This was a cute little wine/tapas bar, and the service was great, however I was extremely disappointed in the food. They didn’t have many smaller tapas options, and their wine menu was extremely limited for being a wine bar. When the first item we ordered came out I immediately deflated and realized the experience we were about to have. We ordered the sliders which was around $15 I believe, and it was literally a MEATBALL on each bun. And overall just very basic. The meat was dry. We also ordered the Pulpo which was actually very good and I forgot to get a picture of it, but I would still say it was very small at around $18 for the plate. We ended up adding on the Jamon flatbread because we were obviously still hungry, which was another disappointment. Hardly any meat and it was just incredibly dry. We did really enjoy the bottle of rose that we shared though.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
David Borden
Found this place while walking around. Great music and food. Patio was relaxing with good music.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tapas
Frank 815
Really enjoyed our experience! good food and drinks with live music.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Andrew Toasty
Always try to support local restaurants and previously have had good meals at Botero. When we arrived on a Friday night at 7.00pm we were the only people in the restaurant. We were unsuccessful in ordering 3 items on the menu. The restaurant said it was because they were preparing for Valentines Day set menu the next day. The waiter in my opinion should have told us unavailable items before we ordered. When the food came out, 2 of the appetizers were lukewarm at best. On the plus side the Paella was solid. On top of this 2 of our favorite items previously on the menu had been removed. I understand the need to change menus, but if you do, you should have them available.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 3
Peter Reinish
Don’t go to this restaurant with a hunger , TAPPAS are very small plates of tasty food but not going to cure your hunger. Waiter was awesome and really tried to accommodate our first visit to what we thought was going to be a great Spanish cuisine experience. We would have ordered the $72 main Paella Del Mar dish but the chef refused to remove the heads from the prawns per our request ? When ordering we asked for some extra bread to enjoy the very small areas of garlic sauce on the Gambia and we were charged $1.50 for some sliced baguette type bread that was not very good .
Could not get an unsweetened tea or a Topo Chico or any beverages other then Coke Diet Coke and water . Of course lots of wine choices and sangria choices but we’re not drinkers . Atmosphere was dark but thinking they were trying to create a vibe .
Maybe this wasn’t a good choice for my wife and I celebrating our 50th Valentine’s Day eve together after dining at such great Spanish restaurants like EL QUIJOTE in NYC and RINCON DE ESPANA in Newark NJ gave us a glimmer of hope that we might have found a sweet spot for a Spanish cuisine experience.
Unfortunately this was not that .
Giving a $25 CC deposit with our reservation really made us excited for a true Spanish cuisine experience but no .
We cancelled our reservation at the Bevy here in Boerne who advertised seafood paella on Friday nights , of course we called first and NO SEAFOOD PAELLA this Friday evening .
All in all we were really dissapointed with what could have been a regular spot for us and our family if the restaurant would have been a little more agreable with us losing our heads ( on the PRAWNS) that is 😂.might have had a chance .
Sorry El BOTERO you won’t be seeing us again, , maybe your a better match for others .
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 5
Sam Preston
So happy Boerne has a Wine Bar & Tapas spot. We needed it. Great vibes here all around.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Wilfredo Mateo
Came by on a Thursday evening and they were closed completely.
Eric Winn
If you have not been here, you are missing out. The food is awesome, the atmosphere great. They make their sangria in house. Live music, I mean who doesn't like Live music. Get here and give it a try.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Maureen Dooley
Reservations made for no waiting time, the food service and atmosphere were incredible. The wine was fabulous. This is definitely my new favorite spot.
Only ones there, cold, loud music, didn’t know if they had beer, no beer, water was bad tasting, glass smelled also. Left! No thank you!!!
Hom Tanks
This place is pretty disgusting unfortunately. There was some kind of thick slimy stuff in my beer from the tap and the bathroom had a few roaches crawling around. The bathroom is right next to the kitchen so you know they probably got a bunch of roaches in the kitchen too. I also tripped on a wood board sticking up from the ground in the patio area. That seems pretty dangerous if someone were to trip and hit their head on a table or the corner of the stage area etc. Definitely a bad experience.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Klairissa Rizo
This place was terrible! I can’t believe how rude everyone was here! The food was absolutely terrible, and the service was terrible. No thought at all to giving the customers a good experience while there. Rude, just so rude. If you want to support anyone else business wise I suggest to go to The Creek or Cypress Grill (their service and food are outstanding) rather than wasting time or money here.
Michelle Gasaway
My husband and I decided to try out this place since we are going to Spain for our 25th anniversary in 2026. Wanted to get a feel for a Spanish Tapas bar. El Botero did not disappoint, everything was very delicious. They were only out of one item (apparently this happens occasionally because they do not make bulk items. Everything is made to order) so hopefully we’ll try that next time. We shared seven different items from the menu… The scallop ceviche was our favorite! I did not get photos of everything because we just dug right in without thinking about this review…
We enjoyed a really nice bottle of Tempranillo from Rioja. Our server was very attentive and a delight to interact with. We went early around 5:30PM so it wasn’t too busy…they have indoor and outdoor seating. We chose a small indoor table for the two of us.
It was not too noisy, they were playing some Spanish music that could have been turned down, just a tad, but it wasn’t so loud we couldn’t talk to each other
They also have free parking on site but you have to look for the blue signs that don’t require you pay to park.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jordan Phillips
Restaurant was closed during times it was supposed to be open - no response via text (which voicemail said for best response), email, or social media message for the inconvenience. Wine list is short & menu wasn’t accurate to their changes. No care for their customers it feels :/
This was a cute little wine/tapas bar, and the service was great, however I was extremely disappointed in the food. They didn’t have many smaller tapas options, and their wine menu was extremely limited for being a wine bar. When the first item we ordered came out I immediately deflated and realized the experience we were about to have. We ordered the sliders which was around $15 I believe, and it was literally a MEATBALL on each bun. And overall just very basic. The meat was dry. We also ordered the Pulpo which was actually very good and I forgot to get a picture of it, but I would still say it was very small at around $18 for the plate. We ended up adding on the Jamon flatbread because we were obviously still hungry, which was another disappointment. Hardly any meat and it was just incredibly dry. We did really enjoy the bottle of rose that we shared though.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
Found this place while walking around. Great music and food. Patio was relaxing with good music.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tapas
Really enjoyed our experience! good food and drinks with live music.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Always try to support local restaurants and previously have had good meals at Botero. When we arrived on a Friday night at 7.00pm we were the only people in the restaurant. We were unsuccessful in ordering 3 items on the menu. The restaurant said it was because they were preparing for Valentines Day set menu the next day. The waiter in my opinion should have told us unavailable items before we ordered. When the food came out, 2 of the appetizers were lukewarm at best. On the plus side the Paella was solid. On top of this 2 of our favorite items previously on the menu had been removed. I understand the need to change menus, but if you do, you should have them available.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 3
Don’t go to this restaurant with a hunger , TAPPAS are very small plates of tasty food but not going to cure your hunger.
Waiter was awesome and really tried to accommodate our first visit to what we thought was going to be a great Spanish cuisine experience.
We would have ordered the $72 main Paella Del Mar dish but the chef refused to remove the heads from the prawns per our request ?
When ordering we asked for some extra bread to enjoy the very small areas of garlic sauce on the Gambia and we were charged $1.50 for some sliced baguette type bread that was not very good .
Could not get an unsweetened tea or a Topo Chico or any beverages other then Coke Diet Coke and water .
Of course lots of wine choices and sangria choices but we’re not drinkers .
Atmosphere was dark but thinking they were trying to create a vibe .
Maybe this wasn’t a good choice for my wife and I celebrating our 50th Valentine’s Day eve together after dining at such great Spanish restaurants like EL QUIJOTE in NYC and RINCON DE ESPANA in Newark NJ gave us a glimmer of hope that we might have found a sweet spot for a Spanish cuisine experience.
Unfortunately this was not that .
Giving a $25 CC deposit with our reservation really made us excited for a true Spanish cuisine experience but no .
We cancelled our reservation at the Bevy here in Boerne who advertised seafood paella on Friday nights , of course we called first and NO SEAFOOD PAELLA this Friday evening .
All in all we were really dissapointed with what could have been a regular spot for us and our family if the restaurant would have been a little more agreable with us losing our heads ( on the PRAWNS) that is 😂.might have had a chance .
Sorry El BOTERO you won’t be seeing us again, , maybe your a better match for others .
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 5
So happy Boerne has a Wine Bar & Tapas spot. We needed it. Great vibes here all around.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Came by on a Thursday evening and they were closed completely.
If you have not been here, you are missing out. The food is awesome, the atmosphere great. They make their sangria in house. Live music, I mean who doesn't like Live music. Get here and give it a try.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Reservations made for no waiting time, the food service and atmosphere were incredible. The wine was fabulous. This is definitely my new favorite spot.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Memories of Barcelona.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Only ones there, cold, loud music, didn’t know if they had beer, no beer, water was bad tasting, glass smelled also. Left! No thank you!!!
This place is pretty disgusting unfortunately. There was some kind of thick slimy stuff in my beer from the tap and the bathroom had a few roaches crawling around. The bathroom is right next to the kitchen so you know they probably got a bunch of roaches in the kitchen too. I also tripped on a wood board sticking up from the ground in the patio area. That seems pretty dangerous if someone were to trip and hit their head on a table or the corner of the stage area etc. Definitely a bad experience.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
This place was terrible! I can’t believe how rude everyone was here! The food was absolutely terrible, and the service was terrible.
No thought at all to giving the customers a good experience while there.
Rude, just so rude.
If you want to support anyone else business wise I suggest to go to The Creek or Cypress Grill (their service and food are outstanding) rather than wasting time or money here.
My husband and I decided to try out this place since we are going to Spain for our 25th anniversary in 2026. Wanted to get a feel for a Spanish Tapas bar. El Botero did not disappoint, everything was very delicious. They were only out of one item (apparently this happens occasionally because they do not make bulk items. Everything is made to order) so hopefully we’ll try that next time. We shared seven different items from the menu… The scallop ceviche was our favorite! I did not get photos of everything because we just dug right in without thinking about this review…
We enjoyed a really nice bottle of Tempranillo from Rioja. Our server was very attentive and a delight to interact with. We went early around 5:30PM so it wasn’t too busy…they have indoor and outdoor seating. We chose a small indoor table for the two of us.
It was not too noisy, they were playing some Spanish music that could have been turned down, just a tad, but it wasn’t so loud we couldn’t talk to each other
They also have free parking on site but you have to look for the blue signs that don’t require you pay to park.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurant was closed during times it was supposed to be open - no response via text (which voicemail said for best response), email, or social media message for the inconvenience. Wine list is short & menu wasn’t accurate to their changes. No care for their customers it feels :/
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