went to tapavino last about twelve months ago and absolutely loved it, but our recent visit feels like something has changed and it’s not for the better!
the service was excellent, fairly prompt and checked in on us regularly. sadly that was about it for the good.
firstly the menu, where’s the spanish staples? where is the albondigas? the croquetas? why am i being offered lamb skewers with zatar and lubna? is this el jannah in granville or a tapavino restaurant in sydney cbd?
the menu on the website does not reflect what you’re given in the restaurant and is really the focus on why it was a negative experience.
the jamón was ok, but not sure of the quality, was not a nice dried and lightly oiled cured meat as expected, but more squashed together, somewhat soggy, and thrown in with burrata and spanish onion mixed in to perhaps mask the flat yet overbearing taste of it.
the mixed olives, not really sure what you guys did there, three very large olives and a bunch of very very small olives.
overall - sad to see the direction this place has gone and i hope to see it improve in the future!