Disappointing, drab outdated decor,bonemarrow appetizer was undercooked and lacked flavor,short ribs were tender and flavorful, would have preferred potatoes instead of parsnip puree .Price did not reflect the quality of the food ?
WendyL
The food is delicious, but the service was sub par. One person at our table of 8 had to wait an extra 10 minutes for his food to be brought. He was sitting there hungry while everyone else was eating. Staff and manager did not care, apologize, or compensate in some way.
StefanieR
The food and service were excellent. We were meeting family that we had not seen in a while and we all really enjoyed our meals. The ambiance was quiet enough that we were able to catch up. I had read some of the review that did not rate this restaurant highly but we were there on a Saturday night and had a great experience all around. Would definitely recommend.
lapaul
We thoroughly enjoyed our dinner and wondered why the restaurant wasn't more crowded. The tapas were excellent and the paella superb. Great service also. We'll be back again!
Mike S
Perfect service and tasty food. The filet was excellent. We ate everything.There was great music, and they even brought out a little desert with a sparkler for our anniversary. I booked through OpenTable and checked that option but was not expecting anything. Awesome surprise.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
MariaJ
Nothing special about this place . Food was below average and the service the same . The ambience was lame , with bare tables and walls . I will not have any meals there ever . Very depressing really !
Google User
Should have known better just walking in the front door where a make shift plexiglass “window” was being held in place with a drywall screw as the molding was missing . Front door had a filthy dirty handle. Friendly service but slow…food was mediocre at best and bathroom was disgusting. The place seemed as though it was getting ready to shut its doors. Nothing memorable or acceptable about this place. Would never recommend or go again. If you can’t have a clean front door, clean floors and tables and a clean bathroom can only imagine what the kitchen looks like. Disturbing experience.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Cynthia Torres
We came here on a Monday evening during Spring Break week..Food and service was NOT worth the $200 + bill! We ordered appetizers (spanish olives bowl and hummus dish) It took 40 minutes for waiter to come back and take order for main dishes. Waiter also never offered a bread basket while we waited. By the time we put in our order for main dish we waited another 30-40 minutes to get our food. We were hungry, tired, and just overall ready to leave.Worse part was the main dishes were sub par. The biggest dissatisfaction is that we asked the waiter to recommend a dish. All he could think of was Paella. Paella is not the best here so not sure why they believe it's their most popular dish. We probably missed out on what was actually good but waiter wasn't very helpful. For the price of food and ambiance, you would expect top of line service and attention to detail. It felt like we could have stood home and made everything ourselves (rib eye steak, shidido peppers, paella, hummus, olives) I would not come back nor recommend to friends visiting Palm Springs or Rancho Mirage.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 3
Sean Lake
Cocktails were ok, although not as described in the menu. Beef short rig wound up being a pot roast, with no crunchy leeks as described In menu. They said, "oh we never got those in." Yet they served it as something else. The food was good tasting, mind you but not what we ordered. Service was two people for the entire restaurant, so they tried, but it left an under then good experience which for 300 plus was less than desirable. Would I go back? Yes, but with low expectations.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Charred Spanish Octopus, Peach Empanada, Roasted Bone Marrow & Grilled Bread with Orange Marmalade and Smoked Sea Salt, Paella Mixta
FogCityMom
Roasted Bone Marrow! Sautéed Chicken Livers over Cauliflower Purée! Add in an Arugula & Granny Smith Apple Salad, and you've got a tasty meal this is our go-to place for a unique dinner out. Desserts and cocktails nicely done as well.
Overall good experience. On this night the gentleman working the front of the house did everything. Host, waiter, bartender. They had one kitchen runner bringing out the food. I ordered the short rib entrée and when it arrived it was not short rib, but rather a piece of pot roast. When I asked the kitchen runner, he said they didn't have ribs and also it was supposed to be in a red wine sauce with crispy leeks, which it did not have it. Very disappointed with that. The appetizers were good, bone marrow, grilled octopus, Olives and the bread and chimichuri dip.
rsh3753
Split the paella with my girlfriend. We both got salads, so splitting the paella was perfect. If you're hungry, it's really a one person portion. Food was good, but not the best I've had. It was more Spanish than Mediterranean. Expected more Greek style, but menu was definitely Spanish. That was fine, but just a surprise since they promote themselves as a Mediterranean restaurant. Heavy on pork and seafood. If someone eats neither, the Jindoori chicken was pretty good.
Bfierce
Appeared to be very understaffed , service was slow, essentially just dropped our food off, did not check back in, had to flag him down for water. Paella was mushy and unremarkable. Menus were greasy . Have checked this place off our list
HELP
The food is great. The service is horrible. They only staff the entire restaurant with literally 1 waiter. There were 11 tables and only 1 waiter. The same waiter who is also the host and the bartender. It makes going to a nice dinner here impossible. I hope they can afford to hire some help or they will be going out of business sooner than later.
Karina P
Came out for a date night. We started with Charred Deep Water Spanish Octopus and a pitcher of red sangria (pitcher holds 4 glasses), enjoyed both Paella Mixta and Pan Seared Eastern Diver Scallops while snacking on a few Charred Shishito Peppers. We will definitely come back.Parking: Located on backside and few alongside the restaurant.
Disappointing, drab outdated decor,bonemarrow appetizer was undercooked and lacked flavor,short ribs were tender and flavorful, would have preferred potatoes instead of parsnip puree .Price did not reflect the quality of the food ?
The food is delicious, but the service was sub par. One person at our table of 8 had to wait an extra 10 minutes for his food to be brought. He was sitting there hungry while everyone else was eating. Staff and manager did not care, apologize, or compensate in some way.
The food and service were excellent. We were meeting family that we had not seen in a while and we all really enjoyed our meals. The ambiance was quiet enough that we were able to catch up. I had read some of the review that did not rate this restaurant highly but we were there on a Saturday night and had a great experience all around. Would definitely recommend.
We thoroughly enjoyed our dinner and wondered why the restaurant wasn't more crowded. The tapas were excellent and the paella superb. Great service also. We'll be back again!
Perfect service and tasty food. The filet was excellent. We ate everything.There was great music, and they even brought out a little desert with a sparkler for our anniversary. I booked through OpenTable and checked that option but was not expecting anything. Awesome surprise.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Nothing special about this place . Food was below average and the service the same . The ambience was lame , with bare tables and walls . I will not have any meals there ever . Very depressing really !
Should have known better just walking in the front door where a make shift plexiglass “window” was being held in place with a drywall screw as the molding was missing . Front door had a filthy dirty handle. Friendly service but slow…food was mediocre at best and bathroom was disgusting. The place seemed as though it was getting ready to shut its doors. Nothing memorable or acceptable about this place. Would never recommend or go again. If you can’t have a clean front door, clean floors and tables and a clean bathroom can only imagine what the kitchen looks like. Disturbing experience.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
We came here on a Monday evening during Spring Break week..Food and service was NOT worth the $200 + bill! We ordered appetizers (spanish olives bowl and hummus dish) It took 40 minutes for waiter to come back and take order for main dishes. Waiter also never offered a bread basket while we waited. By the time we put in our order for main dish we waited another 30-40 minutes to get our food. We were hungry, tired, and just overall ready to leave.Worse part was the main dishes were sub par. The biggest dissatisfaction is that we asked the waiter to recommend a dish. All he could think of was Paella. Paella is not the best here so not sure why they believe it's their most popular dish. We probably missed out on what was actually good but waiter wasn't very helpful. For the price of food and ambiance, you would expect top of line service and attention to detail. It felt like we could have stood home and made everything ourselves (rib eye steak, shidido peppers, paella, hummus, olives) I would not come back nor recommend to friends visiting Palm Springs or Rancho Mirage.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 3
Cocktails were ok, although not as described in the menu. Beef short rig wound up being a pot roast, with no crunchy leeks as described In menu. They said, "oh we never got those in." Yet they served it as something else. The food was good tasting, mind you but not what we ordered. Service was two people for the entire restaurant, so they tried, but it left an under then good experience which for 300 plus was less than desirable. Would I go back? Yes, but with low expectations.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Charred Spanish Octopus, Peach Empanada, Roasted Bone Marrow & Grilled Bread with Orange Marmalade and Smoked Sea Salt, Paella Mixta
Roasted Bone Marrow! Sautéed Chicken Livers over Cauliflower Purée! Add in an Arugula & Granny Smith Apple Salad, and you've got a tasty meal this is our go-to place for a unique dinner out. Desserts and cocktails nicely done as well.
Restaurantji Recommends
Overall good experience. On this night the gentleman working the front of the house did everything. Host, waiter, bartender. They had one kitchen runner bringing out the food. I ordered the short rib entrée and when it arrived it was not short rib, but rather a piece of pot roast. When I asked the kitchen runner, he said they didn't have ribs and also it was supposed to be in a red wine sauce with crispy leeks, which it did not have it. Very disappointed with that. The appetizers were good, bone marrow, grilled octopus, Olives and the bread and chimichuri dip.
Split the paella with my girlfriend. We both got salads, so splitting the paella was perfect. If you're hungry, it's really a one person portion. Food was good, but not the best I've had. It was more Spanish than Mediterranean. Expected more Greek style, but menu was definitely Spanish. That was fine, but just a surprise since they promote themselves as a Mediterranean restaurant. Heavy on pork and seafood. If someone eats neither, the Jindoori chicken was pretty good.
Appeared to be very understaffed , service was slow, essentially just dropped our food off, did not check back in, had to flag him down for water. Paella was mushy and unremarkable. Menus were greasy . Have checked this place off our list
The food is great. The service is horrible. They only staff the entire restaurant with literally 1 waiter. There were 11 tables and only 1 waiter. The same waiter who is also the host and the bartender. It makes going to a nice dinner here impossible. I hope they can afford to hire some help or they will be going out of business sooner than later.
Came out for a date night. We started with Charred Deep Water Spanish Octopus and a pitcher of red sangria (pitcher holds 4 glasses), enjoyed both Paella Mixta and Pan Seared Eastern Diver Scallops while snacking on a few Charred Shishito Peppers. We will definitely come back.Parking: Located on backside and few alongside the restaurant.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Charred Shishito Peppers, Scallop, Charred Spanish Octopus, Paella Mixta