This place is really out of the way. It is at least 30-40 mins car ride…read more I am not sure if it was worth the trip since we only had a few hours to roam around Valencia before heading back to Madrid. So plan accordingly. We ordered the chicken/ rabbit paella and seafood paella both were very flavorful. We also ordered the tuna belly and fried anchovies which were delicious. Very good service as well

Wow, it's been quite a while since this restaurant has gotten a yelp review. I get it, it is out of…read morethe way from Valencia, about a 30minute and $30 dollar taxi ride. Longer if you are in the heart of Valencia, but it is worth it for the award winning paella and seafood. You are surrounded by rice paddies and you know it is a great local spot when there are other spanish folks and the servers speak a little english. Luckily the menu is in spanish and english. Service is great, nice and laid back, enjoy your food, don't rush through it style. The white wine sangria was delicious and refreshing. We had langostine and prawns and the special paella with iberico ham. Every grain of rice was very flavorfull! If you plan to take a taxi back, they staff are kind enough to call a taxi for you, keep in mind it will take 30-40min for the taxi to get to the restaurant. Your alternative option is to take the #24 bus at the center of town back to Valencia which leaves once per hour, check apple or google maps for the time.

Fantastic authentic paella. Family owned. Great attention to detail. Worth venturing out of the…read morecenter of Valencia for this.

En un pueblo rodeado de arrozales y donde existen multiples restaurantes destaca este sitio por la…read moreAtencion de su personal, a nosotros nos atendió Celeste que con mucha paciencia nos explico sobre cada plato típico y nos dio buenas recomendaciones. Degústamos una típica paella valenciana (chicken y rabbit) y algunos aperitivos de la zona recomendados por la camarera. Las porciones de arroz son grandes y con bastante sazón

Good paella. If you want any of meat paellas, you need to order it when making a reservation. (…read moreeveryone comes here for paella). Was not very impressed with small fried fish - not crispy and very blunt taste - no salt or any spices. Decent house salad. Must make reservations. Designated parking. Good place to bring your guests who want to try paella in Valencia

If you are prepared to wait a little, pretty decent paellas (much better than La Tipica) at very…read moredecent prices (100€ for a family of7)

From the owner: elaboramos arrozes ,tanto en paellas ,como melososread more

We lucked on this restaurant when we arrived in El Palmar after discovering the other restaurant we…read moreplanned to dine at was closed. We rode our bikes from Valencia to El Palmar and I was starving by the time we arrived at Mateu. We were determined to have paella and since my friend does not eat chicken we opted for the Seafood Paella. The paella takes 30 minutes to prepare as each pan is made to order. We waited without ordering an appetizer which I do not recommend if you are hungry. The paella was delivered hot in a large pan. The paella was good and filled with lots of seafood. We enjoyed it and ate the entire pan just us two. We were not disappointed with our experience at Mateu.