Cafe Tapeo lately

littlegal

I recently vistited Cafe Tapeo with its new chef and completely reworked menu and was wondering if any of my fellow Brooklynian's have done the same.
For what it's worth, I can be a bit of a food snob and I loved everything hubby and I ordered off the new menu. All the new choices are so much more cohesive and yummy then in the past.
This is not a shill, trust me!! I love this place, live on the block, and hate to see it virtually empty night after night.
Thoughts please...

mrbear

where is it?

littlegal

Oops sorry, that might help. Its at 5th ave and Bergen. Sorry about that!

MOD

I've wanted to go because I do love the owners and I think they are great guys and awesome people to have in the nabe. But after a few people said how small the portions are (I'm a big eater) and how pricey it was I figured I'd wait.

What did you have there?

opossumqueen

I liked the old menu. The last time we went I was sad to see all my favorites gone from the menu and pretty much nothing I eat on it, but I am a picky/limited eater (no cheese, olives, fish). We've not gone back.

shacked26

I like Tony and Christian a lot. Really great guys. I'm with you on the dish size/prices though. All the food I've had has been very good. But for what you pay and how much you get, I cannot afford to do a meal there in these times. I really liked the happy hour they had going for awhile, the $5 carafe of wine and 3 apps for 10 bucks. I was going a least once a week, but once that went away so did I unfortunately.

MOD

They should bring back that happy hour special, it does sound reasonable. It can be a recession special :alien:

littlegal

I can't remember exactly what we ordered...it was my bday and I was drinking just a little (or a lot ). We had a few of the fish choices (shrimp and octopus) and something with delicious lamb, plus one other thing I loved, but can't remember what was in it. We did the extra portion size on two things and were perfectly satisfied. Although a little pricey, I didn't think it was more then most decent places in the slope.

I don't usually get home before 7 or 8 so didn't realize that special was gone. I always wanted to check it out, but never got the chance. maybe they'd bring it back with a little persuading!

brooksignal

the chef Mick Pirnik quit.. inbd it happens

780425abm

Correction he was fired and a new chef was hired the following day. Smooth transition I might add

780425abm

Did I mention he just got fired from his latest job for yet another meltdown

christina

It's closed for good. I think the Black Sheep pub is taking over and turning this into an Irish gastropub or something like that.

MOD

780425abm is one of the owners Christina.

Abm, can you give us an update?

littlegal

Its open tonight for the first time (I think) as a bar; and, its jam packed from what we saw walking home. Didn't really see inside yet, so can't offer any more details about decor, etc. I definitely plan on checking it out in the near future though!

ocelot

Irish pub. Gonna be pub food, too, I hope?