quote:
Batanga and pastry war are both great.
I've been twice this year to Batanga. Batanga's food is overly salty, their mixed drinks are weak and sugary, and they have no idea how to run a tapas restaurant. I gave them a pass the first time as a bad night and tapas is hard; but after that I just realized they are not good.
As for Pastry War, I can see how people would like it; I just don't. Kind of trippy vibe, but what soured me on it was that I had no idea what to get. I don't love tequila enough or am sophisticated enough to breeze through their menu. I'm all for refusing to dumb down a menu for the masses but sometimes I want something where I have some idea what it will taste like when I order it. At Pastry War for me, that means beer, probably a Modelo.