I love Tapas, and especially when a large table gets into sharing mode and orders together. However, I'm sure we sacrificed a table with a view since large tables don't usually occupy prime real estate. We were lucky to get the last serving of their evening special, Paella, which was among the best versions of this dish I have eaten, even including the first time I tried it in Barcelona back in 1959 as a college student. The portion was generous enough to satiate the five of us that shared it. With that, we added Corn Ribs, the Tuna Tostada, Patatas Bravas, and Crab Crostini. That was the perfect quantity for five. This is a five star restaurant in every regard, except perhaps for ambiance. The food was uniformly excellent and some of it was exceptional. The Tuna Tostada left me longing for more, and there was a generous amount of crab on the Crostini. The Corn Ribs brought corn-on-the-cobb to a new level. The one disappointment was that the salmon in the salad came out medium rare, which in my opinion is the way is should be served, but the menu probably should have warned that it would be prepared that way. This was cheerfully and quickly fixed, so no harm and no foul. We will surely return. read more

First time here but def not our last, in fact just made our second reservation! We had heard wonderful things about this place and they were not wrong. We reserved early for NYE because we are old, lol, and so glad we landed on Gabriela's. We started out with the Pina Colada Azul's and they were amazing. For eats we had the corn ribs, the Ahi tuna tostada, and the Queso de Cabra. All were soooo good. I don't even do tuna and had two bites because they were so good. I'm a huge fan of the corn ribs and the goat cheese though. We finished with the calamari which was just as good as everything else had been. Light breading, not oily at all and plated with plenty of lemons and a very tasty sauce. I would recommend everything we had. We finished with the bread pudding and the chocolate torte! Again both were amazing, and I don't like even like bread pudding but this one was amazing. The pistachios put it over the top for me. So it was a wonderful experience and I cannot wait to be back. Let me end with Leslie and Candace in the bar, they are so great that I wouldn't even consider sitting at a table if they are on the bar. Thanks ladies for a great NYE dinner! read more

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What an awesome place! Service is good but the food is fantastic. Second time here and still trying new things. Do not miss this if you visit Rockport. read more

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Where to start with this review? Probably with Natalie, the excellent server who greeted me with instant warmth--just like the hostess. I didn't have a reservation and was just hoping to grab a table or even sit at the bar, and the staff could not have been kinder. The food? Even better. I started with their signature spicy pineapple margarita--absolutely incredible. Then came the tuna tostada and patatas bravas!! So beautiful and delicious - followed by the best ultimate bread pudding and ice cream to go! I'm still dreaming about that dinner! I lived in Spain - these are exquisite tapas! Gabriela's Seafood and Tapas is a stunning spot whether you're on a romantic date, celebrating something special, or just craving the most delicious food in Rockport. Thank you for having me--I can't wait to come back! read more

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We had a great experience here at Gabriela's. My partner & I came for the first time and we were so glad we did. Tabetha (Tabby) was our server & she was phenomenal! The food & service was so good that we came back for a second time the very next day. I highly recommend giving this place a try, especially for happy hour. Definitely coming back when we visit Rockport again! read more

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The oysters and calamari were on point. The service was also fast and friendly. I would recommend for a nice evening out.

What an awesome place. Food is always consistently great, atmosphere is wonderful, and the service is great. We visit Rockport monthly and this is our go to place every visit. Quite often over a long weekend we will eat here twice. Drinks are delightful. read more

Hands down our favorite restaurant in Rockport! We travel down from Austin a couple of times a year and have dined at most of the eateries in town and Gabriela's always rises to the top and never disappoints! My wife and I prefer the upstairs bar area with a view of the bay and boats with a nice cross breeze to cool you down. I consider their shrimp tacos to be among the finest I've ever eaten but everything we've sampled is top shelf. Portions are on the smaller size (Tapas) so consider getting a couple if you're really hungry. Friendly staff, fresh food and an inventive menu. Gabriela's will always be our first choice when visiting Rockport! read more

Drinks are great. Food is excellent. The view cannot be beat. Perfect date night spot. Servers are very attentive. A true asset to the area. A new favorite. read more

Cinco de mayo night featuring taco and tequila flights. Carne guisada, barbacoa, carnitas, & birria, all sounds fabulous. Plus a Herradura Anejo and reposada tasting. WOW. Arrive at 6:45, out of everything. SERIOUSLY? Ordered 3 Mexican martinis. Finally arrive...UNDRINKABLE! Sent all 3 back. Replacement jalapeño margaritas marginal at best. Dry, stick in the throat fried triple tail with a tiny dollop of some fancy compote. Where's the tartar sauce? Complete and total wasted evening. No Mas! read more

Great service. Recommend the octopus, empanadas, gumbo, fish tacos, and bread pudding.

Best meal we've ever had in this town. Great ambiance, and our dog loved the upstairs porch! read more

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We chose the upstairs for the view, and enjoyed a cocktail and the shrimp and fish tacos along with the ceviche. Both were okay. The ceviche lacked lime juice, and the chips lacked salt. The tacos were very good. Our server, Ryan, was top notch!! read more

Gabriela's Seafood + Tapas - The lovely, albeit windy, view. In the spring, bring a jacket and hair band. - Tapas/Small Plates Near Me - Rockport, Texas

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Love the ambiance. You can sit outside on the 2nd floor balcony or inside on the first floor. There are different menus and today they had a brunch menu but you can still order from regular menu. I wanted the octopus ceviche but they only offer during HH and on certain days I was told. Ordered shrimp ceviche and a crab crostini appetizer and glass of wine. Total was 53.00 for one person. Not sure why the ceviche had a 1.00 up charge but prob because I had the shrimp. Half of the ceviche was the cucumber and mango and onions. It was dry and could have used more lime/lemon juice. The crab crostini was delicious except the crostini was not toasted nor crunchy. The crab was plentiful and worth the 28.00 for the appetizer. However,The bread used was somewhat soggy and could barely hold up the crab. I may come back to give another try during HH read more

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This place is phenomenal! Great cocktails! Great service! Wonderful Staff! BUT then they told me how I had to pay! Cashless choice by owners. No thank you! Beware of the cashless society!!!! I tipped my wonderful bartender in CASH though! read more

The food was wonderful. It is cooked fresh and immediately served. We had shrimp tacos, crab crostini shrimp and corn chowder and scallops à la plancha with sopapilla cheesecake for dessert. Each of these were extremely mouth watering and delicious. If you want to sit with a view of the water I would recommend making a reservation. The only drawback was pricing (expensive) but worth it. read more

What a beautiful place! The view is pretty darn amazing! The restaurant itself is very nice, very modern. We were in rough shape, tired from long travels and spread over many days and weeks and days that went way longer than they should have. Today in particular shouldn't have been too bad but, only a 4 1/2 hour drive but then we waited for hours out in the sun before our work day was finished. I tell you all this to set the stage, we were pooped and not happy campers to say the least! We wanted a simple dinner but I decided to somewhat treat the wife to what would hopefully be a little nicer dinner. I saw Gabriela's on here and, being my wife is from Spain and being it is so well rated, I knew it was meant to be. Going over the menu, though not very large, it was difficult to choose. My kid had the crab tostinis, my wife the tostada and ceviche (mixed), I had the steak and wedge. We shared the patatas bravas. Everything was sublime. It isn't often you find a place and order a handful of dishes and find everyone to be perfect. This was such an occasion. The food was amazing. Other than adding salt to my steak, I would change nothing. I have to give special mention for the tostada though. While each dish was superb, this thing blew my taste mind! I want to order this thing everyday! The only reason for 4 stars. The service was lacking. Our server was nice and personable. But she was not attentive. I ran out of tea and wasn't even asked if I wanted more. We had to ask for salt as we weren't ever checked on to see if we needed anything after the food cane. I had to get up and go ask for our check. But considering how we felt, the fact that this is our only complaint? Kudos to the owner and management of this place. We will be back, every single time we are in Rockport. That I can guarantee. Even if we gave to completely serve ourselves. I am fine with that! read more

Went here for our anniversary. They sat us at a two seater table even though almost the whole top floor was empty. Everyone seated after us was a couple and got four seaters or bigger. Ordered the Spanish sausage, soup of the day, strawberry grouper bites, corn ribs, and paella. The paella was good but the rice was hard and some of the seafood was overcooked and rubbery. The gumbo was not very gumbo at all. Very tomato-y and definitely missing a good roux base. The corn ribs were the best item there. Asked the waitress what the honey whipped ricotta was and she clicked on the item to see if there are any descriptions about it. It was accidentally sent to the kitchen. The manager came by with it and when we said we did not order it, she gave it to the table next to us. The waitress assured us 3x that they removed it from our tab. Got my receipt through the Toast app and it was not removed. Overall disappointing experience. read more

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We visit my parents once or twice while they snowbird in Rockport, and we were looking for a new experience and place to eat and found Gabriela's. What a treat! We ordered several things to share (it is a tapas restaurant), and we didn't have any bad bites! Chili shrimp is 10/10 and I could have this for a meal. The tacos are filled with plenty of fish (shrimp or mahi) and they are hearty. The corn ribs have an excellent flavor though they are a little challenging to eat. It was worth how messy they are, though. The patatas bravas are excellent and I noticed some reviews that said they wanted the aioli but since this isn't Spanish tapas, I didn't except it and they were still delicious. The serving is a good size for sharing too. The croquettes bacaloao are made with cod and not the salt cured kind that you get in Spain so they are tasty. The albóndigas are a treat and a nice size for sharing. The wine list is limited and we couldn't order a bottle (at least we didn't see this option on the menu) and the Paloma's are excellent! For dessert we all shared both the Pie de Limon and the chocolate almond torte. Both were delicious and the key lime was exceptional. The service is great with efficient and friendly staff (my only suggestion is that we didn't get the specials given to us and we forgot to ask and the special was a seafood lasagne that looked amazing!). It is a small and tastefully decorated restaurant and I'm sure they will keep getting better and better. What a treat for this town! read more

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Michelin quality, food, and service! This was our first time and it was so outstanding that we went back the next night! I'm attaching the receipt so that you know the price points and what to expect but trust me, it's worth every penny! We were greeted and seated immediately. Everyone working there was top quality. The chef came out to see how we were doing and prepared outstanding food, quality, and flavor! We did not order any cocktails, but did enjoy many different dishes. I realized after afterwards that on some of them, we were so excited to dig in that I didn't take a picture, oops. Expect seasonal changes to Menus. I assure you when we come back to Rockport this will be our first destination for dinner. I only wish that they had locations across all of Texas. read more

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We only stopped in for coffee and a dessert but WOWZERS!! Quick, attentive service paired with a beautiful, beach-y interior creates an unbeatable combo. The sopapilla cheesecake is singularly one of the best desserts I've ever had read more

Gabriela's Seafood + Tapas - Tapas/Small Plates Near Me - Rockport, Texas

10/10!!! If you eat anywhere in Rockport, you must come here. Absolutely delicious, the cutest restaurant ever, extremely fast service!! We didn't wait at all to be seated, order, or get our food. read more

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It's a really decent restaurant and I highly recommend it if I can if you love seafood or very adventurous with your palette. (BTW it might not be for everyone), I've went there at night which gives it a very interesting experience including the upstairs area it was pretty fancy. (A little expensive but get hey it was worth it LOL) It had really good service and the people that served us were really nice and I've got the tortilla chips and got the Mahi Mahi tacos which were amazing! They do a good job with cooking their fish and is freshly caught. KUDOS!!! read more

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Average food atmosphere is nice Bad wine menu, service is very good! Tacos and guacamole are very good! read more

We've eaten here twice, and everything we've had has been amazing. Great ambience, delicious food, very attentive and friendly staff, top to bottom. Just outstanding experiences all the way around! read more

Wow, super impressed with Gabriela's. Truly every part of the experience was excellent. Gabriela's delivers high dining flavors and excellence on an affordable budget. The drinks were amazing and all the food was so flavorful and well done. Tapas portions were great. The staff were wonderful, attentive and polite. Key lime pie was amazing as well! Nothing but impressed read more

Arrived at 9 pm Restaurant closed at 10 Greeted and were informed immediately what time kitchen would close. This was nice by letting us know we had to be quick on our feet to order. Sat upstairs/outdoor ambiance. All waitresses and host were sweet, social, and helpful. Ordered apps, dinner and drinks. Food was amazing even at closing time. Quality and quantity was on point! Ordered the tuna watermelon salad, ceviche, grilled shrimp for the little one, and paella dishes. Everything was amazing and flavorful and different. Pretty good for a small town. Restaurant and employees- Food Quality: Friendliness: Price: read more

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We are at a seafood restaurant for our anniversary. They are out of calamari and the whitefish ceviche and due to that, they charged me an extra $1 because I ordered the all shrimp ceviche. They don't carry Patron tequila (for my margarita). Smallest margarita I have ever seen. Served in a SMALL margarita glass and charge $21. Small like maybe 4 ounces...maybe. We ordered chips and salsa/guacamole $12). Barely any salsa so we asked for more chips and salsa. Tacked on another $7. Very disappointed!!! Will never be back! Service was good and ambiance was good. I am including a copy of my bill so you can see the charges. Food was OK but nothing to write home about. read more

Gabriela's Seafood + Tapas - Bill - Tapas/Small Plates Near Me - Rockport, Texas

This restaurant has been open for a while but it was our first time trying and didn't disappoint! Tapas style food that comes out in rounds so you can order as much or as little as you want. Next time we would go back for more happy hour time because they seem to have good happy hour deals! Pictured are the corn ribs that everyone seemed to be getting and was a 10/10! We came on a rainy day but I think it would be fun to sit on their second deck patio when the weathers nicer - we'll definitely be back! read more

Gabriela's Seafood + Tapas - Corn ribs - Tapas/Small Plates Near Me - Rockport, Texas

My husband and I came here to celebrate our anniversary - phenomenal service, food, view and ambiance. They had a hand written card for us on our table wishing us a happy anniversary! We ordered the patatas bravas, grouper bites, Sopapilla Cheesecake and the Triple Tail. So flavorful and very well presented. Can't wait to come back! read more

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Oh MY gosh! My sister niece and I reserved a table for our Moms 80th birthday and I couldn't have planned a better birthday dinner for her! We are well versed in eating out and Gabriella's did not disappoint in any way. From the birthday card on the table to the sopapilla cheesecake for her birthday dessert the service was spot on thank you Natalie...and the vibe of the place the grass wall, the picture booth all of it...absolutely amazing! Whether you live here or are just visiting this is a great place for a weeknight happy hour or t special occasions. Thank you Gabriella's you are officially on the rotation. read more

Gabriela's Seafood + Tapas - Cálmate mojito & Reina Del Mar cocktails - Tapas/Small Plates Near Me - Rockport, Texas

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Great food and service, we will definitely be back. Clean, friendly staff and a great ambiance.

Great food. The service was a bit spotty but when they were at the table they were attentive. They were out of two things that we wanted. My husband wanted an IPA beer and they don't serve them. It would be way to have some cans of at least one type of IPA. He then ordered gin and tonic. They were out of tonic!! Ouch. He tried to order the chef steak and mashed potatoes again, they were out of the steak! Wasn't a good night for his order. The highlights: the tuna tostada, and the lobster salpicon. But...the corn ribs are to die for. I could eat those as an entree. Worth the few glitches to eat some of the great dishes. read more

We made reservations for an early dinner based on recommendations. We were immediately seated when we got to Gabriela's and proceeded to place our drink order and then on to our tapas. Here's what we got: Croquettes made w/ Bacalao - 5 out of 5 Corn Ribs- 5 out of 5 Steak on mashed potatoes- 5 out of 5 Patatas Bravas - 2 out of 5 As you can tell, we enjoyed majority of what we ordered. The way the bravas was made was not exactly to my liking. I would have loved some aioli on it versus being served wet with the spicy tomato sauce. Service was fantastic. It was quick and we were well attended. The restaurant itself is small but nicely laid out. It was not noisy which is always a plus. Their special dish for the evening was paella which we did not go with but the table next to us seemed to enjoy the seafood paella. All in all, it's a nice place with good food. read more

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We had good time, visited during a busy time and service was good. The quality of the food is good, keeping in mind this is Tapas. The building is nice and space is open, we were seated in a main area, would request to be seated elsewhere when we return. Do not be turned off by the greeters, once you are in and seated the service will be fine. read more

Best place in Rockport!! We've been here twice, sat in the second floor terrace; with stunning views and the breeze. The food, delicious!! We ordered the Paella, Beef and Goat Cheese Simosas and Gumbo, we also tried the Fish Tacos and the Crab Crostini. All of it was great! 100% will come back! read more

Gabriela's Seafood + Tapas - Crab Crostini - Tapas/Small Plates Near Me - Rockport, Texas

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Super yay! I'm so glad they are here. As a gluten-free person born in Texas, Latin cuisine is my jam! Food - flavors were delicious. Some of the seafood was slightly rubbery but the flavor beats all. Highly recommend the Paella. Also the Ahi Tuna & Street Corn, very good! Service - very good. We visited at the 3 week mark & the staff is still learning but we very much enjoyed everyone. Ambiance - the atmosphere is very laid back & welcoming. The interior is beautiful! We are from San Antonio & can't wait to come back. read more

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Outstanding from start to finish. We booked a table for 5 to celebrate a birthday. We were warmly greeted when we arrived and sat at a beautiful table with a window view to the bay. Amazing. Our waitress Gabby took great care of us. Everything we ordered was delicious from the tuna tostada to the filet to the short rib and grouper specials to the sopapilla cheesecake we found the food to be delicious and the service outstanding. Our group of 5 tried at least 8 total dishes and we liked each one. Would highly recommend this restaurant. read more

Great spot for a nice dinner with unique food options unlike any other in Rockport! The servers at the bar were happy to answer any questions and offer recommendations. There is a great upstairs part with views of the bay if you can request that. We sat at the bar in the back, so not as good of views, but still great service! We had the tuna tostada, fish and shrimp tacos, corn ribs, and the short rib special they have on Friday night! All of it was incredible and very flavorful. The tuna tostada and corn ribs may have been my favorites (although prepare to get messy with the corn ribs!). If you're looking for a change of atmosphere, this is your spot! read more

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The upper patio is a great place to relax and grab a drink while you watch dolphins play in the bay across the road! The service was great and the food was high quality and QUICK!! read more

Gabriela's Seafood + Tapas - A great Sunday spread of cocktails, local oysters, savory potatoes and meatballs, and delicious salads! - Tapas/Small Plates Near Me - Rockport, Texas

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