Casa Pepe de La Judería — Restaurant in Córdoba

Very good, but we were a bit unfortunate. When we were seated, we were greeted with olive oil and fresh bread. Our waiter was clearly very experienced and kind, there is an English menu, but maybe we had a bit of a translation problem. We asked for a grilled pork sirloin to be cooked well done and received it medium-rare. However, a different waiter brought the dish to the table, so maybe there was a communication error in the team / kitchen. We called our waiter after a few minutes, and he was nice enough to take the sirloin back to the kitchen and have it grilled up to well done. It was still tasty, but I'm sure it would have been even better in the first place. Before people get the wrong idea, a person in our party has some stomach issues, so they want something as simple as possible. Usually, they go for plain grilled chicken, but there was no chicken dish available here, so they went for the grilled pork instead and was fine. For the rest of our group, we had the baked octopus and creamy croquettes, both very good. I must mention, the croquettes came with the best mayonnaise ever. For desserts, we had mille feuille and pastel cordobesa, both quite good but not as mind-blowing as the mains. Here again, a different waiter brought our deserts, and we received one of the dishes wrong. The younger waiter left, and moments later, our waiter was back with the right dish. I can't say much about the drinks. We only had water and a glass of vermouth, which seemed a bit better than what they offer in other restaurants. However, it is yet another place that doesn't serve lemonade, which I find very strange about Spain. In terms of atmosphere, I have to give only 4/5, in spite of the pictures of the rooftop area. I suppose that area is available only in the evening or via reservation, because we were seated in a small side room on the ground floor. This room could fit only about 4 tables, and the other customers were talking between themselves very loudly, making it hard to have a conversation at our table. I know this isn't the restaurants fault or something they could fix, but maybe you can get around it if you book a table in advance. Beggars can't be choosers, no? Overall, very good food, a bit pricier than usual, nice location, but you probably get the best experience if you...

We were so excited to find this spot and get a reservation. The short version of the story is that we had a real mix of experiences. The food was phenomenal. The server we had shouldn’t be working at Michelin star restaurant. I personally would not put her in front of another guest.

We were seated at 10pm (there was no rush to get more people into our table for a later seating) and within two minutes a wonderful sommelier came by to ask us if we’d like drinks. We took the wine menu and he left to give us some time. One minute later, our server asked if we knew what drinks we wanted yet. We asked a couple of questions and got a great bottle of wine.

Within 2-3 minutes of ordering our wine, she came back and asked if we knew what we wanted to order for dinner. Keep in mind, at this point, we had not been seated for more than five minutes. We had barely looked at the menu, and felt quite rushed. We said we needed a little bit more time and she rolled her eyes. She came back a few minutes later and asked if we were ready yet. We were confused as to what the rush was, but we were ready and we ordered. We must have ordered a little bit more food than most people do because she asked us if we really wanted so much, and then she rolled her eyes when we said yes. It was a terrible experience to be served by somebody like that.

When the appetizers came, she handed the dishes to each of us. She did not put them down on the table. Very strange level of service. After the first course, when she came back to replace the cutlery, she literally handed it to us rather than put it down on the table. So clearly this was how she believes you treat customers who have come for fine dining.

We regularly eat at a wide variety of restaurants, from quick and casual to find dining. This is the only time that I can remember having such a poor experience with a server at a restaurant of this caliber.

Luckily, the evening was not lost because the food was very good, the sommelier was excellent, and the hostess was lovely. We would not return. And we hope that the owners or managers get this review and do something to improve...

We heard so many good things about this restaurant so we made a reservation for 2 at the rooftop. We sat at the rooftop which overlooked the gorgeous view of Mesquita Catedral de Cordoba bell tower. The view was absolutely amazing. There’s no doubt this restaurant has gorgeous romantic atmosphere. But, the reason we’re giving this restaurant a 3 star because the food is totally overrated. My husband and I were very disappointed. We’re not even sure how this restaurant manage to get Michelin star. We ordered the flamenquin Cordobes and that was a big disappointment. Since it’s a Michelin star restaurant, we thought the food will come out fresh and hot. Instead, it was room temperature and too crispy. This dish already pre-made and been sitting in room temperature for a long time. We also ordered roasted tomato with burratas cheese. The cherry tomatoes are not roasted and the cheese were cold. When we cut into it, it doesn’t ooze out like expected. Normally, there’s usually some sort of balsamic vinaigrette sauce or something to balance out the flavor. This dish was absolutely flavorless. Maybe Cordobas serve differently than most places? It was not good and tasteless. For the main course, my hubby ordered the steak, that was cooked perfectly but there’s no sauce to balance the flavor. I ordered tuna tartar. My tuna was pretty good so that’s an extra star. Overall, I do not recommend this restaurant to anyone. The food is not fresh and this place is too overrated. I recommend go to the hidden gem, the mom and pop restaurants hidden in the...