Bad service. Small portions. Poor seating options.

Joined: Jun 26, 2006
Posts: 18
Review of [CLOSED] Carmen
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Had lunch here today.

I admit I'm not very experienced with Spanish food but after spending over 200 yuan here and ordering numerous dishes my dining companion and I left bored, irritated and still hungry despite the fact we weren't starving to begin with.

Bored because of the slow, forgetful service. Irritated because a Spanish guy was pacing through the restaurant the entire time we were there, shouting into his mobile phone, and still hungry because of the miniscule portions.

The service is very slow, with only one waiter working the whole restaurant and one guy who doesn't take orders but just brings out food/drinks.

Small portions, for example three tiny meatballs for 30 yuan. I know these are "tapas" dishes but we ordered a few of them and a salad. The salad was ok, it had chicken, a little cheese and leafy greens with an olive oil pesto-type dressing.

Asahi on draft for 24 yuan for a single (not a pint).

Seating is cafeteria style with just rows of benches and chairs, no booths, no privacy. The Spanish group we were unfortunately seated next to (featuring mobile phone guy) were loud and stared at us constantly as we ate.

Not a good place for lunch. Maybe for drinks and snacks or something at night when the band is playing and you aren't hungry.