El Pulpo & Tapas Bar - Middletown

We love having a quick bite or a great glass of wine at El Pulpo! The servers in the bar area are usually attentive and helpful in choosing a wine. The food has always been very good in our experience! We enjoy this restaurant very much.

Food: 5

Service: 4

Been coming to El Pulpi for years, and it never disappoints! The food is always fresh and flavorful. The staff is friendly, and the atmosphere is always great. Highly recommend it to anyone looking for amazing food! Cant wait to eat there again !!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The service was poor. There was no one there to greet you and seat you and the waiter never came to see how we were doing.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 4

Service: 2

Shared the grilled artichokes, lamb stuffed portobella mushroom, and spanish chorizo with figs, followed by the creme brulee. Food was incredible, portions were perfect size for sharing. Will certainly be back.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

El Pulpo & Tapas Bar delivered a fantastic experience from start to finish. The staff was friendly, attentive, and incredibly accommodating—they didn’t hesitate when we asked to split our salad, entrée, and dessert, and even brought everything out with separate plates. The food was fresh, flavorful, and beautifully presented—each dish felt thoughtfully prepared. We also appreciated the choice of indoor and outdoor seating, both of which offer a relaxed and comfortable atmosphere. Parking was easy, which made the evening even more enjoyable. Whether you’re out for a casual dinner or a special night, this spot is a great choice. I’ll definitely be back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The food was beautifully presented and perfectly prepared. We had the house salad, octopus, calamari, cheese plate, and pistachio cheesecake. Best octopus I have ever had and the calamari was much better than most restaurants. By far one of our favorite restaurants in the area.

Great food and very tasty. The place its beautiful and super clean. Highly recommended

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Love that food.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Crème Brûlée

The menu is extensive with daily specials in addition to the regular tapas and entrees. The service was outstanding and the server was very helpful answering our questions. We've eaten at many Spanish restaurants but were surprised and pleased to experience seasonings and flavors new to us. If it was closer to home we'd be regular customers.

Good service at that moment no patrons drinks where ok need to have a bartender to really make a good old fashion... food was tasty would recommend

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Fantastic restaurant! It was our first time and we loved it. The staff was very friendly and efficient. The octopus was cooked to perfection. We also enjoyed the chorizo/fig, croquets with manchego, mussels, calamari, papas bravas and dessert. The guys sitting across from us said the paella was amazing. Can’t wait to return.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

There was 1 waitress for the entire sitdown area of the resturant. They promptly took our order (2 drinks and 4 tapas) and never came back. We waited 30 minutes for drinks, was almost handed other peoples drinks first. After 40 minutes we got the wrong tapas (the food for the table behind us) and never had the opportunity to tell them it was the wrong food. We did not eat it and after 1 hour we had to go find the waitress and tell them we wanted the check for our drinks. In the entire hour we never got water either or had the opportunity to ask for any. I feel bad for the waitress, clearly the entire restaurant was under staffed.

Atmosphere: 2

Service: 1

A great date place! The experience is exquisite! From the food to the service! Superb!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

This is our favorite restaurant in CY and we drive 30 minutes one way to come often. But, today someone affiliated with the restaurant staff came in at lunchtime and was obviously very, very sick with cough, sneeze, etc. It ruined our lunch and I wish he could have taken some precaution to protect the customers. If you are sick…please stay home or order takeout. You may be putting someone’s life at risk.

Went for lunch. Prepare for obnoxious music with ads, undercooked and overcooked seafood in the same paella (didn’t know that was possible) and burnt rice. And we were the only people in the restaurant.

Servers were nice. Salad was solid. Bread was warm and tolerable.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 2

Service: 4