El Faro
PH: 09 365 1111MOB: 021 778811
OPEN HOURS: Monday to Saturday 10am to 10pm
SPANISH TAPAS BAR
Happy Hour 5pm-6pm 25% off all drinks Monday to Friday
$5 Tapas Thursday & Friday all night
El Faro is a Spanish inspired restaurant and tapas bar with an intimate and rather eclectic atmosphere.
Whether it is a quick pre theatre meal, a romantic dinner or letting your hair down, you will love the mojitos caipirinhas sangria Spanish wines and beer.
El Faro receives accolades for its sumptuous green lip mussel pots organic beef and vegetarian dishes.
Find us down the end of the cobblestone lane.
El Faro History
The owners of El Faro Mark Ansley and his partner Sarah have had a love of Spain and it’s people ever since they lived in Europe some years ago.
Mark has been a chef for over half his short life and has a passion for getting back to basics with food and a strong belief in sustainable natural farming, local produce and wild meats. He uses the best possible ingredients to put together his ever changing blackboard tapas menu.
Are you wondering where tapas originated?
Tapas" is castellano for "lid" and it is probable that tapas came about as a result of king Felipe the 3rd introducing a law in an attempt to curb the increasing levels of alcohol abuse in Spain.
The law stated that when one purchased a drink (typically from a tavern, called "taverna" in Spain), the bartender was to place over the mouth of the mug or goblet a cover or lid containing some small quantity of food as part of the purchase of the beverage.
The client was to consume the food before he or she was allowed to remove the lid and consume the beverage. In this way there was an immediate effect in the reduction of violent brawling and destructive behaviour that tended to result from people getting too drunk far too quickly.
It did not reduce the excessive alcohol consumption so much as slow it down and was intended to reduce the social harm that was occurring.
