10/26/09

Delicious Tapas - For an affordable price

by BrightonMAFoodie

Tasca is, by far, my favorite restaurant in the area. Consider first the food: Tapas style dishes allow you to try several different smaller menu items, allowing you to satiate a desire for several different types of food all at once. In a sitting you can go from goat cheese fritters to well seasoned crab cakes with salsa to braised short rib to roasted duck. I have yet to have a dish there that I have not enjoyed. The bread and humus that is provided with the meal is wonderful

In terms of décor, it has a great atmosphere, seating is certainly close, but by no means is it too close. The dining areas have low light and there is often very nice Spanish guitar music played either live or through speakers. The background music helps dim out the other conversations around you without losing the ability to hear others in your party.

For service, I have yet to have a bad experience. The waiters are always busy, but attentive and more than willing to grab you an extra pitcher of sangria or basket of bread. With the tapas style meals they can continuously bring out dishes as they are prepared allowing you to enjoy each one as they come.

All in all this is a wonderful dining experience, for a low price. You can often walk out for less than $20 even with drinks.

• Pros: Great Food Atmosphere

10/19/09

Awesome Night at Tasca

by frankandkatieb

Tasca is a beautiful restaurant and an experience to be had. I went with my family and we enjoyed some delicious tapas and sangria. Although everything we had was great these three really stood out.

#1Grilled imported Brie with apple chutney

#2 Roasted black bean crab cakes

#3Cured Spanish ham with manchego cheese served with tomato toasted crostinis

Overall, I simply love this place. Call for reservations to make sure you don't miss out this fall!

• Pros: Intimate Setting/Great Flavors
• Cons: I couldn't eat more!

01/25/09

Not as Great as one would think...

by ACY37

I went to Tasca for the second time in a two years last Monday, and I did not enjoy my meal either trip. I tried 5-6 different plates and I would have to say I only enjoyed one of them- the calamari. I don't really understand how some people can give raving reviews about this place... they certainly have not tried some of the finer tapas establishments Boston has to offer (particularly Taberna de Haro) which are superior in taste and quality of food. I felt like most of the food was something I could have made with meat, bread, and various Heinz products (I'm a pretty average cook). The cost was very low, which is great, but it's not low enough for me to come back to this place.

• Pros: It does have a good ambiance inside, but that is the only pro
• Cons: Food was not up to par and service was average.