Amazing service. Artichoke tapas is incredible. Went back for dip n white wine many times on way home.

Food was excellent. Bao buns were my favorite. But everything that we ordered was delicious minus the dessert. Which was a cheesecake, it tasted like actual cheese. Nice lil ambiance sitting outside. Service was excellent. Would def return. read more

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We had been here before and enjoyed our eclectic array of tapas, but the prices have gone up significantly. The service was friendly and good this time and the wine, a dark red Rioja - LAN D12, was excellent considering the price (€3.40/glass), smooth, robust, and oakey, just the way I like it. It was the best value on the menu. Not all that hungry, I ordered the BarBQ Ribs Tacos (€6.90/two) and Chicken and Vegetable Gyozas (six for €6.50). The tacos were okay, a bit flavorless, they could have been much better. The gyozas were crispy and tasty, and the sweet chili sauce was a nice addition, but they were rather small and gone in just six bites. Even though I was not famished, I left feeling unsatiated and a bit disappointed. Having paid almost €24, including tip, it did not seem like a €24 meal even though the wine was an added value. Not bad overall, but not quite a TravelValue in my book. CombatCritic Gives Utopia 5 Bombs Out Of 10 ... More Bombs Are Better! read more

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Good spot if you want a different type of Spanish breakfast. American inspired, Spanish curated. Great service and the owner is very accommodating. read more

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Great food, great service and a nice Ambiance being my 1st time in Spain, highly recommend this place to many people who comes to Rota Spain read more

Utopia - Tuna with pumpkin sauce - Tapas Bars Near Me - Rota, California

The food is amazing. The service is amazing and the ambiance is casual with great vibes. read more

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This little tapas spot is probably one of my top 3 favorite restaurants in Rota! During my brief 4 day stay in Rota, I've eaten here 3x..loll Their prices are very affordable and the quality of the food is consistently good! The menus have both Spanish and English and the wait staff speak decent English as well. Throughout my 3 visits, my buddies and I ordered plates of Spanish Iberico ham, Iberico ham on scrambled eggs and potatoes, stuffed rigatoni, cuttlefish croquettes, slow cooked pork bao buns (which are amazing!), grilled octopus over chopped potatoes, as well as, a few other dishes. The 2 dishes that really stood out to me were the Iberico ham over scrambled eggs and potatoes and the slow cooked pork bao buns (on the menu, also called Speedy Gonzales). The salty flavor and the texture of the Iberico ham, coupled with the flavors from the scrambled eggs and potato really work, and together, is a perfect bite! Meanwhile, the bao buns were definitely a surprise in a Spanish tapas restaurant..lol Nonetheless, these were cooked with care and were delicious! The tender pork was perfectly paired with guacamole and what tasted like a sriracha cream sauce. Utopia was definitely a great find in Rota, and for anyone who visits this quaint little city in Southern Spain, I highly recommend this restaurant for it's delicious food! :D read more

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We wanted to dine - in Spanish time - early, as we were super jet lagged and wanted to get food before bed. This was open and had a small crowd for the early hour so we thought it would be a good choice - plus google reviews were ample and good. Little did we realize the crowd was mostly foreign and the locals were just ordering coffee. As soon as you see the menu you realize you aren't getting traditional Spanish tapas. We had croquetas (squid and jamon, though mine had no jamon in them, and pulpo asado. None of it was very good. So we stopped there. Two juices and three small beers on top of it and it came to just over 20 euros. Expensive for what was given and not at all at par. Would not return. Best thing about it was the free olives to start. Staying off yelp during the trip because I don't think it's as useful here! read more

The waiter here was extremely friendly and was helping us with our Spanish. The menus were in Spanish and English. Somehow I thought I ordered grilled octopus but somehow I got octopus salad, it tasted very similar to potato salad but with octopus I wasn't mad about this at all. Just something new I tried and also the food here is in small portions. read more

Utopia - Tapas Bars Near Me - Rota, California

Walking around Rota looking for a spot to sit and enjoy some tapas and tinto de verano, we decided to sit here. First of all bad customer service, bad and shitty food. Food was tasteless and tinto de verano was simply no flavor. Really disappointed about this place. I will not come back here! Caminando por Rota buscando un lugar para sentarse y disfrutar de unas tapas y tinto de verano, decidimos sentarnos aquí. En primer lugar, un mal servicio al cliente, comida mala y de mierda. La comida era insípida y tinto de verano simplemente no tenía sabor. Realmente decepcionado con este lugar. No volveré aquí! read more

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This is not an "authentic" tapas restaurant. They had sushi and bao buns on the menu.... if you want a Spanish/Asian fusion type of place, this could be a decent choice. But if you want a more Spanish-centric menu, there are plenty of other tapas' places to choose from! Service was very poor and very slow, the waiter basically ignored us, we kept having to go fetch the waiter. Consider going somewhere else! read more

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My friend and I were starving at 530pm - everyone who lives here knows that most of the restaurants don't open their kitchens until late. Luckily this place had tapas available at this time. The inside decor is cute and cozy. They also offer their menu in English. Prices are fair and portions are a decent amount. My friend and i decided to split a couple of items. We got the rigatoni stuffed with a meat filling (i forgot what it was called), their version of a ropa vieja burrito type roll, and the bao buns (2 buns come in each order). The rigatoni and the burrito type roll tasted ok for us. They were both topped with fried onions. We both enjoyed with the bao buns. Coming from an asian culture, we were pleasantly surprised with the spot on texture and chewyness of the bao bun. We tried both the pork and fried shrimp buns. The favorite among the two was the pork buns. It came with a mango type salsa and all the flavors came together. The fried shrimp bun was good, however, it isn't a taste i am accustomed to so it tasted off for me, as much as I wanted to like it. We usually eat our bao buns with a meat filling, so this is why my palette was probably so biased. Overall, we enjoyed and The staff here are supersweet. read more

Outstanding food. Excellent service. Patient with my terrible Spanish. I'll come every time I'm in Rota.

Great tapas & wine place. Cheap prices and super tasty food. Service is good. Personnel speak excellent English.