Tinto
114 South 20th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Fax: 215-665-9057
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#22 on the 2009 Philly Mag 50
#22 on the 2008 Philly Mag 50
The dining room of this Amada spin-off lacks the elegance and energy of the mother ship, but we’re hoping an upcoming expansion will create better seating and traffic flow. Meanwhile, we’ll squeeze in to graze on Basque tapas: mussels Basquaise, and skewers of bacon-wrapped lamb and eggplant plunged into shot glasses of sherry jus.
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Best of Philly 2010: Happy Hour
Half-price sangria (white or red, $4) from 5 to 7 p.m. What office?
Best of Philly 2007: Food Trend
Its harder, these days, to find Marc Vetri in the tiny kitchen at Vetri, to see Daniel Stern through the pass at Gayle, or to s...
Best of Philly 2007: Appetizer
Heads turn when the brocheta de cordero crosses the dining room: a trio of bacon-wrapped lamb and eggplant skewers plunged into tall,...
User Reviews (7) :
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Maybe it was one of those nights, but everything about Tinto was very good. Nice wines by the glass, good decor, not real noisy and the food was perfect. Of all the tapas places this is the one I would choose. Short rib was really tender and tasty. Don't miss the chocolate pot for dessert, its wonderful.
Posted by Charles: Apr. April 20th, 2010 at 7:39 PM
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The food and wine tasting we did at Tinto last Sunday was very good...so was the service. We'll go back again to work our way through the rest of the menu and wine list.
Posted by Bob: Mar. March 19th, 2009 at 2:32 PM
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As delicious as the food tasted, there's nothing you could do to a meal to charge those prices. I fully expect to pay more for excellent food....but I'm sorry....$12 for 2 shrimp...not what I'd call PRAWNS at all...is ridiculous.
Posted by Tisha: Feb. February 24th, 2009 at 7:21 PM
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I was pretty disappointed in my meal at Tinto. The food was just very OK, not really worth the money. The flavors just didn't seem go well together.
Posted by Christina: Feb. February 19th, 2009 at 9:42 AM
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I went to Tinto for a happy hour and all ordered pitchers of sangria...my favorite. The sangria did not taste as fruity as I hoped it would and there were chunks of fruit in the drink like the way I usually have sangria. Overall I've had better but I have yet to try to food.
Posted by Callan: Jan. January 23rd, 2009 at 2:26 PM
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I have been to Tinto a couple of times for dinner, and while I have enjoyed the ambience and the food for the most part, I could not help but come away with the feeling that the Brochetas were too salty and the food was unexpectedly heavy. Amada is far superior.
Posted by Samuel: Jan. January 13th, 2009 at 3:26 PM
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We went with friends one time. We were very disappointed with the hostess's service, as well as the timing of the food. I would not go back.
Posted by Lorraine: Mar. March 8th, 2008 at 2:24 PM