Tapas time

<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">So after a great night in Fade Street Social a few weeks ago, we returned last night.  Having ate in the main restaurant on our last visit we ate in the Tapas bar this time.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">I love Tapas.  I enjoy the ease and familiarity of ordering a pile of food and having it arrive at the table at different times.  It makes for sociable eating as everyone digs in and shares the food.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here's a few pics of some of the food we ordered:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Potatoes cooked in beef dripping</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Pdsp6Nl-AiooNz6dmLAkryALkzrgnykX2U1evFImjs4XRJOkY9CpY14PqUsqPIZg-c017yOCQJK2dnVv1DBCH3LFJg15S5WcKjJ1n9jrfL3jGiosNwEDDEWPjiOhUQQIShlGLYCaYcCx/s640/blogger-image-1171744023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Pdsp6Nl-AiooNz6dmLAkryALkzrgnykX2U1evFImjs4XRJOkY9CpY14PqUsqPIZg-c017yOCQJK2dnVv1DBCH3LFJg15S5WcKjJ1n9jrfL3jGiosNwEDDEWPjiOhUQQIShlGLYCaYcCx/s640/blogger-image-1171744023.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Mini burger which tastes awesome but is grossly overpriced, there should be 3 of these on the plate to make them better value</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibbshUgEBiR2_2OvyMp7RyAY3wu692O4B6-raU3Htbf_W1Ngb0Jnk9_0RGsFtPPahAWNdXwtnCxG0VYQbb3CYDvfR9oIs0tnZ4DiX10T0JKnS_TjgP4TzMrjx0eSlmG0Z_F8_KWLp1CfIB/s640/blogger-image--1879954653.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibbshUgEBiR2_2OvyMp7RyAY3wu692O4B6-raU3Htbf_W1Ngb0Jnk9_0RGsFtPPahAWNdXwtnCxG0VYQbb3CYDvfR9oIs0tnZ4DiX10T0JKnS_TjgP4TzMrjx0eSlmG0Z_F8_KWLp1CfIB/s640/blogger-image--1879954653.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Large portion of beef cooked medium rare: divine!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-GPkxEbudzj0AbhC8f2QivZhY-2jD8DojTFG4XdDM0vpqLCuMB32IJTpQr_YDP6qkYyuK1ldOpn7cPzdJbqQ6VqIno0vWq99tkZ86LkfLSXL6YG0nnNRsbo6JJUVbquIf8N_SgkQth4cP/s640/blogger-image-2114225332.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-GPkxEbudzj0AbhC8f2QivZhY-2jD8DojTFG4XdDM0vpqLCuMB32IJTpQr_YDP6qkYyuK1ldOpn7cPzdJbqQ6VqIno0vWq99tkZ86LkfLSXL6YG0nnNRsbo6JJUVbquIf8N_SgkQth4cP/s640/blogger-image-2114225332.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Mini lobster roll - cute, adorable, tasty and not seen on many Irish menus</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhngdLlUZNoDfbWjpJ7SXEIcaNe4mWVehgYqaIKHksaut7PXOVJOZq83ZbPlxgWom8N5kXY7UBl34hJso3Obb2tEbbsURUIhyAWhFYN_2gBHUcuNnLpeyKGo44IVW0OG_1QOgJ91UnpXfW-/s640/blogger-image-1389444579.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhngdLlUZNoDfbWjpJ7SXEIcaNe4mWVehgYqaIKHksaut7PXOVJOZq83ZbPlxgWom8N5kXY7UBl34hJso3Obb2tEbbsURUIhyAWhFYN_2gBHUcuNnLpeyKGo44IVW0OG_1QOgJ91UnpXfW-/s640/blogger-image-1389444579.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">A mini chicken covered in caramelized onions and some type of cured meat</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWi23DWDxl1a_6BF78UkbGNxJjUsUbcthAeAd5IfvlpNVhLYNL2bN5lgs7o7m5ThWj7sZqROyyKbw77bjNi1pXRdyjUcTSFmutyqw8n3qcwU2H8TtCKAE7raT10ikCKNWo08Mntm_CaWPR/s640/blogger-image-334922985.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWi23DWDxl1a_6BF78UkbGNxJjUsUbcthAeAd5IfvlpNVhLYNL2bN5lgs7o7m5ThWj7sZqROyyKbw77bjNi1pXRdyjUcTSFmutyqw8n3qcwU2H8TtCKAE7raT10ikCKNWo08Mntm_CaWPR/s640/blogger-image-334922985.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Dessert of chocolate mousse with hazelnut ice cream - this was very good!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWPLc1BNL30irppCvupiD8pCxjZG0fEs85U8_Y6nBxgRTqqlnURDWegvlG59x5G4EJ8a-_LinLCaKYs4RqTfRgbpvIswxmZHzPZojmOw5om_gF5EhrDwrlWwZp-ocE0WkGZ5tD6oqp2Z71/s640/blogger-image-768021550.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWPLc1BNL30irppCvupiD8pCxjZG0fEs85U8_Y6nBxgRTqqlnURDWegvlG59x5G4EJ8a-_LinLCaKYs4RqTfRgbpvIswxmZHzPZojmOw5om_gF5EhrDwrlWwZp-ocE0WkGZ5tD6oqp2Z71/s640/blogger-image-768021550.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Individual banoffee (my favourite dessert)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb-HDSWu2ehIHG4KyTR1Tm4YzfqZd66g2e1Id72Bz2QbdjU0WdVLJVJjH8atXgIUN-ejT7ZuhZWNdtYYvfoPmSZtlAMXVku85fdvpvYJGyDG2hIek4y_H_39y85Rl3VR_s3wSFh6lplxnO/s640/blogger-image-1284943379.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb-HDSWu2ehIHG4KyTR1Tm4YzfqZd66g2e1Id72Bz2QbdjU0WdVLJVJjH8atXgIUN-ejT7ZuhZWNdtYYvfoPmSZtlAMXVku85fdvpvYJGyDG2hIek4y_H_39y85Rl3VR_s3wSFh6lplxnO/s640/blogger-image-1284943379.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Overall I love the food and atmosphere in Fade Street Social it is such a buzzy place.  However, I do think the tapas menu is overpriced and there is just not enough food on the plate for certain dishes to justify the price (I'm looking at you lobster roll & mini burger).  </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">In comparison, have a look at our dinner in <a href="http://renovatinglpa.blogspot.ie/2013/06/santiago-bodega.html">Santiago's Bodega</a> - we generally spend about 100 dollars here (including wine & tip) and leave absolutely stuffed having eaten about 8 dishes between us.   In Fade Street we dropped 105 euro, had about 6 dishes between the two of us and were not full at all.  I think Fade Street could knock about 30% off the tapas prices which would allow for guests to order a few more dishes.  They could also double or triple the portion size of some of the more teeny weeny dishes.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">BTW, I should mention we ordered a bottle of malbec which was delicious at dinner but today has given me the typical malbec headache - tannins!!!</span><br /><br />

Tapas time

So after a great night in Fade Street Social a few weeks ago, we returned last night.  Having ate in the main restaurant on our last visit w...

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