pretty expensive, but the truth is, not that different – main courses here run about 100-120 while at El Burladero they’re about 110-140 (other than the bigger, shareable plates like paella), and they have that great three course lunch special. And, good as this is, the latter is better. Still, recommended, especially when in the ‘hood.

Okay, ready for the photo assault?

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