Mateo Bar de Tapas
109 W Chapel Hill St, Durham
(919) 530-8700
Customers' Favorites
Core Sound Head on Shrimp a La Plancha
Lions Mane Mushroom Toast
Tortilla Española
Chicken Croquetas
Smoked Bone Marrow
Chocolate Mousse
Calamares Fritos
Gambas Al Ajillo
Seafarer Paella
Pintxo Platter
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Recent Reviews
The dinner on Saturday was lovely. We started with the pate (OMG SO SMOOTH!), the deviled eggs (also amazing!) and the beet salad. All things were amazing. Our second course was the "seafood" course with the octopus (good, but needed a bit more acid), the clams (SO tasty) and the Tortilla Espana (so traditional and awesome). We also squeezed in the pork chops (DELICIOUS!). The only thing less than delicious was the chocolate mousse for dessert. It wasn't bad, but...
I've had three or four dining experiences at Mateo across a few years, and all of them have been superb. I often come here before an event at DPAC as it's a convenient option and you can park in the Corcorcan street deck / surface lot equidistant between the restaurant and DPAC. The food is very tasty and inventive, the wait staff is very high quality, friendly and knowledgeable and the ambiance is lively and warm, without being uppity or overly loud. Also the food comes...
I must thank the woman behind the bar who served us last week. What a kick a55 service! She knew the food and wine inside out and really made an experience out of it. She knew all about a wine from the Alicante region where I live. The food was truly excellent. I was very happy she popped a bottle of my favourite, extra sweet, Pedro Jimenez in the chiller, so it was perfectly chilled for dessert time. Also advised us the short ribs were back on the menu following a long absence....
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