Banderillas — Restaurant in Versailles

I love Spanish Tapas! Unfortunately, this place just misses the mark. While we waited for the rest of our group, I ordered some classics to share: patatas bravas, croquetas, and tortilla de patatas. The portions were good for the price considering the heavily tourist area. The croquetas were wet and bland. The tortilla was overcooked (we had some in Barcelona the week prior). The patatas were average. 2 in our group got burgers. They appeared to be served just as ordered. My husband and I ordered a salad to share (it was huge) and they didn't bring out a second plate until we requested one (and it was tiny). Unfortunately, even though we had a reservation and allocated 1.5 hours to eat, since we ordered after a group of 8, the bulk of our food took a while to arrive...and we ended up having to leave just minutes after our salad arrived to catch our train back to Paris. We chose to be seated outside and it was a bit windy and chilly since we were in the shade - when we went to move inside, they notified us they didn't have any tables for 6 (and weren't willing to seat us upstairs where they had bigger table). So, they brought out a shawl for my...

I came here for lunch and ordered a paella formule (1 paella + 1 crema catalana) and calamari. For drinks, we ordered coffee with milk.

--- PAELLA FORMULE (18.9 EUR) --- Taste wise, the paella was not bad. It was, in fact, enjoyable. Portion was good for one person and it came with a lot of proteins. The only thing that 'bothered' me was that it was quite far from being authentic. The rice was too wet and mushy. It felt like they didn't use the bomba rice or the cooking technique was not correct. Would I recommend this dish? No if you're looking to get a real paella, but yes if you just want to satisfy your hunger during the day.

The crema catalana is was zesty, and not too sweet. The sugar layer could be more consistently torched, though.

Overall, good value to price performance.

--- CALAMARI (9.5 EUR) --- This is a half-sized dish but do not mistaken it for being too small. For me it was actually enough for lunch. I liked the combination of the cream sauce on the rice with the spices from the squids.

--- SERVICE --- The waiter is super friendly and he speaks english. The place is very nice, both...

My wife and I had a fantastic meal and fantastic service here. We ended up getting the demi-plancha and an assortment of tapas with a bottle of Roja. The tapas were great, I especially liked the chorizo and Albondigas.

The waitress was excellent. She was very nice and accommodating. The service was a tad on the slow side but par for the course in France, overall.

Overall very happy with everything and I would recommend it with...