Beluga - Les Escaldes

A beautiful restaurant with excellent food and great service.

Poor service, very slow which causes waiting times to exceed every limit i've ever set. We waited over an hour for food. Tapas came first, but then nothing for another 30, then 40 minutes. Then cold pasta came. We sent it back and the (now warmer, sure pasta came before anything else did. The waiter then changed our plates and cutlery (for some reason? — before assuring us once again that food was on its way. Mixed grill! finally. We had already seen tables that had guests arrive half an hour later than us receive the same dish. Astounding. Paella took even longer, which is the weirdest part. Who takes over an hour and a half to make paella? Ah! the waiter didnt understand us. Apparently we didnt order paella, but a seafoud platter. We never said any of the sort but being starved caused us to take it anyway.

They charged us 2€ for the bread. Amount in dishes is average tending to small portions and minimalist cuisine. Chicken soup was overcooked and there was no chicken. Drinks were too expensive and waiters were pushing for coffees. Service was really slow. Desserts were industrial. For this price, avoid :

Had the tapas for two menu for 56 euros. The fish was expired, tough and even nasty sometimes. We ate it partly and started feeling sick afterwards, ultimately resulting in a food poisoning. Aside from this the service is nice but hurried complemented with the view on a parking lot.

Avoid this place. This is a tourist trap. Lunch menu for 17 EUR, not tasty. One glass of wine 3.5 EUR! No prices of drinks shown in the menu.