I booked a reservation about two weeks ago & after much anticipation I finally ate at Tinto last night. Needless to say, I was really blown away! I arrived about 15 minutes early and was told they were running behind. The hostess took our jackets and encouraged us to stop by the bar for a drink. She was extremely pleasant. We were actually seated right at 9PM. The waiter let us look over the menu then came back a few minutes later and explained the entire menu and answered questions we had. Our waiter was the most knowledgable waiter I've ever had. I asked about one ingredient in one dish and he gave me a background to its originality, how it was grown, how its government controlled, etc. Not only was our waiter helpful and meticulous the entire staff was fantastic. A dirty, empty plate never sat on our table more than 2 minutes before it was whisked away. Now on to the food.\r
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Wow. That's about all I have to say. We were pretty hungry, so we managed to put down quite a good amount of tapas. We started with the mixto of meats AND cheeses. All of which were fantastic and the waiter let us select three cheeses from the list to be included in the mixto. The sandwiches were out of this world - we had the salmon with egg salad and caviar. The bruchettas were great as well....duck with cherries! Mussels were huge & the frites were served with a lemon coulis - very different combination but out of this world! Squid in their own ink was a highlight as well. The best thing was the lamb skewers with eggplant and an onion creme sauce. Out of this world! The dessert didn't disappoint either. Flourless chocolate cake with carmelized bananas and a creme sauce. Unbelievable! \r
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The wine was fantastic as well. The waiter was helpful in selecting a glass that would compliment our meat and cheese and then a bottle that would go pretty well with our other various selections. The atmosphere was amazing as well, small, yet private. Don't miss it!
Pros: Food, Service, Atmosphere, Lot parking directly across street
Cons: I've very picky and can't say a single bad thing about this place
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