El Pirata of Mayfair - Tapas Bar Español Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food variety and taste is excellent as well as the service."
• "This restaurant offers a rich variety of tapas sets, and the chicken wings and potatoes inside are delicious."
• "The Secreto Iberico is the must have dish, highly recommended."
• "The food was all ready nice, my favourite were the Langostinos al chef (big juicy prawns in a delicious sauce!) and the Chuletitas de cordero (grilled lamb cutlets)."
• "The seafood paella have lots of seafood and isn’t salty."
• "Our favourite were the fried calamari, chorizo in red wine & prawns in oil."
• "The food was authentic Spanish and the atmosphere is quite pleasing."

Cons:

• "Ordered 7 tapas non of them was delicious."
• "The food was tasty enough, but portions were so small for the price!!"
• "the food was bland. Nothing was hot or had any flavour."
• "Without doubt the worst tapas I've ever had. Lazy, stingy, low quality, and flavourless."
• "The food was so bad you can’t even call this Spanish it’s a tourist trap there’s absolutely nothing authentic the calamari was thick soft and chewy and sauces and food tasted like a ready meal from a supermarket."
• "The food, however, was very disappointing. We found several of the tapas dishes to be bland."
• "Food barely tasted like anything, and felt like it had been taken out of the freezer to be heated."

Service

Pros:

• "Friendly helpful staff too."
• "Special mention too Karina who served us as she was excellent."
• "Jose and the team at El Pirata go above and beyond to ensure guests are well looked after and have a memorable time."
• "Our server Marcos was excellent in taking care of our large party."
• "The service is unmatched. The staff truly cares about your experience."
• "Attentive and friendly staff who care about customer service."
• "The impeccable service never fails to impress."

Cons:

• "They have also increased the prices and reduced the portions. £7.70 for 4 tiny croquetas!"
• "The waitress hardly smiles."
• "The service was so confusing and not nice I would say."
• "However, the automatically added gratuity for staff that didn't smile once the whole evening takes a star off."
• "The head waiter was a bit stressed."
• "The service at El Pirata was so friendly, efficient and helpful which made our experience even better."
• "Service was okay but I felt they were rushing me even thought it wasn’t overly busy."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "A wonderful place to meet friends have a conversation and just hang out."
• "Nice atmosphere and pretty busy."
• "This place had a great buzz to it and our little 'cave' table was very sweet and also good for those with poor hearing!"
• "Was completely packed on a Tuesday night with a super atmosphere and ambience."
• "Fun and relaxing ambience, a hidden gem in the middle of Mayfair :)"
• "The atmosphere is vibrant and I think that's a Plus."
• "The atmosphere very inviting."

Cons:

• "It was unbelievably loud! Like seriously: I’ve never been to a restaurant THAT LOUD."
• "Quit crowded and a small place, they try fitting in as many people as possible."
• "The ambiance is nice, love the art on the walls, and a nice location."
• "The atmosphere is relaxed, sociable and enjoyable."
• "a very lively atmosphere this would be a good choice."
• "If you go there be prepared to go deaf."
• "But my ears were ringing when we left."

Value

Pros:

• "The relative low cost makes it incredible value for London."
• "It is a great value for money in a part of London that is not cheap."
• "Affordable wines - esp Rioja!"
• "Prices very good on the wine and food considering the location and portion size."
• "fantastic value at £10.25 each."
• "The prices are very reasonable for the quality and atmosphere and we highly recommend this lovely tapas restaurant in Mayfair!"
• "Great staff, excellent food and for Mayfair, not expensive."

Cons:

• "Since its in mayfair it's on the pricey."
• "The price is a little pricy compared to the portion of the food."
• "Portions were small, paid 7 pounds for 8 padrones."
• "The price is high."
• "The meal was quite expensive and the portion sizes were small."
• "All that, and at a hefty Mayfair price on a Saturday night."
• "A little bit more expensive than you would expect to pay, but I suppose it is the Mayfair premium."