I went to Bodega D' Tapa for an early Valentine's meal last weekend. It is a wonderful place, completely unpretentious (unlike the customers who were sat opposite us) and just like eating in someone's front room. It does not profess to be a restaurant, the menu is simple and the service very relaxed, but that is why it is so good. We had a bottle of house wine which for £9 I thought was excellent and a few plates of tapas. The olives with whole marinated garlic cloves and 100 year old sherry vinegar were delicious, very fresh tasting. We had pate with toasted bread and peppery olive oil that was good but not outstanding. The chorizo in red wine was gorgeous, very smokey, slightly spicy and served in a generous portion. We had this with cazuela de frijoles, which complimented it perfectly, and a basket of bread to mop up the juices. We weren't very hungry as I had made a huge lunch earlier that day so we only managed four dishes although somehow we managed two bottles of wine. Consequently we were quite drunk but we had a wonderful time and with a little help from the waitress/cook (who spoke very little English) it really felt like we had popped to Spain for the evening!
The meal for 2 including 2 bottles of wine was £35
Bodega D' Tapa 111 Church Street, Brighton.Tel. 01273 674116.
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