Jose L.
Yelp
I would like to preface this review by saying that I have eaten at plenty of tapas locations all around the NY Tri-State area, because tapas restaurants are one of my favorite places to eat. I came to this restaurant because it is close to home and I wanted to support local restaurants.
When I first entered the restaurant, I had to wait to be seated because there was no host/hostess by the door.
Once we were seated, I asked for a passion fruit margarita. I was surprised by the price of the margarita, because the price was comparable to Manhattan prices, but this location is in northern Westchester. Personally, I do not think that the taste of the margarita justified the price that I had to pay.
To eat, we ordered solely from the tapas menu. We ended up ordering the "Chorizo en Cazuela," the "Bacon-Wrapped Dates," the "Patatas Bravas," and the "Ceviche."
The first thing that came out to the table was the ceviche. The ceviche was just okay, but it did come with a generous serving of tortilla chips. I do appreciate the serving size of the tortilla chips.
The chorizo en cazuela were chunks of chorizo that were cooked in a type of red wine. I was excited to try this small plate because of the linguiça that I ate when I was in Portugal. However, I was disappointed with this small plate because the chorizo was extremely salty. Some saltiness would have been acceptable, but the chorizo was too salty for my liking and it detracted from me potentially liking the dish.
The patatas bravas were tolerable. There was nothing that was memorable about these potatoes. It had the potential to be somewhat good, but because it was lacking in flavor, it was just decent and tolerable.
The best thing that I ate from what I ordered were the bacon-wrapped dates. This dish is typically my favorite thing to eat at tapas restaurants because it combines the flavors of bacon, with the sweetness of dates. The dates here, at Iron Vine, were good, but middle-of-the-road when I compare the dates to the ones that I have eaten at other locations. The thing about these dates is that the bacon that was used was just too salty. I understand that bacon is typically on the saltier side, but the bacon that was used here was just way too salty.
Overall, I appreciate that there is a Spanish tapas location in Peekskill that is convenient, however, this place is too overpriced for the experience that is offered. It would have been nice to have been acknowledged by the staff within the first minute of walking into the establishment and the food here lacks flavor and is generally too salty for my liking.
