Looking for great tapas, delicious wine, and friendly service? Then head over to Bodega La Rentaora in Barrio El Carmen! My wife and I met our friends there and it was such a welcoming experience. We really loved the ambiance and that the restaurant was filled with so many locals. That's always a great sign! Recommendations: 1) For Quesos, try the goat cheese with onion chutney and walnuts. It goes great with the bread basket. 2) For Montados, try one with cream cheese and dried tomatoes and capers, and one with serrano ham and brie. So good! read more

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Beautiful food. Welcoming owner and staff. A lovely find and one worth seeking out. Highly recommended.

We came to La Rentaora after reading both TA and Yelp reviews for it, and it did not disappoint! Arriving for dinner at around 8:30pm on a weeknight, we were seated right away but within half an hour every table in the place was full! The service was excellent, and the staff obviously cared about the diner's experience of the restaurant. We got a good cross-section of tapas and the house Vino, which was a kind of Sangria. All the food and the wine was exceptional. I particularly enjoyed both the octopus and the potato dish we tried. The bread dish with salmon and the one with sardines were also quite good. For dessert we shared the cheesecake, which was outstanding! The restaurant feels very authentic, and that feeling is only augmented by the fact that there were virtually no tourists there - the crowd was almost exclusively locals. read more

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Completely exceeded our expectation!!!! Staff was extremely helpful. She recognized that we ordered too much so she staggered the orders which gave us the opportunity to cancel a few orders. All the food that we order was excellent. A few folks in the party felt this was the best Tapas food we've had in our 7 days in Spain. Outstanding dishes we had included: - Provolone, oregano and dried tomatoes - Homemade Meatballs - Mussel dip with chips - Eggplant dip - Choricillos served flamed - Octopus with potatoes and paprika - Italian Salad There was also a special on Vermouth for 2.5 Euros that was very good. Highly recommend this restaurant for Spanish Tapas!!! read more

I'll echo what others have likely mentioned, get here before 9pm if you don't have a reservation, or come a little later, ~11pm. The place is small and has outdoor seating, however it still quickly fills up. The meatballs were amazing, as was the anchovies over potato crisps (Gildas) and the Brie with violet marmalade. The only dish that wasn't quite for my palette was the cod (esgarraet), just a bit too salty, but perhaps that's how the fish is meant to be served. Overall, we had a bottle of white wine and 8 tapas, all came out for be €42, which isn't bad at all if I do say so. Definitely worth a try if you can manage to scoop a table. read more

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This place was packed with reservations by locals when we got there a few minutes after opening. We ended up outside which was a little chilly. We were quickly surrounded by other patrons. The service was helpful and friendly. My husband discovered a Valencian vermouth drink there. We ordered a whole lot of tapas. One being the Brie fondue with violet marmalade. That was really interesting. The homemade meatballs were tasty. My family really enjoyed the rilletes which was shredded duck meat. Even my daughter who normally would not eat duck meat. The choricillos had an interesting entrance, all flaming. But my family did not enjoy the flavor left behind. The boar pate was not too gamey. The foie gras on toast was very rich. Greek yogurt dessert with honey and walnuts was delicious as was the nutella mousse. Overall, a great place to initiate yourself with authentic tapas! read more

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This place rocks ! Thank you follow yelpers for helping me find this gem ! Wow everything was delicious including what my BF thought was Carnitas, turns out it was Duck ! I admit I had a few bites & it was tasty not my fav but tasty! Our waiter Javier was a delight he was nice, smiling and patient with us. I dropped my little jacket as we were hopping in a cab he ran after us to give it to me ! What a nice man. The tapas were filling and fresh It's a must try when in Valencia read more

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I came here for a snack. It's seat yourself here, and there were only 2 servers, so someone getting to you can take a few minutes. I ordered the goat cheese with onion jam chutney (4.50 euro), bread since it's not included with any of the cheeses (1 euro), and the salmon tapa (2.50 euro). The food came out quite quickly- and this was enough to fill you up! The goat cheese could have fed 2 people at least. I really enjoyed it with the sourdough bread and couldn't stop eating it. The salmon tapa was also good, but I could have done without it. This was a good meal, and there were a lot of cheese and montaditos on the menu. They accept credit cards here. read more

I went with a group of 4 girls and we loved this place! Everyone who worked there was super friendly and explained the questions we had. We were full from dinner and it only came to 48 euros! We loved the food and can't wait to go back and try more! read more

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This location was one of my favorites in all of Valencia. As a student living there for 6 months, I sought out favorites and I frequented this restaurant. Their menu is very fun and tasty. I recommend the flaming meatballs! The montaditos are crunchy and come in various options. They have a good selection of drinks and are located in a pretty part of the city. read more

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The food here is consistently awesome, so much so that I keep a menu here at home to remind me how good it is. Lots of vegetarian options exist on the menu, including hummus, cheese dips, extremely fresh salads, and lots of meaty things for my friends who are into that. I do suggest calling for dinner reservations, because there is not much seating, but I am always pleasantly surprised to find a table if I am just walking by. Whether you are in the mood for salads, tapas, bocadillos, or wine, this is a great place to remember! read more

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Very quaint and locals filled inside and out. Cooler evening so sat inside. Very reasonable and great value. Ordered more then needed it ate it all. Assorted meats and several cheeses started it off with a bang. Bread awesome!!! Bustling place. Small and cozy. Traveler friendly. Great assortment of tapas. read more

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You gotta come here! The food is delicious, stuff wonderful and very cozy place. In the heart of this bohemian neighborhood! You gonna love this place! Oh, romantic too! València read more

This was a favorite find of ours in the 2 weeks we've been in Valencia so far, and definitely some of the best service we've experienced in a month in country. They were attentive and interested in their tables in a way that is completely atypical of every "norm" of Spanish table service we've experienced. By this I do not mean they were hovering in any way, but I noticed them subtly looking over shoulders to make sure patrons had full glasses and weren't wanting for anything. And the service was QUICK!!! The food was really great typical spanish tapas with excellent attention to detail and flavor. Meats were perfectly cooked. The wine list had good range and excellent prices (as did the food). And the setting in a side street away from the main tourist area was perfect. We will be back. Thank you!! read more

Delicious food! We checked this place out on our honeymoon after reading the Yelp reviews and it DID NOT disappoint! Try to Salchichón (peppered salami) and the hummus, YUM! Also, I HIGHLY recommend a glass (or three) of the vina torbida (cloudy wine) or just go for the whole bottle, very affordable. The atmosphere is great, the service is great, and the food is great, what else do you need??!! They also have the entire menu available in English, just ask! read more

Really good atmosphere, great food. We ordered a salad, thinking it couldn't be that special but it's good to eat your greens, it was delicious! And we had a lot of other great dishes. We really wanted to have dessert, but we were just so full from all the tapas. Nice and hard working staff. Lots of people turned away because the place was packed. read more

The food here was impeccable. Truly some of the most creative (tuna starter, Nutella mousse, mussel dip) that I've ever had. Service was lovely and the wine list was excellent. Great location, easily accessible from the main areas but just off the path enough to be quiet so that you can converse outside. We only had three nights in Valencia and this place was worth two visits in that time. Truly puts Michelin starred meals I've had to shame. read more

Such a wonderful meal! Definitely try the meatballs. They have great service and the food is absolutely amazing. The whole restaurant has such character throughout and you feel like a small family with other diners at tables next to you. Great digestif selection too. read more

We were staying in Valencia for two nights and found reviews for this fabulous little tapas bar on Yelp. Amazing food and staff were very helpful and attentive. So good we came twice read more

Delicious food at a great price ! Hidden gem, cozy and quaint. Good service. Get there early because it gets busy. I had a difficult time finding an authentic tapas place that was really able to provide and this place did just that. I recommend ordering their delicious cheeses !! read more

Very high quality ingredients in simple, delicious tapas. We loved it.

Food was great, atmosphere was too! Will try and go back for more tapas cheese cake before we leave Valencia :)