God where to start… took a friend out to dinner for her bday and were really excited after looking at the menu and positive reviews. Biggest. Catfish. EVER!!! We initially tried to order a bottle of wine after being seated only to be told they were no longer serving alcohol and that we should have been told when making the reservation. Would have appreciated the heads up about the alcohol because we would have planned to go somewhere else… but I suppose that’s why we weren’t told?
After being denied wine, our server offered to bring bread with our waters. Bread was good but we were surprised to discover it was not actually complimentary when we were charged for it at the end of the meal. Why would you not mention this?? Shady business practices to make an extra buck.
We ordered mussels which were god awful. I have never eaten something that tasted exactly like how the ape exhibit at the zoo smells. Who knows if they were just a bad batch or totally spoiled. If we get through this experience sans food poisoning it will be a gd miracle.
After the mussels were sent back, we pressed on and tried the chicken croquetas. Mistake. They came out fast enough to make us wary and we were right to be so. Centers were cold and one had a hair stuck in it. They also tasted like they came from the frozen section at your local gas station and were just stuck in the microwave for 30 seconds.
After this we gave up. I could go on but what’s the point. We feel scammed and duped by this entire experience. I would not be surprised if they were buying positive reviews to bury the negative ones. It’s a shame because it seems like at one point this was a great place, but don’t waste your time or money. Speaking of money, we want ours back.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 2
Karen Ellis
We were catfished. Out-of-towners that wanted to bring our local friend to a less obvious neighborhood spot for her birthday, quickly realized that the new management is still benefiting from a positive online presence. No alcohol, which we were not informed of until we tried to order wine from the menu (don’t be fooled by the review from 2 days prior that praised the wine selection??), immediately offered bread that we found out later was just another menu item, stale pizza, smelly mussels (sent back and taken off the bill), cold croquettes. Left hungry. No live music, as advertised on the website. Just update your stuff and be honest.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 2
Brooke Lindsay
Large party of 10 had dinner on 4/5/25 and all of our meals and tapas were excellent. Restaurant is not too loud which is nice. Friendly servers. Bar service a bit slow, but drinks were very good. Ample parking which is tough in Boulder. Definitely recommend!
Adam Gould
The food here is fantastic, and the service is great. The pork skewers are totally amazing. The homemade linguini, calamari, mussels, shrimp are all great. And happy hour prices are very reasonable
J F
Food is awesome, staff is nice, BUT this place has the WORST and MOST uncomfortable hybrid bar chairs/stools I’ve ever sat on. My friend gets cramps from them and they are so heavy and bulky and cramped together that it’s hard to move them. Did Elon design these hybrid bar stool chairs?
Naomi Love
I’ve always liked this little spot, though I haven’t eaten here much over the years. Tonight, I was excited to finally come back—we were craving tapas.
Unfortunately, the quality of the food was disappointing. The meatballs arrived lukewarm, the fish was underwhelming, and even the pizza—of which I had just one slice—lacked the flavor and quality I’d hoped for.
The ingredients didn’t taste fresh or local, and the overall experience felt more like mass-produced food than something thoughtfully prepared. I hate to say it, but it just wasn’t good.
Brian Nguyen
Very disappointing experience given the number of positive reviews. When we were first seated, it did take a while for the server to come by, but she was great thereafter. To start, the happy hour pricing in restaurant is $1 more on most food and drinks versus the prices shown on the website. The fried calamari was average; the breading was bland. The pork loin skewers were overcooked, very burnt, and the meat was not very flavorful. The mariscos paella had a good amount of seafood, but the rice is very mushy and the shrimp is rubbery. They were out of the creme brulee dessert, so we opted for tiramisu and the raspberry white chocolate cake. I find it odd that a raspberry cake would be decorated with several slices of fresh strawberry. The raspberry sauce was very thick and dense. The tiramisu was also decorated with strawberry slices and dressed with a chocolate sauce that tastes like something you can buy at a grocery store.
Nick Howarth
Excellent food and service. Last night also had excellent play list as well lol. The margherita pizza is amazing, a big surprise, and the calamari too topped off with churros it was the perfect dinner. A little lacking in the vegetarian options, but when asked for was very accommodating and made my wife a custom option. Will be returning soon and hope to remember how good the margherita pizza was
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Margherita Pizza
Karen Bolch
What a lovely, cozy, delicious find! Loretta was exceptional and our food was superb! The stuffed dates are perhaps the best I have ever had. No one rushed us, we had a fabulous evening in a perfect atmosphere.
Barry Atlas
Lovely tapas in North Boulder. Very friendly servers and staff, reasonable happy hour prices, good atmosphere. Everything we ate was very good - linguine, shrimp in garlic butter Caesar salad, dates w/prosciutto. Will definitely return.
Happy hour specials are great. I enjoy coming Sunday evenings for live singing and ladies night glass of red wine. The mushrooms are mouthwatering.
Colette Roy with Clutter And Couples
ALWAYS forget about this place. Patio was GREAT, REALLY good happy hour menu, service was off but the manager jumped in and filled in where necessary. If that had not occurred, this would be a one star review.
Updated Review 7 Years later:
Last night was AWESOME! It had been quite a while since being here and I was so happy we decided to go here.
Top Notch service the ENTIRE meal, with many folks stopping by and making sure we had what we needed, not JUST our server. Everyone who came to the table seemed happy, relaxed, and enjoying themselves in what they were doing, whether bringing food, removing plates, or taking payment. Everyone was friendly and effiecient.
The Food was spectacular. I loved the bread which had just come out of the oven. Mushrooms on the Tapas menu was the best thing I've put into my mouth in a few months. Linguine was fresh and very flavorful Shrimp Tapas was a bit spicy even for my spicy palatte but they were cooked nicely and not overdone.
I'll be back Dagabi, much sooner than I was last time. Thanks for a wonderful meal!
Graciela Zuniga
Good place, among the best we have been to in Boulder. The food is very delicious and has good prices. Only one thing for the place, we sat at the table facing the wall near the exit and the wall was very dirty! I think those details can be corrected
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Seafood Paella
Ryan Croy
To start they caught the lights above us on Fire due to how they placed the heater. We sat in the freezing cold, ordered many menu items and they were all really terrible. The calamari was very overcooked and almost impossible to bite through. The $17 asparagus dish was three pieces of mushy asparagus. And the we could hear an employee cursing to themselves in the dish pit for over thirty minutes. The overall quality is very poor and not worth your money.
God where to start… took a friend out to dinner for her bday and were really excited after looking at the menu and positive reviews. Biggest. Catfish. EVER!!!
We initially tried to order a bottle of wine after being seated only to be told they were no longer serving alcohol and that we should have been told when making the reservation. Would have appreciated the heads up about the alcohol because we would have planned to go somewhere else… but I suppose that’s why we weren’t told?
After being denied wine, our server offered to bring bread with our waters. Bread was good but we were surprised to discover it was not actually complimentary when we were charged for it at the end of the meal. Why would you not mention this?? Shady business practices to make an extra buck.
We ordered mussels which were god awful. I have never eaten something that tasted exactly like how the ape exhibit at the zoo smells. Who knows if they were just a bad batch or totally spoiled. If we get through this experience sans food poisoning it will be a gd miracle.
After the mussels were sent back, we pressed on and tried the chicken croquetas. Mistake. They came out fast enough to make us wary and we were right to be so. Centers were cold and one had a hair stuck in it. They also tasted like they came from the frozen section at your local gas station and were just stuck in the microwave for 30 seconds.
After this we gave up. I could go on but what’s the point. We feel scammed and duped by this entire experience. I would not be surprised if they were buying positive reviews to bury the negative ones. It’s a shame because it seems like at one point this was a great place, but don’t waste your time or money. Speaking of money, we want ours back.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 2
We were catfished. Out-of-towners that wanted to bring our local friend to a less obvious neighborhood spot for her birthday, quickly realized that the new management is still benefiting from a positive online presence. No alcohol, which we were not informed of until we tried to order wine from the menu (don’t be fooled by the review from 2 days prior that praised the wine selection??), immediately offered bread that we found out later was just another menu item, stale pizza, smelly mussels (sent back and taken off the bill), cold croquettes. Left hungry. No live music, as advertised on the website. Just update your stuff and be honest.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 2
Large party of 10 had dinner on 4/5/25 and all of our meals and tapas were excellent. Restaurant is not too loud which is nice. Friendly servers. Bar service a bit slow, but drinks were very good. Ample parking which is tough in Boulder. Definitely recommend!
The food here is fantastic, and the service is great. The pork skewers are totally amazing. The homemade linguini, calamari, mussels, shrimp are all great. And happy hour prices are very reasonable
Food is awesome, staff is nice, BUT this place has the WORST and MOST uncomfortable hybrid bar chairs/stools I’ve ever sat on. My friend gets cramps from them and they are so heavy and bulky and cramped together that it’s hard to move them. Did Elon design these hybrid bar stool chairs?
I’ve always liked this little spot, though I haven’t eaten here much over the years. Tonight, I was excited to finally come back—we were craving tapas.
Unfortunately, the quality of the food was disappointing. The meatballs arrived lukewarm, the fish was underwhelming, and even the pizza—of which I had just one slice—lacked the flavor and quality I’d hoped for.
The ingredients didn’t taste fresh or local, and the overall experience felt more like mass-produced food than something thoughtfully prepared. I hate to say it, but it just wasn’t good.
Very disappointing experience given the number of positive reviews. When we were first seated, it did take a while for the server to come by, but she was great thereafter. To start, the happy hour pricing in restaurant is $1 more on most food and drinks versus the prices shown on the website. The fried calamari was average; the breading was bland. The pork loin skewers were overcooked, very burnt, and the meat was not very flavorful. The mariscos paella had a good amount of seafood, but the rice is very mushy and the shrimp is rubbery. They were out of the creme brulee dessert, so we opted for tiramisu and the raspberry white chocolate cake. I find it odd that a raspberry cake would be decorated with several slices of fresh strawberry. The raspberry sauce was very thick and dense. The tiramisu was also decorated with strawberry slices and dressed with a chocolate sauce that tastes like something you can buy at a grocery store.
Excellent food and service. Last night also had excellent play list as well lol. The margherita pizza is amazing, a big surprise, and the calamari too topped off with churros it was the perfect dinner. A little lacking in the vegetarian options, but when asked for was very accommodating and made my wife a custom option. Will be returning soon and hope to remember how good the margherita pizza was
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Margherita Pizza
What a lovely, cozy, delicious find! Loretta was exceptional and our food was superb! The stuffed dates are perhaps the best I have ever had. No one rushed us, we had a fabulous evening in a perfect atmosphere.
Lovely tapas in North Boulder. Very friendly servers and staff, reasonable happy hour prices, good atmosphere. Everything we ate was very good - linguine, shrimp in garlic butter Caesar salad, dates w/prosciutto. Will definitely return.
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Perfect Date Night Rest.
Happy hour specials are great. I enjoy coming Sunday evenings for live singing and ladies night glass of red wine. The mushrooms are mouthwatering.
ALWAYS forget about this place. Patio was GREAT, REALLY good happy hour menu, service was off but the manager jumped in and filled in where necessary. If that had not occurred, this would be a one star review.
Updated Review 7 Years later:
Last night was AWESOME! It had been quite a while since being here and I was so happy we decided to go here.
Top Notch service the ENTIRE meal, with many folks stopping by and making sure we had what we needed, not JUST our server. Everyone who came to the table seemed happy, relaxed, and enjoying themselves in what they were doing, whether bringing food, removing plates, or taking payment. Everyone was friendly and effiecient.
The Food was spectacular. I loved the bread which had just come out of the oven.
Mushrooms on the Tapas menu was the best thing I've put into my mouth in a few months.
Linguine was fresh and very flavorful
Shrimp Tapas was a bit spicy even for my spicy palatte but they were cooked nicely and not overdone.
I'll be back Dagabi, much sooner than I was last time. Thanks for a wonderful meal!
Good place, among the best we have been to in Boulder. The food is very delicious and has good prices.
Only one thing for the place, we sat at the table facing the wall near the exit and the wall was very dirty! I think those details can be corrected
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Seafood Paella
To start they caught the lights above us on Fire due to how they placed the heater. We sat in the freezing cold, ordered many menu items and they were all really terrible. The calamari was very overcooked and almost impossible to bite through. The $17 asparagus dish was three pieces of mushy asparagus. And the we could hear an employee cursing to themselves in the dish pit for over thirty minutes. The overall quality is very poor and not worth your money.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
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