Toga Restaurante — Restaurant in Madrid

On first glance, the dish was nothing special. A messy orange, thick sauce laid atop a mound of dry Thai Noodles, all topped with little cubes of tuna.

But it had a certain luster to it that I couldnt quite pin down, a certain care to the arrangment of the food. The sauce, while messy, was perfectly spead across the noodles, not touching the bowl, like a glaze on a hotcake. The warm comforting rose tint of the tuna was set perfectly center, little green tints of garnishing giving that aromatic touch I am so used to.

I am handed a spoon and fork. "Mix the dish" I do as instructed, and immediately realize how firm, yet perfectly cooked the noodles are. How tender is the texture of the tuna. The sauce's cooled outer layer peeles apart to reveal a silky, light sauce. It mixes in and settles on everything; little blotches of orange adding dynamic to the little rose cubes and white noods.

I take my first bite. Oh my god. I close my eyes. What is happening? My clothes melt away. What is this flavor? My soul leaves my body. How is the tuna so soft?

What magical world have I been transported too? I am blinded by the flavor that just entered my existence. I am changed. I am in the Palate Pleasure Palace. A place the Gods built for themselves, for their own amusement and indulgence. Amazing.

I press the tuna against the roof of my mouth -- the noodles hold shape and form as the tuna literally disintegrates into a beautiful umami coat, covering and warming my tongue, the smooth, rich flavor of the sauce wrapping around like a warm, rich scarf.

Incredible. I let the flavors linger until I've calmed down and take another bite. I open my eyes. There is still so much more here! Can I relive that moment once more? Can I return to the Palate Pleasure Palace? I take another bite, and another. Every bite. The same experience. By the end of the dish I am full and in a state of ecstasy. It's a good thing I didn't bring a date, because the night ends here. Pure bliss.

Please, for the love of God, please take your tongue on a vacation here and order their...

The way we were treated here was extremely rude and unprofessional. We told them we were going to share two dishes and they brought us two of the first dish and one of the second dish and then charged us for the extra dish even after we asked during the meal if it was only one portion because it seemed kinda big and they confirmed yes it’s only one portion that they later denied. They failed to clarify that it was two portions, even though we specifically ordered only one portion. They confirmed our original assumption, then took back what they said after they charged us for it on the bill. They said we had eaten two, and should have let them know that they made a mistake. At the end, the extra portion was added, and turned the mistake on to us, when it was a clear error on their part. Moreover the way they spoke to us was extremely dismissing and very rude. They refused to own up to their mistake even when we said we would pay for the extra portion. However, it wasn’t the price but rather the tone in which they spoke to us.

To add on to it, I specifically ordered non alcoholic beer due to an allergy. Twice they put alcoholic beer in front of me, even though I had asked for a NA beer. It’s a shame because the food was quite good but the overall experience was overshadowed by way in which we were treated. We will not...

Overall bad experience. Whereas the noodles and thuna is very good, the service is very very poor and lacking experience. Waiters are constantly lurking to check if you finished your dish. You feel oppressed throughout the service (not one dish finished and already checking 4 of 5 times every 2min if you're done). Besides, when I called to book a table, no one told me the service would be 1h30 (we would have understood if warned beforehand and would have ordered less). In the end, after 5 dishes and a bottle of cava not finished, they put the bill without asking on the table and seconds later came with the credit card machine to push us out. We asked for plastic glasses to finish our cava outside but they denied it as they don't have any take away glasses. I had to chug my glass not to waste it. They then said that the next reservation was canceled and we had more time. I do not trust them as communication has been defaulted from the beginning. Only one dish stood out. We should have done what our dinner neighbor did : order one glass of wine, take the thuna/noodles, wait for time to pass and leave. She got it right. Would Only recommend to do it this way. Our over 100e bill was not justified. Worse...