Tapa Tapa Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was delicious the restaurant is cosy and the prices are reasonable for a tapas restaurant in London."
• "The food is tasty and fresh."
• "The best tapas we ordered was the lamb stew. The lamb just fell apart in your mouth and the flavours were amazing and not spicy."
• "The food is really delicious! The best octopus I’ve ever had!"
• "You will enjoy fresh food, for very reasonable prices."
• "The best tapas I ever had. We had 5 different dishes and all was tasty."
• "Food was so delicious, service friendly but not too much, lived up to and exceeded what I had hoped...Thank you."

Cons:

• "Slow service, missed a few dishes to our table and then the kitchen closed."
• "Nothing standout about the quality but ok and decent size portions."
• "Plain food with no Spanish flavours."
• "Very very overpriced for decidedly average tapas."
• "Poor quality food for the dishes that were delivered."
• "The Boquerones-anchovies was average - it was overwhelming taste of vinegar and tasted very waxy."
• "The tapas are bland and came out almost instantly, meaning they have not been cooked fresh."

Service

Pros:

• "Great food and drinks, and all appeared pretty rapidly."
• "The staff here were very well organised and had a good balance of playfulness and seriousness when serving which helped with our overall experience."
• "Our server was great. She had lost her voice a little, but she still managed to be super professional, and friendly."
• "Had a really great evening and staff was excellent, especially Melissa."
• "The table service was perfect."
• "Terrific food, lovely drinks and great service."
• "Wine and staff - first class."

Cons:

• "Basically, they do not want to accept children in the restaurant."
• "The problem was the visually challenging female who told him to keep telling me to leave by five, because my table was reserved."
• "Waitress was very unfriendly to the point of being rude."
• "Service was poor, not attentive to orders, waiter managed to bump into table with a child chair although huge space between tables."
• "Good food but staff aren’t welcoming."
• "The person at the door was rude and dismissive."
• "Absolutely disgraceful customer service."

Value

Pros:

• "The food was delicious the restaurant is cosy and the prices are reasonable for a tapas restaurant in London."
• "You will enjoy fresh food, for very reasonable prices."
• "It's a good value for money and can be very satisfying."
• "Gorgeous food, reasonably priced."
• "Great quality, fair price."
• "The price was on point, well worth it and we gladly paid the optional 10% service charge."
• "A stanning and cosy Tapas restaurant with a great atmosphere and great food."

Cons:

• "We ordered a 'jug' of sangria for 29£, but what we got was a glass carafe, by no means a jug."
• "Very very overpriced for decidedly average tapas."
• "The portions are way too small even for tapas and also considering the price you pay."
• "Food very overpriced….nearly £10 for a tiny chicken skewer with just 3 cubes of meat."
• "To be fair, this shop is a rip-off. Especially dish under modern tapas."
• "By far the worst restaurant I've ever eaten at in terms of value for money."
• "If you want to keep your diet, to stay skinny and hungry forever, and pay for this luxury 80 pounds."

Ambience

Pros:

• "Decor was very upmarket and ambience was excellent even on a Sunday afternoon."
• "Located a short walk from the DLR station and off the walk way to Excel conference centre."
• "In a previous warehouse so interior is very dark with low ceiling, wood floor and exposed brickwork and wooden beams."
• "The ambiance was lovely when I went and the staff were very nice."
• "Lovely, relaxed venue."
• "The vibe was amazing."
• "Nicely spaced out tables, enjoyed the ambience - not brightly lit and overly loud like a large room like this could suffer from."

Cons:

• "Basically, they do not want to accept children in the restaurant."
• "Attempted to look at the menu for this restaurant as we were unsure due to lack of atmosphere and being near enough empty."
• "Almost no vegan options though."
• "Only thing that let it down was the state of the toilets. They were horrible. So unclean and had no toilet roll."
• "Loud and food isn't good."
• "We were greeted with being told we have to be out in 2 hours."
• "The staff treated me and my friend differently, probably because of the colour of our skin."

Management

Pros:

• "The staff here were very well organised and had a good balance of playfulness and seriousness when serving which helped with our overall experience."
• "Had a really great evening and staff was excellent, especially Melissa."
• "You will enjoy excellent hospitality, managed by very friendly and professional manager, Mrs. Melissa."
• "Jose also gave an amazing experience, extremely friendly, treated us like we were family."
• "Our server Nicole was on point, friendly and anticipated what we needed."
• "Thanks to the staff for looking after us!"
• "We came in a big group, but the service was on point, fast and efficient."

Cons:

• "The problem was the visually challenging female who told him to keep telling me to leave by five, because my table was reserved."
• "The person at the door was rude and dismissive."
• "Absolutely disgraceful customer service."
• "Horrible service from the operations manager Julian."
• "This used be our usual spot after ExCel twice a year but now we will be avoiding this place altogether!"
• "Terrible experience and they treat their staff poorly."
• "Never in my life been in a restaurant before and been shamed for ordering food."