Tudy's Tasca Portuguesa
Anyone who has tried Portugese food should agree with me that it's a raw (low-end) version of Spanish cuisine. To put it nicely you can call it rustic but deep down you must share my feelings.
Tudy's is a small restaurant tucked away at Wanchai's boat street, where the famous haunted mansion is. It sits where Nino's Conzinha use to and belongs to the same group.
Basically the setting is the same with the menu being smaller and featuring tapas(portugese) only.
I requested to be seated outside and our table was set right beside the entrance. It was nice out that night with the cool winds, but unfortunately, the plants set beside us were nested with mosquitos. We got bitten way too many times as dinner proceeded. Tudy's should have taken more care about pest control.
Regarding the food, they were ok i guess, but definitely not great. Prices were sky high I must say, given the concept of tapas and sangria is good and cheap food and drinks fora bunch of people gathering after work. Food and drinks are definitely not that cheap here. As a point of reference, they charge $36x for a bottle of Mateus Rose, which sells at $7x at Wellcome.
where did the concept of portugese tapas come from?
Is tapas even a portugese word?
the famous boat street, with the haunted mansion up the slope
Of course, sangria comes to mind when eating tapas
They really did use cheap wine for the sangria.
差Home made bun ($10). Not crispy enough on the outside, and not fluffy enough inside. Nice try!
Cheese platter, feta, goat, camembert, the fourth one at the front, I have no idea what it is, neither did the waiter. The apple goes nicely with the cheese, but the almond, although they were warm, were soggy at the same time >.<
Salted cod and potato cakes, generous generous amount of cod, and tasted pretty good
Sauteed squid, the sauce was watery and no matter how hard you try it just won't cling to the squid, and I can't really tell whether it's sauteed or just boiled in the sauce.
Sauteed garlic prawns, not enough garlic or olive oil, lucky enough, the freshness of the prawns saved the day
Clams in white wine.... clams were quite fresh, but the amount was minuscule compared to other places. The chef, strangely enough, used butter instead of olive oil for this dish, giving the broth a very creamy buttery flavour which doesn't really match with the other ingredients. Makes one wonder about their food knowledge...
Aside from the price, the location was nice, service was friendly and attentive, although food knowledge definitely needs improvement.
2 jugs of sangria, 4 tapas, a cheese platter and a roll came to $1100. You be the judge, but even El Cid, does a better job at the food and I am sure the bill will be 30% less
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