Great ambience and service as usual, but disappointing meal last night. Hopefully it was just an off night in the kitchen.
Joyce
Spanish Tavern never disappoints!!! Their shrimp & garlic sauce is a MUST TRY!! Been going there since the 90's. Waiters are excellent and the food is great!!.
Craig
The best Spanish cuisine Newark has to offer! You are treated like you are part of the family .
Mike
Had the best paella outside of Spain. Place had great vibes. The little details are well done, like heated milk for the coffee. Even the decaf coffee was freshly brewed and had great flavor. This place is a true gem.
Jeffrey
Jumbo Shrimp Enchilados was excellent and spicy. Ask for the special house picante for an extra kick and savory flavor. Never disappointed at the Spanish Tavern.
Michael
Very attentive and polite service. Octopus appetizer was tender and tasty. Paella Valencia was a large portion (for 2) with very well cooked lobster. Chicken and sausage slightly dry. Crisp spanish potatoes to die for and solid broccoli rabe. Would definitely go back when in area for event at Prudential Center.
juan martinez
Good atmosphere and very cozy, I didn't eat in the restaurant but the diners' dishes looked tasty. I only had a few beers and the service was good.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Jaque Cepeda
Food was ok, but didn't meet our expectations in taste for the price. Staff was fine. Ordered a NY strip steak, $35, a little too much fat and taste was just ok for me. Wife ordered paella and again, not great, just ok, probably too much on the watery side. I ordered a Johnny walker blue on the rocks and I'm not sure if maybe they had left the bottle opened for too long(?), but that wasn't worth the $67.00 I paid for that one drink alone. Wife ordered the house red wine and that was good. Would have given 2 1/2 stars, 3 is generous, based on our experience. Overall, pricey vs food quality and service you receive.
Steven Orlando
Went here for lunch and everything was excellent. Steamed one pound and quarter lobster listed as MP was 50 bucks. That was a turn off.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Shrimp in Garlic Sauce, Sausage
Awful. The food had NO taste and I had to add my own salt to it. I basically poured the entire thing of salt. The water tasted like dirty fish water. And just to top it all off, there was this one RUDE waiter who tried to joke around with us to embarrass us. Very belittling!
Awful. The food had NO flavor and I had to add my own salt. I basically put all the salt in it. The water tasted like dirty fish water. And to top it off, there was a RUDE waiter who tried to joke with us to embarrass us. Very degrading!
mabel kwless
First I have to say that this was my first time and the last time I visited this place, a friend recommended it to me but I left very disappointed by the terrible service they gave us, as soon as we arrived we sat down and not even five minutes passed and the waiter came to serve us water with ice and the waiter apparently had no experience and spilled the ice water on my son's clothes, that already made me angry but I calmed down so as not to ruin our dinner, then we ordered a sangria to share with my husband and they told us that the sangria was a courtesy of the house for the incident, but what they served us was not sangria for me without any wine I saw it served, then we ordered a Ballenciana paella for two people they brought us a holla and more of the Half of it was rice, the seafood had to be caught between the rice, my experience in this place was very unpleasant, I DEFINITELY DO NOT RECOMMEND IT……
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Jaime
While the food was OK, I wasn't impressed.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 3
Rasheda Turner
I had the crab topped salmon & my friend had the stuffed jumbo shrimp, food was Fast, Fresh & DELICIOUS!!! LOVED
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
James Markson
Portions are HUGE! One entree can easily feed two people especially if you have an appetizer. Service is impeccable. And the parking lot is a big bonus.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Shrimp in Garlic Sauce, Paella Valenciana
Great ambience and service as usual, but disappointing meal last night. Hopefully it was just an off night in the kitchen.
Spanish Tavern never disappoints!!! Their shrimp & garlic sauce is a MUST TRY!! Been going there since the 90's. Waiters are excellent and the food is great!!.
The best Spanish cuisine Newark has to offer! You are treated like you are part of the family .
Had the best paella outside of Spain. Place had great vibes. The little details are well done, like heated milk for the coffee. Even the decaf coffee was freshly brewed and had great flavor. This place is a true gem.
Jumbo Shrimp Enchilados was excellent and spicy. Ask for the special house picante for an extra kick and savory flavor. Never disappointed at the Spanish Tavern.
Very attentive and polite service. Octopus appetizer was tender and tasty. Paella Valencia was a large portion (for 2) with very well cooked lobster. Chicken and sausage slightly dry. Crisp spanish potatoes to die for and solid broccoli rabe. Would definitely go back when in area for event at Prudential Center.
Good atmosphere and very cozy, I didn't eat in the restaurant but the diners' dishes looked tasty. I only had a few beers and the service was good.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Food was ok, but didn't meet our expectations in taste for the price. Staff was fine. Ordered a NY strip steak, $35, a little too much fat and taste was just ok for me. Wife ordered paella and again, not great, just ok, probably too much on the watery side. I ordered a Johnny walker blue on the rocks and I'm not sure if maybe they had left the bottle opened for too long(?), but that wasn't worth the $67.00 I paid for that one drink alone. Wife ordered the house red wine and that was good. Would have given 2 1/2 stars, 3 is generous, based on our experience. Overall, pricey vs food quality and service you receive.
Went here for lunch and everything was excellent. Steamed one pound and quarter lobster listed as MP was 50 bucks. That was a turn off.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Shrimp in Garlic Sauce, Sausage
Good Spanish cuisine
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 3
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Awful. The food had NO taste and I had to add my own salt to it. I basically poured the entire thing of salt. The water tasted like dirty fish water. And just to top it all off, there was this one RUDE waiter who tried to joke around with us to embarrass us. Very belittling!
Awful. The food had NO flavor and I had to add my own salt. I basically put all the salt in it. The water tasted like dirty fish water. And to top it off, there was a RUDE waiter who tried to joke with us to embarrass us. Very degrading!
First I have to say that this was my first time and the last time I visited this place, a friend recommended it to me but I left very disappointed by the terrible service they gave us, as soon as we arrived we sat down and not even five minutes passed and the waiter came to serve us water with ice and the waiter apparently had no experience and spilled the ice water on my son's clothes, that already made me angry but I calmed down so as not to ruin our dinner, then we ordered a sangria to share with my husband and they told us that the sangria was a courtesy of the house for the incident, but what they served us was not sangria for me without any wine I saw it served, then we ordered a Ballenciana paella for two people they brought us a holla and more of the Half of it was rice, the seafood had to be caught between the rice, my experience in this place was very unpleasant, I DEFINITELY DO NOT RECOMMEND IT……
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
While the food was OK, I wasn't impressed.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 3
I had the crab topped salmon & my friend had the stuffed jumbo shrimp, food was Fast, Fresh & DELICIOUS!!! LOVED
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Portions are HUGE! One entree can easily feed two people especially if you have an appetizer. Service is impeccable. And the parking lot is a big bonus.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Shrimp in Garlic Sauce, Paella Valenciana
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