I am not a complete food snob, i see that there are actually some really good chain restaurants, however the main problem with chain restaurants is the lottery of service, food etc. Cambridge isn't known for its' Spanish food, however, when needs must La Tasca has been in the past a fairly good place to go (the Bury St Edmunds branch is pretty good).
So bear in mind, i usually have a good idea what i want when it comes to tapas, my friend and I walked in to La Tasca one lunchtime. There were hardly any people in the restaurant, however i believe there was only one waiter. When we finally got our drinks, the guy tried to convince us to go with the buffet menu (basically the limited dishes that had been sat out all day). When we said no to this, the guy kept trying to convince us (he was obviously trying to get rid of the food), i eventually lost my rag and went into my rant about my dislike for buffet food in restaurants.
After the waiter informed us the food would take longer as it had to be cooked (no shit sherlock), we sat there feeling rather deflated. All we wanted was a quick lunch, with ok Spanish food. Not pressure from some spotty youth.
The food came out, it was all pretty dire to be honest. The prawns were almost non existent, very small 'king prawns', cooked so much they had shrivelled up, chorizo was again dry, the only saving grace was the chicken in sherry and mushroom croquettes. The thing about this chain, is that people judge Spanish food by La Tasca....please please don't!
La Tasca is pretty much a glorified McDonalds, for those who want to waste a bit of money on substandard food, awful service and...well the decor is pretty nice actually. The thing that annoys me most is that half the people in La Tasca probably don't even know that they're getting a poor deal! This is an example of chain restaurants at their worst.
My ratings-
Service- 2/10
Atmosphere- 4/10
Food- 3/10
Price- 4/10 ( a rip off for what you actually get)
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