REVIEW: Tapas Revolution, Shoreditch

With three locations across London, Tapas Revolution is a reliable choice for mid week dining. Whether it's drinks and nibbles with the girls or a dinner date there is a dish to suit everyone on the menu. I visited the shoreditch location, the third of the Tapas Revolution group, earlier last week to test run their lovely evening menu.

I visited Tapas Revolution as a vegan and my guest is a vegetarian, so please bear in mind there will not be any meat dishes in this review and I did not consume anything containing eggs or dairy.

Image from Tapas Revolution, 2016

Highlights

• The vegetarian paella is also vegan! Whoop! The paella has a wonderfully rich and creamy texture which is surprising for a vegan dish. The flavour was rich with plenty of seasoning to highlight the beautiful vegetables. The paella is packed with asparagus (despite them being out of season), mushrooms and courgettes plus the essential red peppers and garlic. The rice was perfectly cooked and the whole dish delicious.
• The potatoes in the patatas bravas were ultra crispy and well seasoned. The spicy sauce was right up my street though I would have liked more of it as I couldn't eat the dairy based cream sauce.
• My guest really enjoyed the cheese dish of Queso Manchego, which is made from ewes milk. The cheese has a rich and creamy flavour with a strong almost smoked finish.  My guest also felt the portion was too much for one person so definitely share this yummy tapas.
• The free olives and almonds were enjoyed very happily by my guest.

Lowlights

• I found the pan con tomate disappointing. The ciabatta was lovely and crisp but the tomato topping felt to be just tinned tomatoes spread on top. This would have just been so much better if it was fresh tomatoes or roasted tomatoes. Not a winner.
• My guest found the Spanish omelette to be quite bland which is a shame. It was in much need of added seasoning or a little chilli to make it interesting.

Overall, I'm not sure if I would run to visit Tapas Revolution again but it is definitely a lovely spot in Shoreditch to get great tapas dishes. I think as a vegan this isn't the best place for me, however, the fact the paella is vegan really did make my day - and it was delicious! Have you visited Tapas Revolution Shoreditch? Let me know in the comments below.  Tweet to @elliemathews1