Tapas Restaurant West Hartford

The Greek salad and spanakopita are to die for . I like to buy a bottle of their dressing to go !!! A bit run down and a bit on the Pricey side , but good portions and yummy food . Parking is available in the complex as well .

That dressing tho! May be one of my favs !!!! Too bad this locations is shut down , the other Bloomfield one is open!!

We've been on and off regulars for years. It's a very casual atmosphere where you can watch the chefs cook. No freezer or microwave so you know it's fresh! This is a popular place for takeout too.
I recommend the hummus platter or the kabobs (salmon is my favorite). And the clam chowder is the best in the area! The vegetarian chili is sooo good. If you get fries, go for the madd Greek sauce for dipping.
The specials menu is always enticing but I prefer to stick to the menu.
And desserts... Yes please! When they have the banana chocolate chip bread get it!

I used to be a regular until I moved a little further away. I was disappointed to learn this location no longer carries the white peach sangria. I ordered the Everything Salmon and everything tasted great, but the salmon was a bit dry and overdone. I have never experienced this at this location before so I'll assume it was just an off night. I love the greek salad and I know it's their dressing that makes it. I will try again as I've had dozens of great meals here. I always go for the specials vs the traditional items on the menu. The hummus is phenomenal! I was shocked to see Tapa's was selling Groupons, so I bought two! I don't recall them ever doing that before.

Went back on 3/10/15 and got the swordfish special which was cooked to perfection: moist and tasty. I will try to get back here more often, the waitress remembered I used to go there about every other week, I miss it. And did I mention how much I love their greek salad and "almost famous" dressing? And, that the sangria is strong enough that 2 glasses are all I can handle? :)

What I know I haven't mentioned and must is that I asked if the lava cake came with ice cream and was told it doesn't, get this, because they "still don't have a freezer"! Fresh food all the time, just as it should be!

Came in for lunch for the first time in at least two years. I hadn't realized how run down and dumpy it was. The carpeting and floor area underneath the tables was not clean. It really is in desperate need of some sprucing up. I ordered a cup of vegetarian chili and a Greek salad that comes with their "almost famous" salad dressing which they bottle and sell...well it was "almost inedible". Not sure if it was just an "off" batch but it was not good. I'm very much an olive oil/vinegar or lemon juice user for my salads. I've had their hummus and falafel platters/dinners in the past and they were ok.
With many more Mediterranean options all around them now, they really should step it up...starting with perhaps a paint job and some deep cleaning.

Must try! Tapas is a hidden mediterranian gem in West Hartford. If you're looking for a good, healty lundh or dinner, this can be a quick meal, or something you can enjoy with family and friends. Perfect portions and you leave feeling great. This quaint place could be a little bigger, but it just adds to the experience. The staff is very frienly and wont hesitate to reccomend something great. Try the Souvlaki! or even the cajun chicken poket, you wont be dissapointed!

Will be here again soon

Baby had a Groupon for this place which was good for 2 alcoholic beverages and 2 entrees for $35.00. Sounds like a good deal to me when that should normally cost north of maybe $60.00 for this place. So here we are. The place is small, but it was quite busy around 7:30pm. The setup was confusing because there are 2 doors. One leads to the patio which had a couple dining in there or the inside section where a lot more people were. No one was there to greet us so we went and sat on the patio so we wouldn't be stuffed inside with everyone else. Basically as soon as our butts touched the seat a server appeared out of thin air telling us they were trying to close that section and to sit anywhere we liked on the other side. Well, we went over there, guess what... there was a table, not enough chairs and the only other table that was available was right at the kitchen entrance and I didn't want to be rubbing shoulders with every server that walked out of there. We went back over to the other side and sat down. It was either we're sitting here or we're leaving. Anyway, Carolyn took great care of us. She was sweet, knowledgeable and made great recommendations. The "specials" menu here seems to change quite often so I was told that it would be a good idea to get something off of that. The food was excellent and it really made up for the poor seating arrangement situation that occurred earlier. I had decided to go with their lamb shank. First, the Greek salad that comes with all of their entrees was AWESOME. It was your typical lettuce, tomato, feta cheese and all that stuff, but the dressing really made it all come together. It tasted like no other salad I've had. It was a good size and frankly tasty enough for me to just add some meat to then call it a meal. Lol. The lamb shank was so tender and it comes on a bed of brown rice with carrots to boot. I would absolutely get this again and again. It was prepared so well and certainly picture worthy. In conclusion, I really liked Tapas, I just wouldn't come here again without a Groupon. I even know where to sit in the future.

This place is great! They make excellent and fresh Greek food at affordable prices. They have an $11 hummus plate appetizer that I had a DREAM about the night after I ate here for the first time. That's how good it is. Their small size Greek salad is enough to feed one for dinner with leftovers, and is served with deliciously seasoned and piping hot grilled chicken on the top. But seriously, the hummus plate. Don't forget about that. It may be the most important item they serve.

The decor is a little bit shabby, and kind of cramped inside, but I wouldn't even think twice about that before visiting again. But, of that bugs you, Tapas does take out!

We stopped at a local & long time favorite for a light meal - for a starter our favorite a small and hugely appetizing Greek salad. Followed by a Vegetarian chili for my accomplice and a Spankopita & rice pilaf for this food warrior.

The Spankopita pastry flaky golden brown served piping hot - delicious! The rice pilaf slightly on the dry side, but easily remedied with a lift dose of Tapas salad dressing. The Vegetarian chili was reportedly very pleasing.

No wine or beer to report - waters with a wedge of lemon ruled the day.

After hearing wonderful things from Tiffany G. for so long, I finally stopped by this place for dinner after the gym the other night. They have rotating specials every night, and that night in particular they had salmon, swordfish, and steak- with those options, how could we not go?

We arrived shortly after 8 and there were only a couple other diners there. We sat with Tiffany's favorite waitress (unfortunately I did not catch her name, but I can see why she's a favorite!) at a table in full view of the chef and his process.

We had a Groupon that entitled two people to an entree each and either a glass of wine or a glass of sangria each. You can choose any entree and any glass of wine- it was a pleasant surprise that choices weren't limited to a designated house red or white. They no longer serve their white peach sangria at this location, which is too bad because I've heard it's amazing, but we got the red instead- full of fruit, nice and strong!

I got their Greek salad with my entree (minus olives), and it was delicious. So fresh, and their signature salad dressing was amazing! I'm not sure what was in it, but it packed a ton of flavor. It was served on the salad but they also supplied a bottle in case you wanted to add more (and they sell it there).

For my entree, I chose the Grilled Swordfish off the specialty board. Didn't even look at the menu (I tend to like getting specials since they aren't available all the time). It was served beneath picatta sauce with broccoli and rice. However, the mashed potatoes offered with another entree sounded so good that we asked if we could trade out the rice for those mashed potatoes. The chef graciously accommodated. The swordfish was grilled to perfection and the mashed potatoes were the right choice- perfect amount of garlic!

Ended up getting another glass of sangria and because it was so strong, I elected to soak up some of the alcohol in my stomach with a dessert. The Chocolate Lava Cake was served with whipped cream. We asked about ice cream and were told they don't have a freezer to accommodate ice cream- proof that everything you have here is going to be fresh! The Lava Cake was pretty good, not the best I've ever had but I never say no to chocolate.

Overall, I had a wonderful experience here. The Groupon is a great deal, so if available, I encourage you to pick one up. I understand it's generally pretty busy and it's a pretty small restaurant so calling ahead would generally be recommended (we got lucky the other night)!

Delicious, fresh, authentic, reasonably priced. Lunch, Dinner. Eat in or take out. Tapas is a wonderful local place that specializes in Greek and Mediterranean bistro. Favorite go tos: Greek
Salad, Salmon anything, Gyros. Sangria!!