Best Tapas Restaurants in Essex

Another wonderful dinner at the Wine Bar! It is such a cozy spot. Love the tapas. Chicken cacciatore, autumn salad and flatbread were great. The upside apple cake was amazing.

The food and the service were excellent. We had the Local Beets salad, Calamari Fritto Misto, and the Lump Blue Claw Crab Cake. All were tasty and nicely presented. And the draft Guinness was delicious and expertly poured.

it was quite busy, however we were able to get a table easily using OpenTable . Our waitress was very friendly and was able to speed our order through so that we made it in time for the concert. The Caesar salad was perfect as was the mac & cheese dish! I think the drink was called the sucker punch something fruity. Very tasty with bourbon. Highly recommend checking out the bar selections of specialty drinks. .

Good food, great service. New autumn menu has some real winners!

Some of the tapas, like the grilled octopus and lamb croquettes (a special of the day) were exceptional, and most were very good. Fans of gambas al ajillo may want to skip it, as the shrimp were disappointing. El Pulpo also has many paella options, and the Valenciana was nice. It had a good crust around the edge of the pan and rich flavors.