Carmen Tapas Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food taste very fresh and nice, the portions are generous."
• "The chicken and chorizo paella is highly recommended and so is the pork cheek in sauce!"
• "The Manchego Croquettes are to die for."
• "Moreover, the calamares where AMAZING!! Very tasty and just like I’d eat in Spain!"
• "Food amazing atmosphere so great and service wow."
• "The food is plentiful and tasty. I highly recommend the cheese croquettes it's a special cheese forgotten the name."
• "The food itself is fantastic - really delicious, authentic and served quickly."

Cons:

• "Food was very oily and generally underwhelming for the price we paid."
• "Awful experience, very disappointing as tapas is my favourite cuisine."
• "Chicken arrived RAW - staff were not very sympathetic nor apologetic."
• "The food is microwaved, over priced and extremely low quality."
• "Each of the dishes tasted as if it was microwaved in a Wetherspoon’s kitchen."
• "The vegetarian paella was awful, full of frozen vegetables and a texture of mush."
• "Such a disappointment, the greasy tapas and the very poor paella made it a very disappointing evening."

Service

Pros:

• "Specially service from Salomon xxx❤️❤️"
• "Very kind staff, lovely vibes, great music and food is outstanding."
• "Staff are extremely friendly and food is served quickly."
• "The staff are incredibly polite and nothing is too much for them."
• "The staff friendly and attentive."
• "Service is amazing always with a smile and very helpful explaining different dishes and recommending some wines to go with your food."
• "The wait staff are just phenomenal."

Cons:

• "She seemed too overwhelmed to greet us properly."
• "One of the waiters that seems very young was rude and threw a plate in the table."
• "The manager was defensive and unkind, and asked that I go to a doctor (!!!) who will confirm I got food poisoning from their food (!!!) and they would give me my money back."
• "Instead of listening he got defensive and started shouting at us in front of all his customers."
• "Both the waitresses seemed to be in a big rush, taking away our plates before all the food was finished which really isn't good practice."
• "Staff were not very sympathetic nor apologetic."
• "The lady who I spoke to was incredibly rude and offered no sign of remorse."

Ambiance and Decor

Pros:

• "This restaurant is so lovely, very intimate and cosy vibe."
• "Loved the decor, so much attention to the details! It felt like being on holiday in Spain!"
• "Beautiful Spanish deco, toilets very clean and live atmosphere, it was a busy night (New year’s eve)."
• "Very cool place to hang out and enjoy tasty food!"
• "It was an amazing find just next to Clapham Common Station. Nicely decorated and the ambience is like being on holiday."
• "The atmosphere is warm and intimate, and the staff friendly and attentive."
• "The atmosphere is really spanishy."

Cons:

• "Just claustrophobically small... Just no."
• "The restaurant is crammed with tables so there is barely any space to walk through."
• "Not really a child with pram friendly place but we made it work."
• "The restaurant was cold and noisy."
• "Firstly sat on top of a radiator, ridiculously hot."
• "Decor is tired and cheap feeling."
• "The lights in the place were appropriate for our romantic night."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "It's highly recommended and the price is worth it for servings that you get."
• "All food & drinks were really good & we will definitely be going back here."
• "You can actually have a quality dinner without being ripped off as in most tapas places."
• "All reasonably priced and the portion sizes were bigger than expected!"
• "Affordable prices and excellent customer service."
• "Prices are on the reasonable side. Go with friends and share, the bill per head comes out at a decent level."
• "Great value! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!"

Cons:

• "Not particularly cheap for the quality of the food."
• "However I think the prices have gone too high now. We paid nearly £10 for 5 tiny pieces of pork in a blue cheese sauce."
• "Hence the prices are a bit high."
• "The only black spot was the sangria, very good but way too expensive."
• "Very average food, very average service, not very good value for money."
• "Tapas are always a little expensive but these dishes weren't great value for what they were and weren't that tasty."
• "Nobody should be tricked into paying for meals of this quality."