content: Meal: Dinner\n\nRationale: After drinking at Reservoir, I was starving. Casa Tapas was the closest place on my list of vegetarian-suitable restaurants in Montreal as gleaned from Chowhound.com. And I just think tapas is neat.\n\nFood: Small plates, kind of pricey, nothing unexpected. In order of appearance: (0) We had red wine. I forget what kind. Probably French or Italian. It was fine. (1) Free bread. Immediately. Lots and lots of free bread. And free olives. And probably free olive oil. I don't remember that particular detail. When I'd finish the free bread and free olives, more would appear by magic. Instantaneously. Without asking. Even while we were eating the other food. (2) Gazpacho. Not too oily, not too watery, well-balanced, but nothing to write home about. (3) Champi\u00f1ones al ajillo [garlic mushrooms]. If I remember correctly, this wasn't just a bowl of mushrooms. It was mushrooms on top of something white. Maybe that was the garlic component, somehow. But it was delicious. Either we ate it on the bread, or we ate it with a fork and then used the bread to scoop up every last drop. At any rate, thank heavens for the free bread, which we probably finished with the champi\u00f1ones and saw instantly replenished. (4) Esp\u00e1rragos al manchego [asparagus with manchego cheese]. A few stalks of grilled (or maybe sauteed) asparagus with flakes of manchego on top. Exactly what it said on the label. Fine. Give me more champi\u00f1ones. (5) Berenjenas rellenas [stuffed eggplant]. Kind of bland. Eggplant is a difficult vegetable to cook right, and it's got a delicate flavour that is easily overwhelmed or watered down. This case was the latter. I don't remember what it was stuffed with (more eggplant?) but it didn't really taste like anything. I should have known better than to order eggplant. Forgive me, I may have been drunk. (6) MORE FREE BREAD.\n\nService/atmosphere: Kind of had a traditional \""fine dining\"" feel to it, given the white tablecloths, server uniforms, and so forth, plus some borderline-gaudy mediterranean decor, plus some avant-garde single-blade ceiling fans. Not really my style (I prefer it toned down a bit). If the bread situation is any indication, service was prompt and continuous and professional, if a little bit mechanical (my boyfriend commented that it was almost like an assembly line...cold and impersonal...but I don't really mind).\n\nConclusion: A few hits, a few misses. Such is the nature of tapas. I'd try a few more tapases if I was up to spending the money. Or I'd just order a dozen Champi\u00f1ones.