After three weeks in Europe (and lots of our own cooking,) we were jonesing for a premium burger…read more Lots of local and chain options where we're staying in the Salamanca neighborhood, but the gorgeous posters we'd seen for Goiko sucked us in.
Neither of us speak much Spanish, but we can greet and order food and always try to be polite and friendly. No chance here, as we got an immediate eye-roll and a pantomime point to a QR code for the English menu from our cold and rushed server, Anton.
We took a while to enjoy the well-written menu, but we're hustled to order several times. When we were ready, our fairly clear (don't think I butchered " BB Queen Smash y cerveza Alhambra Reserva" too much,) prefer was met with more eyerolls, and we had to resort to finger-pointing the menu. Were not asked how we wanted our burgers cooked, but maybe that's just the way here.
The food, as expected, was less appealing than the photos - not disagreeable, though. Tasty, to a degree, but crazy salty and
Shoe-leather dry.
All of that would be forgivable, but there are no excuses for the rudeness and unwelcoming service. 35 Euro for two burger, two beers and a water that showed up as a premium glass-bottle example with (apparently) no option for tap. About as expected for price.
Stay away, they don't want you here.