Cafetería Restaurante Alfonso XI — Restaurant in Madrid

I was ready to give this place three stars for the slightly better-than-average food until the bill came back and they charged us double for the paella and bread we got.

Another reviewer already brought this up, but the menu says €14 for paella mixto and €15 for paella marisco. It also says it's to be shared by two people. Nowhere does it say you'll be charged twice the advertised price because two people were sharing one plate. Why would you be? We didn't get double the paella.

Other than that, we had ordered paella marisco and received paella mixto (we confirmed this with the waiter). Not a huge deal. It was €1 cheaper. Except we got charged for the more expensive paella marisco that we had originally ordered. Either an honest mistake or trying to increase profit margins via shady tactics, you decide.

Other than that, we also got charged for two bread baskets because they're also "for two people". We received a single bread basket.

Something worth mentioning is that they'll ignore requests for tap water. Yes we said it in Spanish, and yes they understood us. Both times we asked they brought us bottled water that they then obviously charged us for.

The service was average. I understand in Spain it's customary to call over the server when you need something, and that they won't be at your table constantly like in the United States. The food did take a while to come out, though. Not a huge problem for me, just thought I'd mention it.

Overall, avoid this place because depending on what you get they will charge you way more than what you ordered. The food is not worth the above average prices they charge, and especially not worth double. Just...

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