Recent Visitors to Mateo
- 9/20/2013
A diner from GA tried it and liked it.
NC_Chevalier
4 of 4 stars (excellent, casual dining).
(see explanation of ratings below)
Talented Chef Matt Kelly has opened a hot, new tapas (and I mean authentic tapas) place in the old Book Exchange building in popular downtown Durham.
Impressive selection of fine Spanish sherry.
Try the ribs: special cut, extra lean, lovely sweet-sour sauce.
Duck was too salty.
Flan is incredible.
About my ratings:
Only fine dining establishments can garner five stars. Until menuism realizes that a fast food joint cannot possibly be ranked equally with a $100 per person place, I need to draw the line somewhere. If we were only talking about the quality and presentation of the food, it would be a different story. But, as we know, menuism’s rankings take into account the entire dining experience.
Therefore, I divide restaurants into three categories (and I wish menuism would do the same):
1) fast food and “fast-casual” (no table service).
2) casual dining (table service, average entrée price: $10-$20).
3) fine dining (linen napkins, no plastic cups, no TV’s in dining room, average entrée priced at more than $20).
Fine dining can earn a max of five stars. Casual dining can earn a max of four stars. Fast food can earn a max of three stars.
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