{"id":10581,"date":"2009-12-22T01:43:46","date_gmt":"2009-12-22T08:43:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/?p=10581"},"modified":"2009-12-22T01:43:46","modified_gmt":"2009-12-22T08:43:46","slug":"whats-up-with-tapas-restaurant-in-newport-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/whats-up-with-tapas-restaurant-in-newport-beach\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s Up With Tapas Restaurant In Newport Beach?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Lamb\"<\/a><\/p>\n

We finally visited Tapas Restaurant Night Club<\/a> in Newport Beach near the John Wayne Airport — It’s only been open about 16 years.\u00a0 Under the Hot and Cold Tapas Menu<\/a>, we tried the Lamb Chops Madrilenas<\/strong>, Cheese Fundido<\/strong> and Artichoke Toasts<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Fundido\"<\/a><\/p>\n

We prefer\u00a0to emphasize the positive on Nibbles of Tidbits, but we’re also truthful in our reports.\u00a0 I deferred the Tapas review to my dinner guest, who wants to remain anonymous (she’s infamous, ha).\u00a0 She wrote the following:<\/p>\n

After wondering for years about Tapas Restaurant Night Club in Newport Beach, we finally got the chance to visit this venerable institution, which has been tucked away in a strip mall for the last 16 years. The dictionary definition of Tapas is \u201csmall snacks that are often served as an appetizer along with alcoholic drinks, originally from Spain\u201d — Sounds intriguing, doesn\u2019t it? Unfortunately, after our visit tonight our conclusion is that this concept is all tapped out.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

First, the restaurant itself has lost whatever appeal it used to have on a visceral level — it is now dirty, dusty and damaged. Second, the food sounds good on the menu but it is just plain BLAH. For example, the Artichoke Hearts tasted like they came straight out of a can (they even had that can smell <\/em>to them). The bread was stale and tasteless and the Cheese \u201cFundido\u201d — which was baked Manchego and Goat Cheese with Spanish Chorizo \u2013 sounded divine but was barely edible (congealed). Ditto with regard to the bland Potato (Bomba). The only good Tapas we tasted\u00a0was the Lamb Chops.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Equally tasteless was the d\u00e9cor, with broken tiles lining the floors everywhere and Spanish outfits hanging from the walls that were literally covered in dust. Finally, we were served on plates that did not even remotely match! In sum, don\u2019t bother with Tapas as they are all tapped out.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Tapas Restaurant Night Club’s<\/a>\u00a0sustainability must be\u00a0through the night club, bar\u00a0and entertainment.\u00a0 We wish\u00a0all restaurants well, thus hope they\u00a0take more pride in their\u00a0Tapas\u00a0(for its namesake and for Pete’s sake), and why not tidy things up a bit?!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We finally visited Tapas Restaurant Night Club in Newport Beach near the John Wayne Airport — It’s only been open about 16 years.\u00a0 Under the Hot and Cold Tapas Menu, we tried the Lamb Chops Madrilenas, Cheese Fundido and Artichoke Toasts.\u00a0 We prefer\u00a0to emphasize the positive on Nibbles of Tidbits, but we’re also truthful in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[109,3017,1426,1,3538,789,1215,90,1046],"tags":[5374,5390,3974,1271,2599,1663,1139,3654,3973],"yoast_head":"\nWhat's Up With Tapas Restaurant In Newport Beach? - Nibbles of Tidbits, a Food Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/whats-up-with-tapas-restaurant-in-newport-beach\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"FoodBlog\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/whats-up-with-tapas-restaurant-in-newport-beach\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/whats-up-with-tapas-restaurant-in-newport-beach\/\",\"name\":\"What's Up With Tapas Restaurant In Newport Beach? 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