A Taula — Restaurant in Toulouse

We were a group of about 20 people who booked in advance for 19h. We each paid 35 euros when we got there, for a buffet style dinner, inclusive of alcoholic beverages. We finally received the first few dishes at 21h, still very little food for the entire group. While we had beer and wine available since the beginning of the dinner, the food that arrived over the next 3+ hours was disappointing. Overall too little food for what we paid, and also very simple type of food: nuggets, potatoes, and bread with tomato sauce. My perception is that we got scammed. The restaurant claimed that they were very busy, but still accepted our reservation. Disappointing experience...

While the atmosphere of this place was splendid (high red brick walls, a nice secluded courtyard) I found the food to be lacking. The best dish was the sausage, cheese and lentils which were a very nice herby and savory blend. The Pan con Tomate was good bread but overall soggy with the tomato mixture under seasoned and too acidic. The croquetas were alright (asparagus bacon being better than the red pepper) but they were served on a bizarre sauce/spread that did nothing to help the flavor. The encornets (squid) were well seasoned but lacked something to them in my opinion. While the atmosphere is nice, the cuisine is lacking to merit the...

Didn't have the best experience. Pros - they open before 7! Cons - service was a bit cold. Did not give us individual plates despite all the orders being tapas for sharing. We didn't get any water as well despite other tables getting water. They added an extra glass of wine to the bill, which we caught. Food was just okay, had better in the city. They also forgot my dessert so we were waiting around for nothing.

The restaurant could've done better to have offered better service. I'd say in spite of the lonely planet feature, dine elsewhere...