Absolutely loved everything, definitely get the cheesecake!!!
Vegetarian options: Lots!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Churros Withsoft Cheese and Chocolate Sauce, Deep Fried Calamari, Patatas Bravas, Cheesecake
Aila Sin
Horrible service. Food was a ginormous waste of money. Nothing was fresh, they use cold frozen seafood in their paellas, and all the tapas were bland and very low quality. Avoid at all costs.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Ebele Mgbor
I thoroughly enjoyed the churros dipped in hot dark chocolate!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Churros Withsoft Cheese and Chocolate Sauce
Hanna Bouchard
I would definitely not go to this place because it is in the worst part of town and they charge you $20 per person if you don’t actually show up which is absurd so I just wanna warn everybody about this place I wouldn’t go if I were you.
Service: 1
Kelly K
If you love, Spanish tapas and authentic paella, then look no further than this restaurant while you’re in Vancouver. Reserve a table ahead of time because this place is always packed. It’s very difficult to simply walk in. My recommendation is have one paella between four people instead of two and load up on tapas
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Seafood Paella Mixta, Patatas Bravas, Tortilla Española
Ceaux Chitty
Super fun little spot, love the funky ambience. The food is delicious and the staff is great! Definite recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Seafood Paella Mixta, Deep Fried Calamari, Patatas Bravas
Tracey Jastinder Mann
Mixed experience, great food over shadowed by abysmal service. Staff cluster around chatting all day and ignore clients. We had to waive down the servers for everything. Would not recommend. There are better spanish tapas restaurants in Vancouver.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 1
Petro Klimashewsky
Top notch drinks, food and service!❤️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Alex Shaparenko
Bodega on Main is a Spanish-themed restaurant that offers a range of tapas as well as paella. As a spanish myself, I have to say that this place exceeded my expectations; the tapas are authentically prepared with Spanish techniques, and the flavors are just like you’d find in a traditional tapas bar in Spain. The service was warm and welcoming, and the decor and music really added to the experience.
While my experience with the food was excellent, I found the prices to be extremely high. For those unfamiliar, tapas are small plates typically meant to be shared and are usually quite affordable in Spain, where they generally range from 3 to 8 euros depending on the dish. I understand that prices in Vancouver are naturally higher, but it still felt excessive. The paella price was a bit more reasonable by comparison.
That said, if you’re looking for an authentic Spanish culinary experience, I highly recommend this spot—especially the Spanish omelette, Manchego cheese with quince paste, braised tongue, ribs, and patatas bravas!
Vegetarian options: Tortilla de Patata
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Patatas Bravas, Tortilla Española
nancy sanchez
Tapas were not that great. Paella was good. Lots is servers but no one ever came to our table- so bad still charged 15%.. I had to stand to grab my own cutlery and having to wave my hand for some time to get someone’s attention. Will not come back nor refer this place. The only nice thing was the atmosphere.
Expected to at least have decent service from such an established restaurant. The hostess just said "Hi" and "Follow me". No actual human interaction/pleasantries. We were then seated right by the entrance, despite having a reservation and the restaurant being almost empty - only 2 other tables when we were seated at the time. We then sat for 15 minutes without our waiter coming to check on us. When he did, he just walked up and said "what would you like". Again, no conversation, not even a hello. Those were the only words he spoke all night. He then brought us our drinks and never checked in on us again for the remainder of the evening, though we did see him stand around chatting with co-workers by the bar. No one checked in on us on how our food was at any point in the evening. The bussing staff were pleasant and finally a different waiter decided to see if we wanted a second round of drinks. The second waiter who got us our drinks was kind and attentive, but that was over an hour into our meal - he wound up bringing us our bill and we did tip because it was he didn't do anything wrong, though I was going to give a 0% tip to our waiter. Truly disappointed. Was there a cherry on top? You bet there was. No soap in the first washroom - unacceptable and unsafe for any restaurant. No paper towels in the washrooms either, pretty shocking for an establishment with bills well over $100. Based on this experience we will not be back despite great food, and I will recommend people spend their hard earned money at other establishments that treat their customers like people and provide service levels better than a fast food joint.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 1
seung hee lee
I visited Bodega several times. Their Ceviche is the number one in the Vancouver. I ordered 2 more tapas blistered peppers and fried eggplant. Blistered peppers is an amazing tapas with drinking. I’m so happy that my new try hit the spot!! The Paellas is such a generous portion and taste is good so must order it! I think Bodega uses good quality of seafood to keep their standard. However, the eggplants couldn’t meet my expectation. I had this dish at Como as first try and their eggplants are unbelievably fabulous taste! Also, lamb chops that I had been good experienced at Bodega last time was so so. There are many dishes I haven’t try at Bodega, hopefully I find more good dishes from you!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Dave Wood
Hi. I stopped by while waiting for a train. The food was fantastic, and the service was great. Thanks.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tony Chen
We went to have dinner to celebrate my fiance's birthday with her mom. The food was fantastic as always. We have dined in this place for special events from time to time. However this time the AC was pretty strong at where we were seated. My fiance even had to cover herself with my coat while we were eating. After coming home the next day we both got a cold. That day was raining with a temperature of around 10 degrees. I wonder if the AC really needed to be that strong?
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Seafood Paella Mixta
Thewa The
The atmosphere is very good, but I personally think the lighting is too dark. It could use some light. The girl who served was very smiling and proactive. But when I was checking out, I saw that she was chatting with another customer for a long time. I was embarrassed to interrupt her interaction with the customer. I waited for a very long time and wanted to ask other clerks for help. The portion of the ink ink paella is very large, but the taste is just salty and does not taste the freshness of the seafood. The price is also a bit expensive. The hash browns were surprisingly delicious
Absolutely loved everything, definitely get the cheesecake!!!
Vegetarian options: Lots!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Churros Withsoft Cheese and Chocolate Sauce, Deep Fried Calamari, Patatas Bravas, Cheesecake
Horrible service. Food was a ginormous waste of money. Nothing was fresh, they use cold frozen seafood in their paellas, and all the tapas were bland and very low quality. Avoid at all costs.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
I thoroughly enjoyed the churros dipped in hot dark chocolate!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Churros Withsoft Cheese and Chocolate Sauce
I would definitely not go to this place because it is in the worst part of town and they charge you $20 per person if you don’t actually show up which is absurd so I just wanna warn everybody about this place I wouldn’t go if I were you.
Service: 1
If you love, Spanish tapas and authentic paella, then look no further than this restaurant while you’re in Vancouver. Reserve a table ahead of time because this place is always packed. It’s very difficult to simply walk in. My recommendation is have one paella between four people instead of two and load up on tapas
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Seafood Paella Mixta, Patatas Bravas, Tortilla Española
Super fun little spot, love the funky ambience. The food is delicious and the staff is great! Definite recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Seafood Paella Mixta, Deep Fried Calamari, Patatas Bravas
Mixed experience, great food over shadowed by abysmal service. Staff cluster around chatting all day and ignore clients. We had to waive down the servers for everything. Would not recommend. There are better spanish tapas restaurants in Vancouver.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 1
Top notch drinks, food and service!❤️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Bodega on Main is a Spanish-themed restaurant that offers a range of tapas as well as paella. As a spanish myself, I have to say that this place exceeded my expectations; the tapas are authentically prepared with Spanish techniques, and the flavors are just like you’d find in a traditional tapas bar in Spain. The service was warm and welcoming, and the decor and music really added to the experience.
While my experience with the food was excellent, I found the prices to be extremely high. For those unfamiliar, tapas are small plates typically meant to be shared and are usually quite affordable in Spain, where they generally range from 3 to 8 euros depending on the dish. I understand that prices in Vancouver are naturally higher, but it still felt excessive. The paella price was a bit more reasonable by comparison.
That said, if you’re looking for an authentic Spanish culinary experience, I highly recommend this spot—especially the Spanish omelette, Manchego cheese with quince paste, braised tongue, ribs, and patatas bravas!
Vegetarian options: Tortilla de Patata
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Patatas Bravas, Tortilla Española
Tapas were not that great. Paella was good. Lots is servers but no one ever came to our table- so bad still charged 15%.. I had to stand to grab my own cutlery and having to wave my hand for some time to get someone’s attention. Will not come back nor refer this place. The only nice thing was the atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Squid Ink Paella
Restaurantji Recommends
Expected to at least have decent service from such an established restaurant. The hostess just said "Hi" and "Follow me". No actual human interaction/pleasantries. We were then seated right by the entrance, despite having a reservation and the restaurant being almost empty - only 2 other tables when we were seated at the time. We then sat for 15 minutes without our waiter coming to check on us. When he did, he just walked up and said "what would you like". Again, no conversation, not even a hello. Those were the only words he spoke all night. He then brought us our drinks and never checked in on us again for the remainder of the evening, though we did see him stand around chatting with co-workers by the bar. No one checked in on us on how our food was at any point in the evening. The bussing staff were pleasant and finally a different waiter decided to see if we wanted a second round of drinks. The second waiter who got us our drinks was kind and attentive, but that was over an hour into our meal - he wound up bringing us our bill and we did tip because it was he didn't do anything wrong, though I was going to give a 0% tip to our waiter. Truly disappointed. Was there a cherry on top? You bet there was. No soap in the first washroom - unacceptable and unsafe for any restaurant. No paper towels in the washrooms either, pretty shocking for an establishment with bills well over $100. Based on this experience we will not be back despite great food, and I will recommend people spend their hard earned money at other establishments that treat their customers like people and provide service levels better than a fast food joint.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 1
I visited Bodega several times. Their Ceviche is the number one in the Vancouver. I ordered 2 more tapas blistered peppers and fried eggplant. Blistered peppers is an amazing tapas with drinking. I’m so happy that my new try hit the spot!! The Paellas is such a generous portion and taste is good so must order it! I think Bodega uses good quality of seafood to keep their standard.
However, the eggplants couldn’t meet my expectation. I had this dish at Como as first try and their eggplants are unbelievably fabulous taste! Also, lamb chops that I had been good experienced at Bodega last time was so so.
There are many dishes I haven’t try at Bodega, hopefully I find more good dishes from you!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Hi. I stopped by while waiting for a train. The food was fantastic, and the service was great. Thanks.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We went to have dinner to celebrate my fiance's birthday with her mom. The food was fantastic as always. We have dined in this place for special events from time to time. However this time the AC was pretty strong at where we were seated. My fiance even had to cover herself with my coat while we were eating. After coming home the next day we both got a cold. That day was raining with a temperature of around 10 degrees. I wonder if the AC really needed to be that strong?
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Seafood Paella Mixta
The atmosphere is very good, but I personally think the lighting is too dark. It could use some light.
The girl who served was very smiling and proactive. But when I was checking out, I saw that she was chatting with another customer for a long time. I was embarrassed to interrupt her interaction with the customer. I waited for a very long time and wanted to ask other clerks for help.
The portion of the ink ink paella is very large, but the taste is just salty and does not taste the freshness of the seafood. The price is also a bit expensive.
The hash browns were surprisingly delicious
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
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