Gran Azul

Amazing rice and seafood dishes. Impressive service. Mostly locals. Best fish stock in Valencia. Delicious!

as an american tourist looking for an authentic paella experience, i was incredibly disappointed by the food quality, options, and pricing of this place. despite waiting for over 30 minutes, the seafood paella was bland and lacked character. the lack of decent vegetarian options left my group scraping at flavorless pieces of roasted peppers. our hopes of finding culture and quality food were squashed here. would not recommend.

First of all, this was 5th restaurant we stopped after searching for paella place for hours in the area. While everywhere else turned us down, they were so kind and very accommodating. Service was professional attentive and friendly. Food was also amazing too. They definitely knows their seafood and meat dishes were also great too. The chocolate dessert was a heaven for any chocolate lover. I would go back there with larger group next time with reservation for sure. Perfect for family or friends group out or romantic dinner.

Lovely setting. Space and staff is very welcoming and decoration is really nice. English speaking staff is also available. Seafood paella was exquisite. We initially thought that the rice was too little for two but we were both very full in the end. The manager recommended a nice wine to accompany our meal which made the whole dinner super special (it was not the most expensive for the sceptical ones).

Highly recommended by a local friend, and what a good advice it was! The restaurant is stylish and modern, with wood all over around. We had a few starters to share (the one with squid was delicious!!), and two paella also shared among the 6 of us (one with mariscos, one valenciana). Two bottles of white wine along with the food, and two dessert (the tarte with sorbetto on top, what a postre!). Overall we paid 40€ each. Very good value for money!

Worst meal we had in Valencia. Apart from the pleasant setting, all else was utter disappointment. The sirloin was inedible (chewy and bland), the paella was a joke 2 uncooked prawns per person and a small piece of fish over salty rice. I have lived in Spain and this is not good paella. Bad food happens to the best restaurants but what truly turned me off was the service - no one came to check if all was ok, if we needed water or more wine. Overall an overrated restaurant.

Very nice restaurant with a fancy feeling! The starter (squid with mayonnaise) was to die for!! The main was a bit disappointing: I wish they would’ve informed me that it wouldn’t come with a side of veggies/potatoes. I had to order those later which took a while to come. The potatoes were a bit too greasy for my taste, but the rest was delicious and the staff was very friendly! Great white wine as well!!

The best Paella I’ve ever had! The staff were so helpful to us American girls! Highly recommend.

Wonderful recommendation by our Hotel Hospes. We enjoyed the jamon iberico, grilled octopus with potato purée, tuna sushi and that day's special, red snapper. They also had a wonderful selection of sangria and wine. Overall, a high quality place. Also, it is closely located to the park - so you can stroll those calories away after your meal.

This restaurant reacted extremely poorly to a terrible case of food poisoning that my boyfriend and I got there. After our meal, we became violently ill for an entire day. Still pale and feverish, we went back to inform them about what had happened. Instead of apologizing, even a single "I'm sorry that happened to you", we were responded to with suggestions on how to heal ourselves (we are college graduates) and reiterations of how fresh their food is. The food poisoning was one thing, and could happen at any restaurant, but the way it was received when reported was the cherry on top of a horrific experience.