Food was okay. Everyone enjoyed their food except me- I would go back though and try something different. The dancing is awesome at night. Good crowd. The bar tender is also pretty seasoned and makes a good old fashioned. read more

Hey ! Out door dining still requires your attention. You need to attend to people. We left. You never even seen us go !!

Went there today at around 7.30. Service was really slow and it was not even packed. We ordered nacho and asked to substitute pork with chiken. Smallest portion size even. Bland taste and we payed 16.83 $. Not going there for food. read more

Loved the food. I had the camarones al ajillo that was recommended by the waiter Alfonso . Actually everyone in my party tried one of his recommendations and we were definitely satisfied . I love garlic shrimp and this met my expectations and I loved his friendly and prompt service. I will definitely recommend this place. read more

I think the restaûrant gets an excellent rating for food quality, service, and musical ambiance. A little decoration would make it a near perfect experience. read more

Service: Poor and uninformed. Took forever just to get a fork. Birthday dinner: was not even offered dessert. Food: Signature pork dish was dried-up ribs, not medallions as menu stated. Appetizer lukewarm, but good flavor. Ambiance: Bench seat at table was 3-4 inches higher than chairs, could not even cross legs under table. Don't go for conversation, very loud. Patio dining is advisable. Video screen cheapens the decor. Peeling paint on the walls. Restaurant looks tired. read more

Every time I come here I know Alfonso(Manager) and Tato(Bartender) are going to take good care of me. The food is very amazing. Today I ordered the Ropa Vieja, shredded beef, pickled onions, tomatoes and cucumber, and fried plantain. This dish is the reason I began coming here and I have never looked back. The staff is very accommodating and the micheladas are great too! Thank you Alfonso and Tato for always ensuring I have a great dinner! Much love Guys! So if you want great service and drinks come to Alegrias, ask for Tato at the bar! read more

It had been a very long time I hadn't been to this place, I was shocked by the cover charge $25.00 rat bastards they let as many people in to make their money extremely crammed in there not only that the guards harass you to move, where do they expect you to go stop cramming the place. Lastly restroom line for women was eternity long I tried making line twice and line never moved, ladies use the restroom before. read more

The music is pretty good and the place is fun. But the bouncer is only nice to people that he knows. Literally he said to me "i know them" when he was being nicer to other people. What a jack ass. And it gets crowded. I had to take a dump but they didnt let me read more

I went with just me and my husband to get drinks and chips and guacamole. Waited 30 minutes just to get our drink. Upon checking our receipt after checkout, I realized we paid an extra $12 for having a large party on top of the tip I shouldn't have given in the first place. read more

This place was amazing! Tato Y Alfonso are the best bartenders great time. We will be returning next week.

Charged me 20$ than it should have been never coming back to this place sad part it was the manager. My bill was 100 i gave 60$ cash 40$ card and they took 60 from my card bullshit! read more

Came on a Monday and they have happy hour ALL DAY!!!! Good food and drinks and a friendly staff.

This place Alegría Cocina and the ultimate flamenco Dinner show experience is not an (Alegría)is a terrible sadness, I drove 2 hours to come to see a flamenco show and it turned out that it totally sucks, don't waist your money, go somewhere else the food was not worth the expensive money we pay, I did bring my own wine and the bar tender broke and drope the cork inside the bottle and some of my wine was wasted, I'm talking a very expensive bottle of wine I gave to the waitress and she took forever to bring back, so I end up having to go check what's taking for ever, the bar tender was Doing who knows what? trying to get the cork out of the bottle I told him to Just give it to me. Later I went to the restroom it was very dirty and the cold water handle was broken so I had to burn my hands with the hot water to wash my hands, sad part they did not have any hand paper or napkins to dry my hands. Please don't waist your time and money at this place It looks like a fun place in Goldstar but now i don't even trust Goldstar for the false advertising events anymore,because the show the dancers are not even good dancers and not even dress as flamenco dancers some of them. is a total waist of time and money very very disappointed!!!! read more

The first and only time I have even set foot inside Alegria was on Mother's Day two years ago. I treated my mother to a $25 brunch special with flights of Sangria. I wasn't all that impressed with the food served for during the brunch hour -- and I really can't pick a specific item that satisfied my pallet -- other than the sangria, of course. I thought the place was decorated in a fun way -- Latin inspired art, pictures, furniture -- Flamenco music, warm and vibrant colors -- indoor and outdoor seating. The service was great -- never went without water and the used dishes were immediately removed from our tables after finishing the first round of the buffet. I had a decent perception of Alegria based on Mother's Day, but my most recent visit made me a fan. I had the Camarones al Ajillo served with a fluffy white rice and a delicious spicy orange sauce. It was actually a little too spicy for my liking. However, I asked for a serving of the crema fresca (which is not sour cream) and that seemed to mellow the heat out just enough to enjoy it thoroughly. The warm bread was great -- it reminded me of Hawaiian bread. The sangria was amazing -- so amazing, we had two pitchers of it served over fruit. I am so glad I moved within walking distance from this place...I can get my sangria on more frequently! read more

Gosh I'm still fuming as I'm writing this. We went with the groupon deal, asked the host if they accepted it before we sat down. The host said yes and proceeded to take us to the table. We sat down, ordered some beer and started looking at the menu. The manager (you won't miss him, he's the bulky one) came right to us as we were about to order and informed us they won't honor the groupon deal because it was the Grand Prix weekend. So I said why didn't you tell us before? He was like, I'm telling you now. Never did he apologize once. My friends wanted to stay regardless but I was like, no way I'm giving them business now. We walked across to Gauchos who happily took our groupon and got our business. We spent something like $150 for three of us, so your lost Alegrias. Please pick up some skills as to not to offend your customers. Skip the place if you can help it. I'm gonna complain to groupon as well. There was no blackout date on the t & c, they legally have to honor the deal. And while I'm at it, I'm also complaining to the consumer rights group. That will teach you not to mess with me. read more

Avoid this place at all cost! I have never left a negative review in my life but dear me, I think that you can expect some sort of standard when you go out to eat. Long story short: the dishonest and jackleg manager see you as a money box and he will do everything possible to steal your money. When we ordered a bottle of wine, they made a mistake and brought us 2 glasses of wine. When you let them know, they brought us a bottle more than half empty. We immediately knew that something was wrong: they tried to sell us an used bottle! Instead of apologizing, they asked us to buy for this half bottle and for the 2 glasses (it was unbelievable...). After 30 minutes of negotiation and bad faith, they admitted their mistake and brought a new bottle of wine. This was a horrible experience. The proprietary of this restaurant should do 2 things: 1- hire a new manager 2- pay for customer service classes for the entire staff as they treat their customers horribly. read more

I seriously don't get the bad reviews for Alegria - I have been so many times and never a bad experience. Food is excellent - everything I have tried is delicious and the drinks are always on point. I know Steve has been at Alegria for awhile and he is a master bartender! You can't go wrong with one of his crazy good drinks! Thanks again for a great night of food and drink! read more

Ambience: 4 stars Service: 3 stars Food: 4 stars Alegria is one of those restaurants residing in a particular stretch of Pine that could dubbed the Latin quarter... or more accurately, the Latin quarter-mile. (Nearby sit Sevilla, Mariposa, and Club Cohiba, all with their own take on the Latin/Spanish theme. I suppose you could add Taco Beach to that list if you want to broaden your definition of Latin, and if by broaden you mean "expand exponentially as to be all-inclusive.") I'd been meaning to check the place out for a while in my quest to expand my appreciation for all things Long Beach, so a free meal (more on that later) was as good a reason as any to foray into Pine Avenue. We arrived at Alegria shortly before 8 pm, after playing hide-and-seek with a parking space for 10 minutes and eventually conceding defeat by paying for a garage spot. Pine was relatively quiet for a Thursday evening, probably because we southern Californians can't handle the torrential downpour of a fraction of an inch of rain. Well, Hazel and I braved the elements (oh my god, my jacket was like, totally...damp) and were rewarded for our efforts with a fine meal. It seems Alegria is more of a Latin fusion place than a pure tapas bar, though what it's fusing the Latin food elements with I'm not totally sure. The "fusion" showed up in the decor, as well, with murals covering some walls and fake brick exteriors showing on others. The place wisely opts for mood (read: dim) lighting, nicely accenting the charms of the space. As for the food and service, well... in the interest of full disclosure, part of the reason we dined at Alegria was because Hazel received an invitation for a free "chef's choice meal" from the owner. Thus, we didn't undergo a typical dining experience, as the chef chose a 5-course dinner for us. Wait. Do cheesy croutons count as a course if they're presented with a plate of bread? The meal proper consisted of: sweet corn tamale with shrimp; a strawberry-garnished romaine and radicchio salad with vinaigrette; the main course of a duet of butterfish with an avocado infusion sauce, and grilled chicken breast in an I-forget-what reduction sauce with bell peppers, and mashed-potatoes with a hint of jalapeno; and finally, a fantastic dessert of tres leches cake with raspberry and vanilla sauce swirled in, no kidding, a heart shape around the cake. I'm no foodie, but I have watched a lot of Top Chef, and trust me, it was way more fun to eat all that than write it out (and, I suspect, read about it). Though I can't vouch for its Spanish authenticity, on the whole the meal was a very sumptuous, flavorful eating experience. Our waitress was polite and informative, if a little stiff and not as warm as the ambience of the place dictated. Hazel and I will definitely return as regular, paying patrons and share more of the tapas dishes. Bonus Mike Q. Tip - Don't get overly excited about the sangria; it's good but not astounding. My reaction to the first few sips: "mmm, cold red wine." It did develop a sweeter flavor as it settled though, but I didn't have the gumption to pick out any of the fruit chunks. read more

The place was small, but the decor wasn't bad, and the music was good. So...why 2 stars you ask? Well....considering that the nasty @$$ bartenders were reusing their bar glasses without washing them, they're lucky they even get 1 star! Additionally, one of the bartenders continuously ate ice directly out of the bin without washing his grimey hands. As far as the crowd goes, it was not very diverse, but that wasn't a problem for me. However, I do think they should have frisked some people before allowing them to walk in. The bartenders were speedy, but now I know why....they didn't waste time washing their glasses! Gross! I left spitting and wiping my mouth for fear of an std... read more

My review is based solely on Sunday Brunch.......... Overall I enjoyed the Brunch Experience. It was a Living Social deal and in the end it was worth it. But ONLY because of the actual deal, if I had of payed full price I would have been disappointed. Let's see,....where to start. We arrived around 11:18 and were told that they would not be seating until the opened at 11:30. So we stood outside waiting. The only problem with this is that there was a lady that was NOT a worker that was already sitting at a table on the Patio. Why was she allowed to be seated and no one else? Just seemed like a "Double-standard" and we weren't the only ones that felt that way. Others that were turned away before opening also made the same comments. The cleanliness of the dishware was not the greatest. The bottle with water that was left at our table had some nasty "Gunk" in the neck of the bottle. We cleaned it out ourselves. The champagne glasses had lip prints and smudges all over them. We wiped down our glasses with our Napkins. And the single use bathrooms were not adequate for the crowd. Especially for the women. The line for their bathroom was ridiculous. On a positive note, Our waiter Keven was Great, very attentive and friendly. The food was actually really tasty as well. Would I come back to Alegria?? Highly unlikely. Unless I pick up another social deal I will not be back. Is it worth trying at least once? I would say yes. Hopefully your experience will be a better one read more

Just came here because a Yelp promo. Food and service was good and we would have leaved with a good impression overall if at time of payment they didn't came up with the "we're not accepting vouchers at this time..." Came here because a Yelp promo. Food and service was ok and I would had leaved with an overall good impression if they didn't came up with "we're not accepting vouchers at this time". I'm very cautious checking terms before purchasing promos and it clearly was valid for the day. We ended up asking for the manager and all that jazz and they accept it. I really don't get businesses that risks to get a 1 star review for a couple of bucks. If you don't like people coming to your business with discount vouchers then don't signed up for it in the first place. Probably would have been a 4 if not had to deal with that situation. read more

I hadn't been here in years, but after the stellar UYE they faciliated this past week, I'm ready go back VERY soon. They really know how to treat their customers and they have great food, besides. I got to sample their calamari, paella, shredded beef mini-tostada thingies, and an incredibly rich tamale that Dan H graciously shared. Everything was delish and I loved all the flamenco dancing and music, too. It's a great place for a fun night out and god knows you can never have too much of those! It was $4 valet parking that night, which is a great deal--not sure if that was a special for that night or what, though. Anyway, thanks Alegria for treating us rowdy Yelpers so well! read more

Came here for LA's Restaurant Week to give their three-course menu a shot. The crabcakes and salmon lured me in. As a seafood fanatic, when a deal like this pops up, I'm there. We were seated immediately, but it took maybe 20-40 minutes for the waitress to take our orders. I didn't really like how she said she would be right back, and then went to go serve another table, but whatever. Onto the food! APPETIZER - Crabcake: size was about the size of my palm. If I were to put the crabcake on my hand, I could probably do it with it laying flat on there. The outside was pretty nicely crusted. And you could taste the bits of crab inside. None of that imitation crab or anything here! ENTREE - Salmon: came with mashed potatoes and sauteed spinach. The salmon was pretty great--nice, moist, and tasted delicious. The sauteed spinach was okay, but it kind of had a weird taste when eaten alone. If you paired it with the mashed potatoes though, the creaminess of the mashed potatoes overpowered it, so it was okay. Overall a pretty good job on the entree. DESSERT - a trio of desserts; not sure exactly what they were, one tasted like a bread pudding, I think one was supposed to be a tiramisu (but tasted more like a chocolate cake), and one that was like flan (tres leches). I liked the bread pudding. It tasted like banana--basically, had the taste of banana bread, but with a pudding consistency. The tiramisu, I didn't really like. It tasted too chocolate for my taste, although it did get slightly better as I finished it. The flan was okay, but there wasn't anything too special. If I were to rate purely on food, I would probably give this place 4 stars. But it just took way too long for us to get our food. We pretty much waited 2-3 hr to finish the whole meal, with the actual eating time probably only about 1/6 of the time. read more

Came here on a Saturday night, parking was awful. Drove around the blocks a few times and ended up parking at the parking lot right across the restaurant for $10 for the first 2 hours. (Yes the sign says $5 for 0-2 hours, but that only applies on weekdays. Price is doubled on weekends). With the parking situation aside, everything else went smoothly. Arrived at 9pm ish and got seated right away. We skipped the appetizers, jumped right into the entree and ordered the Zarzuela De Mariscos (Seafood soup) and the El Gaucho, plus a glass of Sangria. Service was a bit slow but with the fresh bread and the Black Malibu samples we got, time seemed to have gone by a little faster. Both entrees were amazing! Service was a bit slow but great. The server "checked on us" once in a while. Of course she liked coming over when I had my month filled with food, so I could only give some sort of hand gestures in response. Speaking of which, the music at the restaurant was so loud that I literally had to scream and shout to communicate. It could be because there is a night club attached to the restaurant on the other side and if I am not mistaken, both the restaurant and the club share two 1-stall-bathroom, 1 for each gender. And yes...the line was really long and you wouldn't necessarily able to tell who is in line because everyone was dancing in front of the bathrooms lol read more

I created a yelp account just to review my HORRIBLE experience with this sorry excuse for a restaurant. After finishing our meal we spoke with two different managers about a discount code we were suppose to get during our last visit here. Well, lo and behold they refused to honor our card stating the manager who gave us the card was fired for doing just that. Fine. Whatever. But your business is still here thus, your manager being fired for whatever reason is not our problem but yours. It has nothing to do with the discount itself, there are simply rules for these sorts of situations. The business should honor our code regardless of issues they may or may not have had with a former manager. One manager said it was physically impossible to input a "hand written discount" into the machine because it requires an override. The fact that she stood there and told that lie was insulting. As a manager you can void transactions, discount, etc. so please don't stand there and try to tell me otherwise. Both managers told us conflicting lies and I have never seen such repulsive customer service, and I've worked in restaurants before. The managers were rude and at one point offerred us a discount for next time. So they can refuse to use that discount as well? We are never coming back, and this is based solely on principle. I simply refuse to give my money to an organization that is clearly backwards in their policies and customer service. read more

How do you write a review when your table is ok, but the table next to you is getting attitude? Do you work it in or do you let it go? I'm going with working it in. Alas... I've been to Alegria twice, about six months apart. Had I written the review after the first time, the rating likely would have been one or two stars based on the over the top greasy food. I am very happy to say that on our next visit on Sunday, things had changed considerably. The paella valenciana was good, if a little overwhelmed with rice. The "El Gaucho" was the most surprising. The chimichury sauce had a more citrusy flavor than I'm used to ---- but it worked. The grilled marinated tender flank-steak styled served with sautéed spinach and roasted potatoes. The shrimp ceviche had a cute presentation and concept, integrating cucumbers and mango, but skimping out on the shrimp. As far as drinks go, the mojito wasn't that great, but was passable. The white sangria was interesting in that it had a strawberry tinge to it. Perhaps the most interesting was the Cazadores Doble. Service was, err, um...interesting. It was ambiguous who our server was. We started out with a male, but had better luck with a female host / server. She did a great job explaining things on the menu, what goes on other nights of the week (apparently they have salsa dancing on certain days) and even the changes made by the new management. The male seemed confused but not surprised that she took our orders. Props to the woman. Dude - get it together. Then there's the other table. We watched as the manager came over to listen to a complaint from the customer. According to her, they used to eat their often and the dish was made differently with much larger shrimp. The manager accepted the send-back, but not before rolling his eyes and slamming the dish in the bar or kitchen (wherever it was, it was really obvious and we could all here). Yikes! Restaurant owners and managers - body language says a lot. Yah, sometimes customers can be annoying, but suck it up! You are in the SERVICE industry, after all. P.S. Yelp deal and groupon deal. You really want people to be impressed? Allow them to combine the two! read more

So my baby sitter decided to cancel on us last minute for valentines day and I called the restaurant to see if they were good with kids. The person on the phone said, "of course we're good with kids! Please bring them". My wife is a vegetarian and I asked if they had a specific menu for valentines day that doesn't include everything on their original menu... just to ensure we get there and they wont have anything ready for her. His response was "No worries. We do have a special menu but we always have vegetarian options available just for that reason. Your wife will be able to order anything she wants from our original menu that is vegetarian." Well... great! I'm thinking this is going to be a nice dinner out, even if we couldn't get a baby sitter. We get there and the place looks really nice. It's on Pine so of course theres a lot of nice things to look at and stuff going on. We are seated by the window and that's where everything went to complete shit. We asked for a high chair for our son and the hostess gave us a look like "why would you bring a baby anywhere?". She said of course and walked right back to her stand. We asked our waiter for a high chair and he forgot. After about 10 minutes we asked a random bus boy for a chair and he took on the arduous mission of walking 15 feet and grabbing the high chair. We asked our waiter about the vegetarian options and he said they wouldn't do that. Ok... well what, am I supposed to eat and she not? I informed him of my conversation the previous night and who I spoked with and he informed me he wasn't there to verify. But that he COULD make two items on the menu without adding the meat... (problem solved right?)... not really. We order an appetizer and I order a drink, expecting for those to come somewhat soon. After about 20 minutes my son is starting to freak out because theres nothing to do. He is alot less patient then us, and if theres no food, and hes supposed to be sitting in a chair for 30 minutes... well anyone with a baby will laugh at that. And if you have a baby who will sit motionless for 60+ minutes without making a peep... please write a book and share your knowledge! So my son starts to stand on the chair my wife is sitting at puts his hand on the window. All at once, the appetizer, the drink, the food comes out. The waiter puts down the plate... looks up at my son and sees some hand prints on the window. His response (which i never would have imagined a day in my life before) was "JESUS CHRIST". He walked away and wouldnt come back. Although there were only TWO things he allowed my wife to order without meat (still charging full price) he gave us the wrong one. Didn't matter anyways because he wouldn't come back to our table. Nachos were cold as hell, my drink had been sitting for easily 20 minutes and tasted like straight water. Terrible experience and I wouldnt go back if you paid me. I tipped (our $80 bill) $8 or 10%... not because I felt like the waiter deserved it. But for a $4 bottle of windex and a box of kleenex. I have never had such a poor experience at a restaurant. I'd rather dine at the DMV and go to a Social Security place for dessert. read more

Latins Love to Salsa... Tapas, sangria, paella, and salsa dancing. I felt like I was in "Dirty Dancing 2: Havana Nights", not as the star but as an extra. I am Chinese, I know kung-fu and calculus. I don't know how to salsa, but I do know how to eat. Awesome tapas. Just get the Plato Grande. It has a little bit of everything. They also have one of the best paellas I have ever had. I ordered the Paella Del Oceano (Seafood Paella) and it was delicious. Full of seafood and flavor. It takes a while to make so munch on some tapas and take back some sangria while waiting. I think I am gonna take some dance classes before I plan to come back. read more

Came out here for the long Beach Grand Prix. This place has good beer selection with great top shelf tequila. The nightlife at this place is also really cool on the weekends. Restaurant turns into a dance floor with good music and good vibes. JC recommended the tortilla soup since I wasn't too hungry and it was delicious. Come visit if your around downtown Long Beach read more

Alegria - Booz - Spanish Near Me - Long Beach, California

I had no idea where to meet my friends for my birthday dinner last weekend but wanted to keep it chill and local. We were deciding between Alegria and Open Sesame, but since I remembered the great sangria here, we had to come and get a few pitchers. It was a Friday night when we walked in hoping to get a table where we could hear ourselves talk. Unfornately since the hostess asked if we had reservations and when we said no, she sat us at the furthest most table next to the stage and loud speakers to the whole restaurant. At first it was annoying and I could feel hearing senses dissipate. But after half a glass of sangria, it was A-OKAY! Just talk to me with my good ear now, the left side. There were two Flaminco dancers on the small 5x5 stage but those ladies can still break it down. I thought it was funny when they pulled my guy friend who doesn't dance much up for a demo and he did it a great job. It wasn't that funny when she pulled me up later that evening when I had a few glasses of sangria in me and was afraid of falling off stage. But hey, it was still fun! I didn't fall off the stage, yay! Service is a bit snotty, the waitress was scarcely found but maybe they were understaffed that night. Price is just as Mike L. described it. I ordered the Ave Rellena, a roasted cornish hen with spinach and corn meal. The cornish hen was a bit dry that night but the spinach and corn meal was great. I was so full I couldn't even finish half of the cornish hen. So make reservations if you go on a weekend night unless you don't mind losing some hearing but hey, you might learn a few flaminco steps if they pull you up there. read more

This place is so TITS! BFF Rachael W. wanted to celebrate her hump day last week by chilling out at Alegria. It seemed like a great suggestion as the place was nicely dimmed with a very soothing atmosphere on a slow night. The place was not really packed, but it does seemed like a lot people trickled in all through out the night. Our bartender decided to card me, but not Rachael because as he put it, "she looked old enough". Nice touch barkeep! It didn't take long for my BFF to look like a sap when she heard that. Note to all bartenders out there. Always ask the ladies for I.D. It makes them very happy. Just look at Momma Yelp at her ROTD: http://www.yelp.com/biz/KPCql3h408zFkIKviDe7GA?hrid=2LA5E0dYym6T68AJ18Pm8A Soon after, Claire D. and her friend & the friend's daughter joined us for dinner. As we make our way from the bar to the dining room, it has a very nice cool looking decor with bright colors dimly darkened by the cool black darkness. The only thing we were worrying about was the stability of the table. We soon will find out as one little bump will wipe out somebody's mai tai. I ordered the sangria as the wine tasted very fresh and have a nice tangy fruit flavor to it. Just like Mike Q. stated in his review, I'm not quite sure if I wanted to eat the fruit chunk either that was mixed in the drink. When it was time to order, Rachael, Claire, and myself all ordered the "El Gaucho". Nicely described by Vincent T. as a "steak with chimichurri sauce". It has a special blended spice to add flavor to the cutlet piece of steak with rice and baked potato wedges. There is a night entertainment as a two man band group was performing some Spanish soft rock pop with a Spanish flava mixed to it. We didn't get any flamenco dancers or some belly dancers which I was hoping for. But hey, what's better than Menuedos than this duet playing? The price in this place at dinner time might not suit people very well as most of the main entrees will range upward of over $13 to $20. Our El Gaucho cost a quarter under $20. It will be a consideration if you are under budget restraints. The glass of Sangria was $6. With an appetizer or dessert, it will be over that $30 range which I was in that night. Overall I liked the atmosphere, very chilling and relaxing. It can be a date night place on a slow weekday night. Heard the weekend evenings are rockin'. Our service was very good that evening and even offered the youngster a free dessert. Very nice touch. I can honestly say in that it's bruha of a place. --------------------------- Unofficial Yelp note: Event took place at 2/28/07 Rachael W. and Claire D. also attended with Claire's friend. read more

The waiters were very attentive and the manager was so generous as he provided us with complimentary appetizers. The calamari, the carnita tostadas, the cheese, olives, chips, dip, calamari, paella were all delicious. Getting here was a pain because of firetrucks and whatnot haha And, i made a few wrong turns 'cause I'm not used to the streets of Long Beach. I love how there's a classical guitarist and flamenco dancers. I'm not sure if they're there every night or only for the Yelp event, but I thoroughly enjoyed watching them dance, and dance with them. I got out of the bathroom and joined the small audience and the dancer looks for volunteers. My +1 to Chad A and Michael P's UYE yells out, "He wants to dance," and shoves me towards her. She takes me by the arm onto the stage... I didn't have any booze in me and she expected me to dance haha Nice little place in Long Beach ^_^ Also, they take pride in their "Best Sangria in Town." Didn't get to try it, but if you want Sangria... read more

Jessica C. and I came to Alegria Cocina Latina for a Brushstrokes & Beverages painting session. Complimentary drinks and food weren't included, but we were free to order anything from Alegria's menu, as well as special happy hour deals, exclusive only to B&B's attendees. Since our class was on a Sunday afternoon, I decided to get a mimosa, which was only $5! It was delicious and one of the best mimosas I've ever had. Perfect ratio of OJ to champagne, and the champagne wasn't bitter at all. Jessica C. ordered a glass of beer and some nachos, which she completely finished by herself 'cause she thought they were that tasty. Good drinks and food, but since I'm not a fan of Spanish or Mexican cuisine, I probably won't be back. read more

I had the pleasure of having dinner here with my fiancee' to help (pre) celebrate his upcoming birthday. "Hi Honey!" The food here is excellent. I had the Camarones Al Ajillo: Jumbo black tiger prawns sautéed in a garlic cayenne-tequila sauce, on a bed of spinach; accompanied with white rice. My guy had the Solomillo: Fillet Mignon topped with red wine cinnamon mushroom sauce, served with potato cakes and sautéed spinach. YUM-ME! I've never tasted such tender meat. Also the service is quite remarkable. The staff is friendly and efficient. A big thanks to Chaya who made our evening very memorable and special. She's great! read more

We bought a Livingsocial deal, Sunday brunch for 2 for $25 with two entrees snd bottomless sangria or mimosas. The sangria and mimosas were good. The service was great (friendly and mostly timely). The decor is cute and the location is unbeatable. Our table was wobbly, and that was never fixed. Didn't bother us too much. Still, I can't dole out more than 2 stars for the place. All the positives above make it even more unforgivable that the food was bleah. We got the tapas frias and nachos. Tapas frias was odd - I don't understand when people serve unpitted olives. Am I supposed to spit out the pit in the middle of a restaurant? The honey glaze on the cheese was good. The nachos were strictly alright. I've had better at home. Very bland and small portion. Still, reasonably priced. My boyfriend got the skirt steak and I got a vegetarian selection (capirotada de verduras). Both dishes were oily and greasy. My dish was doughy (either because the tortilla was wet, or undercooked, I couldn't tell). There was a lot of unnecessary cheese on the dish. The description reads "grilled vegetables" but all I saw was mushrooms and what tasted like canned tomatoes. I couldn't even finish my food. I really hope they can ramp up their efforts on their food or I won't be going back. read more

I was excited to try this based on previous reviews... They are the only place locally that has even one cuban item on the menu... And the fact that they serve caiprinhas (which I have been looking for since I moved to LB). Went there today for lunch to watch the World Cup. I was greeted right away and ordered a drink. I was only one of two customers at the bar my entire visit. It took a little longer than usual to receive my first drink, but I could tell they were busier than expected so I let it pass. The caipirinha was delicious!! Several minutes later I was finally asked if I would like to order food. I ordered the Algeria fire calamari description being 'calamari sautéed with sofrita fire sauce and wilted arugula' sounds delicious! Just picturing the fresh calamari covered in sauce atop greens.. A welcome change to the normal fried calamari option. As I said. They were busy. Quite a bit of Chaos. I finally receive my appetizer and as the bartender (very friendly guy I believe his name was Steve) set down my plate he said the kitchen had made the wrong calamari. They had prepared the fried calamari with the romesco sauce. I was pretty unhappy about this and definitely showed it in my reaction. I was really looking forward to the other appetizer.after a bit of a back and forth I accepted the plate and Steve offered to get me a cup of the fire sauce. After convincing me the other dish would have also been deep fried although the menu says sautéed I then asked about the arugula and he assured me there was no arugula served with the dish... The disagreements over this appetizer got to the point that I opened up the menu so he could read the description. His answer was that this is a brand new menu. The calamari was bland, blah, and rubbery. However both the romesco and the fire sauces were extremely tasty. After that I ordered another drink..which took quite a while. Steve politely told me that the drink would be on the house since it took a while for him to get a chance to make it. Next came for time to ask for the check .. I showed Steve the 'free appetizer' voucher I had received upon checking in on Yelp. I was told I could not use it. Now the voucher does not have any disclaimers at all... But I was told it had to be an appetizer under $10. Ok understandable. The appetizer I was served was exactly $10 so I asked for clarification if it was 10 and under or under 10. He did not directly answer my question ..he said that after tax the appetizer would be over $10 excluding it... This is a load of b***s***. I have never in my life heard of any promotion taking into account sales tax.. Food, retail or otherwise. When I agreed, but still expressed disdain, Steve said that he comped my drink to make up for the wrong entree.... Funny considering he had said the free drink was because it took so long to get me the drink. I was trying to be sympathetic to the chaos the employees were having to handle in a busy lunch, however one cannot ignore the lag on everything I ordered (including the check), being convinced to accept the wrong appetizer, being argued with over the description on the menu, the lack of knowledge of the menu by the entire staff even if it is brand new, being told I can't use a voucher because the 'sales tax' puts it over the max price.... And lest I forget BEING CHARGED FOR THE APPETIZER I DID NOT RECEIVE WHICH WAS MORE EXPENSIVE THAN THE ONE I WAS SERVED ( it might be just me but if I am not going to OFFER to remake the incorrect meal, OR comp it, then I certainly would charge the customer for the appetizer they were served if it is less expensive than the one they ordered and did not receive!!!). Very polite and friendly servers will never make up for lack of customer service standards. I wonder where the management was this day, because they clearly were not visible on the floor. read more

The entire staff was extremely pleasant and friendly. Alfonso gave us all the recommendations of food to eat. We tried Humitas Chilenas as an appetizer it was delicious. The main dish was the combination plate. A great sampler of the Gaucho steak, Pollo A La Plancha, and Garlic Lime Tequila Shrimp. A good way to get a taste of many of the items on the menu. We also had the Paella Del Oceano. A very flavorful paella that was moist and not dry. To finish things off we had two desserts the Chocolate Tres Leches and the Flan. Very tasty!! Music started at 8 with a talented Spanish musician. Great experience. We will definitely be coming back. Thank you Alfonso and Alegria for a great date night with my wife!! read more

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I came to Alegrias for a Bday Party. Thankfully, it was a big group and gave us the patio area. I'll give them 2 stars for accommodating. Very disappointment in the Red Sangria it was wine with pieces of fruit. Alegrias just looked so dirty. I don't know what the hell they were thinking of having "ONE" restroom for women. I waited in line for almost 20 minutes. Dirty restroom no toilet paper. Ridiculous!!! I will not come back to this place. read more

Came here with a group of 6 others to celebrate a birthday party for my friend and from the get go we were disappointed with our experience from our server Claudia. From the get go she kept pushing a bowl of Ropa Vieja when my girlfriend politely asked one of my friends for a menu to point out, that no, she wanted the entree Ropa Vieja. We also ordered plantain chips and chips and salsa. When the food started to come in, my girlfriend received a bowl which she didn't ask for which she promptly told Claudia she didn't ask for a bowl (I mean you would too if it wasn't what you ordered). And we also received fried plantains which the birthday girl said nicely to them that she had asked for the plantain chips. Our group of 7 were all extremely nice to her which really surprised us that she sent another server to complete charging us for our food which on our bill included a chips and salsa we never got. The server also scolded us to being rude to Claudia when in all honesty, on my mom, we never rude were to her at any point. I remember us even thanking sincerely for relighting the birthday girl's candle and giving us back the extra unordered fried plantain. It was so out of left field to be scolded for something nobody in our group ever did and honestly the reason why I'll make sure I never come back here and tell others to not come here. I was about to try and argue away the added gratuity and almost did after the second server didn't want to calculate the split items on our bill with 2 credit cards and charge us an extra 25% (RIDICULOUS) for doing so! (something Claudia said she was completely fine to do before she traded her table to someone else after accusing us of rudeness). This place sucked. Avoid it at all costs and hit other places where your food won't come out in an hour, incorrectly, if at all. Thanks for the awkwardness that led to a restaurant called Alegria causing Tristeza. read more