Mateo Bar De Tapas Menu
82 items in 8 sections · $1.50 – $56.00 · Tapas Restaurant in Durham, NC
Mateo Bar De Tapas’s menu lists 82 dishes and drinks, grouped into Dinner - Tapas, Dinner - Pan con Tomate, Dinner - For the Table, Tapas, Pan con Tomate, and For the Table and more. Prices range from $1.50 to $56.00, and a typical item costs about $12.00. Popular choices include Albondigas, Small Pan, Paella, Albondigas, and Small Pan.
Dinner - Tapas 29
- Albondigas$16.00
pork and beef meatballs, chickpea estofado, cumin yogurt, butternut squash puree, za'atar
- Almejas$16.00
NC little neck clams, shallots, garlic, guajillo chili, jamon, boiled peanuts
- Arroz Frito$15.00
Carolina gold rice, Palacio chorizo, snap peas, soft farm egg, fried peanuts, yum-yum sauce, espelette, scallion
- Remolacha$14.00
citrus roasted beets, goat cheese mousse, pistachios, orange supremes, rosemary Maldon, salsa verde
- Boquerones$12.00
spanish anchovies, vinagreta, avocado puree, potato chips
- Brussel Sprouts Catalan$15.00
Crispy brussel sprouts, orange vinagreta, pine nuts, sherry raisins, harrisa yogurt
- Calamares$13.00
semolina encrusted calamares, piquillo tarter sauce
- Chicken Croquetta$10.00
espelette honey, aioli
- Costillas$14.00
pork ribs, pepper jelly glaze, fried peanuts, scallion
- Datiles$10.00
goat cheese stuffed dates, crispy serrano ham, romesco
- Denver Steak$19.00
denver steak, mushroom jus, potato fondue, apple cider braised cipollini onions
- Ensalada$15.00
mixed greens, sliced apple, espelette candied pecans, shaved Idiazabal, smoked sherry vinagreta
- Gambas Al Ajillo$15.00
shrimp, olive oil, garlic, guajillo chili, lemon, parsley, baguette
- Huevo Diablo$8.00
Spanish deviled egg, chorizo
- Marrow$18.00
roasted bone marrow, shortrib marmalade, radish, pickled mushroom, baguette
- Mata$12.00
baguette, house-made farmer's cheese, espelette pepper jelly
- Patatas Bravas$10.00
crispy potatoes, brava sauce, aioli espuma
- Pintxo Platter$7.00
spanish marinated olives, bbq marcona almonds, crispy chickpeas
- Pollo Frito$14.00
fried chicken stuffed mahon cheese & serrano ham, pickles aioli
- Pulpo$16.00
octopus, braised lentils, smoked romesco, saffron aioli, espelette
- Queso Frito$13.00
fried farm egg, manchego, romesco, maitakes
- Side Crostini Bread
- Side Pate Bread
- Side Cucumber$2.00
- Side Chips$1.50
- Side Olives$7.00
- TO GO Porron$25.00
- Enamel Pin$10.00
C'mon! You know you want a Mateo Jámon pin!
- Hot Sauce$10.00
House made Espelette pepper hot sauce
Dinner - Pan con Tomate 2
- Small Pan$6.00
- Large Pan$10.00
Dinner - For the Table 3
- Paella$56.00
Calaspara rice, head on shrimp, octopus, mussels, squid, chorizo, aioli
- Vegan Paella$50.00
calaspara rice, seasonal summer vegetables, marcona aioli
- Half Chicken$28.00
Joyce Farm's chicken, mustard greens, salsa verde
Tapas 29
- Albondigas$16.00
pork and beef meatballs, chickpea estofado, cumin yogurt, butternut squash puree, za'atar
- Almejas$16.00
NC little neck clams, shallots, garlic, guajillo chili, jamon, boiled peanuts
- Arroz Frito$15.00
Carolina gold rice, Palacio chorizo, snap peas, soft farm egg, fried peanuts, yum-yum sauce, espelette, scallion
- Remolacha$14.00
citrus roasted beets, goat cheese mousse, pistachios, orange supremes, rosemary Maldon, salsa verde
- Boquerones$12.00
spanish anchovies, vinagreta, avocado puree, potato chips
- Brussel Sprouts Catalan$15.00
Crispy brussel sprouts, orange vinagreta, pine nuts, sherry raisins, harrisa yogurt
- Calamares$13.00
semolina encrusted calamares, piquillo tarter sauce
- Chicken Croquetta$10.00
espelette honey, aioli
- Costillas$14.00
pork ribs, pepper jelly glaze, fried peanuts, scallion
- Datiles$10.00
goat cheese stuffed dates, crispy serrano ham, romesco
- Denver Steak$19.00
denver steak, mushroom jus, potato fondue, apple cider braised cipollini onions
- Ensalada$15.00
mixed greens, sliced apple, espelette candied pecans, shaved Idiazabal, smoked sherry vinagreta
- Gambas Al Ajillo$15.00
shrimp, olive oil, garlic, guajillo chili, lemon, parsley, baguette
- Huevo Diablo$8.00
Spanish deviled egg, chorizo
- Marrow$18.00
roasted bone marrow, shortrib marmalade, radish, pickled mushroom, baguette
- Mata$12.00
baguette, house-made farmer's cheese, espelette pepper jelly
- Patatas Bravas$10.00
crispy potatoes, brava sauce, aioli espuma
- Pintxo Platter$7.00
spanish marinated olives, bbq marcona almonds, crispy chickpeas
- Pollo Frito$14.00
fried chicken stuffed mahon cheese & serrano ham, pickles aioli
- Pulpo$16.00
octopus, braised lentils, smoked romesco, saffron aioli, espelette
- Queso Frito$13.00
fried farm egg, manchego, romesco, maitakes
- Side Crostini Bread
- Side Pate Bread
- Side Cucumber$2.00
- Side Chips$1.50
- Side Olives$7.00
- TO GO Porron$25.00
- Enamel Pin$10.00
C'mon! You know you want a Mateo Jámon pin!
- Hot Sauce$10.00
House made Espelette pepper hot sauce
Pan con Tomate 2
- Small Pan$6.00
- Large Pan$10.00
For the Table 3
- Paella$56.00
Calaspara rice, head on shrimp, octopus, mussels, squid, chorizo, aioli
- Vegan Paella$50.00
calaspara rice, seasonal summer vegetables, marcona aioli
- Half Chicken$28.00
Joyce Farm's chicken, mustard greens, salsa verde
Dulces - Dulces 7
- Banana Pudding$9.00
Pecan wafers, PX cream, toasted meringue
- Basque Cheesecake$10.00
sweet potato, maple cloud, sorghum, gingersnap, pecan
- Chocolate Mousse$10.00
PX Videri Chocolate mousse, caramalized white chocolate, cocoa nib streusel
- Flan$8.00
Olive oil, sea salt
- Apple Hand Pie$9.00
whipped farmer's cheese, burnt honey, almonds
- Spanish Olive Oil Cake$11.00
orange curd, toasted almond, candied orange, cardamom, almond whipped cream *dairy free
- Fig Tart$9.00
Dulces 7
- Banana Pudding$9.00
Pecan wafers, PX cream, toasted meringue
- Basque Cheesecake$10.00
sweet potato, maple cloud, sorghum, gingersnap, pecan
- Chocolate Mousse$10.00
PX Videri Chocolate mousse, caramalized white chocolate, cocoa nib streusel
- Flan$8.00
Olive oil, sea salt
- Apple Hand Pie$9.00
whipped farmer's cheese, burnt honey, almonds
- Spanish Olive Oil Cake$11.00
orange curd, toasted almond, candied orange, cardamom, almond whipped cream *dairy free
- Fig Tart$9.00
How these prices compare
Based on 10 menus with 428 priced items from tapas restaurants across the US, the median menu item costs $13.95, and half of all items are priced between $8.00 and $18.00.
At Mateo Bar De Tapas the median listed price is $12.00, lower than the typical $13.95 for tapas restaurants across the US.
| Item | Here | Typical |
|---|---|---|
| Gambas al Ajillo | $15.00 | $15.00 |
| Patatas Bravas | $10.00 | $13.75 |
Typical prices are calculated from 10 menus in our guide.
Menu items and prices are provided for information and may have changed (last updated May 2026). Allergen information is not included – please ask the restaurant.