Mesón Iberia — Restaurant in Santo Domingo

I have come to this restaurant various times over the years. I am pretty much low key and keep to my self and just enjoy my meal and leave. I had given this place 5 stars but as you can see that has dropped down to 1.

I went to dinner yesterday December 18th showed up around 6pm me and my two guest were craving paella and they make a great one here, we were seated and never spoken to again by staff. After about 15 minutes I got up walked to where the staff keeps the menus and got the menus. My guest who by the way is a diplomat got up a few minutes after I got the menu to get a waiter and she didn’t find anyone who could help. We just got up and left. To make matters worst the valet gave us the keys to someone else’s car and told me it was parked on the corner. I let him know it wasn’t my car even though it was way nicer.

After around 5 minutes waiting for the valet to find my car I walked back into the restaurant to use the rest room. Our empty table still had the menus we got on the table.

Restaurant wasn’t even that full.

A lot has changed at this restaurant I remember when I first came here 5 years ago and my guest remember when she use to come daily 15 years ago.

After saying I’d come again which I did, and have multiple times. I won’t be coming again. We ended up going to Vizcaya their paella was excellent.

—— previos review below. Excellent food and service great atmosphere the churrasco is delicious so was their caprese salad will return again. In the past I had their paella which...

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