Tinatapa’s

I don’t understand the poor reviews here. The food is great! I visited on a Saturday afternoon and it was not too busy; tapas arrived in my table fast and boy, they were amazing!
Also, their chips are so fresh and the smoked salsa is delish. The baked crab is excellent!

2.5 Stars
The atmosphere is pleasant, the server/​bartender was friendly, and the watermelon mojito was tasty (though tiny). Of the three small plates we shared, only one could be classified as ‘good’ — the grilled chicken skewers with habanera sauce. Perhaps, because, as my companion suggested, they couldn’t do anything to ruin those? That’s it for the pros.
Now the cons: the meatball small plate was ‘fair’, consisting of 3 lukewarm meatballs in a forgettable red sauce, served with 3 small pieces of toast. The shrimp ceviche appetizer might have been, no, it WAS, the worst I have ever had. Consisting of an abundance of julienned peppers and red onions, with perhaps three teensy, baby, flavorless, frozen shrimp thrown in, it was a tasteless disaster.
I appreciate that they opened this night just to serve patrons before the hockey game, but the only thing I might, possibly, maybe, be back for is the cocktails.