Baños Árabes de Santa María — Restaurant in Córdoba

STAY AWAY! I had the rudest experience with this restaurant. I would never go back and recommend tourists to stay away!! I was walking by with my daughter and from the door way you can see it is a very interesting space. However, there are numerous hand-written signs all over the front door saying "private space," "no pictures allowed without a consumición.," and "preguntar." Since I was interested and there was no one in the front room area, I walked in to inquiry what the space was and to see if maybe we wanted to eat/drink something. I purposely put my phone away so it didn't appear I was trying to take pictures inappropriately. As I made my way towards the interior room a man (waiter? owner?) came out and rudely asked me what I wanted. I said I wanted to take a look (to see if I wanted to stay and get something.) He immediately started yelling at me to read the door and the place wasn't a public space. Surprised by his tone, I said that I understood that it wasn't a public space and the photos weren't allowed without a consumicion, but that it also said to ask inside, which was exactly what I was doing to see if maybe we wanted to take a seat. I could not believe how dramatic and over the top he got yelling at me that I needed to read the door. Now, I am bilingual in Spanish and English and I understood the signs on the door. When I tried to calmly explain that I had no intent of taking pictures, I simply wanted to see the space to decide if I wanted to get a drink, he continued to yell rudely at me and escorted me to the door. I could not believe his behavior to a potential client. I'm now not surprised how empty the place was. If he was an employee, he should be fired! He is destroying your business because not only did he completely ruin the chance that I would have sat down and purchased something along with my daughter and her friend, but I will never go back and I will tell everyone I know traveling to Cordoba to STAY FAR AWAY. And, I happen to have a lot of connections to travel to Cordoba and have had a working relationship with the Departamento de Cultura in Cordoba previously. Now, if this was the owner of the locale, then, nothing is needed because he will drive his business into the ground all by himself.

It was absolutely the most anti-tourist and anti-hospitality behavior I have ever found in my numerous trips to Córdoba.

**UPDATE - I did reach out to the owner after her invitation for a phone call. She was extremely kind, professional, and understanding. She explained that the guy who was there when this happened had been a temporary employee and has been let go. She apologized profusely for his behavior and has encouraged me to come back and give it another try. I am very happy and impressed with her response to this situation. I am glad that she dealt with the situation swiftly and appropriately. I applaud her for watching out for her business. All in all, I would give it another try and I would recommend others do as well. I am not deleting my original review because I think it is an important testimony to how such reviews can be handled in an appropriate and professional manner and that speaks positively to the quality of the management. Whenever I get the chance to go back, I promise to leave...

We ended here last minute after losing another flamenco show that we bought well in advance, in a different restauramt. We bought this experience online for a total for 100 euros, which included dinner for two with the flamenco show. When we arrived to the place, no one knew which pack we had bought, they seemed lost, then they showed us to a dark room with absolutely no conditions - dirty ( things kept falling on my head from the ceiling),absolutely no air conditioning ( just a couple of fans - it was 44 degrees that day in Cordoba, so it was unbearable inside); the menu presented to us to chose from 2 limited options was from 2023/2024 and we had to ask for the dessert, long after we ended the meal and they seemed to be surprised that we were asking for the dessert includded in the paid pack. The food was terrible and it was brought from the outside ( from where we don't know) covered in tin foil). The tables were not big enough for a proper meal for two and were tinny and too low compared to the chairs. The flamenco part was OK but given the entire difficult environment where we were, I could not enjoyed. I definitely do not recommend this place for a meal or...

I have visited Cordoba a few times and always wanted to see the flamenco show here. This time we made a reservation and were able to get in. We ate dinner and watched the Flamenco show and it was an awesome experience! Such a unique and intimate location for a great dinner and a very good flamenco show. The food was amazing, everyone had a great view of the show and it was really well done. I worried it might be too loud in a smaller space but it was not. The acoustics were great. I cannot say enough good about the food and show but the icing on the cake was Magda and Juanma who were so kind and gave us great service. They explained the history of the location and were very fun and gracious. I would highly recommend making a reservation and enjoying the experience. This is a must...