El Timbre - Bar y Parrilla (por Arbona) — Restaurant in Valencia

The other day I took coffee here, asked if there was soy milk, the man at the bar said yes! I tried coffee - it was not soy milk, there was a lot of coffee and little milk, my stomach started hurting right away, I hadn’t drank ordinary milk for 20 years and I know the taste of soybean milk well !!! I asked if you made coffee from the wrong milk that I asked, I thought he was mistaken, what did the same man answer to me, it was soy !!! I sat back down, but I didn't drink coffee anymore! Then I decided to ask them to add more milk to me to see the packaging, he added milk from a paper disposable cup to me and said something under his breath! I realized that it was a DECEPTION! The person is so stupid that he does not understand the difference, he thinks that it is not visible! This is the first time in Valencia with me, a terrible attitude towards clients! And in New York I have never met such a person! We were waiting for friends, there were 6 of us, we wanted to have dinner, of course, I said that I would not eat here, we left and sat in a restaurant next to us, where they brought us what we asked for and did not make fools of us. Explain to your adult employee that if I drank this coffee and I felt bad, I would take it for to check and...

On vacation. Got into Valencia later than expected due to accident on road, we took maybe an hour longer than expected. Once settled we get a cab and ask him to please take us to nice place. He drives 10 + minutes as we pass many spots that looked ok. So we land at this place and the mini joker waiter tells me I need a chair not a table. It wasn’t his attempt at humor but it felt very condescending and he appeared annoyed that we weren’t local valencians. Then I ask him in Spanish if he could please bring us their most authentic tapas food. Two or 3 small plate. Well the little joker brings me a mini hamburger. A piece of bland chicken a a pizza square. So enough said about this guy he gave me an ex con vibe btw. So I hope you don’t stumble in this place and if you do run like hell. My review is...

Cafetería Bar esquinera en zona de oficinas. Nivel medio-bajo.

La plaza de Cánovas del Castillo tiene todo para ser felices: árboles, espacio, monumento, una gran librería muy cerquita (París Valencia) y una gran oferta de bares y restaurantes. “El timbre” se sale un poco del conjunto en negativo. Se trata de un bar-cafetería esquinero. Tiene terraza y espacio en el interior. A priori la decoración entra dentro de lo esperado, al igual que sus mesas altas y el movimiento natural de las personas… pero algo falla.

— Bonita introducción, pero ¿Nos vemos allí o no nos vemos? — Mejor buscar otro local. — ¿Qué es lo que falla? — El servicio es más bien distante. No se trata de que sean tan amables como en los locales consolidados de alrededor, pero “un poquito de por favor” ¿no?. — ¿Son caros? — Si, pero sin calidad — Y ¿Qué tal las tostadas? — Una “castaña”. Y mira que es difícil hacer una tostada con tomate mal hecha, pues… lo consiguen. Pan demasiado tostado, te ponen ellos el tomate, añaden demasiado aceite, te ponen la sal y tal vez un regusto a pimienta… vamos… un cero — ¿Cero patatero? — Si — ¿Algo más? —Sirven almuerzos y café gris. Sorprendentemente es un local con movimiento. Seguramente el resto de la carta será increíble ¿?.

Local en espacio de oficina. Ideal para despistes o sentarte con alguien cuando no hay más remedio. Servicio flojo, calidad floja y precio alto. No pedir ni tostadas ni...