Thank you Chris and Melissa! Your video is funny, energizing and so helpful ;) We tried Castizio, Europa Bar and the Mercado last week end and it was AMAZING!!! I would never have tried those places had it not been for you 😊 Thumbs up!
Sometimes I think new environments combined with good food leads to a lot of best declarations... when in reality... there's a lot of good food all over the world. :)
I'm working on learning some Spanish but it's a whole different ball game once you're there and they're talking a mile a minute and not slow like my recordings 😆Did you have to order in Spanish? I've heard you have to be quite assertive at the bars/restaurants to get service because they're very busy. Was that the case for you guys?
We know how that feels -- we felt the same with the Portuguese language! In Seville, we definitely did a lot of ordering in Spanish. In Portugal, in most of the restaurants we went to, servers quickly flipped to English after listening to us struggle. Not so in Spain. To be fair regarding our experience, I bartended in a Mexican-Mexican restaurant, as in I was one of three non-Mexicans working there and the other two were part-time, weekend hostesses. During that year, I learned a lot of Spanish and a ton of it came back to me as we were in Seville. Chris took four years of high school Spanish and worked in the kitchen of a Mexican restaurant during one of his college breaks. I also spent about two decades in the restaurant industry as a bartender/server. Now that I'm done bragging about us ;-) all of that is to say, if our backgrounds were different we may have felt like we had to be more assertive. I don’t feel like we had to be assertive to get attention, but thanks to my past in the service industry, getting attention and service comes pretty easy to me most places. It did feel like once a server was taking our order, they were no nonsense about it at the busiest spots and expected their customers to get to the point. A few things that might be helpful (I apologize if you already know this stuff): * In Europe, in general, if you’re looking at a menu a server might not approach your table to offer to get you drinks beyond the water you’ve likely been served, or to see if you want an appetizer. They don’t want to rush or disrupt you. At some places, the general expectation is that they’ll take it all down at once. It's even policy when it comes to food orders at certain places. * In case it’s not covered in the language classes you’re taking dime (dee-may) is tell me. There were a few restaurants we went to, where instead of saying “what would you like?” or “what can I get for you” a server came to us and said “dime (dee-may).” * As it is throughout much of Europe, you’ll probably have to flag servers down to get your bill. They didn’t forget about you and they aren’t being rude. They just don’t want to interrupt you from the relaxation you’re doing. To both Chris and I, this took some getting used to because we felt rude flagging someone down for our check. The rule of two minutes from the moment you pick up plates to the moment you drop off a check is drilled into my head from our American way of doing things. If someone waved their hand at me, while serving in the States, I would've been annoyed, or offended, or both depending on the night. In the more upscale restaurants, more English was spoken or, if not spoken, understood. We made three trips to Seville while living in the Algarve region of Portugal and loved it every time. Hopefully that all helps. No matter what, you'll have an amazing time in Seville. It's a lovely place. -- Melissa
What an amazing day and time well spent! Great job making it to as many places as you were able to in a compact amount of time. Which was your absolute favorite of the group, and did you guys end up going to the last spot or circling back to the first one or both?
Here's our list of 5 tapas bars to try in Seville in blog form: chrisplusmelissa.com/5-tapas-bars-to-try-in-seville-spain-food-tour-itinerary/
Food looked amazing in Seville. Thanks for sharing your experiencie in Spain.
Thank you Chris and Melissa! Your video is funny, energizing and so helpful ;)
We tried Castizio, Europa Bar and the Mercado last week end and it was AMAZING!!! I would never have tried those places had it not been for you 😊
Thumbs up!
That's so awesome to hear! Makes us smile knowing this.
Loved the ice cream face, Chris! Love the whole video and learned tons about tapas! Such a fun video!
Thank you Kim! Glad you enjoyed it!
Simply amazing energy levels. I hope to be able to emulate your eating adventure on my next trip to Spain 🙏
You can do it! :D
Thanks for a great video! You guys are adorable😊
I love your videos! You guys make me feel like I’m right there. ❤ Thanks to your Dublin video I’m going this month!
Have fun! Ireland is such a neat place.
Sevilla es una maravilla 💃❤️
Sevilla una ciudad Bella y maravillosa ..👫
She is cute! You two are fun to watch. Will make Seville a priority to visit in the next year or two. Subbed!
Nice couple. God bless you guys
How fun!!
Subtítulos en Español por favor
Great tour! Order drinks first seems to be the protocol
Beautiful
❤ Sevilla
Best spinach you ever had
Best rice you ever had
Best olive you ever had
THIS MUST BE PARADISE!
Sometimes I think new environments combined with good food leads to a lot of best declarations... when in reality... there's a lot of good food all over the world. :)
Merry Christmas
Same to you!
I'm working on learning some Spanish but it's a whole different ball game once you're there and they're talking a mile a minute and not slow like my recordings 😆Did you have to order in Spanish? I've heard you have to be quite assertive at the bars/restaurants to get service because they're very busy. Was that the case for you guys?
We know how that feels -- we felt the same with the Portuguese language!
In Seville, we definitely did a lot of ordering in Spanish. In Portugal, in most of the restaurants we went to, servers quickly flipped to English after listening to us struggle. Not so in Spain.
To be fair regarding our experience, I bartended in a Mexican-Mexican restaurant, as in I was one of three non-Mexicans working there and the other two were part-time, weekend hostesses. During that year, I learned a lot of Spanish and a ton of it came back to me as we were in Seville. Chris took four years of high school Spanish and worked in the kitchen of a Mexican restaurant during one of his college breaks. I also spent about two decades in the restaurant industry as a bartender/server. Now that I'm done bragging about us ;-) all of that is to say, if our backgrounds were different we may have felt like we had to be more assertive.
I don’t feel like we had to be assertive to get attention, but thanks to my past in the service industry, getting attention and service comes pretty easy to me most places. It did feel like once a server was taking our order, they were no nonsense about it at the busiest spots and expected their customers to get to the point.
A few things that might be helpful (I apologize if you already know this stuff):
* In Europe, in general, if you’re looking at a menu a server might not approach your table to offer to get you drinks beyond the water you’ve likely been served, or to see if you want an appetizer. They don’t want to rush or disrupt you. At some places, the general expectation is that they’ll take it all down at once. It's even policy when it comes to food orders at certain places.
* In case it’s not covered in the language classes you’re taking dime (dee-may) is tell me. There were a few restaurants we went to, where instead of saying “what would you like?” or “what can I get for you” a server came to us and said “dime (dee-may).”
* As it is throughout much of Europe, you’ll probably have to flag servers down to get your bill. They didn’t forget about you and they aren’t being rude. They just don’t want to interrupt you from the relaxation you’re doing. To both Chris and I, this took some getting used to because we felt rude flagging someone down for our check. The rule of two minutes from the moment you pick up plates to the moment you drop off a check is drilled into my head from our American way of doing things. If someone waved their hand at me, while serving in the States, I would've been annoyed, or offended, or both depending on the night.
In the more upscale restaurants, more English was spoken or, if not spoken, understood. We made three trips to Seville while living in the Algarve region of Portugal and loved it every time. Hopefully that all helps. No matter what, you'll have an amazing time in Seville. It's a lovely place. -- Melissa
I am more into traditional tapas and tapas restaurants. The fusion twist is ok but traditional Spanish food is incredible1
Those serving sizes were far larger than tapas in the US - by the 3rd place I would have been so FULL - you guys did GREAT!!!!
Thank you.
What an amazing day and time well spent! Great job making it to as many places as you were able to in a compact amount of time. Which was your absolute favorite of the group, and did you guys end up going to the last spot or circling back to the first one or both?
We both liked Bodeguita Romero and Castizo the most. The absolute goes to Castizo right now, but I have a feeling we need to do more testing.
You two are so cute!!
In which month did you visit Seville, you're both wearing jumpers
I'm pretty sure it was in the spring time... very nice weather for sure.
No need to rush with your tapas crawl in Seville. You can come back in the evening for the remaining tapas bar.
We agree. The 7 goal was something fun to try on video. Our schedule didn't allow for the evening crawl... perhaps some day. It was so fun.
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The secret of tapas: keep in mind that it is not a way to eat, it is a way to drink.
I shall use this secret the next time I imbibe! :D
The first time I heard tapas I thought she was saying they were going to visit as many "topless" bars as possible...lol.
lol... that would be quite a different video! :D
Y no pedisteis las pavias de bacalao que son con las espinacas la tapa más típica del rinconcillo
Ahahah Chris I count 10 beers wow 😊😂
Mmmmmm beer.
You missed Casa Morales. That should have been high on your list.
Maybe next time. :)
1:56 is so funny
i thought she said top-less bars
A common issue when speaking about Tapas. :D
Shouldn't have watched this right before dinner. Now mac and cheese with garlic bread sounds so boring.
Lol... I hope it turned out alright.
You ARE cute!
Melissa gets 75.9 street credits on her Portuguese n Espanol. Chris gers -000.01.....LMFAO.