La Viña Tapas Bar & Restaurant — Restaurant in London

I usually don’t leave reviews, but after my experience at this restaurant, I felt like I had to. This is a late review, but the experience was so bad that I still remember it clearly.

First, the food was absolutely terrible. The albondigas tasted like canned dog food and left a horrible aftertaste in my mouth. Everything else I tried was no better. it all had that artificial, tin-like taste, as if it came straight out of a can.

I understand that the restaurant was busy and seemed short staffed, but what really bothered me was how the manager was treating the employees. Instead of helping or boosting morale, she was belittling and yelling at them. The staff was already overwhelmed, and they didn’t deserve to be treated that way.

To top it all off, another customer mentioned that this place has a mice problem and even showed me pictures of mice running around inside the restaurant. That was the final straw.

I would never recommend this place to anyone. If the food doesn’t make you sick, the environment...

Lovely Spanish tapas place in the heart of Leadenhall market. Some of the reviews here are a little old so my take on this is a little more updated. The service was quite good but could have been better. However the waiter was quick with most of the food and drinks and got the large order for 7 people spot on. The food itself was cooked well and there were no complaints on the table about the quality. The paella was good and everyone on the table rejected the same comment. Lots of sea food, chicken and some chorizo for flavour but not too much. The decor in the venue was nice and wooded throughout with Spanish theme. The atmosphere was quite good and busy (which is good) all tables Wed full by 2pm. Although the noise level was a little loud but I'm find with this so long as its not dead quiet. Overall I'm quite impressed and will return to try the rest of the tapas and...

Cozy little restaurant in a beautiful location with good decor. 4 stars for atmosphere only because it was EMPTY and felt a little off bc of that. We were literally the only customers there for our entire meal. That said, tapas were fantastic. Each dish was super tasty and many were very unique. Unfortunately, one star for service. Our server was uncomfortably quiet. He answered questions with terse responses and offered no small talk. I can't mention him by name because he didn't introduce himself. He forgot to ring our water up and had to correct our cheque after bringing it to the table to add it. Overall, he made our experience much worse. We were uncomfortable due to the combination of his unfriendliness and the empty restaurant. Maybe with a different server on a different day this would have been a five...