Eric W.
Yelp
If I wasn't leaving Sitges soon, there's no way I'd tell you about this place, because we'd want it all for ourselves. It's already competitive enough getting a seat in this small, but not tiny tapas bar.
As a matter of fact, you'll notice that many people are eating outside, because there's just no room for them inside. Luckily, food is passed to them through the window. Now, I don't mean drive-thru window or a window like you'd find at a diner. I'm talking about the window that lets air in from the street so people eating on the street outside can share in the fun and flavors.
El Cable is run by a team of young chefs that take their creativity seriously. They just keep bringing out plates of creations and setting them on the bar as patrons scoot up to get a taste before they are gone. Because, for the most part, once a platter is empty, it's done. The chefs have already moved on to their next great creation.
The food we saw and, in some cases tried, ranged from sliders, to meatballs, to smoked salmon, to balsamic mozzarella with herbs to sausages to cheeses to...well, you get the picture. The longer you stay, the more variety you are exposed to. Combine the great flavors with wine, a local beer or even and lemon shandy (beer with Lemonade that's popular here) and you just want to keep going and trying new things. It's pretty intimate, so you will likely end up getting ideas for your next round of tapas from your neighbors or your server, who is also likely one of the chefs.
The biggest surprise you'd get, other than all the great flavors, will be the check. Most items are one or two Euros. You can try and lot of truly wonderful variety without running up a huge bill, which, of course, makes you all the more motivated to try more the next time you visit.
The is not on the beachfront, where most of the restaurants are. You have to go back a couple of blocks and find it. It's worth it though. If you have dined in San Francisco, then let me ask you a question. Is the really good food found on Fisherman's Wharf or is it back a few blocks on Chestnut or Union Street. The same seems to be true here. The good stuff doesn't necessarily have a water view.