TL;DR: Nope, nope, nope. Food is decent, but the service and sangria are some of the most atrocious I have ever come across. When this place is busy, you will need to sit around for at least 20 minutes to even be acknowledged, the server has a bad attitude, they forget orders, and the sangria seemed to be none alcoholic.
You have been warned. Don't do what we did and wait more than 20 minutes to even be glanced at. I understand that it was very busy... families of 6 at a couple of tables and smaller groups of 2 and 4 everywhere else. But my understanding stops when our server Paco, walks past us almost a dozen times without so much as an "Hola!" or eye contact. Maybe things are done differently here in Spain and maybe I am on the wrong. But there was another couple that patiently tried to get Paco's attention and even attempted to ask if they can place an order. He ignored them. After 30 minutes, they gave up and walked out. When my wife tried to ask if we order at the table or at the register counter (BTW, you order at the table but have to wait for a server to come to you) he snapped back "Patience, patience. I have to serve 3 tables before I get to you." He rudely proceeded to point out each table. There is no need for the kind of tone he used and the bad attitude he displayed. I have worked as a Starbucks cashier and barista at a busy store and I know that when things get busy or rough, you need to get nice.
Moving on... we selected the spinach croquettes, berenjenas con miel (fried eggplant with honey), bacalao frito (fried cod), and a pitcher of sangria for a typical 3pm Spanish lunch. Paco brought out some hot rolls, which were delicious with a bit of extra virgin olive oil. 10 minutes later, he brings us our salvation: the pitcher of sangria. It looked different than other red sangrias that I have seen because this one had carbonation. It had a nice taste but no alcohol. My wife and I looked at each other. Had we ordered a soda?? Nope. This was indeed the sangria... all favor and no alcohol. We eventually finished off the entire pitcher without either of us having even the slightest buzz. Terrible.
About 10 minutes after bringing the sangria, Paco brought the fried eggplant topped with honey. It was nice, but a bit too oily (perhaps due to frying the eggplant at too low a temperature). About 10 minutes after this arrived our spinach croquettes. Very tasty. The spinach was pureed, mixed with pine nuts, battered, and fried to a crispy goodness. This was the highlight of our meal.
Oh, and good ol' Paco forgot my bacalao frito. At this point, we decided to simply ask for the check. This took another 15 minutes. We settled the bill and left our worst experience in Spain. Good riddance. read more