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Bar Europa
Jun 13, 2009 by Lynn from Louisville, KY

Overall Rating: 9
Food:[10] • Service:[10] • Atmosphere:[9]

• Creative Tapas dishes.
• Not much English - see the chalk board menu by the plaza tables.

“Our hotel concierge recommended Bar Europa to us. It is a little hard to find, but worth the search. They had a menu in English on a chalk board by their tables on the plaza. We had a wonderful thick tomato soup and a beet soup, but the best dishes were the hamburgers served with caramelized onion and a Roquefort sauce and their granny apple with goat cheese topped with a balsamic vinegar reduction. We liked this place so much we came back another evening.”

Cafe de La Concha
Apr 15, 2009 by Mmmaria from Milan

Overall Rating: 1
Food:[1] • Service:[1] • Atmosphere:[1]

• View and location.
• Rude service.

“We visited this restaurant in April 2009 and had exactly the same experience.”

Casa Calvet
Mar 25, 2009 by Harris from Boston

Overall Rating: 9
Food:[10] • Service:[9] • Atmosphere:[10]

• Service and food were polished.
• A little off the main street, but findable.

“Our dinner here was outstanding - better than the restaurant in the 5 star hotel. Service was welcoming and gracious, the decor was attractive (unlike the shabby interior at the hotel) and there was no attempt to steer to an early dinner hour as the fancier restaurants did.”

Fonte delle Streghe (La)
Mar 25, 2009 by Kelly B from Atlanta, GA

Overall Rating: 8
Food:[9] • Service:[7] • Atmosphere:[9]

• Food and atmosphere.
• None.

“My now husband and I ate at this restaurant on our last night in Marbella. And let me tell you, it was worth the wait! Excellent food and atmosphere. If we ever get the chance to go back and visit, we will definitely stop at this restaurant again!”

Cardamomo
Oct 24, 2008 by jackie from wisconsin

Overall Rating: 1
Food:[1] • Service:[1] • Atmosphere:[3]

• It was very romantic.
• Everything else was terrible.

“This place was so not marvelous! The food was horrible and the service was slow the wine tasted cheap! Don't eat here.”

Taberna Real
Oct 15, 2008 by Alexia from London

Overall Rating: 1
Food:[1] • Service:[1] • Atmosphere:[1]

• Nothing positive.
• Do not eat here if you are a tourist.

“NA.”

Enrique Becerra
Sep 25, 2008 by Joe from Indianapolis

Overall Rating: 7
Food:[9] • Service:[1] • Atmosphere:[6]

• Food is excellent.
• Waiters are depressing - get it over with, jump in the river!

“The food is great, the waiters have to be the most unhappy group of people I've ever seen - the owner is very friendly with the Spanish patrons - the head waiter pretends that English does not exist - great food - served by waiters chewing on lemons! It doesn't cost anything.”

1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

Calle de Bruselas
Aug 13, 2008 by Gerard from Groningen

Overall Rating: 8

• Ambiance; staff; drinks & food; relaxed atmosphere.
• None.

“Very pleasant atmosphere; good, friendly staff; good food for reasonable prices.”

1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

Oh-Lala
Jul 21, 2008 by ken from toronto

Overall Rating: 1

• Location.
• Everything else.

“A terrible place, to be avoided at all costs. We had terrible and rude service when we visited. We had to beg for service and then they basically threw the bill at us. Food was mediocre - paella's way too salty. Overpriced-even for Plaza Nuevo's standards. Save your money.”

2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

Bocaito (El)
Jul 18, 2008 by Sanna from Helsinki

Overall Rating: 6
Food:[5] • Service:[5] • Atmosphere:[6]

• Wine.
• Food, quality-price ratio, waiters friendliness.

“Overpriced and way too appreciated for what it really was. The food was not exactly tapas but bigger rations, the food was average and part of it not even that. We have eaten so much better tapas elsewhere (where locals go) and for less of a price. Do not choose this, when we had been there for a while we realized that there were only tourists like us and no local people, always a sign of a not-so-good restaurant.”

Da Bruno
Feb 1, 2008 by claire coppen from essex

Overall Rating: 10
Food:[10] • Service:[10] • Atmosphere:[10]

• Real Italian cuisine in traditional Spain.

“Revisited year after year and always impressed by food service etc. Recommend booking in advance if possible. Very enjoyable evening”

0 of 1 people found this review helpful.

Ancha (La)
Jan 16, 2008 by caroline from baker

Overall Rating: 10
Food:[8] • Service:[9] • Atmosphere:[6]

• The food. The warm welcome upon arriving every time.
• The wine.

“It was of the hook any one whose any body should go.”

2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

Champagneria Gala
Oct 11, 2007 by Derek from Vancouver

Overall Rating: 8
Food:[7] • Service:[7] • Atmosphere:[8]

• Food.
• Lacking a little ambiance.

“Overall it's got some funky atmosphere, little on the bare side of things. But the food was great (but then again most of the food is great in Madrid). Can't quite decide if I liked Madrid way too much.”

2 of 3 people found this review helpful.

Bar Alona-Berri
Sep 9, 2007 by Nicole from Manchester

Overall Rating: 10
Food:[10] • Service:[10] • Atmosphere:[9]

• Leche frita.
• Nothing.

“Alona Berri is an absolute pleasure. The food is not only tasty; it is attractively presented to you with excellent service. The food available in the dining room provides a larger portion, unless you have the tasting menu. I tried just about everything and found every mouth full a delight!”

Amboto
May 7, 2007 by Veronica from Ohio

Overall Rating: 7
Food:[9] • Service:[8] • Atmosphere:[8]

• The food was great!
• I was sitting at the table for more than 10 minutes.

“It was great when I went. I suggest this restaurant as not a fancy-fancy restaurant but not a fast food restaurant. Its food is really good and the service is great! I had a really great meal! ”

0 of 1 people found this review helpful.

Taberna Real
Mar 26, 2007 by Guenter from Germany

Overall Rating: 2
Food:[3] • Service:[2] • Atmosphere:[5]

• Good food but overpriced.
• Bad service, food much to overpriced.

“Be aware of the restaurant Taberna Real in Madrid at the corner of Plaza Isabel ii an Calle Arenal. We feel that they to take tourists for a ride. They offered us (three people) a selection of tapas which finally was a plate with slices of ham, 6 pieces of green asparagus and a plate with 15 gambas, 10 mussels and 4 crayfish. They charged us 140 euro for it.”

3 of 3 people found this review helpful.

Flamenco Ana Maria
Mar 9, 2007 by Maylin from Pasadena

Overall Rating: 10
Food:[10] • Service:[10] • Atmosphere:[10]

• This place is cool.
• I hate the smell.

“Spain keeps on getting better every moment with my boyfriend.”

0 of 3 people found this review helpful.

Cafe de La Concha
Jan 3, 2007 by Rebecca from Paris

Overall Rating: 1
Service:[1] • Atmosphere:[1]

• Leaving the café.
• Everything.

“This cafe with some tables overlooking la concha beach looked lovely but we were in for a shock. After waiting about 30 minutes to be served and wondering whether we had actually become invisible we tried to stop several waitresses as they walked past us to ask for a menu, only to be obviously deliberately ignored. Another 30 minutes later we obtained a menu ourselves and we tried to ask a waitress whether we could order, only to be told in an irritated manner that they were no longer serving food - despite watching a menu being given to another table shortly after. We asked then if we could order some drinks and we were told that there were only 3 servers and they were too busy to serve us at that particular moment! The nice location overlooking the beach made the wait bearable, but that was only by trying to ignore the extreme sour rudeness and bad manners of the waiting staff, and obvious incompetence in the running and organization of the cafe. After an hour of waiting someone actually came to take a couple of dirty cups out of many dirty things away from our table. If there were minus points on the scale I would have used them. I can¿t rate the food or drink as we left after waiting over an hour to be served, sitting with the previous customers dirty plates still on our table. I would advise you never to visit this cafe.”

5 of 6 people found this review helpful.

Sinatra
Nov 4, 2006 by bridget from nijmegen, netherlands

Overall Rating: 10
Food:[10] • Service:[9] • Atmosphere:[9]

• Excellent food, good price, atmosphere nice.
• Absolutely nothing.

“The food was the best we had all week, we tried a lot of restaurants. The portions are big enough. The restaurant was very nice and I loved the atmosphere. You really have to try it. <><>The restaurant has nothing to do with Sinatra himself but that doesn't matter. What's in a name?”

1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

Champagneria Gala
Sep 13, 2006 by paul from new york

Overall Rating: 1
Food:[1] • Service:[1] • Atmosphere:[1]

• Nothing.
• Everything.

“The place is lit up like a nighttime baseball match with some wilted plants hanging from the walls and ceiling and that is called a "sunny patio" in the restaurants description. And this has to be the worst meal I have ever had in my life. Well worst few bites I got up paid the bill and left. Tasted like "rice-a-roni" out of a box Spanish rich flavor. Not to mention the fact they did not even try to cut the "baby carrots" that come out of the bag. The whole carrot just wedged into the rice with the rest of the frozen items peas muscles and chicken. Really a crime the food they put on the plate. Stay away is all I can tell you.”

3 of 4 people found this review helpful.

Habanita
Aug 13, 2006 by Megan from Seattle

Overall Rating: 10
Food:[10] • Service:[8] • Atmosphere:[10]

• Menus in English, variety of foods.
• Could be hard to find for visitors.

“My friends and I went here often while I was studying in Seville. It was a nice change from all the other Spanish tapes every other place had. My favorite was the chicken breast in coconut sauce (Pechuga de polo en salsa de coco) and the potatoes in a red sauce (papas en mojo picon?). They have tons of vegetarian and even vegan items and the different sizes of portions (tapas, media raciones, y raciones) allow you to try many things. This was my favorite place in Seville!! ”

3 of 4 people found this review helpful.

Sinatra
Aug 3, 2006 by Bob from Arlington

Overall Rating: 2
Food:[6] • Service:[6] • Atmosphere:[2]

• The all-tapas food quality was good.
• The portions were very small and expensive.

“This restaurant has NOTHING to do with Sinatra. They don't play Sinatra music, they don't have any pictures of Sinatra, and upstairs they have a video monitor that plays old movies, you guessed it, not Sinatra old movies. When I was there they were playing Casablanca with no audio. Also, be prepared to inhale a lot of second-hand smoke. ”

0 of 3 people found this review helpful.

Cafe de Oriente
Jul 4, 2006 by Rob from Limoux france

Overall Rating: 2
Food:[2] • Service:[1] • Atmosphere:[3]

• Dreadful food and appalling service from people who didn't care.
• Nuff said.

“I used to eat in the Oriented years ago. Excellent value and good food then but now. Awful. Ate there last week on a trip to Madrid. I was served fish which I'd suspect had been cooked the day before and microwave before being given to me. Vile. I ate three forkfuls and left the rest. The Waitress didn't bother to ask if there was a problem. Nobody seemed to care that we'd had a bad experience. Place was empty at a time it should have been full. Follow the examples of the locals and avoid the place!”

2 of 3 people found this review helpful.

Jardines Alberto
May 28, 2006 by JOHN from ALICANTE

Overall Rating: 1
Food:[1] • Service:[1] • Atmosphere:[1]

• Location.
• Frozen Veg. small potions and RAW yes RAW Chicken this was after sending it back TWICE. NEVER AGAIN!!

“We stayed in the Hotel Guadalupe for 2 nights to visit Alhambra Palace, we were not disappointed with either of these. However, we made the mistake of visiting this restaurant, bad move. Apart from the location there is NOTHING that I would recommend this restaurant. My wife could have ended up with food poisoning as her Chicken was sent back twice to the kitchen the outer was cooked but the inner was RAW and this piece was only quarter inch thick if that, FROZEN vegetables still HARD were served with FROZEN Swordfish and at TOP prices, my advise is STAY AWAY.”

1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

Canadu
Mar 24, 2006 by Kelly from Portsmouth

Overall Rating: 9
Food:[10] • Service:[10] • Atmosphere:[8]

• A large range of foods.
• Can sometimes have to wait a while for food but this is only because the restaurant is so popular.

“A fantastic restaurant with a good choice of food at very reasonable prices.

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4 of 5 people found this review helpful.

Tendido 1
Mar 20, 2006 by Heather from Wrexham

Overall Rating: 10
Food:[9] • Service:[8] • Atmosphere:[9]

• Varied high quality tap as with every drink purchased.
• Slightly slow service if sitting outside at lunch time.

“Unusual venue with a great atmosphere. Clientele mostly Grenadian which is always a good sign. The tap as is excellent and drinks are excellent value. We visited twice during our stay and on the second visit the staff gave us two free wines at the end of our meal. Will definitely return.”

1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

Habanita
Feb 20, 2006 by May from Vancouver

Overall Rating: 1
Food:[1] • Service:[1] • Atmosphere:[1]

• One of the few places you can find vegetarian.
• Bad service, bad food.

“I am pretty sure Habanita ripped us off. We were charged 13.50 Euros for a small jug (maybe half liter) of sangria. The receipt said "various" and then the price. From my experience in the restaurant industry, "various" would be where they enter whatever price they feel like. I shouldn't have paid it. I think they did this because they delivered the wrong food to our table and we started to eat it. There is no way we would've known it was not our food because we asked them to bring whatever they recommended. They pulled the food out of our hands and off the table mid-bite and said "No food for you!" and than billed us 13.50 for sangria. I think they were trying to recover the cost of the food they accidentally delivered to us, and only had one bite of. The food was not very good either.”

6 of 8 people found this review helpful.