Cafe Andaluz Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food is amazing."
• "Goat cheese with marmelade really good."
• "Very good food and friendly staff."
• "Top class food."
• "The food was splendid."
• "Superb Spanish food cooked in an authentic manner."
• "The food is freshly cooked."

Cons:

• "Chicken strips greasy and bland."
• "Croquettes with jamon nothing special and quite cold!"
• "Food was lukewarm and the mussels were sufficiently suspect that we didn’t feel comfortable finishing them."
• "Reheated tortilla, very expensive."
• "The chicken was bland. The pork skewers were undercooked."
• "Sangria was a disaster and the second drink was served on a glass of water with no ice at all."
• "The croquettes looked and tasted awful, more from Iceland frozen foods than a Spanish restaurant."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff were very helpful and friendly."
• "Service was friendly and efficient."
• "Fantastic friendly and quick service."
• "The staff really stood out with their kindness."
• "Staff were superb, more than happy to help putting up balloons and banners and do the cake presentation thing."
• "Excellent service, we got more fries halfway through and they came in minutes."
• "The service was also great, the dishes came out quickly one after the other."

Cons:

• "Service could have been more attentive and restaurant felt slightly cramped."
• "Service is usually good, the staff are friendly and smiley, however, due to the size of the venue it can get a bit too loud and the waiters often fail to hear."
• "Service was very disappointing though."
• "Service quite flat but the person who welcomed us was really nice."
• "Service is average and distracted. They gave us the wrong bill twice."
• "Slow service, person serving us got three dishes wrong on order."
• "Service could have been better it was either take your plate as soon as you had finished or couldn't get hold of anyone."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Warm and decorated in a very Mediterranean style."
• "Place is great. Nice decor and relaxing atmosphere whilst still feeling homely in ways."
• "Lovely atmosphere, food exceptional."
• "Great, Spanish themed decor and lovely staff."
• "Hidden away but creates a great atmosphere inside."
• "Great service and atmosphere and the restaurant looks absolutely lovely."
• "Felt transported to Spain. 🤩"

Cons:

• "The only drawback I could point is tables are too close to each other and it feels a bit crammed."
• "This restaurant is below street level and doesn't have a lift, so it is not wheelchair accessible."
• "The bathrooms were cramped though, with a door behind a door for some reason."
• "Table was the size of a postage stamp and had to put wine on floor for room."
• "Food was good but if you want to have a girls night out christen the supervisor told us to be quiet because we was having a good time totally put us off and wanted to get out of there so quickly."
• "Not great choice at all for strict vegetarians."
• "Once my waiter looked me up and down in an effort to decide where to put my wife and I."

Value

Pros:

• "The prices are a bit steep but completely reasonable for such a fantastic experience."
• "Food was good and very well priced!"
• "Pretty good value for 2 bread selections, 6 dishes and a pitcher of sangria between three of us at less than <£25 each."
• "You are getting a good price for the high quality tapas you get."
• "Great food and service at a really good price, highly recommended."
• "The price was great."
• "Well worth going especially for the tapas deal, 3 tapas and a dessert for 14.95!!"

Cons:

• "Not value for money!"
• "Charged £6.40 for 4 slim asparagus spears and a drizzle of hollandaise."
• "Nice tapas, but not worth a 5star. The classics like tortilla and paella weren't that great."
• "£8 for some bread, olives and a bit of oil."
• "Food is the same but this time is all seemed a little too contrived and greatly overpriced."
• "Carne de res pecante now a £3 supplement so watch out for that hidden charge."
• "Be careful when they ask if you need some bread. The bread came with olive and olive oil but they charged them separately (around £8) and did not let us know until get the bill."