By guest blogger Kathy. I visited El Patio on Hidalgo Street with friends Kathryne and Karen from Winnipeg.  What a fun vibe.  Indoor but outdoor, it had a terrace feel with a large tree in the middle.   We know it is real tree as we had leaves drop onto our table.  The space has a large bar on the main floor and a lovely second floor.  We sat on the second floor.  El Patio has music upstairs and bands with dancing downstairs.  The night that we were there, the upstairs music was fabulous.

We started with the Mediterranean Platter – it was presented on a lovely sectional plate and included falafel, labneh and hummus. The hummus was nothing like I had ever tasted before and I have had Hummus in many different countries.  We asked Lynne the owner……..what it was made of – it the answer was that it was made with fresh green chickpeas. It was a different texture and flavour, but very good. 

We accompanied our appetizer with a pina colada, a glass of wine and frozen mojito.  Our friend Kathryne said one that it is one of the best mojitos on the island.  She like it so much, it was gone in minutes!

For entrees, we had the coconut shrimp with baked potato and a Greek salad. The meal was substantial and satisfying.

We also tasted Arrachero steak with black beans and a baked potato. The steak was marinated and tender and was prepared medium rare.

El Patio is very popular for Happy Hours which run 1- 3 Monday to Saturday and 4 – 6pm daily and if you want to listen to live music and dance, El Patio is the place to be.

Kath’s quote: “Love is a lot like dancing. You surrender to the music”. –Pierce Bronson

Love never fails.

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