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| - This place aspires to be fancier than it actually is. Prices are exorbitantly high, tricking you into thinking you're going to get a quality meal. To assist in achieving this effect, they have white table cloths; I can't speak for all of them but ours was dirty, stained, unpressed, and had something smushed into it that frankly resembled something that would come out of a child's nostril. My boyfriend tactfully placed a plate over that offensive blemish. By the way, the plates and silverware look exactly like ones you'd find in a roadside diner or Eat n Park. Just drives the point home that this is not upscale dining.
They start you out with some bread and butter in little packets (olive oil would have been a nicer touch), and a sad little salad - the greens were wilted and yellowing, and the lettuce hadn't been washed. You could see a large amount of dirt on the white part, which no, I was not mistaking for pepper. I also made the mistake of ordering the gazpacho, which was way too salty. I couldn't finish it.
We ordered a bottle of wine; the waiter poured the first glass, then noticed himself that the glass was not clean. He took it away and brought back a clean glass, apparently having dumped the first glass of wine out. For a $40 bottle of wine, it was a bit annoying to lose one full glass which he didn't offer to replace.
The meal was slightly redeemed by the entrees; we ordered two of the innumerable specials the waiter rattled off. Our entrees were each $35, when the quality suggested a $10-15 price range. The presentation was quite sad - on one side of the plate were some shreds of pickled purple cabbage, on the other, a sprinkle of paprika. Entrees were accompanied by some sorry steamed vegetables (I agree with the other reviewers' that they look like they were straight out of one of those steamable bags), some orange rice, and a rather incongruous plate of potato chips. I couldn't figure that one out.
As for the service, it was excessive and cloying. We had 3 waiters checking on us- one main waiter, and two other waiters/busboys who interrupted our meal dozens of times. Our water and wine glasses were refilled after every sip. Our waiter would come by to check on us, then check on the table next to us, then turn around and check on us again, apparently forgetting we'd been checked on the previous minute. I guess too much service is better than not enough, but we never had a moment to relax and have an uninterrupted conversation.
Look, I'm no snob but I've actually been to the coast of Spain and this food didn't resemble any of the care and refinement of actual Spanish cuisine. I wouldn't be surprised if the chef has no culinary training whatsoever. The last straw was when I used the ladies' room on our way out and was scalded by the water, which was hot coming out of both the cold and hot sides of the tap...like boiling hot...like my hands were red the rest of the evening. We had tickets for a play after this meal and halfway into the show, my stomach started turning. The next 10-12 hours were not pleasant. Steer clear of this place, people, please, for your own good. Bad music, bad ambiance, bad food. Just bad.
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