So off we went to La Tasca as we had been there about a year ago to the day and it was great then. This time the entire experience can be summed up in one word.

TERRIBLE!

The food was just plain crap, the service was like dental surgery and the toilets needed some attention.

I ordered a paella which was was stodgy, tasteless and dry along with some fish balls, which weren’t very nice. They just didn’t taste very nice, but I’m not sure if they were meant to look like little deep fried sponges.

Mandy’s chicken wings were salty or burnt and her "meat on bread" was like a section of tarmac on a lump of wood. Matthew enjoyed his cheese on toast (they got one dish right) but his children’s menu salad was clearly prepared either that morning or the evening before. The carrots where grim and dry, the tomatoes where mushy and the lettuce was like cut grass. Even the starter of garlic bread was nasty and tasted funny.

The last time we were there they gave Matthew a glass of crayons and a piece of paper. He loved that as he could draw on it. This time they gave him a glass of crayons (perhaps the same one…) and a section of laminated paper that was totally filled up with pictures and images. Have you ever tried to draw with a crayon on a plastic surface. I can tell you no that it’s a little difficult.

To top it all off the waitress make us feel like we were making her work there. She would come up to the table, mumble something and then slap/throw a dish of food in front on you. She really has presentation down to a fine art!

The bottom line? I’m not going to try that place again! They have clearly lost the plot!