GASTROBAR TURIA — Restaurant in Valencia

I have given one star because of a rude waiter at the restaurant. I was staying at the Turia hotel for 3 days. One evening I went to the restaurant to have dinner, I saw an empty table and sat by waiting to be served. This waiter, a middle aged man perhaps in his 60s, approached me and started shouting, the table is for 4 people, he kept on yelling, that the restaurant was full and that there was no space for me. Meanwhile there were several unreserved seats which were empty. I felt so embarrassed because there were people seated around . I was too tired to leave for another restaurant, I decided to stay because as a tenant of the hotel, I am allowed to dine in the restaurant. This man later gave me a table but removed the new cutlery and napkins on the table to serve another person. He perceived that I wasn't going to order food or buy anything. I was so surprised at this unprofessional and cold behaviour. He later came to ask what I wanted, so I asked for the menu, that was when he realised that I might be staying in the hotel. He looked embarrassed and asked what food I wanted to order. It was my second time staying at the hotel and eating at the restaurant. I will never stay at the hotel again for my next trip to Spain. I confronted the waiter about his behaviour and he never apologised. I even made a complaint to the reception and all they said to me is that, " that man is always...

The 3.9 score is not very fair, at least towards the lunch service. The food was very surprising, fresh and tender as fat grilled octopus and a wonderfully balanced salmon tartare. The waiters were extremely attentive and we had a very lovely time. While the price is somewhat high for Valencia I did feel like I got my...

Después de haber comido en este establecimiento en 2 diferentes ocasiones, me quedo con la impresión de que tiene pretensiones que no se compadecen con la ausencia de esos detalles que hacen de la buena comida, que efectivamente brinda , una muy satisfactoria experiencia. Soy una persona sencilla. Si falta sal en mi mesa, me paro a buscarla, aunque, como en este caso, tenga que cruzar todo el local. Tampoco voy a expresar abiertamente una crítica, pero todos sabemos que en una mesa bien atendida no debe faltar ni sal ni aceite. Tampoco, cuando la presencia de comensales es escasa, debiera ser necesario ponerse a llamar a alguien del personal para recibir una copa más. Y, en interiores, es un gran pecado terminar lidiando con "familiares, inevitables golosas" para poder...