A. L.
Yelp
A lot to cover but if one reads the review from "JG M" somewhere below, it's a pretty accurate presentation of this restaurant. However to clarify the details of our own experience, we felt the food was all excellent with the exception of the patatas bravas and the churros. The staff were friendly and helpful and unlike some, I thought most of the items were fair takes on Spanish cuisine. I understand everyone tries to do their own version and interpretation of traditional dishes and I felt that overall they were within the boundaries of what would be reasonable while still being recognizably traditional.
The major issue for us was the price. Honestly, most places these days are overpriced but this place is just beyond that. In my opinion, most items were close to about 50% more than they should have been. A smallish tentacle of octopus and a few small potatoes..
$30. Come on. 2 one bite ham croquetas with a sliver of ham on top... $13. And while the menu certainly lists jamon iberico, there is no specification of what quality jamon. It certainly isn't black label de bellota (there are white, green, red, black labels and the diets range from commercial feed to acorns, or bellota). We had no drinks and no desserts (we were given a free order of churros) and for 2 people, it was $154 before tip and we left... not hungry. A dessert and a couple of basic beverages and we would be at $200 for two people... more if we really stuffed ourselves.
Bottom line, we loved almost everything we had and the staff were all excellent. The menu is small but interesting and certainly promising for a return to see what they rotate in and out. Problem is, the price is just too high even beyond today's absurd overpriced environment where 90 percent (not 100% for sure) of restaurants are just cranking prices into the stratosphere. My prediction sadly is eventually this place won't last because it seems to me that at the prices, they will get people in and even if they love it, like we did, the return rate at those prices just won't be enough and over time that will dry up the customer base. Maybe I am wrong, but it seems like when customers like us who love Spanish food, enjoyed themselves while dining there, go out to eat regularly and can afford to go to higher end spots don't expect to return over the pricing, that won't augur well overall. Would we return? Maybe but the pricing is the major block despite enjoying it.