Tapas 1 - North Port

This is the in place to be if you are a foodie and like to enjoy many artistic and culinary delights. Every week is a new experience and a palate delight! I hav... read more This is the in place to be if you are a foodie and like to enjoy many artistic and culinary delights. Every week is a new experience and a palate delight! I have never been disappointed and love all the extra events, especially the cooking classes and wine pairings! On another note it is a place where I can truly say I have met some wonderful people and enjoy the camaraderie! Bob and Kim are always accommodating as well as JoJo and Carolyn. Try Tapas1! You won?t be

This veteran friendly restaurant has a very talented and creative chef that makes great food. The menu changes weekly so it?s like going to a new restaurant eac... read more This veteran friendly restaurant has a very talented and creative chef that makes great food. The menu changes weekly so it?s like going to a new restaurant each week. And you can count on the food to be delicious each time. Chef Bob is a veteran and owner with his wife Kim and they always make you feel at home. I highly recommend you go here to have an enjoyable experience.

The atmosphere reminds me of Cheers! You may come in not knowing anyone but you will leave with having made new friends. Lively conversations and interactions w... read more The atmosphere reminds me of Cheers! You may come in not knowing anyone but you will leave with having made new friends. Lively conversations and interactions with staff good music and sometimes even movies playing! Food is ever changing which makes it fun and you go out of your comfort zone sometimes to find you like new or different things. Dinners/events are fun and Delicious. Chef tweaks things and shares his ideas or concepts and will not disappoint!! Great place

A local Gem. Excellent tapas style food and a substantial beer/wine selection, great atmosphere and now a regular menu ????????. This place is a real charmer wi... read more A local Gem. Excellent tapas style food and a substantial beer/wine selection, great atmosphere and now a regular menu ????????. This place is a real charmer with a small but well thought out menu and friendly staff. Perfect for date night orhaving a few beers and some excellent food.

I feel conflicted about our experience at Tapas 1 and hopefully this review will just be viewed as advice from one customer?s perspective, and not taken to hear... read more I feel conflicted about our experience at Tapas 1 and hopefully this review will just be viewed as advice from one customer?s perspective, and not taken to heart with a bitter response from ownership as some of the other reviews have been. Kim took careof us and was very friendly and explained the environment and menu to us as it was our first visit. There were 6 of us, in townvisiting our family and checking out the place because we?ve been wanting to for a while. We ordered a round of beer and wineand the kids got a soda. About five minutes in we were asked if we were doing another round, but we were still finishing ourfirst and said we were not ready for another round just yet and we were not going to be having food. We haven?t been together ina while and were catching up, maybe about ten to fifteen minutes later, and Kim placed our check on the table. Now I am a serverfor a living and I understand people taking up a table in a busy restaurant and them not ordering can be frustrating. However,there was not much happening in the restaurant and no one was waiting for a table, and we had not been there that long. It feltlike she wanted us to leave. We were actually going to get another round because it was raining and we really enjoyed ourbeverages but felt like we were being rushed out. Overall the place is lovely inside and the wine is great but it felt likebecause we were not ordering food or drinks fast enough, we were not really valued. As I said, I am a server and I understandthe industry but placing checks on tables without them asking feels wrong. Maybe it?s an old-fashioned thing that most don?tthink anything of. Hospitality is not about rushing people because they don?t have a high tab within 20 minutes.