Ipar's Restaurante Y Bar De Tapas — Restaurant in Cebu City

I ordered paella de la casa (620) and solomillo a lo pobre (600). The place has Spanish ambiance but the service was bad. It is a small place but the waiters tend to crowd at the bar area. I even had to call their landline to call the attention of one of their camareros. Fast forward, I asked the chef or manager to ask three questions, the chef came. Is this an authentic Spanish restaurant? he said yes. Why is there no socarrat on the paella when it took 45 minutes to prepare and it was not served hot as expected for its wait time? he barely answered. Why did I find a strand of hair wrapped on one of the clams when sanitation is expected in the kitchen (disregarding the cost of food here)? he apologized and offered to take the paella off and offered a complementary flan instead.

Taste of food: solomillo reminds me of light flavored traditional Filipino beef steak. The meat is really tender and delicious. The potatoes on the side are not crispy but that’s forgivable. paella somehow tastes traditional but it lacks the socarrat that every paella is expected to have. This is a basic expectation. Los mariscos son frescas, the sausage tastes authentic somehow. flan is smooth and perfectly made. The bitterness of the sauce complements the flan well.

If I were to be asked if I’m coming back? Maybe,...

This restaurant isn't particularly bad, when it comes to the quality of the food. What I ordered was pretty good, the amount of serving however wasn't. They must have marked it up at least 200% from the original value. And they also ask a 5% service charge, okay whatever. The waitresses were normal, friendly, but I personally prefer giving tips adequate to their performance and not a standard percentage. But the ridiculous part is that they aren't particularly forthcoming of the fact that the prices on the menu are exclusive of tax (VAT)--which is actually illegal in the Philippines. This restaurant's owner probably imagines himself in the US, where such trickery is allowed. He probably also fancies his place as some kind of upscale restaurant, but it's not really anything special. Would only recommend to people who wouldn't mind...

Hi, Daniel here, i have been in Ipars Restaurant once a month since 2015 my first time there. I can say that Ipar´s is not only an international restaurant at Cebu (spanish restaurant) but is more than that, is a place where you can enjoy the authentic atmosphere (food, ambient, design and social) of a real spanish restaurant place.

Ipar´s is showing every time improvements in the menu and in the service. Making lot of efforts to achieve the excellence for the Filipino-Spanish-International customers.

I really enjoy their last events for Tapas and Wines testing, its so fresh food, serious wines and trendy concept, all in a friendly way of serving people.

Thanks Ipar´s to be there in Cebu and attending us always so good as you use to do, as Spanish you know we love to feel like at home, and you always made us feel that.

Best...