Tempranillo - BASALT

One of the worst culinary experiences I've had in my 52 years. The $43 “fish special” was no more than an old shoe. Tough leather and raw. Sent it back and it came back even worse. Never again!

If you’re looking for authentic Spanish food, go somewhere else because you won’t find it here. I saw a waiter ask someone if they wanted Parmesan on top of their paella. Insanity! However, if you’re looking for a nice place to chill and have a decent dinner, then you’ll do fine here. The pasta portion was huge.

And we are back! Six years later: service still certainly a little slow. After 20 minutes we had our drinks and then an hour we had our appetizers. At least the food was pretty good though. The paellas are for 1.5 people (very big for one, but probably not big enough for two). The tostado was excellent and the frito misto was satisfactory. The atmosphere is quite pleasant, at least outside, so once Tempranillo works out its service time kinks, we should be good to go!

Our food was excellent. Out waitress was very warm and friendly. She had too many tables so our service was slow to get started. After that things went perfectly. It was not her fault. She had a great attitude.

Terrible service. Waited over 2 hours. No consideration from management after asking what was going on. Felt bad for our waiter. He was upset with the lack of help from kitchen and owner. Won't be returning!