Cafe Andaluz Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food is to die for..fresh..amazingly tasty..Good size portions."
• "Most delicious food, shared 6 dishes between the two of us, ate so quickly because of how amazing it was."
• "Enjoyed delicious tapas chosen from the Sunday menu selection, served promptly and extremely tasty."
• "The food was mouthwatering."
• "The food was amazing! Very nice interior, super friendly staff!"
• "The food was tremendous and very reasonably priced."
• "Food was absolutely amazing."

Cons:

• "Food very average. Garlic bread looked and tasted like burger bun with smear of butter."
• "The food lacks taste."
• "The strawberry cheesecake was pure frozen affair, and not much fruit or cheese taste again."
• "The eggplant with Couscous and the fries were not tasty, the asparagus with cheese was such a tiny portion."
• "Seafood paella is too salty, not sure if authentic Spanish food tastes like that."
• "The worst Paella I've had as it did not taste fresh."
• "The Paella was terrible, worst one I have had anywhere, I'm afraid."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff were attentive, quick to clear dishes but not intrusive."
• "A warm welcome from very friendly staff."
• "Our waiters were friendly, very accommodating and attentive."
• "The servers are friendly polite super efficient."
• "The two servers I interacted with were simply the best."
• "Excellent attention from Helena."
• "The staff are charming and give good advice on what quantity is 'normal'."

Cons:

• "£5 for three palm sized rings is a bit steep."
• "Drinks in particular are expensive."
• "The last twice there have been problems with orders and delays."
• "Being given sweetener laden Pepsi Max when asking for a coke is definitely not alright."
• "The woman at the front desk stated very rudely that 'we have hundreds of people coming in'."
• "Service mixed - with a surly waitress at the start and an enthusiastic pleasant waitress at the end."
• "Unfortunately, the service staff ruined the lovely experience by interrupting our conversation every 5 mins to check if everything was okay."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "Really good atmosphere to the place."
• "Beautiful decor, nice music."
• "The decor was typical Spanish style."
• "The restaurant itself was lovely and the staff were amazingly friendly and helpful."
• "The atmosphere and decor is beautiful and great lighting."
• "A great restaurant with a vibrant feel."
• "The atmosphere was brilliant."

Cons:

• "However, I was disappointed with the lack of Spanish ambiance."
• "The table we were given was so sticky that plates were sticking to it."
• "Our table was isolated from the main seating area and very close to the bar where the empty bottles were being dropped into the bins which was quite noisy."
• "Nearest parking is a short walk away, and is stupidly expensive, no surprise though in Aberdeen."
• "The food served doesn't taste as Spanish."
• "The only problem I had was the staff struggled to hear me over the noise of a busy restaurant."
• "We left in under an hour, not feeling the place."

Value

Pros:

• "Very reasonable prices, a good selection of wines."
• "Tried out the five tapas and a dessert offer for £25 for two people which I thought was excellent."
• "The food was tremendous and very reasonably priced."
• "Very generous portions, well priced."
• "Price was reasonable for the lovely experience we had."
• "Good value too, I always thought tapas was expensive but this was affordable."
• "The food is just top notch tapas, very reasonably priced."

Cons:

• "Drinks are over priced for what you get."
• "Not cheap unless you take advantage of one of their offers."
• "Some of the dishes are overpriced for what you get."
• "Really expensive chips and bread for dinner!"
• "A rip-off of a restaurant the moment you want a big group booking."
• "Only problem i found was they add on a 10% serves charge to every table."
• "Disappointed with the quality of food and portion sizes."