Esperpento Restaurant

A very classy dinner spot, Esperpentos serves great tapas and sangria, and the atmosphere is beautiful. The service is not the friendliest, but it is fast, and the food is well worth the high prices.

Esperpento Restaurant specializes in Tapas and it's theme claims to be Spanish style, but the real key word might be Aioli i.e Mayonnaise...which is generally served with everything.

It's been awhile since I've eaten here, but I felt it was slightlyover rated. Crowded & a bit pricey it was, but not particularly good, or special. The servers seemed so overworked & busy the last time I was there, that their attention span was waning... The kitchen staff was obviously hurried and the atmosphere was noisy. The owner is one of those big mean guys that scares his employees into submission, and previously ruled the Picaro Cafe on 16th with a similar iron fisted approach for years as well.

If you squint your eyes, the muted colors, festive sounds, andtwo tiered ambiance will perhaps make you feel as if your were in a lively spot in Spain... But maybe you should save your dough and just go to Spain rather than blow $100 entertaining a few friends over some syrupy sweet Sangrias & greasy mayonnaise en