I agree, OP. Tiny bites for entree prices. It is a big scam.

I agree. It’s especially stupid for vegetarians like me.

The problem is the price point. It should be under $10 for the simple stuff like tortilla, some cheese, patatas bravas, etc. A little more for sausage or meatballs. And a little more for stuff like grilled octopus or the white anchovies. Then you can fill out the table with cheaper items and add a few fancy ones.

I think tapas got trendy and some places really hiked the prices up. Try Guardado’s in Bethesda — it’s really good and prices are reasonable. A simple tortilla is $7, pinchitos with mashed potato $8.50, etc….so you can average out 3 per person for less than $25 and share stuff around.

Totally agree. I hate when we’re planning a girls’ night and someone is like “oh let’s do tapas.” Please, let’s not. I don’t know anywhere else where I can spend so much, eat so little, and have so little control over the meal I get.

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Anonymous wrote:Whenever I go out for tapas it’s understood we’re just sampling a few things and not eating a whole meal’s worth of food. So maybe you’re just doing it wrong?

So after you go out for tapas do you grab dinner? Or go home to eat same?

I can go without eating dinner. If I’m hungry later I can have a small dessert or snack, but I don’t usually find I need to. I don’t go out for tapas super frequently, but it’s not a big deal for me to eat light one day.

Anonymous wrote:Whenever I go out for tapas it’s understood we’re just sampling a few things and not eating a whole meal’s worth of food. So maybe you’re just doing it wrong?

So after you go out for tapas do you grab dinner? Or go home to eat same?

Whenever I go out for tapas it’s understood we’re just sampling a few things and not eating a whole meal’s worth of food. So maybe you’re just doing it wrong?

I am slightly worried about this trend where we now hate stupid, small things. It seems like you could go with the dislike in the description. We have people hatin' so many things. What happened to "I don't like it, or I don't enjoy it?"