Tapas bars.

We were in Granada on Monday and instead of coming home late afternoon, decided to stay over and have some time out.  Normally when we do this we find a nice restaurant for dinner but if we go for a drink or two beforehand,  don't always need a big meal because of the size of the tapas that come with the drinks.  So this  time we decided just to do a tapas night.    The first bar was just opposite the hotel,  along with our drinks we were each given an oval roll  filled with a spicy slice of meat,  tasted like lamb as it's cooked for kebabs.  And only  3.15 in total.    Second bar,  a glass of delicious wine  for me,  small beer for him and a plate of prawns in a creamy dill sauce with artichokes.   More expensive....a bill of 4.50.

If you are worried about the alcohol intake, stop reading now.......but remember it was a night out,  no rush to get home.


The third bar was totally empty when we got there, apart from a very friendly barman who was busy making mini-burgers to put in the freezer for the  weekend coming up.   2 glasses of red wine,  a tapas each of freshly cut bread,  juicy panceta with a crispy rind straight from the woodburning grill,  freshly ground salt and pepper and a drizzle of olive oil.  Delicious.  

2 more wines,  this time the slices of bread were topped with a slice of pork from a leg that was slow roasting on a spit,  again the salt, pepper and olive oil drizzle.

Next up, the bread was again topped with pork straight from the grill but  the pork was thicker cut than the panceta and we think a cut called ajuga - possibly shoulder steak in England.   And 2 more glasses of wine of course.

And last of all an extra tapas - to help soak up the wine? -  patatas al pobre - poor man's potatoes,  slow cooked slices of potato with garlic, peppers and onions.  And lots of olive oil.  But no more wine.  

The question is - not how we got home - bus to the hotel for 2.20 each - but how can the bars make any money when they serve such lovely food?    And not small portions either.  The last bar we paid 2.70 for each drink including food.   Delicious oaky wine,  in a lovely warm friendly place.  

And we also got to chat a lot about the area  we live in and life over here,  while we ate and drank and he made his burgers. When we left he was on the second batch of 100 with a target of 400.   Should be finished by now!