Cocolinda — Restaurant in Valencia

I live close by, needless to say, I go here sometimes. This is my third time here. Before today, I didn't find the need to review this place because, honestly, the food is just mediocre. Good place to get a drink , have some Spanish tapas on their menu, and the burgers are good. Having said that , today we were in a mood for something exotic. My daughter ordered the rice with Thai curry, and I ordered the Indian style beef dish. Thai curry with shrimp and rice was just a bowl of rice , coconut milk, and some boiled shrimp. No flavor. It was still edible. By then, I had lost hope for mine. It arrives with much pomp and flair. Let me describe this dish. Two ( apparently frozen from the asian store ) parathas , two small dry puris( no idea how they contributed to the platter), and a bowl of chopped Cilantro (like seriously ).On another plate was sliced beef with a coconut cream sauce and some pineapple salsa or whatever they wanted to call it. I was completely appalled by the dish. As an Indian myself, I felt this was a complete misrepresentation of Indian food . I was offended and angry, but most of all, I didn't know how to eat it. Wrap the beef in the parathas with the salsa , or eat it separately... completely clueless !!!

I called the waitress and asked her to ask the chef, how , I was supposed to eat this Indian dish. She came back saying this is not an Indian dish but an Indian inspired one. Still, for the life of me , I had to no clue how to eat it. I would beg for them to take this off the menu. Thank you for poorly trying Indian inspired dishes, but no thanks, because this was complete nonsense. If you are here... go for the burgers...

Terrible service. We waited 10 minutes to ask for the wifi password (we didn't have internet) to scan the code from the menu. The waitress couldn't remember the password and just left! Didn't check with colleagues, nothing! As a result, it turned out that she named the correct password, but entered it into the wrong network (we found out this ourselves). We scanned the menu, made a choice.

She then disappeared somewhere and we were able to call her only after 10-15 minutes! When we started make an order, we named an item that was not more available. She told this, turned around and left without even listening to the end! There were two of us, and obviously we wanted to order something other than one drink. After 10 minutes we lost patience and left. At the exit, we saw how she cleaned and moved the tables, although they were free and clean ones, and she had visitors who tried to order for...

The lunch and dinner menu deal is a good option, but the entrées both me and my husband had were just ok. The appetizers were delicious, and so were the desserts. The shrimp croquettes were very soft and tasty, and the nem rolls were crunchy and fresh. Both the banoffee and carrot cake were creamy and tasty. But the vegan option of the teriyaki chicken and the veal steak skewers, we were not impressed with. The vegan option was ok, but not much flavor to it, and the rice was drenched in the teriyaki sauce, which was a bit on the sweet side. Maybe there are better options, but for vegans both other options have an extra charge. And I’m not sure what the difference in size is if you order from the a la carte menu. The decor inside is super cute and the server was friendly. Also I do appreciate they have a high chair and a kids menu, although overpriced for my not...