La Bodeguita del Medio

A Cuban cigar bar is behind the bar and restaurant-very cute place. Paella is very well made and tasty. We loved the seafood Ajiaco (Cioplino-like soup based sauce), a small-plate of rice is included as you can mix with it or without. Outdoor seating is available and has heat lamps.

It was a nice restaurant for a get together. The food is nice. I love the pork empanadas and the paella. The chocolate cake is too rich. The ambience is too dark, its almost hard to read their menu bec of the lighting. Overall it is a nice place for a fate or just a nice dinner.

First time here, highly recommended by my friend. Great atmosphere with a good cocktail menu (though we didn’t drink alcohol). The bread basket comes with a delightfully spicy oil to dip. We filled up on that! We ordered the shrimp appetizer (not the ceviche) and it was so tasty (sopped up a lot of the tangy sauce with toasted bread). The entree, a fried chicken sandwich with a nice slaw, is the best fried chicken sandwich I’ve ever had. Instead of a large piece of breast meat you have to chew through, the chicken is chopped into little pieces, fried and reassembled on the bread. As my friend said, “it’s to increase the surface area of deliciousness.” The 🍌 and 🍨 desert is bananas and even that has nice kick. We realized with the bread basket, the shrimp appetizer and the FCS, we had had three courses of bread 🤦🏾‍♂️. But we didn’t mind. Was worth it. If you’re in the area or visiting Stanford, you must go!

As a lover of paella, my friend recommended La Bodeguita del Medio, and I was so happy with the whole dining experience! The service was attentive, and the atmosphere was nice. We ate inside, which is decorated with lots of art on the walls, and there's a large bar and extensive drinks menu. I enjoyed my Santiago cooler cocktail, but for me, the food was the best part. The paella was wonderful with a generous amount of chicken, tasty chorizo, shrimp, and mussels. The rice was flavorful. When it came out, I thought, I don't think we'll be able to eat it all because there's only two of us and the portion was huge, but we ate every last morsel because it was so good! Luckily, we had room for dessert because Mr. Johnson's chocolate cake was absolutely divine! If you're a chocolate lover, I recommend it. We got ours with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, which was a wonderful pairing contrasting the cool ice cream with the warm, dense, rich chocolate cake. Pure chocolatey heaven! I definitely want to go back to La Bodeguita to try their other dishes and drinks. Thank you!

The food, service, and ambience were fantastic, five stars all around. Alas, the check came with an unadvertised 5% surcharge for "rising costs and employer mandates". Two stars off for that. Just raise your menu prices and don't deceive customers.

Friend recommended this restaurant for us. We are lucky, Thursday is not as busy so we can get a table without reservations. We ordered flank steak and chicken. Both are very unique and delicious. I asked for spicy sauce. The waiter brought me their house made sauce, which is very spicy and super tasty. Interior is also very romantic. With dim lights and arty deco. Price is decent. One entry is about $25-35. Very reasonable. Will definitely come back to try different dishes.

La Bo Seafood Ajiaco. Remember that name. It is an extraordinary collection of flavors, seafood and deliciousness. Think paella without the rice. Think frute de mare from Cuba. But whatever you think; eat this dish.

Great selection of mixed drinks and craft beers to go with all the delicious food. The appetizers are fairly small, so you should probably only split between two people. There's so much flavor in each bite and it's impressive the number of elements they are able to combine well on one plate. The entrees are very large and most of the people in my group were stuffed by the end of the main course. There's also a handful of desserts as well as post-dinner wines. Cigars are available to top off the night!