Pleasant service and excellent food. The facilities are a little dated. But a wonderful experience overall. Strongly recommend
Lydia
They had amazing paella and a special lobster ravioli. The calamari was the perfect crispness. Good place for an anniversary dinner.
Graig
Had a New Year's Eve dinner at Temperanillo. We had great service. The food was pretty good. Wine was excellent.
Terri
We had a wonder experience at Tempranillo. The ambiance was perfect- great decor and music. Jordan and Luca were personable and professional. The food was outstanding! We will be back when in this area.
Jed Shay
Thin steaks with a lot of fat. Instead of a written menue, you have to listen to a long speech by the waiter in a crowded place for the nine items. Not worth it.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 2
S C
Service was decent. Restaurant and light fixtures were very dusty, the table was sticky and decor was outdated. Food was a complete letdown. This is the first tapas restaurant I've been to that brings all the dishes out at once and it left us feeling rushed and unwelcome. The food was highly lacking in flavor and appearance - we had six vegetarian tapas and they were unremarkable. Everything was pale and didn't look like it was cooked long enough, the bread was hardly toasted, the dishes were bland and unseasoned except for loads of garlic, the seasonal vegetables looked and tasted like frozen veg, the mushrooms had the appearance and texture of canned mushrooms, patatas bravas appeared boiled and were flavorless, roasted olives were decent but had too many dried herbs on them and the piquillo peppers were bland and the tomato sauce on top was flavorless. We also had a pitcher of sangria which cost $50 (!) and was fair at best. The vibe felt off in this place. Would not recommend.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 3
Milt
Ive always enjoyed the food here and it's still pretty solid, do think the bread(pan) has dropped of lately. Pricing on specials is out of character for the rest of menu. A pork shank was charged at $55 while rest of menu is between $25 and $35, an unexpected surprise. They also ran out of gnochi and subbed mashed potato without notice, not good.
Craig
Great place to gather with friends for a good meal. Good food, good service, good atmosphere. Highly recommend!
Jose E
Terrible experience at Tempranillo Restaurant in Basalt, CO. Everything was awful — the food had no flavor, the atmosphere was unpleasant, there was a damp smell, and the place was dirty. The service was extremely slow, and thankfully we had ordered some appetizers or we would've waited forever. My wife even had to level the table herself using pieces of wood that were under it — unbelievable! If they already know the tables are uneven, why don't they fix them? In short, this restaurant is a complete disaster. We're not coming back — not even if they invite us! Pésima experiencia en el restaurante Tempranillo de Basalt, CO. Todo estuvo mal: la comida sin sabor, el ambiente desagradable, con olor a humedad y el lugar visiblemente sucio. El servicio fue lentísimo, y lo único que nos salvó un poco fue haber pedido unos aperitivos, porque la espera fue interminable. Mi esposa incluso tuvo que nivelar la mesa con unos pedazos de madera que estaban debajo, algo inaceptable en un lugar que se supone es de cierto nivel. Si ya saben que las mesas están desniveladas, ¿por qué no las arreglan? En resumen, un desastre total de restaurante. NO VOLVEMOS, NI QUE NOS INVITEN.
Great tapas. Highlights were the calamari, the artichokes and the shrimp. We will be back.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Heather McBroome
I was so excited about visiting this restaurant after seeing good reviews on my gluten free app and even receiving a glowing review from a local. Considering the prices, I was expecting an enjoyable environment. Unfortunately, we were seated in the bar area despite being the first to arrive for dinner for the evening and having a reservation that said we were celebrating an anniversary. The table wobbled, the surface was sticky, and my view for our nice anniversary dinner was a football game on an oversized tv. My salad was drenched in vinegar, the overpriced branzino had zero flavor, especially for a Spanish restaurant, and the chocolate crème brûlée was basically a soupy pudding with burnt sugar. My husband enjoyed his pasta so I’m giving this an extra star for that. Otherwise, our server was unpleasant and disinterested in ensuring that I didn’t get sick despite an allergy. I did have an upset stomach later, and we will not be coming back when visiting the area in future.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 2
Kim Nguyen
The food were really good. I forgot to take pictures. We messed up the time on our reservation but they were able to seat us. We mainly got the tapas: meatballs, vegetables, mussels, and calamari dishes. They were all good. The entree was the steak, it was little bland for me and too much fat. Overall food was great. The server is horrible which ruined the dinner. He got me the wrong soda, and never refill my water. He spent most of the his time talking to the table next to us without even looking over to our table. The restaurant is not even big. I had to break up his conversation to asked him to fix my drink and add more water after we ate all of our first course (all those tapas dishes). Not once he came over to check on us once we received our food. He had a different server came up to asked us if we want any dessert. After we said no, he quickly came back with our check within a minute. The runner that dropped off the food was wonderful, I wish the tips would go to him instead. Overall food was good, service was horrid. I would change different server if I ever come back.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 1
James S
What happened to this place? Did it change ownership in the past few years? Food was awful - service just as bad.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 2
Daniel
Been coming to Tempero yearly for the past 10+ years. Always an amazing culinary experience. Our waiter, Oscar was awesome. 
Great food and service
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Pleasant service and excellent food. The facilities are a little dated. But a wonderful experience overall. Strongly recommend
They had amazing paella and a special lobster ravioli. The calamari was the perfect crispness. Good place for an anniversary dinner.
Had a New Year's Eve dinner at Temperanillo. We had great service. The food was pretty good. Wine was excellent.
We had a wonder experience at Tempranillo. The ambiance was perfect- great decor and music. Jordan and Luca were personable and professional. The food was outstanding! We will be back when in this area.
Thin steaks with a lot of fat. Instead of a written menue, you have to listen to a long speech by the waiter in a crowded place for the nine items. Not worth it.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 2
Service was decent. Restaurant and light fixtures were very dusty, the table was sticky and decor was outdated. Food was a complete letdown. This is the first tapas restaurant I've been to that brings all the dishes out at once and it left us feeling rushed and unwelcome. The food was highly lacking in flavor and appearance - we had six vegetarian tapas and they were unremarkable. Everything was pale and didn't look like it was cooked long enough, the bread was hardly toasted, the dishes were bland and unseasoned except for loads of garlic, the seasonal vegetables looked and tasted like frozen veg, the mushrooms had the appearance and texture of canned mushrooms, patatas bravas appeared boiled and were flavorless, roasted olives were decent but had too many dried herbs on them and the piquillo peppers were bland and the tomato sauce on top was flavorless. We also had a pitcher of sangria which cost $50 (!) and was fair at best. The vibe felt off in this place. Would not recommend.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 3
Ive always enjoyed the food here and it's still pretty solid, do think the bread(pan) has dropped of lately. Pricing on specials is out of character for the rest of menu. A pork shank was charged at $55 while rest of menu is between $25 and $35, an unexpected surprise. They also ran out of gnochi and subbed mashed potato without notice, not good.
Great place to gather with friends for a good meal. Good food, good service, good atmosphere. Highly recommend!
Terrible experience at Tempranillo Restaurant in Basalt, CO. Everything was awful — the food had no flavor, the atmosphere was unpleasant, there was a damp smell, and the place was dirty. The service was extremely slow, and thankfully we had ordered some appetizers or we would've waited forever. My wife even had to level the table herself using pieces of wood that were under it — unbelievable! If they already know the tables are uneven, why don't they fix them? In short, this restaurant is a complete disaster. We're not coming back — not even if they invite us! Pésima experiencia en el restaurante Tempranillo de Basalt, CO. Todo estuvo mal: la comida sin sabor, el ambiente desagradable, con olor a humedad y el lugar visiblemente sucio. El servicio fue lentísimo, y lo único que nos salvó un poco fue haber pedido unos aperitivos, porque la espera fue interminable. Mi esposa incluso tuvo que nivelar la mesa con unos pedazos de madera que estaban debajo, algo inaceptable en un lugar que se supone es de cierto nivel. Si ya saben que las mesas están desniveladas, ¿por qué no las arreglan? En resumen, un desastre total de restaurante. NO VOLVEMOS, NI QUE NOS INVITEN.
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Great tapas. Highlights were the calamari, the artichokes and the shrimp. We will be back.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
I was so excited about visiting this restaurant after seeing good reviews on my gluten free app and even receiving a glowing review from a local. Considering the prices, I was expecting an enjoyable environment. Unfortunately, we were seated in the bar area despite being the first to arrive for dinner for the evening and having a reservation that said we were celebrating an anniversary. The table wobbled, the surface was sticky, and my view for our nice anniversary dinner was a football game on an oversized tv. My salad was drenched in vinegar, the overpriced branzino had zero flavor, especially for a Spanish restaurant, and the chocolate crème brûlée was basically a soupy pudding with burnt sugar. My husband enjoyed his pasta so I’m giving this an extra star for that. Otherwise, our server was unpleasant and disinterested in ensuring that I didn’t get sick despite an allergy. I did have an upset stomach later, and we will not be coming back when visiting the area in future.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 2
The food were really good. I forgot to take pictures. We messed up the time on our reservation but they were able to seat us.
We mainly got the tapas: meatballs, vegetables, mussels, and calamari dishes. They were all good. The entree was the steak, it was little bland for me and too much fat. Overall food was great.
The server is horrible which ruined the dinner. He got me the wrong soda, and never refill my water. He spent most of the his time talking to the table next to us without even looking over to our table. The restaurant is not even big. I had to break up his conversation to asked him to fix my drink and add more water after we ate all of our first course (all those tapas dishes). Not once he came over to check on us once we received our food.
He had a different server came up to asked us if we want any dessert. After we said no, he quickly came back with our check within a minute.
The runner that dropped off the food was wonderful, I wish the tips would go to him instead.
Overall food was good, service was horrid. I would change different server if I ever come back.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 1
What happened to this place? Did it change ownership in the past few years? Food was awful - service just as bad.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 2
Been coming to Tempero yearly for the past 10+ years. Always an amazing culinary experience. Our waiter, Oscar was awesome. 
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