Wonderful experience for us, our group of ten people visiting Alicante for the first time. We had…read morethe pleasure of watching Chef Gema in action. We tasted delicious "mejillones" (mussels) in wine sauce, fried calamari, Spanish tortilla de patatas (typical potato omelette), spanish chorizos, croquettes and freshly-baked bread. Gema personally took care of us. Restaurant is a little bit hidden, modern bathrooms(2), recommended!

We had an amazing lunch at Velvet Tapas and Vinos. The waiter was incredibly nice and helpful, the…read morefood was amazing and everything was very cheap. We had great white wine, a salad with goat cheese and duck, duck confit and a dish with beef and mushrooms. I would love to go back another time. Unfortunately they did not have outside serving.

What a fantastic place! Seriously good tapas in an informal and friendly setting near the beach…read more Not at all the touristy garbage you find along the Explanada. I started with a rice cake they call a soccorat (like the paella crust) topped with a tartare of the sweetest and freshest prawn. Superb! Next was a peeled whole tomato stuffed with a mousse of cured ventresca (tuna belly) and served atop a tomato soup like a creamy gazpacho. Another winning dish that takes familiar ingredients and through technique makes them special and elevated. The next tapa was a skewer with a single langoustine tail crusted with the Turkish strands you often find in middle eastern desserts. The langoustine tail was stuffed with a little portion of melted Brie cheese. So good. The last tapa was octopus pieces atop wonderfully browned potatoes that managed to be both crisp on the outside and meltingly tender inside. Superb. For dessert I took the server's recommendation and had the apple dessert, which was a sort of deconstructed apple tart that was the essence of apple. They comped me a generous shot or two of a beautiful local dessert wine. Service was gracious and helpful. The prices are treasonable for food of this quality. I really enjoyed my meal here!

Great little tapas bar, very inventive and great with flavors. Decent price - we tried the…read morecannelloni stuff with oxtail and crunchy Iberian ham, broken eggs over potatoes and Padron peppers. Both were amazing and plated beautifully. Definitely would return