The food was lovely well the tapas was but it was a works Xmas do on the back room and the kept all walking through the restaurant. Not much atmosphere and when it came to dessert the had run out of one of only two desserts offered, we couldn't have any coffee as there was no one to make it which seemed a bit odd. So would we go again no probably not bit of a let down.
5.0
Nicole Cole
Absolutely flawless! Food, Service Atention to detail and all very very good value
Julie Irvine
We had a lovely tapas meal with friends, accompanied with some delicious wine. The food was excellent helped by a very friendly service. The only negative was that the ambient temperature of the restaurant was a little cool and the walk to the loo looked as though we were walking through a storeroom. Will be back though as lovely.
4.8
Trevor Barber
Had a pre theatre meal here on 18th November with my wife and daughter and the food and service were outstanding.
Michael Gleadow
The service was great and the food was really lovely. Will definitely recommend and visit again. It was early in the evening so the restaurant was a bit quiet but that's expected at that time. It was recommended to us and we weren't disappointed.
Alex
On arrival it seemed to take a long time to be seated. We noticed this for every party waiting to be seated. Menu was a great selection, but was a little disappointing on arrival.
Potatoes and chorizo was cold, rice arrived after we finished eating. Ribs and chicken was nice, maybe a bit more of an indication of what things are spicy as some in the party found it hot. Food did arrive in good time and the wine was very good.
We didn’t feel the waitress was not very attentive or very present in the restaurant.
The venue is very nice, but a little quiet.
The restaurant is good but there is room for improvement.
Geoff
As with any restaurant the food was very good. My ribs were tasty if a little dry, the squid and prawns were lovely. The Padrone peppers were juicy and the breads and cheeses lovely. But this is meant to be a tapas bar, the place looks like a swish restaurant and has no real atmosphere. On the night we ate we added an extra client ( 4 to 5 people ) but they refused to give us another table, just squeezed us all onto two small tables. The point of tapas is to share and have fun, there was little room for all the glasses and plates, let alone the food, the servers had real difficulty getting it all on to the table. Our first server ( one of many) mumbled, none of us could understood what she was talking about half the time so we sat and hoped for the best. First we were told there were no cocktails ! 6pm on a Friday night and no cocktails ? No reason given, but this is silly. Ok so we had a few standard drinks and got a bottle of wine. The food came as ordered, pretty good. Then we get to dessert, our next server tells us the trio is not available just the custard tart, ok we will have the custard tart. I ordered a coffee only to be told they don’t do coffee, the hot drinks are apparently from a concession stand in the corner which does not open in the evenings. Are you telling me that you can’t afford a Nespresso ? ( not the best coffee but better than nothing ). Two of our party had ordered another glass of wine, it never turned up and as the “desserts” had arrived we said forget them !
To be honest there are problems here, the atmosphere and vibe is not tapas bar, it needs more fun, more light etc, but even that doesn’t come close to what seems like poor management. The staff need training better ( we had one server who was Portuguese and she was brilliant, the rest were not good ), and the whole thing needs looking at to give the place more atmosphere.
Food : good. Experience : leaves a lot to be desired. Not tempted to return after hearing so many good things. Perhaps the restaurant does better ?
Richard
One of Norwich's best kept secrets: in addition to the fab Portuguese restaurant in Red Lion St there is also a tapas bar in the old kitchenware store space now beautifully revamped. The original Bifana sandwich is the best meat take away dish in the City. Ridiculously tasty. Go!
Liz
This was our 2nd visit, fabulous food and perfect service. Looking forward to another visit!!
Louise Thomas
Fantastic food. Great service. Would highly recommend