Plata Tapas - Wigan

Great little place situated in the railway arches near Wigan North Western station. Nice ambience about the place. The food was authentic, fresh and oh so tasty. We had 5 dishes to share, that was plenty for the two of us. The cod loin so tender, the baked aubergine dish was fresh and yummy too, along with the medjool dates stuffed with goat's cheese and the spicy pumpkin special. The place was more or less full by 6pm including a party of around 10. Staff handled this really well and service was great throughout. Shame we live in a different town or we would be there regularly!

I visited this cozy Tapas restaurant for the first time to celebrate my 50th Birthday. My husband and I received a complimentary glass of Prosecco, which was a lovely gesture. The food was extremely fresh and delicious, all authentic with no frozen items. The staff were all very friendly and the service was fast. I will definitely be returning in the future.

We visited on a Thursday night. The food is excellent. We ordered more croquettes as they were excellent. I would like to give the restaurant full stars but my slight reduction of rating from very good to excellent was only due to the slow response of the waitress. She was alone doing both bar and waiting tables. However, it was a quiet evening and could have been slightly more reactive. Having said that, the food and drink was excellent and we will return again.

We went to Plata for the second time this month and once again, the food, service, and atmosphere were fantastic. There are plenty of options to please everyone's taste buds, and every dish we tried was delicious. This restaurant is definitely going to be a frequent choice for us.

After reading the reviews we was really looking forward to eating here ,however it turned out to be the worst tapas and worst service we have ever received . After waiting 10 minutes for someone to take our drinks order we then waited a further 30 mins to be served with what can only be described as toast with tasteless mushed up tomatoes on , this was inedible and hardly touched , a further 20 minutes on and we was served a single dish of chicken between two of us again this was very bland and resembled nothing like a original tapas dish more like a chicken korma again this was hardly touched . When I enquired as to where the rest of the food was I was told they was very busy . With this we decided to cut our loses and asked for the bill . Before leaving we tried to have a conversation with the manager who is also the chef to give some honest feedback ,however he wasn’t open to listening , he’s response was “it’s normal in a tapas restaurant to receive one dish at a time between two with a large gap between dishes wasn’t it explained to you that’s what tapas is “We felt this was a very patronising remark as we eat tapas on a regular basis and know this is definitely not the case . To matters worse there was people who came in after us with multiple plates and tucking in nicely to their meals . The manager who was obviously struggling to cope on a busy Saturday night should have just apologised and admitted our order had been overlooked . If you are looking for authentic Tapas with excellent service in Wigan go to Casa Carlos this place doesn’t deserve your hard earned money .