A+ for service and atmosphere! The live music/flamenco dancing was vibrant and delightful. The wait staff were friendly and attentive. As for the food, it was a hit or miss. For the tapas, the whisky pork tenderloin with potatoes was cooked well but the sauce had an odd tang to it. It may be an acquired taste and not for everyone. The grilled eggplant was soggier than expected and I don’t think I’ll get it next time. The Serrano ham and manchego cheese appetizer on the other hand, was absolutely scrumptious! The chicken and seafood paella (the reason why we chose this restaurant) was a big let down…the dish was way too salty and I couldn’t fully enjoy it without downing water. The chicken and mussels/clams however, were tender and cooked well. The churros and chocolate dip for dessert were divine.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Churros Con Chocolate
BlueAxis
Great atmosphere, good service and very average food, heavily overpriced. I just hate when they take Spanish blue collar tapas across the ocean and pretend it is some form of delicacy, and charge accordingly.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
Ainhoa Alzaa Rubio
Mandatory stop for people who appreciate good food. Spanish restaurant in Washington.Excellent food and service. Sure hit.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Paella de Arroz Negro, Torrija Alabardero Con Salsa de Caramelo Y Helado de Vanilla, Tarta de Queso, Chuletas de Cordero A la Brasa Con Arroz Cremoso Con Boletus, Croquetas de Jamón Serrano
Elma Sinanovich
My husband and I were visiting DC and found this place. The food wasn’t bad but wasn’t great either. It was the overall experience that we can’t get past. First the menu pricing is deceptive since it says $45 for paella, however, it’s double because they say min two people charge. Okay fine, I should’ve read the print instead of just looking at the prices. Still should be clear in my opinion. We didn’t have a waiter per se, there were four different people coming around and none of them really spoke English. Some were easier to understand than others. We finish our meals andThis is where it gets strange. We call the waiter over, or at least one of four people that has served us. My husband asks for the check. The gentleman goes and gets it. They serve the large table next to us so we wait for a while for him to come back and take our card. He takes our card and a few min later comes back with it. My husband is confused because there’s nothing to sign. I’m like maybe since they add a fee for “fair wage fee” that you didn’t need to. He leaves an extra $20 tip and we leave. We walk out and stand at the corner while my husband is calling another restaurant for dessert for pickup. He has a man tap him on his shoulder. We turn around and it’s a guy holding our check and he said, “You need to pay”. I said “we did pay, or at least we handed the waiter our card.” He said “no, you need to come back.” We go back in and the other guy that took our card is in the back and won’t come out to say anything. The manager said can you check if we did run it? By this time we are super annoyed and embarrassed. I said, just run it again and we want to be gone. He finally does after running around for 5-minutes and comes back with a slip for my husband to sign. So needless to say we are checking our card but the whole experience was awful. If we wanted to leave and not pay we wouldn’t have been standing in front of the restaurant. Not only would I not go back, I wouldn’t recommend it if you don’t speak Spanish either.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 1
Aie Be
Worst experience of my life.The food was just generic and bland but nothing compared to the horribly rude service.The waiter was not able to understand any request. When we managed to order and thought that we have got rid of her for while... she comes back and impertinently tries to deliver some (old, and toasted!) bread in our plates whilst our elderly diplomat was delivering an emotional speech. She did not have the sense to wait one second and come back. The lack of class of this place was impressive.When I was about to sign my credit card bill, another waiter that we have not seen yet, YELLED at me saying that I needed to add 20 percent MORE. I have never ever seen anything like that in my life. I was so astonished that did not react on time to actually add ZERO for tip. Instead, I add $10 of tip just out of confusion, and then he complained to my companions - whom I was treating.This waiter (who identified himself as Uruguayan and is a shame for all classy Uruguayans that were appalled by his petty behavior) declared that all the waiters in that restaurant did not have a salary and only work for tips that was why he was begging money before I even sign my credit card. Is this is true, the manager should be fired for making people work for free. Is this is a lie, the waiter should be fired for lying.In any case, overall, stay away from such place!
Ms. Brown
The food was excellent. Beautiful restaurant. Very romantic. Family style restaurant as well.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Richard Vega (Nuyorkid)
Elegant sprawling restaurant frequented by diplomats and government workers.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Spanish
Mark Swai
Excellent !!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
ROSA CABRERA
My daughter took me to eat at that restaurant and the worst thing was, simply because we were Latinas, they treated us the worst, they looked at us badly, the plate was almost thrown on the table, the service was so bad that we didn't even feel like eating, we just had to take away and still when we left Those waiters looked at us so badly, even when we left them tips, they looked at us as if we couldn't pay for the food.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
Gabriela Cabrera
I took my mom and my aunt for a nice time but while we were there the waiter who served us was the worst. He didn't even want to explain what the paella was like when my mom asked if it has fish afterwards the same waiter wouldn't get off one side of the paella. We as if we were going to leave and not pay, being like that, when he brought the food, it was the worst. Personally, I didn't like the food anymore. However, with the atmosphere that man had, we just didn't feel like finishing or trying my mom's food. He only ordered it to take away since, as I repeat, that waiter did not leave our table, just looking at what we were doing to the point that the other staff made us uncomfortable by murmuring towards my mother and saying unpleasant things.
The service, disastrous as well as the food, the “waiters” are CLACIST people, they looked at us very badly and gave us very bad service. I do not recommend going if you want a good time.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Suzanne Chen
Nice place with good ambiance. The main dish is sweeter than my preference. Great Cheeros!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
connie linares
The worst Paella ever it was super salty nothing was fresh and very expensive never comeback and also we waited for an hour for the food not happy!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 2
Josep Rodríguez Gómez
Nice and good Spanish place in the center of Washington.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Gambas, Torrija Con Toffee Y Helado de Vainilla
Patricio Alvarez
We went for brunch and we ordered:The service was great ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Patatas bravas, this entrance in the best from this place, ,,,⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Queso manchego friend⭐⭐Sangria ⭐⭐⭐Churros ⭐⭐⭐Paella de rabo de toro ,⭐. I do not recommend this dish, the chef should not call it paella ?.The patatas bravas are the best.The food was fine, the price was a little high. There are definitely many other places in DC that you can eat better for this price.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Patatas Bravas, Churros Con Chocolate
A+ for service and atmosphere! The live music/flamenco dancing was vibrant and delightful. The wait staff were friendly and attentive. As for the food, it was a hit or miss. For the tapas, the whisky pork tenderloin with potatoes was cooked well but the sauce had an odd tang to it. It may be an acquired taste and not for everyone. The grilled eggplant was soggier than expected and I don’t think I’ll get it next time. The Serrano ham and manchego cheese appetizer on the other hand, was absolutely scrumptious! The chicken and seafood paella (the reason why we chose this restaurant) was a big let down…the dish was way too salty and I couldn’t fully enjoy it without downing water. The chicken and mussels/clams however, were tender and cooked well. The churros and chocolate dip for dessert were divine.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Churros Con Chocolate
Great atmosphere, good service and very average food, heavily overpriced. I just hate when they take Spanish blue collar tapas across the ocean and pretend it is some form of delicacy, and charge accordingly.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
Mandatory stop for people who appreciate good food. Spanish restaurant in Washington.Excellent food and service. Sure hit.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Paella de Arroz Negro, Torrija Alabardero Con Salsa de Caramelo Y Helado de Vanilla, Tarta de Queso, Chuletas de Cordero A la Brasa Con Arroz Cremoso Con Boletus, Croquetas de Jamón Serrano
My husband and I were visiting DC and found this place. The food wasn’t bad but wasn’t great either. It was the overall experience that we can’t get past. First the menu pricing is deceptive since it says $45 for paella, however, it’s double because they say min two people charge. Okay fine, I should’ve read the print instead of just looking at the prices. Still should be clear in my opinion. We didn’t have a waiter per se, there were four different people coming around and none of them really spoke English. Some were easier to understand than others. We finish our meals andThis is where it gets strange. We call the waiter over, or at least one of four people that has served us. My husband asks for the check. The gentleman goes and gets it. They serve the large table next to us so we wait for a while for him to come back and take our card. He takes our card and a few min later comes back with it. My husband is confused because there’s nothing to sign. I’m like maybe since they add a fee for “fair wage fee” that you didn’t need to. He leaves an extra $20 tip and we leave. We walk out and stand at the corner while my husband is calling another restaurant for dessert for pickup. He has a man tap him on his shoulder. We turn around and it’s a guy holding our check and he said, “You need to pay”. I said “we did pay, or at least we handed the waiter our card.” He said “no, you need to come back.” We go back in and the other guy that took our card is in the back and won’t come out to say anything. The manager said can you check if we did run it? By this time we are super annoyed and embarrassed. I said, just run it again and we want to be gone. He finally does after running around for 5-minutes and comes back with a slip for my husband to sign. So needless to say we are checking our card but the whole experience was awful. If we wanted to leave and not pay we wouldn’t have been standing in front of the restaurant. Not only would I not go back, I wouldn’t recommend it if you don’t speak Spanish either.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 1
Worst experience of my life.The food was just generic and bland but nothing compared to the horribly rude service.The waiter was not able to understand any request. When we managed to order and thought that we have got rid of her for while... she comes back and impertinently tries to deliver some (old, and toasted!) bread in our plates whilst our elderly diplomat was delivering an emotional speech. She did not have the sense to wait one second and come back. The lack of class of this place was impressive.When I was about to sign my credit card bill, another waiter that we have not seen yet, YELLED at me saying that I needed to add 20 percent MORE. I have never ever seen anything like that in my life. I was so astonished that did not react on time to actually add ZERO for tip. Instead, I add $10 of tip just out of confusion, and then he complained to my companions - whom I was treating.This waiter (who identified himself as Uruguayan and is a shame for all classy Uruguayans that were appalled by his petty behavior) declared that all the waiters in that restaurant did not have a salary and only work for tips that was why he was begging money before I even sign my credit card. Is this is true, the manager should be fired for making people work for free. Is this is a lie, the waiter should be fired for lying.In any case, overall, stay away from such place!
The food was excellent. Beautiful restaurant. Very romantic. Family style restaurant as well.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Elegant sprawling restaurant frequented by diplomats and government workers.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Spanish
Excellent !!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
My daughter took me to eat at that restaurant and the worst thing was, simply because we were Latinas, they treated us the worst, they looked at us badly, the plate was almost thrown on the table, the service was so bad that we didn't even feel like eating, we just had to take away and still when we left Those waiters looked at us so badly, even when we left them tips, they looked at us as if we couldn't pay for the food.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
I took my mom and my aunt for a nice time but while we were there the waiter who served us was the worst. He didn't even want to explain what the paella was like when my mom asked if it has fish afterwards the same waiter wouldn't get off one side of the paella. We as if we were going to leave and not pay, being like that, when he brought the food, it was the worst. Personally, I didn't like the food anymore. However, with the atmosphere that man had, we just didn't feel like finishing or trying my mom's food. He only ordered it to take away since, as I repeat, that waiter did not leave our table, just looking at what we were doing to the point that the other staff made us uncomfortable by murmuring towards my mother and saying unpleasant things.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 5
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Paella de Langosta
Restaurantji Recommends
The service, disastrous as well as the food, the “waiters” are CLACIST people, they looked at us very badly and gave us very bad service. I do not recommend going if you want a good time.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Nice place with good ambiance. The main dish is sweeter than my preference. Great Cheeros!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
The worst Paella ever it was super salty nothing was fresh and very expensive never comeback and also we waited for an hour for the food not happy!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 2
Nice and good Spanish place in the center of Washington.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Gambas, Torrija Con Toffee Y Helado de Vainilla
We went for brunch and we ordered:The service was great ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Patatas bravas, this entrance in the best from this place, ,,,⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Queso manchego friend⭐⭐Sangria ⭐⭐⭐Churros ⭐⭐⭐Paella de rabo de toro ,⭐. I do not recommend this dish, the chef should not call it paella ?.The patatas bravas are the best.The food was fine, the price was a little high. There are definitely many other places in DC that you can eat better for this price.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Patatas Bravas, Churros Con Chocolate