L`esquina — Restaurant in Basel

Food was actually pretty good. I came with a party of 8 and at the end of the meal we decided to split the bill. We each go one by one to the counter and pay for our orders. I was the last one to pay but there was my order and an extra drink. I said I didn't buy that drink and that I can ask my friends waiting outside if one of them forgot to pay for their drink. She told me that it was fine and not to worry about it. I though to myself it was very kind of her. I said I can pay for it and my friend will no doubt reimburse me anyway. But she insisted not to worry. However when I paid, the card machine showed the full price, including the drink. Moreover after I paid she didn't offer the receipt and even after I gestured with my hand...nothing. I didn't say anything. I went out to join my friends, the guy who forgot to pay for the drink just gave me the cash as I predicted. I really wouldn't have mind asking them or even paying for myself but the fact that they tried to cheat me rubbed me the wrong way. Will not...

I am spanish and I did not have high expectations before going there but I have to say that the result was quite good. I went with a group of friends for dinner and we took the "Tapas gemischt". The food was quite good but the amount was even too much for dinner. I will recomend not to take 1 per person. The octopus was super tasty and croquetas quite good. On the other hand albondigas were not good, too dry. We also asked for some tintos de verano and they were not good (the wine seem to be not really good and too much amount of it). But apart from those details, the average was quite good. I would...

The food is good, but the tortilla española is not the traditional, it is literally an omelet with potatoes. I feel the idea of the restaurant is a "modern/mix" spanish cuisine, but it is something they dont communicate clearly. For example there is a dish: gambas con aguacate (prawns with avocado) that is not bad, but Spanish cuisine is already tasty and extremely diverse, you don't need to include avocado to add flavors. I would go back but with a different mentality, not the idea of eating traditional tapas or...