. . "2010-07-12T00:00:00"^^ . "1"^^ . "5"^^ . . "El Barrio does have a fantastic setting, but they fail on just about every other point.\n\nService is friendly enough, but was quickly overwhelmed once the restaurant started to fill up. People joined our table and were not served, orders were forgotten, delivered to the wrong table, and so forth. But they were good about cancelling stuff and not billing us (see \"friendly\" above).\n\nThe food itself was completely boring. My \"crispy mackerel in a pita with house aioli\" was not crispy, had not a hint of garlic taste, and the pita was just folded over roughly. It's supposed to be a sandwich, just wrap it around and stick a toothpick in it, if nothing else. Also for $10, I expect more than two small pieces of fish, a few onions and tomatoes, and a small handful of frisee.\n\nI won't go into what everyone else had, except to say that nobody felt they got their money's worth, and nobody had any compliments about the food. Some people left hungry because they didn't want to order more.\n\nIf there was one thing of value, it was the pot of tea. For $3.50, I got a big pot, enough to pour myself about five or six cups of green tea. So if you want to make the most of El Barrio, show up when it's empty, grab a table by the street, and order a pot of tea for two. Otherwise, you'll be very disappointed."^^ . "0"^^ . "2"^^ .