La Tapica - Murcia

This is a nice looking little tapas bar in a suburban neighbourhood. It was busy on the night we visited. We don't speak much Spanish and the friendly staff did... read more This is a nice looking little tapas bar in a suburban neighbourhood. It was busy on the night we visited. We don't speak much Spanish and the friendly staff didn't speak much English, but we managed. We had two bowls of bland soup and 3 pretty good but pretty small tapas between us- cured ham, croquette and potatoes- washed down with a glass of wine and a bottle of still water. We were staggered to get a bill of over 60 euros for what was no more than a snack. Although we ate at dinner time, it certainly wasn't a dinner and would struggle to qualify as a light lunch. I don't know if it was a case of rip off the daft tourists, or if the place is always that expensive: we didn't go back to find out. We later ate at a few other tapas bars and restaurants in the area where we had superior food, and more of it, for a fraction of the price.