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Tapa Vista in Mount Avenue strives to invoke the southern fiesta spirit with its Spanish tapas style dishes and vibrant atmosphere. Part of the Jug and Bottle Hotel, the restaurant's agreeable environs generally favour conviviality with family and friends. Step in for a meal before or after a jaunt in the neighbourhood taking in local attractions, Port Sunlight, Lady Lever Art Gallery, Ness Botanical Gardens and the Wirral Way.

Tapa Vista's party menu for eight or more people features a range of tapas selections including sticky honey and chilli marinated chicken wings, crispy fried whitebait with aioli, homemade meatballs in a spicy tomato sauce, crispy deep fried king prawns with a sweet chilli dip and Spanish omelette. The main menu lists a variety of paellas, platters of charcuterie, Serrano ham and Spanish cheese along with dishes like pancakes with crab and prawns, field mushroom stuffed with chorizo and Manchego cheese and pan fried salmon fillet salad. The bar menu has patatas bravas, costillas de cerdo, goujons de platija and calmares fritos, all of which complement a host of European and New World wines, draught and bottled beers, spirits and traditional sangria.