Bernadette K.
Yelp
Not impressed with this place. Here's why.
Went in for lunch with people from work today. I have to say, I was surprised at how much each plate costs. After all, we're talking tapas here. The waitress told us it was best to get at least three dishes each because they were 'very small'. A quick calculation meant I'd be shelling out about Ā£27. But I thought I'd splash out and go with a selection of three. However, when the dishes arrived, the portion sizes were very generous for a tapas joint. In fact, they were huge. So don't be lulled into buying three plates, because two is plenty.
We are all tapas fans, so we know the dishes come out in 'shifts'. However, the delivery of the food was WAY off. About 10 minutes after placing our order, my friend and I were delighted that our croquettes arrived (which were delicious) but then...crickets. No more food came out for the table until about 20 minutes later, and it was only the three plates of the same prawn dish ordered by a few of the crew. Then...more crickets. Until about another 20 minutes when the chorizo came out for two of the people at the table. Mind you, there were two people at the table who had yet to receive food of any kind at this point. Another 20 minutes, and a plate of ribs and one plate of chicken came out. I was revolted that two pieces of the chicken were raw. One piece of breast meat was cooked on the edges but the center was pink. A piece of wing and drumstick was so raw it was still clucking. Another 20 minutes, and two plates of meatballs came out, but only after someone at our table (who had yet to eat anything other than what the rest of us gave him out of sympathy) asked where his food was. When the meatballs arrived, one of the guys asked what the delay was, and the waitress said 'Uh, I guess you don't know how it works. We bring the food out when it's ready' in the snottiest, most obnoxious tone I've heard in a long while.
After an hour and 20 minutes (and still waiting for two dishes), we had to rocket back to work. When we explained to one waitress we had to go, she said she would go check on when the missing dishes would be ready. We said we couldn't wait any longer, and she said 'it's OK it will only take another 5 minutes or so'. No, that wasn't ok. So she said she would be right back, but after 10 minutes with no sign of her, we flagged down a waiter and explained that we had to go. He said he, too, would go check on where the food was. WE DON'T WANT THE FOOD ANYMORE. WE JUST WANT THE CHECK PLEASE. He ran off and dissappeared somewhere, and after no one seemed too interested in letting us pay, we walked to the front of the restaurant to plead with someone to get our check so we can get back to work. Our original waitress re-emerged and apologized for the delay as she ran my card through the machine. As I waited for the receipt, we tried to make her feel better by saying it wasn't her fault. And then, as if to rub salt in the wound....she said.....next time, you shouldn't come here if you have to rush through lunch. Rush?? As if WE had inconvenienced THEM. I was aghast at that comment. This isn't Michelin star cuisine, hun..it's tapas.
The food was good, but not worth the price or the wait.
