There are few restaurant experiences quite like the Iberico tapas dining experience, particularly when it comes to bringing people together in the name of great food and great drinks.
With hundreds of different dishes, each of which with countless variations, tapas is also one of the most inherently versatile and varied eating experiences one can find, and whether you want a tiny dish to eat whilst you wait or a veritable banquet of small plates, there is something there for you.
However, there are ways to truly boost your tapas experience, largely by leaning into the principles that tapas has grown on.
Broaden Your Horizons
The beauty of tapas is that the nature of the perfectly formed dishes and the sheer variety on the menu means that there is so much to try. Take advantage of this by ordering a dish you never would have before.
Given that people generally have three tapas plates to make up a full meal, and even these are commonly shared around, ordering three unique dishes each gives you an entire universe of flavours to try.
Go In A Group
Most dining experiences are better with friends, family or loved ones, but tapas is so inherently social that your experience is objectively better with more people.
The reason for this is that, unlike many other dining experiences, all tapas are meant to be shared and so the more people mean the more plates get passed around.
If you are alone, you get to monopolise three dishes, but that doubles if you bring a loved one and if you have six people with you that is 18 dishes on average for you to try.
Add to that the mingling and the sharing of wine and it creates a vibrant, constantly moving food experience you rarely get elsewhere.
Asking For Recommendations
Tapas is an entire world of flavours that changes per restaurant, so feel free to chat and ask questions with your waiters and bar staff, who are experts on the food and will know the questions to ask to help you find the food you love.