Terranova | Plaza Cánovas — Restaurant in Valencia

I’m leaving two stars for a few reasons: the food I’d rate a 3.5. It’s not as bad as a tourist trap, but it’s not something I’d expect given the 4.7 rating. A bit above average tourist trap quality, which is usually bad… they ask you to leave a review at the end. This is probably why they have such high reviews. the special foods like the pistachio pizza are super bland the special cheese tagliatelle is decent, but again kinda bland. The cheese was great. The pasta didn’t seem good or super fresh. I ordered extra bacon for it but it wasn’t nice either carpaccio meh burrata was decent focaccia was laughable. Just plain bread

That being said, I left a 20% tip because the service was good. It was very fast and attentive. The place was empty though

In general for a cheap tourist trap this is good. For anything else - it’s not. I know better places in the city for the same price. I was simply expecting more from something that isn’t and so I’m sharing...

Food Quality: the soufflé was nice but nothing special. The tagliatelle in the parmesan was nothing special either. Was expecting a tastier pasta dish and was highly disappointed. I have had much better parmesan pasta in other locations.

Portions: for the price, i would have at least expected a bigger portion.

Drinks: regular options

Price: $$-$$$ a bit expensive for the quality and quantity of the dishes.

Service: the server was very friendly, but i dont think the process for the past dish is clear. Forgot many things that should be ready to serve so that it doesnt get cold. In the end pasta was cold and we waited for a few minutes for the promised pepper and decided to give up as the food was already getting colder.

Atmosphere: convenient location, but very weird setup. We were sent to the back of the restaurant even though it was half empty.

Highlights: nothing special to report

Things to improve: pasta dish needs many improvements.

Payment...

We ate here tonight for the first time and were very happy to see cheese wheel pasta on the menu. We had the burrata, the goat cheese salad, and the cheese wheel pasta, and everything was excellent. Miguel was an excellent waiter and treated us very well. We are at the end of our three month visit to Valencia; otherwise, I would definitely come here again.

One thing I would like to add is that the cheese wheel pasta, though delicious, would be even better with the addition of some truffle oil (and/or some truffles). We recently returned to Spain from a short trip to Florence, where we also had cheese wheel pasta. The version in Florence was made with truffle oil and then topped with shaved truffles and was so amazing. Again, everything here is excellent, but truffles would make something that is already excellent,...