Festinar — Restaurant in Valencia

Pizza came before the hummus and provolone cheese we ordered. No plates, no napkins, no utensils.

Hummus was delish. Pita was good until I found a hair in the dough, so I gave them the benefit of the doubt and just ate around it.. I kept checking the other pieces of pita to make sure there was no hair but yet another piece of hair was found in the SAME piece of pita!! Photos attached.

Provolone cheese was good. We had no clue how this would come prepared but it was melted provolone cheese with sautéed onions and it was served with toasted bread.

Pizza wasn’t bad for 2 euros, but we didn’t get the option to choose the toppings. We were just asked if we had any allergies. Ended up with an asparagus pie and I believe sausage (not jamon). Sorry forgot to take pics before we ate. They are super small. Personal size for a light app, 4 slices. About 6inch pie. Also the dough wasn’t strong enough to hold the cheese and toppings so most of the toppings just stayed on the plate.

The salad we ordered came with mixed greens, sunflower seeds, tomato, some kind of soft cheese, and pesto. We both had one bite each and put it aside because it was wayyyyy too salty.

Lastly we had some banana dessert. Not my cup of tea but my friend enjoyed it.

It’s a hit or miss kind of place but cheap and...

Visited 15/08/23. Interesting concept of pizza as a tapas, when you never know what toppings you going to get. In a way they are tasty, but the dough is actually thick and you eat a lot of dough and very little toppings, so you super full very quickly. Although we have even felt bloated a bit after, and kind of “heavy” for 2 people we have ordered 4 mini pizzas. I think mushrooms with cheese was my most favourite one. But we waited for any of staff attention to explain how the place works and they didn’t even look at as assuming we know. They just distribute the food to tables, which we don’t consider as a “service”. You order your food and drinks at the bar which we eventually find out, and luckily some lovely man offered to share a table. Cool look of the place, with the feeling from the 70-80s. If you a pizza lover, I would say go to a proper pizza place. If you on a tight budget and want to be full fast and have a decent snack with your beer, that’s your place. Overall nice place and the food was good. Just that feeling of… como on a proper pizza…or at least more toppings rather than just getting...

The food was great. However, be prepared to deal with a somewhat bittered and grumpy employee at the counter. I'm referring to the tall Spanish guy with glasses. While the rest of the team was wonderful, every question I asked him was met with sarcasm and an almost pissed-off attitude, as if I should already know the rules of the place, such as having to tell him the table number or how the pizza thing works at that place. Sorry dude for going there for the first time.

His manner of responding was neither courteous nor informative. It reached a point where I responded with sarcasm as well, and one of his colleagues had to step in because, despite both of us being native Spanish speakers, there was a clear lack of understanding. He clearly seemed frustrated and lacked people skills.

My advice to him: if you're tired of this job, look for something else, but don't ruin the experience for customers. I'm sure the owner wouldn't appreciate...