Calenda - Logroño

Literally the worst food I’ve ever tasted. I still get grossed out just thinking about it. We had just arrived to Logrono from Barcelona and were looking for so... read more Literally the worst food I’ve ever tasted. I still get grossed out just thinking about it. We had just arrived to Logrono from Barcelona and were looking for something to eat. Not having wifi we couldn’t search/check reviews so we stopped here because the menu sounded ok, and we were starved! The bread they served was dry, Paella tasted like kraft rice from a box, the chicken still had feathers on it, fish was pure rubber, salad leaves were brown, and the “fries” were complete mush. This is not an exaggeration!! Save your money :

We stumbled into this restaurant as we wanted a formal meal rather than tapas. What a mistake! The food was dreadful. The vegetarian paella was like Batchelors... read more We stumbled into this restaurant as we wanted a formal meal rather than tapas. What a mistake! The food was dreadful. The vegetarian paella was like Batchelors vegetable rice, but not as good! The beef stew main course tasted like it was out of a tin a very inexpensive tin at that. The fried fish was incinerated. The desserts were inedible! The meal was cheap euro 13 per person so I guess you get what you pay for, but you could have bought enough top quality tapas for that amount. On the positive side, the service got better as the evening wore on, or perhaps it was the wine that got better! Do yourself a favour avoid this place

We went in for the 13€ lunch. Waiters were completely lost, running from a table to another... clearly the place is understaffed. They managed to forget one pla... read more We went in for the 13€ lunch. Waiters were completely lost, running from a table to another... clearly the place is understaffed. They managed to forget one plate, took ages again to arrive , we asked for the bill, again ... waiting for 20 Minutes .. waiter apparently preferred cleaning up tables instead of making the bill. Honestly I wouldn't recommend this place at all.

My girlfriend and I went to Calenda for breakfast on a Sunday morning. The restaurant offers a complete breakfast for €9 per person, which is a little overprice... read more My girlfriend and I went to Calenda for breakfast on a Sunday morning. The restaurant offers a complete breakfast for €9 per person, which is a little overpriced for what you get: two eggs, fries, two very greasy bacon strips and a sausage. It comes with a small glass of orange juice and a coffee. Although the food was reasonably tasty, the service offered was horrendous. It was among the absolute worst experiences I have ever endured in a restaurant anywhere in the world. There were no more than a dozen clients in the restaurant but the three servers looked easily overwhelmed. The female server made an extraordinary amount of noise behind the counter as she shuffled roughly through the plates and mugs. It felt as if she purposely made excessive noise to drive us away. She also had a hard time saying hello and acknowledging our presence. The male server was not much better. We had to ask him three times to make our cafes con leche and he seemed bewildered by our repeated request. We were also made to wait several minutes to pay and had to twice ask for the credit card machine. Amazing that we have to chase the staff to pay our bill! Overall, a very poor experience. If it wasn 't for the food, I would rate this restaurant zero stars out of five. A shame given that the restaurant is well located and certainly has potential but the service staff is ruining it. I must say my general opinion of Logroño restaurants and bars is aligned with this review but Calenda was the worst of the lot.

If we had read the reviews, we probably wouldn 't have gone in ! Give it a try, we had a great 3 course 'Menu del dia ', for 12 Euros each including drinks and... read more If we had read the reviews, we probably wouldn 't have gone in ! Give it a try, we had a great 3 course 'Menu del dia ', for 12 Euros each including drinks and bread.