Another restaurant in the hipster west end. Went on Saturday night for group of 6
Ambiance: 4
Service: 3
Food: 3
For the amount of money we paid - I expected a lot more for service. She didn't bother pouring the sangria for us - didn't really ask how our food tasted.
No music whatsoever - okay not a big deal
Decor is your typical west end "rustic"/"casual" feel - pretty nice but nothing special
Food:
Patatas bravas - sauce was great but the potatoes weren't crispy enough - 3/5
Pinxto De pulpo - octopus/chorizo/potato/pickeled-pepper skewer on a toast. Really gotta eat everything together otherwise it doesnt taste special at all - 4/5.
Beef tartar - best thing we had - could use a tad more mustard to give it a bit more kick/pop but I guess that's their "take" - 4/5
Lobster salad - that thing just doesn't belong to a Spanish tapas joint - overcooked cold lobster with a few lettuce - 2/5
Shisito peppers with tomato sauce - shisito peppers should be treated simply and the tomato sauce just doesn't belong period - needed a bit more seasoning - simple sea salt and acid - 3/5
Grilled shrimp - enough said - 3/5
Paella del Carmen - for 50$+ this could easily be a the most overpriced and underwhelming paella ever: clams not washed (had a lot of sand), mussels not fully opened and overcooked, and most important thing of paella - NO socarrat!!!!!!! 2/5