Tapeo Restaurant and Tapas Bar
Boston, MA 02116
Phone: (617) 267-4799
- Price:
- $$$
- Cross Street:
- Gloucester Street
- Best of Citysearch:
- Group Dining 2007, Group Dining 2004
- Hours:
- Mon-Wed 5:30pm-10pm, Thu-Fri 5:30pm-11pm, Sat 12pm-11pm, Sun 12pm-10pm
Message from Tapeo Restaurant and Tapas Bar
Authentic Spanish cuisine and tapas, outdoor dining and private parties
- Parties up to 250 people
- Since 1995
- Cocktails and aged port
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Editorial Review for Tapeo Restaurant and Tapas Bar – by Eric Grossman
The Scene
Thanks to a first-class pedigree (Somerville's award-winning Dali shares the same ownership) and an even better location (the heart of Newbury Street), Tapeo is easily the city's most popular Spanish restaurant. Diners happily converse in one of two lively dining rooms or, weather permitting, the popular sidewalk patio (ideal for taking in the theater that is Newbury foot traffic). Efficient servers keep fit by ferrying tiny tapas plates from the upstairs kitchen.
The Food
After ordering a pitcher of lethal sangria, diners face the difficult task of selecting from the menu's lengthy listing of hot and cold tapas plates. From sizzling dishes of garlic shrimp to intricate bunuelos (puffs) of broccoli, cauliflower and cheese, quality is high and portions are small (count on at least three tapas per person). Light, eggy flan is a delicious finale.
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Insider Tips
Where to SitWhen the patio is open, waiting times can top an hour. Leave your name on the waiting list and pass the time by window shopping.
Know Before You GoTapas is ideal for groups, but keep an eye on how much your table orders; your bill can add up fast.
ParkingNewbury Street's meters operate until 8pm, Monday-Saturday. Bring plenty of quarters, especially if you're hoping to snag an outdoor seat.
User Reviews for Tapeo Restaurant and Tapas Bar
09/05/2008 Posted by jkboston1050
I was really disappointed with our recent visit to Tapeo. In the past, I thought the sangria & tapas were good. However, this recent visit, left me extremely disappointed. I'm not sure if the food was disappointing because the kitchen did a poor job preparing it or was our server one of the worst we've ever had. We ordered a wide range of tapas...empanadas, tortilla espanola, scallops in saffron cream, pork w/ blue cheese, pork sausage w/ fig, beef tenderloin, beef short ribs, etc. Unfortunately, the food was disappointing for several reasons. The empanadas were incredibly bland. The scallops were over cooked. The beef was predominantly fat. On the flip side, the sausage & fig and the pork with blue cheese were good. Despite, two tapas that lived up to expectations...the rest of the meal fell well short. I think our server was bad. The scallops and saffron cream had a thick skin on it (along with the overcooked scallops)...suggests that the food had been waiting for a considerable time. The Sangria was watery...also suggesting that it had been sitting in a pitcher for a while. Along with food sitting, our waitress often disappeared, forgot parts of our order, and had a bit of an attitude. I know that Tapeo has been successful in the past. And I know that we will give them another shot to redeem themselves after our last experience...however, I think I will try to avoid the last waitress we had.
Pros: Outdoor Seating, People Watching, Sangria
Cons: Service
06/24/2008 Posted by SweetBoston
If you drink coffee and expect some at Tapeo's - be prepared. They will serve you about 3 ounces of the strongest "coffee" you will ever had and they will charge you $3 for this. Worse, is if you ask them for some more they will give you another 3 ounces and charge you another $3. I complained about this the first time and they took the 2nd charge off my bill and apologized for the error. I went back a couple weeks later and they did this again - the same female bartender who double charged me the first time repeated herself tonight without hesitation. I didn't say anything this time as it is clear this is their business practice to charge $3 for every tiny cup of coffee served. Instead for $3 I'll tell all of you that this place is a silent rip off if you expect to have coffee with your meal. They don't even tell you they're going to charge you extra if you want a refill on your coffee which is automatically free at just about any other Boston Restaurant except this one....
Cons: Coffee service and business is the worst and most expensive I have ever seen of all of our fabulous Boston Restaurants
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