So, up front, I will say that the biggest problem I had with this place is that for the paella, the menu is written implies that the paella is about 20 euro and feeds 2 people when in fact there are a minimum of two people and for each person it's 20 euro. The owner comped us 5 euro per person which brings it down from "pretty expensive" to "fairly priced"
"But George, I don't care about the price! How GOOD is the paella?"
Well friend, let me tell you! It's pretty good! The seafood is fresh and well cooked. The paella in general is well seasoned. It's quite traditional and the taste of saffron is correctly subtle. The only real complaint is that occasionally I would have a bit of rice that was a little crunchy on the inside.
Other tapas: goat cheese in tomato was not what I'm used to (a rich tomato sauce and melty goat cheese) but was instead goat cheese in a whole broiled tomato, with an almost pico de gallo-ey filling. It was pretty good, but definitely on the watery side. Croquettes were pretty decent, but you couldn't taste the jamon at all, possibly because the dipping sauce was...ketchupy. All the meats were prepared excellently, but one pesto sauce lacked salt and the depth you expect. I got to the fried anchovies pretty late so they were soft, but they tasted pretty spot on. The garlic alioli was excellent. The tortilla was good if potato heavy (oh Germans).
All in all everything was...fine. Even good, for restaurant food. But it wasn't TAPAS good. You know, that feeling of eating super flavorful and super rich food, where you feel satisfied even if the portions are a bit small because it's just so good.
But here the flavors just aren't as good, and the portions are still your usual tapas size, maybe even a bit smaller for some things like, the croquetas and the tortilla. And when the bill for most people (who didn't have to deal with the paella business) with one drink was 30-35 euro, it's just not really worth it. read more