Bodega 18 — Restaurant in England

We've been to Bodega 18 a few times now and our experiences have been consistently positive. The staff are very helpful, without being intrusive, and the atmosphere is relaxed. The menu isn't extensive but there's a decent range of meat, fish and vegetarian options (although if you don't eat meat or fish at all you're likely to be disappointed).

For our last meal we paired a nice white Rioja with meatballs, cannelloni, sardines and calamari. On the side we enjoyed patatas bravas, aubergine and bread with olives. The last one was surprisingly good (with fresh, warm bread) and all of the dishes were tasty. We did also try the fried prawns which were less successful and maybe frying isn't a forte of Bodega 18?

As other reviewers have noted the restaurant is on the expensive side with prices more typical of London. For four people, with a bottle of wine and a cocktail, the total was £150 without the service charge. So definitely not a cheap meal out but nevertheless it made a nice change from...

Disappointed in the range of options.. all allergens marked so obviously aware but that left almost nothing I could eat as almost all the meat and fish and other dishes have dairy in them. There were literally no dairy free deserts.. ! Staff seemed completely disinterested and just laughed when I asked. I should have realised as they cancelled my friends booking when they enquired about vegan options. Used to go to this restaurant regularly under previous ownership where attention to detail and service was fantastic from greeting to options.. just a few small tweeks in the menu and the way staff respond and it would be great.Tapas restaurants are normally great for dietary differences as so much choice but this one seems unaware despite...

It's a decent restaurant that serves some resonable dishes at reasonable prices. There were no dishes that I would say were particularly amazing but also none which I disliked. The best dish we had was the Pollock. The dressing and the meat on the soft shell crab were lovely but we ate the soft shell as they said it was edible and in hindsight I think it would be better without the shell. I would strongly recommend the raspberry mojito cocktail- it was excellent.

The servers were very friendly and were happy to answer a couple of questions I had (about the cocktails and the music playlist). The restaurant is nicely decorated and has a good vibe- the excellent playlist...