La Tasca

Ignore the wait staff's lack of knowledge of Spanish food and you will be okay. Tasty foods. If you know what you want, you can find it here. Try the pulpo. Do not drink the sangria. It is TOO sweet. There is a reasonable selection of European wines. With abundant hispanic restaurants in the USA, there does seem to either dilute or confuse restaurants with actual Spanish cuisine (which is far better than any hispanic cuisine!). I am just glad some few restaurants are trying.

I had never tried tapas but I really enjoyed the brunch special here. I picked three small plates and they all tasted great.

I eat Spanish food pretty frequently, but this was my first visit to La Tasca. Although the food was not bad, there wasn't anything special about it. I found myself underwhelmed. I guess I expected the food to be on par with the unique interior. Our server was friendly, but didn't seem very familiar with the menu, and took longer than five minutes to greet my table. It was also a bit over priced as far as tapas go.

If you want a light meal and good sangria come here. I love the atmosphere here. Everything here I have eaten has been good. When you order the large set menus it's comes with enough for 4 people. The staff is fast and nice.

Came here with the impression this place had the best Sangria in Arlington. I was highly disappointed. They had a variety of different Sangrias to choose from. I've had traditional Spanish Sangrias before and this by far was the worst. It didn't not taste fresh at all. The Sangria was sitting on the back bar uncovered. The wine taste old. The food was okay for the cost, nothing really special. Have crossed this move place off my list.

I feel like the Rockville location has better tasting food, but this location has better tasting sangria. So, if you're looking to drink more than eat, I'd recommend coming here. That's not to say the food is bad here, because it's not - it's good, just not quite up to par with the Rockville location.

Went to La Tasca for brunch ($22 for three tapas, plus you get $2 Bloody Marys/Sangrias). The atmosphere was decent and they have a small seating section along the sidewalk, which was nice. The bloody mary, while $2, was bland - horseradish nor black pepper were perceptible. We tried a half dozen different tapas. All were okay, but just okay. Their flavors are salt, sugar, and/or grease. Every dish was overly salty. Several were sweet for some reason (all were described and served as savory dishes). And all had excess oil. Maybe I'm just overly sensitive to salt, sugar, and grease. The tapas just felt unrefined, mediocre ingredients made palatable in the most American of ways.

Alls I can say is wow! We ate here for the first time in awhile, and we knew there had been some renovations but did not know of the new concept. The restaurant - Txuleton by La Tasca, has an entirely new menu. There is still tapas on the menu, but a whole new array of Northern Spanish steakhouse entrees. Our bartender, Ion, was great in explaining the various menu changes and helping us find some things we liked. We went for one of the steak entrees - the Churrasco, along with several tapas (Croquetas and Gambas) and some mussels. The food was delicious! We each got a sangria flight, and a couple glasses after of our favorites. The restaurant has a whole new feel, with a new interior, new TV's and all around new vibe. We will definitely be back. Thanks Ion for the great recommendations and great service!