My boyfriend and I have definitely sampled our share of tapas places in LA, but by far, our favorite spot is less than a block away from my house. (which makes for easy walks home when you're drunk on 1 of their 3 delicious flavors of sangria). The Courtyard is this fantastic little spot right on Santa Monica Blvd. If you're not on foot, you might not notice it. But the food there is absolutely amazing.
We always love going for dinner but it's a pretty nice (read: pricey) meal so I was worried about the cost of doing a shower for 20 people there. But Tom at the Courtyard was amazing to work with! I gave him our budget ($20 per person) and he absolutely made it work. There were tons of delicous tapas and plenty of sangria to go around. Plus they didn't make a fuss when I asked the day before to move the party indoors b/c of a sudden turn in the normally sunny LA skies. Everyone LOVED the whole experience there and all told me that they couldn't wait to go back for dinner on their own. The favorite dishes of the day were the Bacon-wrapped Dates. I ended up going back the following Wednesday and had another amazing meal - without eating any of the same dishes we had for the shower. My favorite tapa for dinner: Steak a lo pobre - delicious sliced steak over homemade potato chips drizzled with blue cheese sauce.
So go to the Courtyard, eat, drink and be merry! (and go on a warm night so you can sit in the gorgeous outdoor courtyard - you'll feel like you're thousands of miles from La la land.) Yum!
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