Marina Beach Club boasts a fabulously beautiful location with incredible views of the ocean and the…read moreshores of Valencia. Our recent lunch experience there was nothing short of exquisite! Arriving without a reservation on a Saturday, we were seated without a wait; service was welcoming, quick, and very friendly. Tip: The starter we chose (with advice from our server) was the steamed mussels. As our server had said, we found that a single portion was more than enough for two to share. We also enjoyed several cocktails with our meal that day; my favorite by far was the Pumpkin amuse - delicious! For our main, we shared the fillet of ray (tronco rodaballo). This dish was beautiful to look at, with a taste profile that bordered on distilled awesomeness :-) Bottom line: Fabulous views, excellent service, and wonderful food made our experience here one that I look forward to repeating. While the prices for bread, wine, and coffee were a bit on the high side, the overall cost of our meal was more than reasonable given the quality of the food and the service.

Not worth the price. Terrible service ,mediocre food and awful beer. We where very disappointed,read more

A great place to stay along the beach in Valencia, Spain. All staff very pleasant to engage with…read moreand extremely accommodating without having to ask. Most speak English making communication easy. Recommend 4th floor Executive room with beach view that comes with a complimentary spa. Concierge, reception staff, wait staff, host and hostesses all speak English. Housekeepers kept the room exceptionally clean and would often check-in to see if we had enough coffee, water, etc. Private balconies and terraces.

Beautiful hotel, and very affordable, when it is off-season. Amazing service by the concierge who…read morealways wanted us to great meals and attractions. The breakfast is excellent and very much worth it. Across the way is the ocean, which I can see being a perfect spot during warmer times. Across the street is a very cute and delicious restaurant, and just down the beach is a roll of really great small restaurants on the ocean front.

Friendly place to watch a game. Three TVs with whatever match is going on. Full bar with a decent…read morebeer selection, including Guinness for the travelers. Food appears to be visually appealing though I can not comment on the quality.

The Lounge, Carrer de la Estameñería Vieja, 2 Seemed like a…read morenice place. Friendly manager and owner.....or so it appeared. We three watched soccer and ordered 3 paella mariscos. On the menu it was listed for 7.50 euros for an order. The manager explained that since they were making a new paella for us, we would have to pay for the large pan, which is designed for 4. We agreed to pay the price for 4 paellas instead of 3, or 30 euros. When the bill arrived, the paella was listed at 50 euros. I noticed that right away and questioned the manager. She argued that she had told us our paella would cost more. We reminded her of what she'd told us, turned the bill over and showed her the math as I wrote it out. She disagreed with math. 7.5 x 4 = 30 according to us. She again replied that it amounted to 50. I asked for the formerly friendly owner to resolve our dispute. He refused to come speak to us. He just sat there with his fat self and pathetic attempt at a pony-tail devouring a cheeseburger from some other establishment and managed to intone, "Talk to her, she's the manager". We refused to pay the jacked up charge. She argued. We showed her the math, over and over. Finally she relented and told us to pay what we thought it was worth. We paid exactly what the menu said our costs would be. We tipped some very small change just to get it out of our pockets and because the beer was as cold as the experience. Interestingly, The Lounge has a menu, but not a kitchen. When we ordered our paella, they called down the street to a restaurant and placed the order. We watched the sad pony-tailed, fat owner waddle down the street, get the paella, bring it back into The Lounge, and present it like it was his own creation. Seems his menu is just a big fat lie. They cook nothing and try to charge almost twice as much as the place that actually cooked the paella. They are liars who try to prey on tourists. Avoid at all costs.

Barcode is touted in all the guide books and blogs as one of the best cocktail bars in Valencia,…read moreand I expected a trendy, snobbish kind of place with a doorman, headphones and a velvet rope. Was I wrong! I guess that isn't the Valencian way. Barcode was casual, warm and seemed very happy that I stepped in to have a cocktail or two. Mind you, I am far from what most folks would call trendy, although I am a very "hip" older gentleman if I do say so myself. However, the bartender engaged me with conversation, mixed me great cocktails, and made me feel very welcome. Barcode is in a rather posh area of town, but this cocktail bar has no airs. Bravo!

Very cool lounge. When I walked by, I wasn't sure if this was a vintage/antique store or a bar or…read morea restaurant. I'm glad I went in. It's a great place to sit and drink for a while with friends. The ambiance was kind of funky. Their special gin and tonics were quite good. Service was excellent, and prices were not horrible. I'd definitely go back.

A unique, eclectic bar. Imagine walking in to your grandma's attic or your spunky aunt's living…read moreroom. This is it. Plenty of comfortable seating (chairs, couches, etc), and large glasses of agua de Valencia for 6 euros. They've also got the usual cheap beers and wines. If you're in the mood for a quieter bar with an interesting ambience and friendly service, this is a good option. It's a great bar for catching up or having an intercambio de idiomas (language exchange) like we did!

I was super excited to bring my family back to a place where I ate good and shared laughs with…read morefriends we flew from the states(California to be exact) we had a great day and then came dinner time !! We arrived at the beach front venue I told my kids This is where we sat and this place is amazing boyyyy was I wrong this time around!!! The hospitality was great to start the host sat us promptly and then the wait began after 13 minutes I asked if the server knew we were here and the host had to go to the back to get her , she came out took our drink order then again the wait started for our food order 20 minutes now went by not a word not a "I'll be right back I'm sorry nothing " at almost 40 minutes we got up and let the hostess know we wouldn't be dining here and we apologized to her as she was the most respectful person I'm sorry bit I definitely do not recommend this place any longer

Nice view but that's all. Ordered two paellas, one Valenciana in which was uneatable due excessive…read moresalt and only one chunk of chicken and two small pieces of rabbit. The other one was black paella in which had a better taste but the seafood was invisible. I ordered fried calamari for appetizer and for my surprise I received only 5 small rings. What a waste of money. Hard core tourist trap.

Go. Go to escape the monotony of sangria and mojitos. Go to…read moretry something different other than a glass of whiskey. Go to enjoy your evening. We wandered by happenstance and I couldn't be happier that we did. The service the artisanal cocktails were absolutely worth it. Yes they start at €10 per cocktail, but believe me when they say they are well worth it.

We loved this place on our recent trip to Valencia. It's a nice break from wine to get a craft…read morecocktail. Christoph is an amazing bartender and very friendly. We ate their potatoes, marinated pork shoulder, and croquettes. All were very delicious. They also served us a flight of their sherries and gave us an education on the different types. I highly recommend you give this place a shot.

From the owner: eSport Lounge Bar Cafetería en Valencia. Disfruta los…read moreeSports como siempre has soñado: retransmisiones, torneos, eventos y mucho más. ¡Vive la experiencia OMG!

The Flamenco show was a rip-off. The performance was scheduled to start at 10:30 p.m., but it…read morestarted late, after a lot of loud recorded music. The first set lasted only about 20 minutes, of which about 15 consisted of somewhat repetitive vocal music, but only about 5 consisted of dancing, which in any case was pretty uninspiring. The guitarist, however, was quite good. There was supposed to be a second set, but by 11:35 it had not yet begun, and the recorded music was even louder. Most unpleasant. We left, noticing that the performers seemed more interested in socializing with friends than in performing. The sight lines in the performance space were not good.

Thursday night open mic was nice until the third from the last guy played cover of American song…read morethen it was down hill from there. Once open mic ends, 18+ take over and dance their little hearts out to reggaeton played by a DJ, equipped with fog, lasers, and little clips of Disney's The Little Mermaid which are projected on the big screen (do these kids even know who Ariel is?). Came for funk music as recommended by a local store owner, but Thursday night was more "what the funk". A San Miguel beer and a gin and tonic 12 Euros.