La Cacharrería — Restaurant in Cáceres

I find the place overall pretentious for a very average place.

There was a gate that blocked the entrance and you needed the personnel to open it so you could enter. My husband needed to go change clothes due the cold inside and they wouldn't let him in when he returned. Inside most of the tables were bar style tall tables with uncomfortable stools. The decoration is nice but there was a weird silence when we entered which made us feel uncomfortable. There is only one toilet so the waiting time can be long.

The service was fast overall but the waiters came twice with the wrong plates that were destined for other tables.

We were 3 people and we tried to order 3 plates but we were advised to order more since the portions were small. That was actually good advice because the portions were small and all the plates we ordered had 8.5 Euros.

The quality of the food was average overall. One plate was spicy and there was no comment on the menu about it.

We ordered a glass of "Habla de ti" white wine that was too acidic and tasted like a wine from a carton.

Unfortunately that place was recommended as a first option from the owner of the apartment we stayed at but I wouldn't recommend it. Certainly not...

The food tasted very good but the service was shockingly poor. Serviço muito ruim, não recomendo! BEWARE: As you wait for the dish (that does not arrive quickly), they charge you 1 euro for each piece of small bread they put in your table and 1 euro for each 15ml of olive oil. I’ve been traveling a long time in Spain and gone from the very fancy to the extremely simple restaurants and IN NO RESTAURANT IN SPAIN have I ever been charged for olive oil!! Very odd. Charging for bread is common in this region but it’s usually a reasonable basket with olive oil. they also don’t let you taste the wine before you order.

For me, it’s not about the money it’s really the absolute lack of generosity towards the customer, which is the opposite of what we have experienced in Spanish restaurants so far— so why go there?. When we asked the waiter he was passive aggressive about it just claiming that that’s how they do it there. Don’t...

Something has changed. This restaurant is not what it once was, the food today was underwhelming and the service was disappointing.

With my husband growing up in Cáceres (and only a 10 minute walk from the restaurant), we visit often. This restaurant was one of the first places he brought me when I first visited Cáceres 6 or 7 years ago. I have brought family and friends here on multiple occasions since then.

As new parents, we were looking forward to our first baby free meal in over 9 months (and my first glass of wine in over 18 months). Unfortunately the food on this occasion was below average and with so many amazing places to choose from in Cáceres, I would not be returning in a hurry.

However it was our server, with her bad service and even worse attitude that helped me reach the conclusion that the standards had clearly dropped and that we will not be returning...