So I have only just got around to writing a review for this place….
Went here with some friends last week.. Was totally excited to eat some Spanish food.. got there and were greeted and seated quite quickly and given menu’s and water.. Which was awesome and I was impressed especially since I worked in the hospitality industry not long ago…
But then what seemed like every two minutes the waitress would come and ask if we were ready to order even though we had already told her that we would let her know when we were ready to order as we were still waiting for a friend… but we ordered drinks and fries.. But while taking our orders she tried to make small talk with us which would have been fine if everything she said didn’t sound like an insult. Which to be honest really took me by surprise.
Anywho… We all had a look at the menu and thought ” ooooo these things sound amazing… interesting even” .. Even though the waitress could see we were still deciding she still kept asking if we wanted to order. She bought over the fries and asked we were ready to order.. AGAIN…. By now i was getting a bit peeved off… Anyway the girls ordered their things. I ordered the Croquetas Spanish crumbed, fried chicken & bacon morsels with aioli ($10.50) and Chilli Prawns – Gambas al Pil Pil garlic & chilli prawns in a cazuelita ($18.50).. both of which ad reasonable prices considering the location of the restaurant. But three little Croquetas for that much? Really? Especially ones that are dry and bland?? Spanish food is meant to be full of flavor…. The prawns.. Tasted pretty good! BUT 4 prawns and a prawn head for $18.50 and really tiny pieces of turkish bread?… My friend ordered the Tortilla de Patatas which was bland and no presented nicely… we were offered the dessert menu’s but we kindly declined and we were given the “evils” look by that waitress… Was uncalled for.. To be fair the food was alright… but service was not so good.. we were then over charged for our bill and we only realised after we had already left.. $260 for tapas.. Not going there again… Maybe someone else will have a better experience then us.

I have always enjoyed Tasca. I went last week with a voucher and they had increased the number of tables so it was quite squashed in. We were given a table right next to the kitchen door and it was a really unpleasant place as I couldn’t hear my partner and I felt we were sitting right in the middle of the walkway with people standing around us all the time. This really put a damper on the experience. If they give me this table again, I’ll just leave.

Anyway, that aside, we had the lamb shoulder which I’ve had before and it was delicious and succulent. We both had the creme caramel and we found it bland and much like the custard you get in a custard pie at the supermarket. Their other desserts I’ve had before were good so we were disappointed we’d picked the caramel.
We got a glass of the Tasca wine and it was very good.
The staff were very pleasant as in previous visits. What a shame others have come up against perhaps a rouge waiter/waitress. We had a very charming young girl looking after us.

There was guitar playing and it was a nice ambience. There has sometimes been other performers (flamenco dancers I think) and they were good for the first 10 mins then got a bit loud for conversation. I would give this a 5 star but they lost one due to the lousy table and disappointing dessert.
I will go there again

Been here twice- used to go to the Durham lane one, until we got sick of the abysmal service.
This one has great service. Its a bit pricy, for what you get, and the food isn’t really all that. Its not an authentic Spanish experience, lets be clear about that- its a general med melting pot. I have no particular gripes-its probably the best place I know in Newmarket. Why would I not rate it higher? Well, it just doesn’t make you walk out feeling wow. On the other hand, I remember it and would go there again for the cafe con leche and ‘cheap’ Argentinian wine.

I visited Tasca on the weekend with some friends. No sooner had we sat down we were”pestered” by the staff. This was constant until we ordered our food. Not really a chance to talk or even look at the menu.
Anyway entree/tapas ordered and pretty poor to be fair.
We then ordered a jug of Sangria and I would like to know the alcohol content as it didn’t seem to have much in comparison to others I have had, especially for $35.00.
Mains were a bit better, average to good.
At the end of the day I am rating on the experience taste and value for money. Our bill for 4 people was $230.00 and I think that pretty much say’s it all.

We visited Tasca in Newmarket as a treat for our daughters 13th birthday. It was a bit of a trek across town using ‘Auckland public transport’ as we were staying over in Albert St, in the CBD. However, the trip was well worth the effort, the food was exemplary in choice, quality, preparation and portion size. The staff were excellent and a credit to the proprietor, they were attentive and genuinely wanted us to enjoy our experience. I would highly recommend this establishment to all and we will definitely be returning (I cant ever forget the Cordero lamb shoulder roasted in the woodfired oven, delicious!).

I went to Tasca with a large group of 10. We went because they advertised as being BYO. When we arrived they told us that the BYO was only on certain days. Very unimpressed that this was not made known to us when we booked and asked if the restaurant was BYO. I ordered a pizza was very sub par – burnt and quite tasteless. Two friends ordered some pasta which they thought was rather bland. However a couple of friends ordered some tapas which they thought wasn’t bad. But not exceptional. Overall not really a nice dining experience.
The only thing that I was impressed about was the atmosphere was quite nice. But food and service definitely lacking!

Been here four times all up, once for dinner. I had a pasta dish which was average but seafood was plentiful, my sister had the paella (which might I say was lacking the rich flavour which I would have expected from a Spanish restaurant to deliver – I have made ones that are better and i’m far from being a chef or Spanish)

I actually enjoy the lunch menu much more which is probably which keeps me going. I order the steak sandwich most of the time but did try the fish and chips once. The steak is very tender and moist, and the fish was good and you get quite a bit. I also tried the moorish eggs (combination of eggs and tomato paste) which was oddly pleasant.

So all in all nice place to have a relaxing brunch (they do large bowls of coffee!) but don’t be expecting a cultural experience

Having not enjoyed my experience at Tasca in the city, I was not massively enthused about the idea of going to the Nuffield Street branch. I was, however, pleasantly surprised. There is nothing to blow you away on the menu, but what we had was tasty and the staff were very friendly. Oddly quiet for a Friday night, but that’s Newmarket for you (the rest of the suburb was just as dead). Recommended.

Really didn’t like it. The restaurant location and space itself was alright, but food is poor and not even tapas in its portions… How can you call fries ‘tapas’? Service was okay but at the end of the day you got to serve decent food and that’s sadly lacking in this restaurant.

Tasca is a lovely place with a nice atmosphere. We found the staff very helpful and friendly. We ordered a variety of tapas and desserts. The food was o.k, the oxtail, meat balls and the fried haloumi were nice. The tortilla seemed to be a day old and reheated, unfortunately burnt on the top. For desserts we had flan (a sort of creme caramel) and chocolate cake. The flan was enjoyable, the cake seemed to be a little on the dry side, possibly because it was not freshly made on the day. Overall, not a bad place to visit.

Food: Average
Decor: Quite charming
Staff: Generally very pleasant
Manager: Hostile

Recommendation: Avoidance

I was very disappointed in the way the manager handled a minor complaint (food returned because it was overcooked – calamari). So much so that I felt the need to post this review here. Worst experience I have ever had. Waiting staff were very nice and did their best and the food that wasn’t overcooked was OK. There are many other restaurants in Newmarket and if you want a good overall dining experience I recommend trying them all first.

Dreadful place. Food overpriced, and decidedly below average. When I sent a dish back (the first time I’ve done so in years) the owner/manager came to our table and got hopelessly aggressive about the whole thing! Unreal. My advice? Keep walking – there are plenty of other restaurants on that street!

Very friendly, great atmosphere and lovely food! Have been back several times and will go back again.

Menu is getting less and less Spanish and more and more Kiwi which is hardly a good thing. Service starting to slip as well. Great location uninterested owners I guess.