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With 52 reviews before me, I'm not sure what else I could add.
I will say that they have the best saganaki I have ever feasted upon. I had a steak taco dish as well, and the meat on that was very chewy, so -1 for that.
I had never has crème brûlée before I went here, but I seriously giggled when I ate it. It was so good, it made me giddy.
I would recommend this place to anyone. I wish I was in Florida more often so that I could dine here more.
Beet salad was amazing.
Original sangria was thirst quenching.
Lamb chops were awesome.
Various Asian fusion dishes look suspicious.
5 cheese pizza was cheeeesy~
Excellent for group dining!!!
I have been coming to this place since I was in high school... that was like over 13 years ago, and I still love it!
The food tastes exactly the same, which is a good thing, and the ambiance - although it is much louder than I remember - is pretty much the same too. I always bring people here who are visiting Orlando and they are always impressed.
Even though it's a chain (I haven't been to their other locations) it's still unique enough not to fall into that cookie cutter category. Plus, I think this is the first tapas place I ever went to... before tapas became the "cool" type of food to eat.
Try the cuban steak skewers, they are always a big hit, and their black bean soup (although slightly boring) is quite tasty too!
I really enjoy tapas bars, and Tango is the perfect mix of small plates with a variety of choices. They also offer a variety of entertainment including belly dancers, fire breathers, and artists. If you're looking for a special occasion restaurant, Cafe Tu Tu Tango would be one of my top choices.
The Food: Is excellent, and not your typical tapas fare. One of my favorites is the roasted pears on pecan crisps. I haven't found anything similar at any of the restaurants in Orlando, or anywhere else for that matter. It's ne of those dishes you don't want to share, even though that's part of the tapas bar concept.
Even if you're not a drinker, I highly suggest ordering a pitcher of fresh sangria or mojitos. I don't even LIKE mojitos, but my friends ordered a pitcher and I had to have a taste...hooked! Yummy, delicious, tastes like candy.
The Service:
Has really varied for me. I strongly suggest, and would require if I could, that you make reservations. Tango is in tourist central, and every single Disney/Universal/Orlando transient in the world tries to get in last minute. Don't be THAT guy.
Even if you do have reservations, be prepared to WAIT. We booked a large group for dinner on a Saturday night for my best friend's birthday, but still ended up waiting an hour to be seated. Once we got a space, the food and drinks came out impressively fast...but we still waited an hour WITH reservations.
The Entertainment:
If there is another venue where you can see fire breathers, dancers, circus acts and artists besides the circus, please let me know. This place has so much going on at once at times you don't know where to look- but it's an absolute blast. Probably not the best venue for an intimate chat, but it would be a great first date spot if you're nervous about making conversation.
All in all, despite some minor set backs, I really love Cafe TuTu Tango. Yet another one of those places I wish would relocate out of tourist alley so I could visit more often!
Definitely not the traditional tapas bar that I am used to they have a large number of many different cultured "small plates" , being that I live in south Florida i am more accustomed to and love the more Spanish influenced fare. The food here is very good and it is nice to get curry chicken and spinach dip and bacon wrapped scallops just to mix things up. They also have some of the best Sangria I have had in a non-Spanish establishment. I do have to agree with alot of other reviewers here in that the wait sucks because of the tourists, but there is enough going on here with any number of performers trying to get your attention and donations, as well as some unique art on the walls that is also onsale. I have been here quite a few times and will continue to visit as long as the wait time does not get too crazy.
What a cool way to spend an evening in Orlando. So often, restaurants off property of Universal and Disney are overlooked. This establishment is a great way to cool of and rest your weary feet after a day of line-standing. The appetizer based meal allows you to try a lot of different foods in one sitting. You can share all of the plates with your table. Local artists come in and do their creative thing while you eat. It's all-in-all a nifty, and finally different place to dine.
This place is awesome. The live entertainment & the art all make for a great atmosphere!
My favorite is the Chocolate Calzone. You've got try it!
This place used to be a lot better about 2+ years ago. They took a lot of options off the menu and the location closed due to violations (look it up if you don't believe me), and the two most recent times I ate there the quality has been much less appealing than before. The place also seems dirtier.
Great concept. Too bad the one in LA closed. Bring friends, share everything, get schwasted.
I ate here last night. I used to think that the food was good here. I am not sure anymore. The atmosphere is nice and there is tons of art on the walls. There are even artists painting and selling while you eat. The artwork goes from around $70 to $800.
I ordered two things that I ate at a previous visit. The Bang Bang Shrimp $11 and Empanadas $7. The shrimp was good while the empanadas were lacking in flavor. The last time I ordered them they were 5 smaller ones with a great cheese sauce. This time 2 regular sized ones with sour cream.
The black bean soup $3 was good but had a mysterious stick in it? The tuna tower $7 was just so-so. My boyfriend and I spent $50 here and I was still hungry when I left. Save your money for the artwork.
Over the past few months, I've come to know this restaurant as my regular spot. I fell in love with this place from the moment I walked through the doors. The whole idea behind their theme as being "food for the starving artists" speaks volumes about their goal. The food ranges from brick oven pizzas, to southwest egg rolls, to seafood, to Asian fusion. It has the most eclectic menu in town with weekly rotating specials.
The restaurant is covered wall to wall with local artist's beautiful work. You'll usually even come across one of these artists in the midst of creation right in the center of the place. On the weekends, this place is bustling with guests, flamenco dancers, as well as psychic readers. They have balloon artists for the kids too! It definitely gets busy on the weekends or when a convention is around the corner, so call ahead. During the day there is usually immediate seating. They also cater to private parties.
It has one of the best staffs in all of Orlando, and if I'm not mistaken has won several awards from Orlando periodicals. I frequent the bar area, which is adorned with several couches to lounge on while sipping one of their many cocktails or a micro-brew from their very extensive beer list. The bartenders are fantastic and each have their own very individual style and are all very great conversationalists.
Try the hummus for an appetizer and don't miss out on the fresh sangria.
Tu Tu Tango is really a 2.5 star kind of place based on food but the ambiance and entertainment make up for the lack luster food. The place is always packed on the weekend and the service has never been that great. Especially when there only 1 bar tender on a Fri. night and all you want is a drink!
Let's start with the decor and entertainment:
The place has a great vibe. Beautiful, funky and eclectic art created by local artists adorn the walls. There is always something interesting and new to look at. The belly dancers and hula hooping girls are highly entertaining and very talented. This is what makes it a great place to meet with friends and have a few drinks.
The food however is a different story. The dishes are all tapas style which I really like--but the prices are way too high for tiny portions that are not the highest in quality. Nothing on the menu is really spectacular and the food is definitely nothing like authentic tapas would be. $8 for 2 pieces of Cajun Ckn Egg Rolls which are nothing special--Seriously?!
Bottom line= Cafe Tu Tu Tango is a great place to meet up for drinks before dinner. The entertainment on Fri and Sat is worth stop over if your in the area.
Oh, Cafe Tu Tu Tango... it pains me to write this review. Your now-closed Miami location was my favorite restaurant in college, but I was at least happy with the knowledge that your Orlando location was only three hours away. Alas, after my visit this weekend, I'm afraid we must part ways.
Let's talk about the food for a second. For one thing, your portion sizes have stayed the same, but your prices have gone up. Is that really such a great idea in this economy? FOUR dollars for hummus that used to be free in Miami? SEVEN dollars for empanadas? Who are you kidding? I'd at least be willing to forgive you for it if the quality was better. The hummus was great, I'll give you that - got a good amount, and it had a kick to it. But seriously, what did you do to those poor empanadas? They used to be so great! You USED to get five of the mini ones. Now it's just two big ones, which (by the way) are dull and flavorless. They have gone so downhill, and it's so disappointing.
I used to love your mojitos... especially the watermelon-flavored one. So I ordered it, and it came out tasting like a really bad diet soda. I asked for another one, without the flavoring this time. It was just marginally better, but a far, far cry from what it used to be.
And the noise... the atmosphere is what makes this place unique. I get that. The flamenco and belly dancers were fun to watch. But blaring music that belongs at a sporting event over the speakers... that's annoying. What's the point of having a "fun" atmosphere if I have to scream across the table to have a conversation?
Sorry, Tu Tu... we had a great relationship for a long, long time. But it's over. It's not me, it's you... and it's just not worth it anymore to go out of my way when I'm in Orlando to have mediocre food, especially when I remember what it used to be.
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We loved this place! I had attempted to go here twice before but always had at least an hour wait. Finally, just went last minute on an off night and got right in.
They recommend choosing 2 appetizers per person, which gets pricey since they are all around $8-$9. You could probably get away with only getting 3 for 2 people, since they are a good size and we could not finish all 4. This line I will throw in a few more numbers: 3498572589374.
We also had a server, Darcy, who was excellent. Great with recommendations and very attentive. Overall, we loved the theme of the restaurant where you get to try a little of everything. It is a little pricey for such a casual atmosphere, but you will have fun.
I must say that after visiting Cafe Tu Tu Tango, I was both confused by the number of people here, as well as all the high ratings that were to be found here on Yelp. The reason for my confusion is this: the food portions are very small (they precursor this by mentioning that everything is "appetizer size"), the food is not that good, and, our service was atrocious.
Me, my mom, and my 2 daughters arrived at Tu Tu around 8pm and were told about a 20-30 minute wait. The atmosphere was great, artists sitting around creating the restaurant's current decor live! Lots of people, lots of friendly banter. Shortly after a 10 to 15 minute wait we were seated. Hate to say it, but for this visit, the shorter than expected wait was about the best thing to happen for our visit.
The kids ordered a corn dog and spaghetti from the kids menu. The corn dog was decent, but the spaghetti was lacking adequate sauce (came with about a teaspoon of marinara), and flavor. Big time. Next up was the picadillo and cheese empanadas for me and my mom. The white sauce that came with it was flavorful but the empenada shell was dry and dull, and the contents was cool and also had the now familiar dull flavor.
The waiter had mentioned that the items came from different areas of the restaurant and would come at different times so we figured the sopa de leon and the oriental marinated steak skewers we also ordered would be up shortly. After 10 - 15 minutes of doctoring the flavor of the empenadas and doing random flavor sampling of the kids' food, the waiter walked up prepared to give us a check and asked "will there be anything else?". Well, we had hoped to try the other items we ordered, we mentioned, but after waiting around we were actually not hungry anymore so we figured we'd cut our losses and close out the bill which, for 3 fountain drinks, appetizer size empenadas, and 2 kids meals was now at $25.
I'm guessing (and hoping) that by the steady crowd of people and the number of decent reviews here we our visit was a fluke, but I still can't help walking out of there very confused!
Ok, I went to this place after hearing how great it was from several people (hence the great reviews on this site). But, I did not enjoy the food or cocktails at all. I had the beef and cheese empanadas which were lukewarm and so-so in the flavor department. Also, you get maybe 4 small empanadas (meant for sharing) for like 8 bucks. I also had the oriental steak skewers which were also lacking in flavor. Finally, I had the black bean soup which I had to add a LOT of salt in order to taste anything. Overall, I ended up leaving this place STARVING.
I ordered a mojito which is usually my fave drink and its sort of difficult to screw up a mojito, but yes, it happened. The mojito here is basically soda with a little lime and rum...unlike other bars that use real sugar cane juice.
The only things I liked were the dancers and all of the art on the walls for sale. I don't think I will be back anytime soon.
Freaking amazing! Thanks to trusty Yelp, I discovered this place online and convinced my traveling partners to go check it out for dinner before a night of dancing.
I don't even know where to start. This is a very lively and colorful place. The walls are covered from top to bottom in a vast amount of artwork that is for sale. There is even an artist there painting in the middle of the restaurant, although the work on the walls was definitely done by a variety of people. We also had a gentleman (Alex) who is a "card manipulator." He gave us the impression that he doesn't like to be called a magician, etc. ;) He was so good at what he did that even the people at our table that wanted to be annoyed by him became captivated. Really unique! And THEN...there is a couple who does flamenco dancing and they are GREAT! They performed a few times over the course of our meal and during the last show they grabbed some people from our table to partake. Such a fun time!
Now to the food...it is just as colorful and exciting as the decorum. We had a lot of plates, as it is a fusion tapas joint and we had 5 people to please...along with some pitchers of white sangria and mojitos. Our absolute favorite food was the roasted pears on pecan crisps. They were so good, in fact, that we ordered another round of them after we finished off the rest of the food. The Beef Napoleon was my second favorite. Everything we ate was full of flavor and was of high quality.
This was definitely a perfect place to start off a night of dancing. We definitely got our second wind after visiting!
Café TuTu Tango "food for the starving artist."
I LOVE the menu, so many wine regions to choose from by the glass or bottle, Award winning sangria recipe from Barcelona!! Tapas are always a favorite of mine. We tried the duck & mixed salad greens, alligator bites, dynamite shrimp rolls, sun dried pizza & a smoked chicken quesadilla; everything we tried was $7-$9 and came out perfectly timed, hot and service was wonderful. The décor is really interesting; college artist painting while we ate, placemats are a glossary that can come in handy if your not an artist or speak Spanish. They also have masterpiece drinks for $6.95. So many places to try in Orlando, but we would defiantly go back!!
The food at Tu Tu Tango was so bad that it was the tipping point for me to join Yelp and write restaurant reviews.
I have had tapas at many different restaurants around the country and world. I have eaten at very expensive, moderate, and cheap places, and the food has generally been what I expected from a restaurant of a particular caliber.
The food here was, well... terrible. We ordered the saganaki, grilled shrimp skewers, empanadas, seared salmon, and braised lamp chops, with a pitcher of mango sangria. The lamb was the only redeeming dish, and the saganaki was so-so. The rest? Awful:
-The grilled skewered shrimp was translucent - clearly undercooked. The green compote it came with was awful- tasted like someone had mowed the lawn and used grass purree. Sent it back and got refunded
-The seared salmon tasted like it had been cooked 3 hours ago and sitting in a pool of fish sauce. Definitely NOT what seared salmon should be like.
-The empanadas had beans from a can in it. Now this is not necessarily a bad thing, but it is when mixed with the other flavors- it tasted like dog food (there should be no Old El Paso in $8 empanadas)
Never trust a Tapas place with Hummus and stir fry on the menu.
Their slogan is "food for the starving artist." If I was around food like this all the time, I'd starve myself, too.
Flamenco, salsa, and break dancers, great music, awesome drinks and a unique combination of food and spices...what's not to love? Cafe Tu Tu tango embodies all of these things and more.
In most cases, I avoid the tourist trap that is International Drive at all costs, but I will venture out there to go to Tangoes. I love everything about this place...save for the huge crowds and long waits that you'll typically find on the weekends and special occasions like graduations.
The concept of this restaurant is tapas, which originates from Spain. All of the dishes are appetizer size and portioned. The idea is for each person to order three or more dishes and then share with the whole table. This can be difficult at times because the dishes are not very big.
For starters, I recommend going with the baked artichoke and crab meat, spinach dip or the roasted pears and pecan crisps...all are so yummy! Next I would go with the sesame seared ahi tuna and the tango salad, which both taste so fresh and have good flavor. However, my favorite items to order are the dijon chicken skewers, seared salmon skewers, and the Cuban grilled steak skewers. You really can't go wrong with anything on the menu though.
Among other things, their white peach sangria is spectacular. For dessert the banana pizza is the only thing I'm not too keen on. Everything else is AMAZING!
However, like all things there a few negatives. First, this place gets wicked crowded on the weekends, making the waits 90 plus minutes long and impossible to move around inside. Second, the music can get really long making it hard to talk or hear. Lastly, there's so much going on sometimes that it's hard to enjoy your meal.
Those things aside...LOVE IT!
This is a great place with some uneven food. Bang Bang Shrimp - Great. Mango Rib - Pass. Wine list - Great. Service - Great.
The atmosphere is great. Local artist's work on the walls, artist in residence creating work on site.
I would definitely go back, but can't rate higher than 3 stars for the unevenness of food.
This place is awesome!
Once you walk in, whatever you see on the walls is up for sale. Expect for the giant leopard ass that is above one of the emergency exits -- that's definitely not for sale. We asked our server if we could buy it and we were told that we couldn't. Suck! But as far as everything else, the place is cute. There's tons of local artists in the restaurant trying to sell their creations/artwork.
As far as the food goes, the tappas were delicious. Just order a few plates between your friends and keep ordering if you are still hungry. I was disappointed with their sangria -- it was watered down so minus 1 for that. Otherwise, definitely check this place out!
Service was good(waiter looked like Chris Rock but no sign of Jacky), drinks were flowing and I think the girls got to dance. Oh food...everything was very good and I had my first gator meat there....mmmm taste like chicken.
You won't want to come here if you can't stand the noise and music. If you're having a bad day, this place will definitely cheer you up!
I forgot to mention the full bar! There will be a wait at this restaurant and that's probably why I had one too many gin tonics that night.
Overall, I'll definitely visit this place again the next time I'm in Orlando. =)
Tapas, tapas, tapas!
Order 3-4 each and share.
I recommend the the hummus, oriental beef skewers, pork potstickers, margarita pizza, and of course who can forget.. the CAJUN CHICKEN EGG ROLLS. omfg. I order two orders and take one to go, ALWAYS. and since i-drive is ON the way to the airport I always pick up an order to munch on the plane. :)
Who in the world would bring their kid here? Its usually large groups of drunken a**holes like myself getting wasted over massive quantities of food. I've never left there sober. The drinks are amazing, wonderfully priced for I-drive, and super consistent. But after 2 rich drinks.. what isn't consistent? Sober need not apply. This place has amazing energy, and its so loud you usually have to yell across the table to be heard.
No matter what night you go there will be artists working, or even better, on the weekends there are belly dancers, tango dancers, tarot card readers, and who can forget the Egg Man? The music rocks, and the servers are always friendly.
WARNING*** there are many different kitchens here. So food comes out at different times. Don't get pissy pants if Molly McButter's food all comes out before yours.. go a few times, and learn the system.. eventually you can coordinate to have yours come out first. Egg Rolls are always popular and therefore always coming out the soonest... etc.. Things comes out when theyre ready, and they don't sit around. If yours comes out first, do the right thing... and share!
Every I go to Fl, I have to stopby here when time allows. However never... never come on a Fri or Sat night. You will not find a seat and you might not get the attention of your waiter at all...
So I only go on other nights and it is great. I never have to wait, the food is good although price has gone up a little... We were 3 and they suggests to order 7 dishes but actually 5 was the right amount. They have some good (but very sugary) desserts but nothing to wow for as it looks like they just buy it from the outside.
I definitely like the duck confit and many other dishes that I can't recall right now. The restaurant is also decorated with many paintings on sale (kinda pricey but I'm not an art expert), with someone dancing (belly dancing or tango), some stands for taro card reading, painters painting. It is very interesting and recommend to go at least once.
Well color me impressed. I had high hopes for Tu Tu Tango, which I visited with one of my best gal pals in the summer of 2005. It was recommended to her, we're both foodies who love good art and interesting dining atmospheres, so off we went!
The tapas selection is really neat on the verge of overwhelming, but everything we chose was tasty and when we weren't eating, we were looking at and commenting on the art on the walls. Art that is made by local artists, and most of which is for sale, by the way.
I'd love to go back and see if it's as good as I remember.
Set in the midst of the I-Drive tourist area, Cafe Tu Tu Tango offers up a tapas dining experience with an artistic touch.
The menu has a decent selection of tapas - smaller portioned dishes to share with the rest of your table - both hot and cold, with a few vegetarian selections thrown in. Most dishes are priced between $6 and $8, but you'll probably want to order 3-4 per couple, as portion servings are a bit on the small side sometimes.
Personal favorites include the Dijon Chicken skewers ($7) a tangy and slightly sweet grilled chicken served over sesame noodles, and the Picadillo and Cheese empanada ($6), a mildly spicy ground beef and manchengo/monterey jack cheese mixture in a fried pastry drizzled with a cilantro lime sauce. A full menu is available on the website at http://www.cafetututan....
One of the big draws for Cafe Tu Tu Tango is the atmosphere, which is themed after a Bohemian-style Barcelona artist loft. The restaurant offers space to local artists to create works of art while guests dine and it can be interesting to see what they do. Most Friday nights, you'll find live entertainment via a belly dance troupe, and during the summer months, they also have a midweek beach party on Wednesdays, featuring great drink specials at the bar.
But the fun dining atmosphere has its price, especially on weekends, when the tiny parking lot gets full early (even with the additional valet service) and there can be up to an hour wait for a table.
Overall, this is the kind of place you go for drinks, a light meal and a fun atmosphere. Hearty eaters might want to eat elsewhere and just come for the drinks and surroundings.
Yelp, how can you do me so wrong?!? 4.5 stars for THIS PLACE?!? The food was at most 2 stars overall but I will give an extra star for the spirit of this place to promote local artists and even having painters and performers on premise so you can watch them do their magic.
Bang bang chicken (3 stars) - basically small battered shrimp deep fried and then lathered with a mayonnaise like spicy sauce. Reasonably tasty but my stomach felt like a grease pit afterwards.
Cuban grilled steak skewers with lime steak sauce (2 stars) - looked like 3 sticks of dried up beef. Luckily inside was a bit more moist but there was no lime flavor (nor much of any flavor) except for the piece of lime on the side.
Barcelona stir fry (1.5 stars) - imagine tasteless shrimp, calamari, chicken, sausage, mushrooms on top of flavorless uncle ben's rice.
Margarita pizza (3 stars) - average
One key note: Their menu is very misleading says "pick 3 or 4 dishes for yourself" - there's no way 1 person can eat 3-4 dishes. Dishes are fairly big and 2 dishes are more than enough. Luckily our server was cool and warned us.
Bottom line: Cool atmosphere and I'm all for supporting local artists but SUCH DISAPPOINTING FOOD. OVERRATED and NOT WORTH 4.5 STARS!!!! Definitely looks better than it tastes.
Definitely one of the most fun restaurants in the Orlando theme park area, but beware that the menu no longer contains many of my favorite dishes. I don't remember how I first stumbled upon this place, but used to eat here every chance I got when we lived in Orlando. I was sad to see that the Coconut Grove and Atlanta locations closed, and really hope they don't close this one. I love the art / live artists / balloon artists (we got a "Rickey Rat" after a long day at Disney, so cute). Anyway, the pitcher of sangria is always a good choice and I highly recommend the pear on pecan crisps, pizzas and shrimp spring rolls. Avoid the empanadas, and ask the waiter for recommendations. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that they don't end up closing, we get back to Orlando at least once a year.
Many reviews describe Cafe Tu Tu Tango as "unique", and this is probably the best description. The food is eclectic but very good, and a welcome break from all the chain restaurants in this area. There's enough variety to suite everyone in your dining party, and the food is good value for money. In addition to the great food,there was a variety of entertainment when we visited on a Friday: Tableside Flamenco dancing, an artist painting WWII "Nose Art", and someone doing Tarot readings. while this sounds gimmicy, it was not - it fit right in with the ambiance.
A welcome reprieve from the bland fare at other places in this touristy part of town. It's a chain, too (albeit a very small chain), but they try to do something different. I credit Tango for introducing tapas to people who normally don't try new things. They were doing tapas-style food more than ten years ago, before it became trendy to serve 'small plates.' It's not true Spanish tapas, but the food is good and more interesting than Friday's. From mushrooms sofrito to sushi to cajun chicken eggrolls, there's something for everyone, all served up on a palette.
The atmosphere is fun and the style of the restaurant is very cool (full disclosure: my friend designed it--but I would admit if a friend didn't do a great job). As others have said, there is always an artist of some sort there. The art on the walls is all local (local to each location) and is for sale.
It can indeed get loud; it's sort of a party atmosphere. Fun for group outings or if you just want light fare with drinks. Oh, and try the specialty cocktails!
It's a party. And you order tapas. I love the art work, the dancers, and the atmosphere. Great place for meeting with friends. However, you need a megaphone to hear each other talk. I'm all screamed out about now.
Normally when I hear that a restaurant serves tapas I think small amount of pricey food. But the dishes here are even more amazing than the funky environment. We enjoyed a seared sesame tuna sashimi plate, picadillo empanadas, black bean soup, and a seared scallop dish, not to mention some of their famous sangria (they offer white or red) to drink.
Aside from the food being excellent, this place has a cool atmosphere with one or two artists actually painting or creating other types of art live while you sit and eat. The also often have live music, sometimes salsa or belly dancing. Definitely worth a visit!
Some of my colleagues and I went here one night after a conference. This place is certainly unique. It's a tapas restaurant that is supposed to be decorated as an artist's studio. The food, however, is more Asian-fusion than Spanish; the music, more eclectic than Latin; the entertainment, more Morocco than Madrid.
So, the good tapas were the bang-bang shrimp (spicy, creamy shrimp with sesame seeds), the tuna sashimi, and apparently the pizzas (though I didn't try the latter). Again, most of the dishes had an Asian flare. The sangria was good, but not very sugary. I wasn't overly impressed with the dessert. The creme brulee was too cold and not very refined tasting. I did taste one of the oatmeal cookies that came with the cookies and cream dessert. It was pretty good.
The waiter was very good. I also enjoyed the belly dancers (who came out twice during the 2 hours that we were there). The art on the walls was interesting, if not good.
Our only complaint was that it was cold. That day, the temperature had dropped to an ungodly 48 or 50 degrees. I guess Florida restaurants aren't very prepared for such cold weather.
Oh, did I mention that the price was good? $30 apiece (9 people, about 2.5 tapa dishes per person, 3 desserts and 3 pitchers of sangria). I thought that this was a bargain.
Great place to spend an evening. Small appetizer portions and great drinks (and beers). Friendly staff made sure our glasses were always full and our plates were ready to be replaced by something exciting.
This is the most unique dining experience I have ever had. While you eat, an artist (could be anything from a psychic, painter, sculptor, dancers, etc.) create their art. They are all local artists and when they are finished, their art goes on sale. You will find the art displayed all over the restaurant and everything is for sale!
The food is unique too. It is all appetizers meant for sharing. Each dish is also a unique work of art. This is a great place to go on a date b/c the atmosphere will give you plenty to talk about.
The con to all of this: the price - it is high for what you get
This tapas restaurant deserves more than just 5 stars! It was so good here that I went back twice! I loved the tapas - the black bean soup was the best and I enjoyed a number of items that I can't remember. I LOVED the passion fruit mojitos and had many of those. The best part is the entertainment! I loved the art on the walls, the belly dancers (I want to take classes) and so much more. I didn't mind that it was packed here as it felt so comfortable there. It's a great mixed crowd and fabulous for people watching.
yummo!
The interior is so funky with original art all over the walls and stations for artists to work.
There was no wait on a Tuesday night, 7:30p during Spring Break...
I tried the berry flavored white sangria -- delish and my companion had a mojito with frrrrresh mint that I took a slurp of and enjoyed as well.
Its tapas style so we ordered a bunch o' stuff. The empanadas were so good.. hot meat with a flaky crust, the pork pot stickers were served with a spicy, tangy dipping sauce, the grilled steak skewers were really tiny with only three sticks but were very good. We also got a chicken caesar salad which was much larger than the small plates but was crisp, fresh and lightly dressed -- the perfect accompaniment to the other choices.
We also ordered the sweet and spicy hot wings.. get these people. tahhh diiieeee foooo'! Sweet upon first taste and then burns the lips but the good tingly burn ... yum!
One of my favorite. I love how they have the starving artist program which means that differents artists will work there for exhange of their food, they have pieces of art all over the walls that you can buy. Love the menu, which is not an entree put more like appetizers style. The servers are fun they even dance sometimes. There is so much going on that you will remember this place for a while
Make sure if you go to this place to ask for the Roasted Pears On Pecan Crisps topped with spanish bleu cheese and a balsamic reduction; served with arugula... My favorite!!!
Fantastic tapas and entrees. Great atmosphere with live music and local artwork. I remember wanting to purchase one of the pieces because it was so awesome. Definitely try this place out it has a great vibe to it, not to mention a catchy name!
Orlando, FL
Category: Italian
Orlando, FL
Category: Mexican
Orlando, FL
Category: Italian
Orlando, FL
Category: Cuban
Orlando, FL
Category: American (New)
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