Taberna Ágora Casa Bravo — Restaurant in Córdoba

I'm usually not one to write a bad review as I understand restaurants have off-days, but this was a very disappointing experience for a few reasons: I arrived at the height of lunchtime by Spanish standards (3pm) so the place is crowded, but the waiter clearly wouldn't seat me as a solo diner even though several 4-tops were available. I get that he's reserving then for actual parties of four, but to say it's completely full and then claiming that the only thing available is outside (with a terrace surcharge no less) really infuriated me. I then asked if the seats at the bar area were available, and he gestured to say yes, but I suppose the bar area was not part of his area of service as I didn't see him again. The bar staff were also busy and not particularly proactive in offering help, so I just left in the end. I had been looking forward to partaking in their lunch menu as it seemed very economical, but their attitude was off-putting. I also couldn't help but wonder if I was being treated differently as one of the very few Asian tourists here, but perhaps I will give them the benefit of the doubt. I hope others don't run into the same issues I did as...

Not sure if I’m helping by putting a review they have so many people already for lunch that it looks like the staff is in a war zone during lunch time, their eyes wide open in the sympathetic fight or flight response constantly as they keep coordinating with each other in a hurry. They do their best to cater to their mass of admirers that just keep pouring in nonstop, yeah must be super stressful to them, but speaks volumes about how in demand their lunch special is.

So yeah this place is a really good place to eat, their lunch special or menu del dia is around 12-13 euros, that’s legit two plates of food and then a drink and a desert and some bread, and it’s very good value for the money and they are good at cooking. I had some pork loin with their Brava sauce it...

Despite there being multiple menus in the street advertising menu of the day when I arrived to do just that they weren't doing it. I mean either poor and not clear advertising. Despite that, the reviews were good and I really wanted to try their chickpea stew dish. The other dish I ordered which I think was oxe tail (I did actually order pork cheeks but it was still good) was a really lovely hearty meal

So I had this but the waitress was rushed off her feet, forgot my spoon broke a few glasses and was clearly stressed. She would be best to...