Cafe Malaga Tapas

We decided to try tapas at Cafe Malaga in McKinney last night and it was fabulous! Tapas are simply small snacks and we sampled quite a few. We chose a Spanish red wine to accompany our snacks. We started with the "Taste of Mediterranean" which included hummus, baba ghanoush, and artichoke tapendade with pita breads. The hummus was fresh and delicious and the baba ghanoush was smooth and full of flavor from the grilled eggplant. I was not the biggest fan of the artichoke tapenade, but it did sound intriguing. We moved on to the goat cheese stuffed piquillo peppers which were excellent, the tart creaminess of the goat cheese in the beautiful red, roasted piquillo peppers was superb. We gobbled up the Lamb Lollipop Chops which I think was the absolute hit of the night. Little grilled lamb chops covered in a brown sugar and mustard glaze; Yum!!! We had the Shrimp Bravas, which were sauteed shrimp in a hot chili sauce with wilted spinach, which were cooked perfectly with a nice little spice and the spinach was just wilted with the warm chili sauce. We decided to order a few more snacks after the dishes we had just eaten, so we moved on to Potatoes Bravas (fried potatoes tossed in a hot chili sauce), Chorizo (spanish style with paprika and garlic with pan-fried bread) and Pork Tenderloin (with ras al hanout and warm date chutney). The food was all delicious and the atmosphere was perfect. They have a huge patio area behind the restaurant all shaded by big trees with a covered patio area. They have lots of fans throughout the patio area to help keep things cool. They had live music which was fun and not too loud. They also had a local artist set up on a corner of the patio who was actually painting the beautiful outdoor scene. It was the perfect night out and we can't wait to bring family and friends to this great spot.