Barrafina Dean Street Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "High quality food that you can watch them cook."
• "Everything is prepared with precision though and a certain quality that’s amazing to see."
• "The fresh fish is the best food I tasted."
• "Every plate was a delight. From the cured monk fish to the octopus (super tender), this 'bar' is memorable."
• "All the food, from calamari, to Presa Iberica was sinfully good."
• "Everything was made to order, delicious, and filling!"
• "The red prawns are a must-try. Amazing natural sweetness that I have not tasted anywhere else."

Cons:

• "The tart we ordered for pudding didn't taste of much and felt that the pastry had been cooked separately to the filling."
• "The foods were meh."
• "The fried baby squid (chipirones) were delicious, crispy and tender but also oily and very salty."
• "But sadly everything was way too salty."
• "The pan con tomate was stale and the tomatoes tasteless, the ham croquettes cold in the middle."
• "We ordered chicken and it arrived very raw, we had to return it."
• "Some dishes were bland, others with too much salt and in general overpriced."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Lively atmosphere with top-notch Spanish tapas."
• "It does create a nice atmosphere and make the queuing experience very pleasant."
• "There are plenty of times where the atmosphere is overrated. Here the atmosphere is excellent."
• "The bar atmosphere is very nice."
• "Great atmosphere, fantastic specials and lovely staff."
• "The atmosphere was lovely, probably is my new favourite Spanish restaurant from today."
• "The lively ambience reflects its location in the Soho district."

Cons:

• "Got an argument over it and ruin the whole meal."
• "The atmosphere was average."
• "Between dropped plates, cups, bellowing chefs and lack of attentiveness, the experience was not value for money."
• "The vibe of this place is always busy, busy and busy."
• "The octopus dish was a bit disappointing as it was drenched in oil and the texture was almost slimy yet under-seasoned."
• "However, I have tasted better octopus elsewhere in London."
• "Waste of time and money as nothing was up to my expectations."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff is great, Nicole especially."
• "Wonderful staff, absolute top recommendations from them."
• "The service was also the most outstanding I’ve had."
• "Service was on point and knew a lot about the wine selection."
• "The servers were also helpful, attentive, and professional."
• "Service is good..not an easy day for neither the chefs and wait staffs considering being 36 degrees outside today."
• "The service really stands out with an establishment of this elk, they were very amiable and helpful."

Cons:

• "Staff were a little hectic and I would have appreciated more attentiveness."
• "One of the members of staff clearly shouldn’t be in a customer facing role."
• "Honestly, not worth the hype, the service does not at all match the prices of food."
• "We were rushed to order and there was a mistake with our order."
• "The waiter with the dark beard and hair whispered something in Spanish to the woman doing dishes at the bar. Immediately, all 3 staff members turned to us and laughed at us."
• "The chef berated me and said something along the lines of no Spanish person would eat them like that."
• "Staff is not even close to being friendly. Had to ask twice for drinks."