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| - We went on a Tuesday night. Although we expected it to be a slow night, aside from us, there were only 2 other customers who were there when we arrived around 6. We sat ourselves. As some of the reviews indicate, the restaurant does smell stale. I really wanted to open a window to get some fresh air in there.
Xavier, our waiter, came out. He was excellent, and being from Barcelona himself, I wonder what he thinks about the food.
We had the Groupon, so for our 3 tapas, we ordered the calamari (not bad/not the best I've ever had, but we finished it all), empanadas (more like an unusual calzone; this is still in our fridge 4 days later), and a fresh fish salad (that tasted a little too fishy; I added some lemon that came with calamari, and that helped). The sangria was awesome (probably because it was quite strong--but that made for lots of happy feelings)! :) The paella tasted like it had instant rice with some fish added. It wasn't the highlight of the meal. We got the desserts boxed to go. The desserts were great (flan and cheesecake)!!!!
Would I ever go without the Groupon? No. It would not be worth $100. They really need to adjust their prices, clean up the restaurant/redecorate (as the 80s/90s are over), and get fresher food.
They can definitely keep Xavier and the sangria though. ;)
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