La Republicana — Restaurant in Zaragoza

We arrived towards the end of the evening. It seemed the barman and waitress were having a disagreement that occupied them too much to pay the customers attention. The waitress came and gave us our drinks with zero interaction. This is an unusual attitude in what is a very friendly and helpful city. Then the barman tried to charge me €14 for a beer and a water. When i pointed out this couldnt be right he didnt apologise just said it was someone elses bill. I could easily have tapped my card without noticing and i hope that wasnt his intention though I'm not sure. Seems a bit of a tourist trap in what is otherwise a lovely area in...

Well hey, what do I like about this place? For starters, I love the early 20th century era ambiance you find within the bar restaurant.

And, since I am a sucker for chick peas... then, you guessed it, I ordered their 'Veal Tripe and Chick Peas stew', soup du jour for the rest of us. Mmmmm mmm mmm mmm! Rock n Roll yummiliciously goood!!!! But hey, that's me, thinking oat loud.

Definitely, next time I come across 'Los Tubos' neighborhood in Zaragoza I will make it my mission to return and enjoy the local neighborhood camaraderie. This is a local pub where the locals hang oat, so enjoy. Eh.

'I will be back'....

Not yet used to Spanish timing we fancied a beer and tapas just as the tapas bars were closing after lunch before opening again at 7pm. After being turned away from a couple of bars we came across La Republicana and it was open. Although quiet it had a nice atmosphere and we had a couple of beers each and shared three non meat tapas (most options do contain meat but as my wife is pescatarian there were a few options to try). They were all very tasty and it was just what we wanted. Decor is interesting and later on in the evening I imagine it would have a...