Roman Tapas Grill

This place is very close to Sundays and due to the teeming queue at Sundays recently we decided to give this place a try. Its a Spanish tapas place and so the breakfast i had was of this ilk, chorizo etc. The meal was not bad but i have to say it was the worst coffee (café latte) I’ve had at a brunch place. 80% milk froth.

A secret tapas place in Islington in an almost unexpected location. This is not Upper St and it’s probably better for that in this case. Located in a converted terraced house, it’s almost like an elongated living room, small but cosy.
Casual describes it and that’s a good thing. There are too many oh so precious tapas bars in London with prices to match. I thought tapas is supposed to be an informal, casual thing, right? Here it was on all fronts, the food, the ambience, the service — just straightforward and good.
The menu is classic tapas and raciones with some grilled steaks too.
Tortilla of the day was good and hot from the pan. Crispy and straightforward calamares with alioli was appreciated. Escalivada — a salad of aubergine, peppers and onion with olive oil was good and comforting. We also sampled scallops with tomatoes on the specials menu. Also full of flavour but a bit overcooked. A big portion of patatas bravas and some highly flavoured merguez sausage with hummus was plenty to eat.
Decent wine list and some bottled beers are available.
This is tapas like I’ve had in Spain, no fusion concepts here. Prices are good, generous portions, nicely done.

Just went two blocks to get a glass of wine to get two tapas. Although I ordered everything in one go, more than 30 minutes passed between getting the two tapas. Pimientos were ok, the meat of the albondigas definitely not good. After waiting again for the bill I tipped only to not have to wait for change.

Good food and nice atmosphere. Though the place is quite small, it’s great! Had some tapas, a wine, and a dessert — not cheap, but I liked it. This is definitely a nice restaurant I can recommend.