Paella House & Wine Bar by El Tapeo — Restaurant in Khlong Tan Subdistrict

I want to start by saying that I love Spanish food. I have fond memories of it from when I was young and visited Barcelona, where I had the best paella of my life. Despite it being decades ago, I can still remember the incredible taste of it. There are very few Spanish restaurants around compared to Italian, Japanese, Chinese, etc., and I was very excited when I came across an ad for this restaurant on Facebook while scrolling. I remember seeing a photo of the Spanish ambassador to Thailand giving the chef of Paella House an award, which made me want to visit even more! Yesterday, I finally managed to visit and it was a horrible experience. The place is small, and the selfish customers nearby were talking and laughing extremely loudly. I could hear their conversations crystal clear. No one bothered to tell them to lower their voices. When the paella arrived, I was ready to forget and forgive all that and re-experience that incredible taste in my memories. However, it didn't go that way. The rice was dry, hard and stuck on the pan. The seafood smelled and tasted bad. It wasn't fresh at all. I spent 1000 baht for that. I hope whoever is reading doesn't misunderstand this for a hateful comment. I went there with the best of intentions and left incredibly disappointed. I felt ripped off as I had very high expectations. I am very confused and wonder how this restaurant could get an award by the Spanish ambassador. This paella was nothing like the one I had...

Spanish food is often valued by the quality of the "materias primas" or fresh seasonal products, selected from the best fish, meat, and vegetable markets, where the food simply attains perfection and is accompanied by well-chosen wines and fresh beers. Paella is a restaurant that puts materials primas or excellent quality ingredients center stage, highlighting flavor above all else. The dishes are regional Spanish classics, simple and honest dishes that allow you to appreciate the quality of the ingredients. The cuisine is primarily from Catalonia and the Levante. The tapas are the real deal with perfectly seasoned and marinated boquerones (fresh anchovy fillets which are marinated in vinegar and olive oil, and seasoned with garlic and parsley), chistorras (little fast cured sausages from Aragon, the Basque Country and Navarre) skewered with a potato and a pimiento de padron. Dishes like these are typical Spanish tapas and Paella House gets it right. It is unusual to find an overseas Spanish restaurant serving authentic ingredients done so well. The lamb chops (chuletitas de cordero) are mild and very good and the paella is just what you might receive in a quality restaurant in Valencia, Alicante, Murcia, or Catalonia. Well done Paella House. Now add cuajada con miel to the desert list and I will be...

I would say it’s way too expensive. Sure it’s a bit crunchy and a little bit better than normal fried rice. You might even say it’s twice as good, i’ve had good fried rice for 70 baht so then the price should be ฿140 if it was twice as much, but with service and tax it’s almost 1200, which is over 17 times more or 1,614% more expensive, so it better have some gold and diamonds in there. When you go to a restaurant and order a dish that’s quite expensive. It really should be much, much better. If it’s a steak or lobster or something yeah of course those things are expensive but just a rice dish that’s vegetarian. Way too expensive. And when you actually scoop it out and realize it’s not even a very big portion. We also got the potatoes which were crispy on the outside and soft on the inside and the sauce was very yummy. We were the only customers there so it was nice and quiet. The chairs didn’t look very comfortable and I don’t think they have parking. I would’ve liked the bench to be...