Asador El Porteño

I’m that kind of person who is never wasting time on writing negative reviews, but now I will. We booked a table in this restaurant for our last evening in Valencia as tourists. With the hope of, that it’ll be a memorable dinner for all of us. On the contrary, it was bad!

The day before, we wanted to have some good red wine on the terrace, but were ironically rejected by one of the ,,main” waiters or the boss, that this is no bar or a place to drink. I’ve personally checked their wine list and I can say, that s the only positive thing here. I can assure you, that our bill of 2-3 bottles of premium wine would’ve been profitable for them than other bills around. PS. : there were plenty of free tables on the terrace after 20:00.

Eventhough we were rejected, I have put all my ego aside and I ve decided to book a table for the day after.

5 of 6 people have ordered different kind of steaks (rib-eye, tenderloin) with different cooking prefferences (medium, medium-rare, cooked). As I am a steak lover and connoisseur I ve ordered myself a medium-rare rib-eye. I can not comprehend with this restaurants ranking in Valencia and it s reviews. This steak was THE WORST I’ve ever had in my life. It was raw and inedible. I’ve kindly asked the waiter to bring it back and fix the matter. They brought my steak back, fully cooked and it was the chewiest meat I’ve ever had. The whole family complained about the steak and it’s quality. We were all disappointed.

The young waiter had no fault and tried to be cool. I felt sorry for him for a moment, because even he knew, what awful mess he’s serving.

This message goes to the manager or the bosses: please improve the quality of food served, make freshness a priority and treat all your clients with respect! Be a high quality restaurant and not a tourists tavern!