el bar de tapas Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Always great food, great value, great service."
• "The charcuterie was very generous and nicely put together."
• "All of the dishes we ordered were flavoursome, perfectly prepared and really quick to arrive."
• "The food is outstanding and the service and staff are brilliant."
• "The food came out fresh and was very flavourful."
• "Delicious food, good service and good atmosphere."
• "The food was tasty and their cocktails spot on."

Cons:

• "Portion sizes are disappointing and not value for money."
• "Some of the tapas dishes here are really hit and miss."
• "Calamares while cooked ok were tasteless."
• "The portions can be on the small side for the price."
• "The food was a disappointment. Prawns for example came in a very murky and not very tasty sauce."
• "Nothing had been cooked fresh and clearly everything was microwaved."
• "The tapas are alright but the paella was really disappointing."

Service

Pros:

• "Service very good and food was out promptly."
• "Staff were extremely friendly and made us feel very welcome."
• "Top service, girls are always coming to help you with a smile on their face."
• "The service was super friendly and welcoming!"
• "The waiting staff were attentive but not intrusive and really polite."
• "The staff couldn't do more to help and make every customer feel special."
• "Service was impeccable."

Cons:

• "Table service is very poor. Food sits waiting 10-15 minutes under a light even when there's only 3 or 4 tables to serve and 5 waitresses working."
• "Service can be a little slow occasionally and we have had orders come out wrong more than once."
• "The service was rushed."
• "Empty dishes took quite a while to be cleared, waitresses needed to be flagged down to order food rather than them asking for example."
• "The service was a bit slow at times and a few things got forgotten off of our order when it was brought to our table."
• "We ordered dessert but gave up waiting and left after half an hour. ☹️"
• "The only downside was that an additional tapas plate and 2 drinks that we didn’t have were included in the bill."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Now expanded and a lovely comfortable environment."
• "The atmosphere of the restaurant is great, which adds to the experience."
• "The ambiance was very good and typically Spanish tapas style."
• "Enjoy a visit to Spain in your lunch hour."
• "There's always a great atmosphere in the restaurant, although can get noisy at times if you're sitting near the back on a busy dinner service day!"
• "Atmosphere very upbeat, cosy, & the decor was warm & Spanish."
• "The atmosphere and vibe is so comfortable but classy."

Cons:

• "Parking in the Old Town can be a bit of a nightmare, avoid school out times."
• "It's a bit small so they've had to cram in the tables a bit so it's a bit tight."
• "Restaurant itself is a bit on the small side and does feel a little cramped in there."
• "Lovely place, but there were a lot of rowdy folks walking past the tables."
• "Only blemish was that there was 1 toilet for a place of this size."
• "This place has an attitude of its own."
• "An odd welcome. Arrived at 9 - no booking but just two of us - and plenty of tables free. Told by first staff member that we were too late and the second that we could eat but that the kitchen would close at 10."

Pricing and Value

Pros:

• "They offer this 9.99 for 3 tapas lunch menu too."
• "No the portion size isn't huge but for the price was very reasonable."
• "Superb choice and very tasty and reasonable pricing."
• "3 for £9.99 was a great value option for Lunch."
• "Great value tasting menu, all our choices were really tasty and not too heavy for lunch."
• "The price was fair as well."
• "The food is delicious, and reasonably prized."

Cons:

• "Although they do need to update the website because it says the lunch menu is £9.99 for 3 dishes but I'm sure we paid £11.99."
• "Prices are more towards the high end and portions... not the biggest."
• "Value for money was also shocking… Three slices of overly cooked bavette, probably not more that 30 grams for >£7."
• "Meals are very small portions and way over priced."
• "The portions are so small."
• "Slightly overpriced menu but the food was generally good and filling."
• "Was so incredibly rude when I asked for the bill."