"The atmosphere was great and all the staff we encountered were amazing."
"This old favorite has lots of old world charm & the most delicious green sauce I ever had."
"The atmosphere is fantastic, they have Spanish music band that play authentic classical Spanish songs."
"From the moment you walk in you feel like an old friend that’s been missed."
"Wonderfully warm and authentic, old school Spanish restaurant (the oldest in NYC)!"
"The ambiance makes you feel like you're in Spain."
"The atmosphere, the interior are exquisite."
Cons:
"It is very loud."
"It is a bit cramped but that adds to the old school atmosphere."
"The place was mobbed with many waiting, so food was slow in coming out."
"By the end of our meal the noise level in the restaurant was loud enough to make it difficult to hear."
"The place is way too crowded, we were bumping elbows with the diners next to us and there wasn't any privacy whatsoever."
"Overall, it was a somewhat unpleasant experience eating here. After being seated, it took forever for a waiter to come take our orders or to bring water, and the restaurant was far from busy."
"The setting has an authentic Spanish charm."
Food Quality
Pros:
"The food is next level flavors."
"Red Sangria the best I have tasted in a long time."
"Food was outrageously amazing."
"Both of our entrees were very flavorful and filling. Overall we enjoyed the food."
"One of my first times trying out spanish seafood and it was amazing."
"Very fresh seafood. And tasty recipes."
"Food was excellent, seafood was all fresh a prepared exquisitely."
Cons:
"Looking forward to a nice Spanish style dinner and it turned out to be cheap food at an over exaggerated price."
"The food was disappointing, especially for the price."
"The chicken tasted like rubber, the gravy sloppy, the shrimps still frozen."
"I was personally offended by the paella which was bland, microwaveable rice with frozen veggies that had absolutely no seasoning."
"The food we had here this weekend was terrible."
"The rice was extremely salty and oily, and the 'lobster' (that was more like scraps of lobster) was over-cooked and bland."
"The food is subpar at best."
Service
Pros:
"Wait staff was very attentive and personable."
"The staff was friendly and even with a packed friday night house (not much elbow room) the service was fairly quick."
"Service was exceptional!"
"Service was as great as the food."
"Excellent service, and an excellent atmosphere create an overall extremely enjoyable dining experience."
"Staff was on point. They were very friendly and attentive."
"The staff makes you feel like a regular, no matter if it’s your first visit or if you’re a window booth regular."
Cons:
"Awful experience. Horrible service."
"Very poor, extremely slow service!!!"
"What frustrated me the most was that they added a 20% tip without my consent."
"Service is not speedy."
"The service was simply horrendous that unfortunately came from the manager (of all people!)"
"Service was lousy. No one came to clear off the dirty dishes."
"The service was bad all around."
Value
Pros:
"Also, in these times of inflation, you get great value for your money, even leftovers 😉"
"Prices are more than fair for what you receive!"
"Everything is reasonably priced."
"Prices are very reasonable."
"It isn't too expensive and definitely worth it for a nice night out with the family."
"We spent about an hour at the bar sipping sangria (delicious and inexpensive) and then had a very filling and reasonably priced paella."
"YES it is extremely affordable because our bill -excluding the shots- was $129.57 for 3 people!!!"
Cons:
"The sangria plastic pitcher was 37 dollars."
"It’s definitely cheap and a young, lively crowd but three of us paid our check without eating about 80% of what we were served just to get out of there."
"The food itself was bad quality-can taste the low quality."
"Great variety but very cheap food quality for quite expensive price."