Marina Beach Club Restaurant

Yesterday we ate here with a large of friendsk. What a beautiful location like this on the beach! Music and general set-up of the place also very nice. We asked for a variety of starters, which had amongst them calamari and croquetas. A nice bite but nothing too special flavour-wise. As a main I ordered NY steak, my favourite! Unfortunately the steak was not seasoned and tough at most bites. Salt was served on the side, though, as well as fries and some green peppers. Overall: not a good impression. Now about the waiting staff. They were very friendly! Very willing and helpfull, although we did have enough bread at some point (wink). Later on the madam wrongly opened our bottle of cava, making it sprout all over. Stuff like that happens, but she poured the cava into our glasses from the very same bottle! That is not okay. We pay for the whole bottle, right? Later on we had a bunch of espresso martinis, which were more ‘light’ then traditional, having blocks of ice in and seemingly less alcohol, which I liked in these warm circumstances. As far as the lunch goes: What can I say? The location at the beach is both convenient and beautiful. The food though? Not very special, especially for a place that has a luxurious aura like this. We did have a nice time though at the lovely terrace. Later on at night we went out clubbing aft Marina beach club. What a nice atmosphere! Beautiful set up with the stage, DJ and lighting. Both young and perhaps older people were ready to go! Easy access to multiple bars as well as toilets. As I came from the beach that day, I was wearing swimming trunks and carrying a small bag. Luckily for me, I was allowed to change into my trousers at the restaurant and be ready to go! But my bag though, unfortunately, I was not allowed to stow it away anywhere, not even after asking multiple times, with multiple people. Actually, the staff was very unfriendly on this. I think I asked friendly to help me on this matter but I was never friendly received. Actually, the waiting staff and security were very unfriendly. Now I had to carry my bag with me all evening. After dancing a little bit more carrying my bag with me I tried one last time and asked to get my bag stowed away somewhere. What happened? I was thrown out by the security. What the …? I was absolutely blown away by this, in a negative way. Now, what should I say about the place? It’s at a nice location and it has a nice vibe. The service I had been getting all day though? Mostly negative, especially at night. And again I say, blown away in a negative way. Having perhaps the best location in Valencia for a restaurant, that is the only thing making it nice in the end. For the rest it kind of s*cks. Better luck next time!