Cafe Sevilla of Costa Mesa

This place is supposed to be open until midnight on Christmas as announced in their voice message; however, my family and I arrived at 9pm and the bartender told us that it was closed (the gate was open). Never coming back. They are clearly not serious about their business hours.

Service: 1

We ordered Squid Ink Paella and it was delicious. The plate was a little smaller than expected. We also got the salchichas, gambas ajillo and tortilla española as tapas or appetizers. There was music and a duo was playing energetically. We thought the service was polite.

Music on Saturday night was really good and entertaining. We had some drinks appetizers and dessert. The beef and shrimp skewers were not bad, the beef was chewy and hard. The bread pudding dessert was pretty good.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 3

Waited 10 minutes for the host, we asked for a quieter place and he put us right in front of the band. Then he didn't tell the waitress he seated us for another 15 minutes. He is incompetent. The food came out disorganized and in a flurry and with the band playing the server was in a hurry, buthad no idea who ordered what. It was chaos and diminished the experience. The food was ok, not great. Grilled pulpo slightly overcooked, marinated items just blah, drinks weak. Tapas is small plate this place has apps called Tapas. The business model is bs, chains are ruining the world. If they don't know what tapas is, don't attempt it. Cut the size and price in half and improve quality.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 4

Service: 3

Thanks Tee. We appreciate and love the food and service here. Food was amazing, service is so good. We will be back. We will bring our family here next. $100 gift card and you get $25 extra.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Barbacoa Margarita, Tapas

Bad bad food. Overpriced and not a single clean fork, glass or plate in that place… disrespectful servers.. legit see the cook smoking outside the exit door before walking back in. Who knows if that dude washed his hands, I doubt it. Highly suggest you don’t even go to this place… much better options for half the price.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

The music is way too loud! It’s impossible to have a conversation and the singers are not that good.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 4

Service: 2

Went there for thanksgiving dinner. The place has a nice appeal, it had live music. We ordered drinks, apps and entres. Drinks and apps were great, but entres were very poor. We ordered mushroom paella, chicken skewer and chicken dish (cant remember the name). The paella was tasteless, didnt have any crispy rice. We ate half and didnt even care to togo the remaining of a 40$ dish. Chicken on the other hand was dry and rubbery, it was terrible to eat and had no flavor. By the end of the meal, we were wishing to each across the street at the Persian place, it would have been a lot better food and value for money. Would not recommend, neither go here again.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: 3 Albondigas Al Jeres Con Chorizo, Tapas

excellent

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I paid $189.90 for 2 tickets for dinner and a flamenco show, food menu was presented to us, we pick the food, waiter mention that from 3 choices the third was going to be an extra charge, we picked the second option on the menu, a salmons filet, very dry no sauce or any condiments, tasted like cardboard, a couple of vegetables on a stick and pork on spinach
The show was horrible, a pretty bad copy of Spanish flamenco, they have no idea of what a flamenco is, all in all very bad,
Than, the waiter brings me a bill for $114.00 dollars on top of the $190.00 that I already paid on line, to total bill was $290.00 PLUSS $14.00 charge to buy the tickets on line
So, dinner for two and their interpretations of flamenco was over $300.00
I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND TO GIVE THIS PEOPLE ANY BUSINESS, I felt that is a total scam

A very nice tapas place with great ambiance they also had a dance club. The out door seating is very spacious and offers great views. The food and drinks are decent. The tapas we tried were all good .. especially the bacarones and the cheese platter. The vegetarian paella was a little disappointing.
I would come try their seafood paella next time and many other tapas options..great place to come as a group.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Papas Brava, Barbacoa Margarita, Tapas

I came here for the first time last week and sat at the bar. I had the Spanish tortilla and halibut ceviche, I had never had either of them before and both were delicious. They had live music playing as well and that was nice. Definitely will return in the future. They also had the first game of the world series on.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

My mom and I came because of their happy hour deal, where all their tapas are 50% off. Cafe Sevilla definitely didn’t disappoint! With extensive outdoor seating and an eclectically designed interior, this restaurant boasts a fun and lively atmosphere.

We didn’t stay long enough, but apparently they have live music after 7PM, and occasional flamenco shows, which is a nice touch.

For food, Cafe Sevilla has a wide array of tapas and entrees to choose from. My favorites were the patatas bravas, brussel sprouts, and the salchichas a la plancha. Their happy hour cocktail menu also has a really good barbacoa margarita that was the right amount of sweet, spicy, and savory (they even garnished it with chorizo).

All in all, I would love to come back! Our waiter was super nice and accommodating, and the food was delicious!!

Recommended dishes: Papas Brava, Barbacoa Margarita, Tapas

Love love love! Food is always awesome - and consistent. And the service is probably the best in SoCal! Don’t miss the paella and all the tapas! And they have daily specials so don’t miss out. Tuesdays 50% off tapas is great. Thanks to the entire staff at Cafe Sevilla.

Parking: Free parking in the garage!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Tapas

Tbh just avoid. Food - completely clueless - we had tapas gambas, pulpo, croquettes, etc. Service - place is severely understaffed. We sat inside where 1 person is waiting on 15+ tables. Had to for water, high chair, etc. Atmosphere - really nice space, maybe ok if just getting drinks.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 1

Service: 1