Restaurante Varadero — Restaurant in Cartagena

We originally found ourselves in this area because of a recommendation from a local for a restaurant near here. However, it was booked up and we didn't have a reservation so we ended up Varadero. I can say that, in our opinion, a rating in the 3s does not do this restaurant justice. We had a very good paella with fresh seafood. The waiting staff were very attentive and friendly. I see that a lot of the negative reviews were based on non English speaking staff (emm, you're in Spain!? Reviewing badly based on this just shows pure ignorance!) and on waiting times for food (personally if my paella took any shorter that 30 minutes to be prepared, that would be a source of concern. Not the other way around. Length of time is just because that's how long it takes to make a paella dish. Again people rating badly in ignorance). That's not to say the place can't be improved. The paper table cloths give the place a cheap look and I felt the waiting staff were a little pushy in trying to force some desserts on us. However, that said, if you want a decent paella at a reasonable price, you can't go wrong in choosing here. Nevermind the reviews (except this...

At arrival the owner said we wouldn't be served if we sat outside in Spanish, because he assumed we didn't speak the language. They directed us to a table for four where the sun was shining directly in our face. After a short wait of 15 minutes they came to us so we could order drinks (we hadn't been given the menu yet) after getting the drinks we finally got the menu and ordered rather quickly, the food however costed them 20 minutes for the first dish, and all the other dishes came with 10 minutes apart each except for the main dish which took them 50 minutes/an hour. When we complained about the waiting times and not having been informed about them the server blamed it on us and said he had told us (which he had not) the paella and calamares were delicious but a bit too salty and they fried the croquettes in the same oil as the fish. Worst experience I've had at a...

HORRIBLE, No os aconsejo venir a este Restaurante. Es dinero que vas a tirar a la basura. Yo salí con dolor de estómago y náuseas de lo mal que me sentó la comida. Hay mucho mejores restaurantes en Cartagena donde comer mucho más rico que en Varadero, donde dejarte el dinero te cuesta casi una vomitona.

Carta: es un engaño; tienen anunciada la carta que es muy variada y cuando llegas allí pensando que vas a comer algo, te dicen que no lo tienen. No tenían ni el 60% de la carta disponible.!!!

Fritura: aceitosa y blanda... Pedimos unos letones que parecían chicle y las tortitas de camarones estaban muy aceitosas tb. Mi estómago es un radar de niveles de aceite y lo dicho, salí con dolor de estómago.

Queríamos pulpo y como no tenían ni el asado ni el cartagenero, tuvimos que elegir el marinero, que llevaba vinagre para un regimiento. Tuvimos que sacar el pulpo de esa salsa agria con sabor a solo vinagre y escurrir los diminutos trozos de pulpo... Y aún así sabían fatal!! Me arrepiento de no haber devuelto el plato.

Pedimos un arroz negro que estaba bien de punto, pero nada del otro mundo.

Y por último el postre, de nuevo una gran carta de postres que se reducen a 4 postrecillos de los cuales casi ninguno es casero.

Y encima el servicio era lento y no era agradable.

Las mesas con manteles de papel y el plastico cubre mesas estaba todo pringoso. Se me quedaban los brazos pegados.. Que digo yo, que para esos precios, ya podrían gastarse unos mantelitos de tela y vestir la mesa algo más...

Hacía tiempo, hace muchos años que no íbamos a este restaurante y hoy me he acordado de por qué dejamos de ir...

Desde luego que no volveremos a caer en el mismo error y dejarnos el dinero en este sitio.

En el Chalé, que está en el faro de Navidad, te sirven muchísimo mejor, la comida espectacular sobre todo la moraga y rebozados y los precios muchisimo mejor.

Por.cierto, le pongo una estrella para poder valorar y...