I've eaten in many countries, but I think this was the best meal I had in my life. The menu, so minimalist, so true, each item complementing the others so well. Absolutely fresh ingredients, with the tiniest bit of treatment, incredible flavours of vermouth. This joint does well with 5 members of staff what many Barcelona joints claim to do with 30 members. I feel lucky that I stumbled onto this place and walked in for an early dinner by 6 30 pm and was seated at the bar. I will not forget this meal!
Lou Pach
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January 18, 2025
Delicious and authentic tapas, and Spanish food, friendly personnel. The specials are a nice surprise every week.
Good wine selection and amazing sangria.
Becky Lee
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January 11, 2025
Amazing!!! Cannot recommend enough, the lady who waited on us was incredibly helpful and patient with us (even with my awful pronunciation) but the food was incredibly delicious and so fresh!!
Thoroughly recommend for both hospitality of the staff and incredible food!
Mia
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May 28, 2024
We got lucky we had the 1st floor for us alone almost the whole meal. Then a big table was set up near us and they spoke really loud so we left to another place to be able to hear each other.
The tapas are really good, Slightly pricey but good portions for the price.
Rachel Burns
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October 19, 2024
Went to an authentic tapas with a friend. We booked for 7:30pm. When we arrived there was a good atmosphere and were greeted by the daughter of the owners/chefs. She was a little off hand but it honestly felt like an authentic experience and we were having a lovely time. The place very quickly filled and it was clear they were understaffed for the crowd that were seated at once (all with reservations). We ordered some breads and pardon peppers which arrived after some time. They were delicious. The mains however were taking a long time and after chasing them twice they eventually arrived at 9:30pm, 2 hours after we originally sat down. Unfortunately the paella was overcooked and under seasoned and we were still hungry after but at this point it was too late to eat more. This was a disappointing experience and after expressing this to our lovely waitress (not the owners daughter) she apologised profusely and said she would talk to the owners to see what could be done. To say what happened next was an embarrassment to the establishment is an understatement. The family visibly argued with the waitress and glared at us making us feel very uncomfortable. The daughter then came down and said she believes we were ‘unhappy with the wait but the food is cooked from fresh and they were busy that evening’ she offered us shots to compensate but was condescending and rude. We said to her we didn’t want to drink anymore and said we would pay the bill but were exceptionally disappointed with the handling of the whole situation. The experience ruined what would have been an otherwise lovely meal
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I've eaten in many countries, but I think this was the best meal I had in my life. The menu, so minimalist, so true, each item complementing the others so well. Absolutely fresh ingredients, with the tiniest bit of treatment, incredible flavours of vermouth. This joint does well with 5 members of staff what many Barcelona joints claim to do with 30 members. I feel lucky that I stumbled onto this place and walked in for an early dinner by 6 30 pm and was seated at the bar. I will not forget this meal!
Delicious and authentic tapas, and Spanish food, friendly personnel. The specials are a nice surprise every week. Good wine selection and amazing sangria.
Amazing!!! Cannot recommend enough, the lady who waited on us was incredibly helpful and patient with us (even with my awful pronunciation) but the food was incredibly delicious and so fresh!! Thoroughly recommend for both hospitality of the staff and incredible food!
We got lucky we had the 1st floor for us alone almost the whole meal. Then a big table was set up near us and they spoke really loud so we left to another place to be able to hear each other. The tapas are really good, Slightly pricey but good portions for the price.
Went to an authentic tapas with a friend. We booked for 7:30pm. When we arrived there was a good atmosphere and were greeted by the daughter of the owners/chefs. She was a little off hand but it honestly felt like an authentic experience and we were having a lovely time. The place very quickly filled and it was clear they were understaffed for the crowd that were seated at once (all with reservations). We ordered some breads and pardon peppers which arrived after some time. They were delicious. The mains however were taking a long time and after chasing them twice they eventually arrived at 9:30pm, 2 hours after we originally sat down. Unfortunately the paella was overcooked and under seasoned and we were still hungry after but at this point it was too late to eat more. This was a disappointing experience and after expressing this to our lovely waitress (not the owners daughter) she apologised profusely and said she would talk to the owners to see what could be done. To say what happened next was an embarrassment to the establishment is an understatement. The family visibly argued with the waitress and glared at us making us feel very uncomfortable. The daughter then came down and said she believes we were ‘unhappy with the wait but the food is cooked from fresh and they were busy that evening’ she offered us shots to compensate but was condescending and rude. We said to her we didn’t want to drink anymore and said we would pay the bill but were exceptionally disappointed with the handling of the whole situation. The experience ruined what would have been an otherwise lovely meal