Tapa Reviews Summary

Staff Service

Pros:

• "The staff are very friendly and attentive."
• "The staff at Tapa made this a really fun night and again, we will definitely be back."
• "The staff were very helpful and attentive."
• "Attentive and knowledgeable wait staff."
• "The waitress from Portrush was superb, and very welcoming!!"
• "Your staff was helpful friendly and very accommodating to my sister when she was asking for things that weren't actually on the menu."
• "Service was great from all."

Cons:

• "The 'Manager', who was rude and unprofessional approached us saying… is 11 o clock, you have to leave."
• "Staff were keen to clean our table and vacate."
• "We’ve been asked to leave without letting us finish half bottle of wine."
• "Waiter had to be asked for our change after waiting ten minutes after paying."
• "Requested to sit outside and was humiliated by the request on more than one occasion."
• "Waitress wiping crumbs from the table straight to the floor, throwing crumbs all over the place, chairs and on top of us, ridiculous."
• "Struggled to get served and to pay the bill."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The best tapas I've ever had."
• "Very tasty good food."
• "This is a fantastic authentic tapas restaurant and well worth a visit."
• "The food was exceptional, really authentic tasting."
• "Food was authentic Spanish tapas and extremely tasty and good."
• "Everything that came out was delicious."
• "The food here is delicious and full of flavour."

Cons:

• "Vegetable dishes described on the menu as crisp were a soggy mush and sent one back."
• "The rest of the food lacked any wow factor."
• "Meals: Dorada and Shrimp, salted that drinking a bottle of water is not enough."
• "Most surprisingly, the staff didn’t ask why I left with 7 on the plate."
• "They don't do any paella and I wasn't overly keen on the way they had cooked the chorizo."
• "Octopus, expensive and bland, needs seasoning."
• "Dessert was way off—churros were heavy, dense, and way too oily."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Good value for money at £50 for 5 tapas two starters and two drinks."
• "We pretty much always go for the chef's sample platter which gave a good selection of dishes from the menu and is only £10 for two to share making it perfect for a light lunch."
• "They are doing a rather tasty meal deal at the moment too, 4 tapas and a bottle of Rioja for £25 between 2 people."
• "Lunch offer at GBP 15 for 2 tapas including 2 free dish of potato and grill green peppers."
• "The set meal is amazing value, while the main menu is more normal Edinburgh tapas prices."
• "Pretty good value for money too but avoid the cocktails if you want to keep costs down."
• "The food was excellent and very good value for money."

Cons:

• "Food is slightly expensive in my opinion."
• "Everything is rather overpriced in my opinion."
• "Just really grates with me when you get food that isn't value for money."
• "We ordered the crisps for a starter but the waiter actually told us they were from a packet so we didn't bother."
• "Tapas: Were small and overpriced."
• "Left the place starving. Poor value for money but the food was nice."
• "Food was ok but overpriced."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Great atmosphere, perfect mix of cosy/romantic + cool."
• "Sitting in the sunshine and enjoying tasting the different flavours."
• "Brilliant food in a lovely atmosphere."
• "The atmosphere and vibe of tapa is perfection."
• "The atmosphere is lovely, pet friendly."
• "Wonderful atmosphere, Spanish guitar playing in the background, the buzz from other diners."
• "Fantastic atmosphere."

Cons:

• "Ruined entirely by the two smokers who smoked at the restaurant door, by the end all we could smell was cigarette smoke."
• "Spanish guitarist was playing louder than an AC DC concert and made conversation impossible."
• "Atmosphere, was really nice when the guitarist was playing live, but after he finished at 9:30pm, they changed to pop music from a playlist."
• "Water glasses dirty, smelling chemical from the washing machine."
• "Twinkling with fairy lights and candles the interior was warm, gentle, almost hypnotic."
• "It was very strange to not find a Spanish Omelette in a Spanish restaurant."
• "I now have severe stomach cramps, nausea, and other worsening symptoms of illness."