El Tapeo Modern Spanish Kitchen

Interesting food, beautiful music, great view of the sunset. the waiter Krystal was first rate, and we could hear one another in conversation at dinner! Thank you.

Excellent food and services, location is great also. We will come back for sure! May be have a bigger sign of the restaurant on the street, we're getting lost for trying to find the restaurant.

The food was great - especially the dates, empanadas and desserts. Very nice server but he forgot our Brussel Sprouts.

First time trying tapas and first time going to El Tapeo and it was delicious! Went for a work outing and we got half of the menu and everything tasted amazing! We did halves on the paella and that was plenty for our group plus all the tapas. Dessert was phenomenal. Can’t wait to visit again for date night or girls night.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

What a pleasant surprise! We were staying in the hotel and piped up for dinner not know what to expect. The waiter commented we’d like the food and he way correct. We order several different tasty dished we shared - every dish was unique with great FLAVOR!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I was definitely upset that you could not participate with the happy hour if you Sat in the restaurant for dinner. Had to walk to the bar. Other than that, we ordered about 5 tapas and had a great time. Food was delicious.

The hostess and server were very nice. The wines (three glasses total) we ordered were chilled, which was a nice surprise, and we enjoyed them. We ordered the Tapeo plate (the serrano ham was fine, nothing terribly special), and it only came with one kind of cheese, which was broken up into baby-sized pieces. Another kind of sausage was on the board, but we did not care for it. There were some unappetizing-to-behold pickled peppers, some strangely-thick, toasted bread, and some dijon mustard. I have lived in Spain and been to many, many tapas restaurants in multiple countries, but this was just a bizarre combination of flavors. I have never seen a charcuterie board like this, much less in a tapas restaurant. The queso de cabra was fine, but, again, the bread was nothing to write home about. The bacon-wrapped dates (four in the order) were fine, but those are pretty hard to screw up, and the sauce drizzled on them was absolutely flavorless. I was glad we did not order more, as all of the food was just okay at best. I would highly recommend that whomever made up this menu actually go to Spain and learn about Spanish food...this wasn't it. For that small amount of ordering, the bill was $120, which is a lot for what we received. I will just stay home and make my own tapas next time rather than returning there.

This was the worst tapas I have ever had. Poor quality meat and the mussels were very stinky.

I love El Tapeo! I think it has some of the best tapas outside of Barcelona. Great paella!! Really good patatas bravas and other dishes. Delicious empanadas and all the other tapas plates. El Tapeo is one of my favorite restaurants!!

Great first time experience. Enjoyed having a window seat! Service was excellent. Food was all very good with one minor issue. We had the Dates, Artichokes, Beef Empanadas and Chicken Kabobs, Tangerine Sorbet (yummy). The Chicken kabobs even with the Chimichurri was very bland and dry. Hard to eat and hard to remove from the skewer. We enjoyed everything else. A nice glass of wine and a Modelo rounded out our meal with a cup of (good) coffee. We will be back.

Nice views on the 9th floor overlooking Oak Brook. However the food didn't taste like traditional tapas we usually have in Spain. They were out of two items completely (despite being the only clients in the restaurant). We had an allergy at our table and several items were brought out that contained the allergy item without the waiter having told in advance that they were pre-made and couldn't take it out. Overall don't plan to return.

We sat (party of 6) next to the window that provided an overlook of Oak Brook from the 9th floor. The server, Crystal, was very attentive. We had 3 different paella's and a bunch of tapas. It was the perfect atmosphere for 6 friends to get together and catch up.

Great food! Enjoyed the time with my girlfriend, we will be back. Easy choice when staying at Le Méridien.

Our server, Michael, took very good care of us, and made great suggestions for what to order. My favorite was the chicken empanadas. They were very flavorful and the pastry was light and flaky. My husband's favorite was the short rib flatbread. Also very tasty and filling.

We sat at the bar and had to repeatedly ask for service?! Water glasses empty. Multiple used plates. Refill on Sangria. The carne asada was good, but the rest of our order wasn't anything special. The artichokes looked nothing like the photo on their menu, which was a shame. Glad we tried it, but will not be returning.