Cambio De Tercio Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food tastes amazing and it is not as overpriced as other Spanish restaurants."
• "Tapas dishes reimagined and elevated, make a selection and they will arrive in waves at the table like a bespoke tasting menu."
• "They were all very tasty, especially the Iberian ham and tomato."
• "Delicious, amazing margaritas and sangria, food was amazing, really authentic Spanish cuisine."
• "All of the food was very good but the caramelised slow cooked tomatoes were incredible."
• "The food is carefully prepared and cooked to perfection."
• "The food here is always delicious - make sure you try the 8 hour tomatoes. Yum!"

Cons:

• "The clams had sands inside the meat (not cleaned properly) and the risotto that comes with the fish was the saltiest thing I’ve ever had in any restaurants."
• "Food was poor some of it was inedible."
• "Oxtail nothing like the simple soup of childhood and the weird gelatinous brown blob was like a bitter salty undissolved stock gel."
• "Disappointing food on the whole. Nicely presented, just the food lacked flavour."
• "The food was closer to an American fast food chain (eg soggy papas bravas & padrón papers) than a proper Spanish food lover tapas."
• "The beef cheek was not as good as the other two, it tasted bland and we had to add more pepper for flavour."
• "Wow, where to start, food was absolutely disgusting."

Service

Pros:

• "Marie was a great waitress."
• "It is always a pleasure to dine at Cambio De Tercio. Abel and his team are fantastic."
• "Really nice! Great tapas choices, good wine, good service."
• "The service was great and food as well."
• "The guy who served us was excellent and attentive."
• "Outstanding service from Aida! One of the best Spanish restaurants in London!"
• "The staff were extremely attentive and the food arrived promptly."

Cons:

• "The service is extremely slow and the staff is the worst, unprofessional, rude and very unhelpful!"
• "Disgusting service, our waitress Dianabel has no place in hospitality."
• "When I got there the staff were a bit too full on and I had to wait a while before being sat."
• "Except for the anchovies, the wine (£49.5), 2 nice bottle of water and a very professional waitress it was a terrible experience."
• "The service can be a little sketchy."
• "The service was okay, we had to ask for our drinks a couple times and we got the starters with the mains."
• "Very bad service kept customers waiting for a long time, food is not special even though they are proud of...Waiters are chatting always and no care of customers."

Ambience

Pros:

• "The restaurant isn't too big, but very cosy and stylish."
• "The artwork around the restaurant is interesting and the autographed dishes by athletes and dignitaries give it a special touch."
• "Beautiful relaxing ambience and the friendliest and most attentive hosts you will ever encounter."
• "Nice ambience and place to eat out with friends or with your couple."
• "Atmosphere was perfect, the constant vibe of people talking and enjoying their evening."
• "Feels very Spanish too given the decor and the waiters/waitresses."
• "The food is amazing, the atmosphere is authentic Spanish, and the service is impeccable!"

Cons:

• "No space between tables indoors as required by law right now (could tap next guy on shoulder without stretching my arm)."
• "However, we were sat in the back room, I’m not sure what it was but my partner and I couldn’t hear a word the other said."
• "Decor is completely outdated. Awful atmosphere."
• "Going to the bathroom you have waiters and waitresses trying to push past you to get the food as inevitably it was forgotten about so not much manners as they push past."
• "The restaurant can make some improvements on their music choice tho."
• "5 of us were squeezed on a table of 4 ... to be fair it was a Friday night."
• "I was denied entrance because I had to also get food... They said that this was a dinner place and they were booked."

Value

Pros:

• "The food tastes amazing and it is not as overpriced as other Spanish restaurants."
• "Amazing food, quite pricey but well worth it as the experience is like being back in a little village in Spain!"
• "It’s a bit expensive but comparing to other restaurants in Kensington I would say it’s decent."
• "On the higher end price wise, but not outrageously so."
• "Not the cheapest but so highly recommended."
• "I would recommend this restaurant to anyone visiting or staying in the Kensington region. It is not the cheapest eat, but it is most certainly worth every pence."
• "It's not cheap at all, but it's definitely worth a try."

Cons:

• "The bill came to £870 for 10 people. Overall food was OK nothing amazing but good all the same."
• "£200 for 2 for 6 Tapas, cheese, bottle of wine seems a bit steep."
• "For the price it was very average. Nothing really blew my mind… except the bill!"
• "They charged me a 100£ because I left after the bad welcome."
• "Price : £112 for two, which i think was reasonable if the food was edible."
• "Overall was good but since it's not cheap I don't really see the value."
• "Extremely overpriced for what it is."

Management

Pros:

• "The staff are very helpful in making food and wine suggestions and the manager was more than helpful in accommodating us after a booking mixup and personally ensures that all of his customers are looked after."
• "The staff were very friendly and I believe this restaurant is family run."
• "The staff is very nice and helpful."
• "The staff were extremely friendly with a welcoming attitude."
• "Waiters remember you and always very kind."
• "The staff are attentive, courteous and fun."
• "Service is impeccable."

Cons:

• "The service is extremely slow and the staff is the worst, unprofessional, rude and very unhelpful!"
• "This restaurant is profits-focused, inhumane, insensitive and has horrible service."
• "The behaviour of the manager was outrageous."
• "The behaviour of the manager was outrageous... What a horrible experience."
• "Astonished with the way the owner conducts himself towards customers. Truly appalling."
• "However, the owner was incredibly disrespectful."
• "Our daughter started to cry because she was hungry and the owner came and suggested we took her out of the restaurant to calm her down."