2/5 Bryan K. 2 months ago on Google • 122 reviews New
This
was
overall
a
disappointing
dinner
experience.
Food
was
underwhelming
and
the
service
was
catastrophic.
I
do
not
recommend
this
unsophisticated
restaurant
for
anyone
who
enjoys
food.
THE
FOOD:
Generally
they
were
too
salty,
as
if
having
“sal”
in
the
restaurant’s
name
is
not
enough.
And
we
were
quite
surprised
as
a
seafood
restaurant,
some
of
the
ingredients
were
not
fresh.
Not
to
mention
the
flavor
and
seasoning
lacks
finesse.
Cebiche
a
la
leña:
This
was
the
better
dish
of
the
night.
It
has
a
dramatic
smoke
effect
and
the
waiter
pours
the
sauce
in
front
of
you.
It
is
creative
with
sautéed
shrimps
and
the
flavor
does
have
a
smoky
kick.
But
it
was
a
bit
too
salty
and
the
saltiness
overpowered
the
other
flavors.
It
was
a
pity
because
I
do
see
the
potential
of
this
dish.
Soap
verde
de
mariscos:
Things
started
to
get
worse
as
this
soup
was
more
salty
than
the
ceviche.
And
the
pepper
flavor
dominated
the
whole
dish,
as
a
result
the
overall
taste
became
reminiscent
of
instant
noodle
soup.
The
taste
lack
nuances
here.
But
the
true
letdown
was
the
advertised
6oz
mussels.
They
turned
out
to
be
just
2
tiny
mussels
and
sadly
they
were
not
fresh
at
all.
The
meat
was
powdery.
I
was
appalled.
Plancha
del
mar:
The
waiter
had
such
a
proud
smile
when
we
ordered
this.
It
looked
promising
when
it
arrived
with
all
the
sizzle.
However,
this
was
the
most
salty
dish
of
the
night,
even
the
tasteless
rice
that
came
with
it
could
not
save
the
dish.
I
didn’t
taste
the
sweetness
/
freshness
in
the
seafood.
In
comparison,
those
carelessly-cut
calamari
rings
didn’t
seem
like
an
issue
at
all.
THE
SERVICE:
The
service
started
with
being
careless.
When
things
accumulated
I
started
to
find
it
amusing
just
to
observe.
And
finally
the
service
escalated
to
being
annoying.
In
the
very
beginning
when
someone
from
the
kitchen
sent
us
the
tostada
and
sauce,
he
explained
in
details
the
ingredients
of
three
sauces
in
Spanish.
Our
Spanish
was
limited
but
we
still
appreciate
the
effort.
But
our
waiter
came
and
waved
this
guy
away
and
just
told
us
which
one
is
more
spicy.
After
this,
no
further
explanation
were
given
for
all
the
dishes.
The
meal
then
began
with
us
setting
our
table
by
ourselves,
which
was
no
big
deal.
After
ceviche
the
waiter
came
to
change
our
forks.
I
always
appreciate
changing
forks
and
knives
between
dishes,
but
the
waiter
was
so
clumsy.
He
found
he
had
the
wrong
cutlery
and
just
threw
what
he
had
on
our
table
first
and
left…
Things
became
amusing
when
the
soup
came.
Somehow
the
bowls
were
too
hot
for
the
waiter
to
handle
so
the
soup
came
to
our
table
in
an
emergency
fashion.
It
seemed
like
before
he
kindly
alerted
us,
he
had
already
wounded
by
it.
It’s
like
the
waiter
was
sabotaged
by
his
own
restaurant.
When
the
main
dish
came,
there
was
no
more
changing
cutlery
anymore.
And
then
something
unprecedented
happened:
instead
of
changing
a
new
plate,
the
waiter
cleared
the
shells
of
the
mussels
out
of
my
own
plate,
with
his
bare
hands…
like
he
came
up
with
this
brilliant
idea
in
an
emergency…
The
service
got
really
annoying
at
the
end
when
I
put
my
finger
on
the
credit
card
machine
(number
2)
to
politely
leave
a
10%
tip
(although
anything
less
than
that
wouldn’t
be
unfair),
the
waiter
went
faster
than
me
and
pressed
number
3
for
15%.
And
then
he
quickly
pressed
YES
to
proceed
the
transaction
while
I
was
apparently
in
the
middle
of
reading
what
the
credit
card
machine
said,
leaving
me
no
chance
to
revert.
The
waiter
was
most
competent
without
any
clumsiness
at
this
particular
moment
at
the
end.
Oh
well.
The
whole
experience
shows
the
management/owner
does
not
care
for
the
quality
of
the
food
nor
the
service.
No
proper
training
nor
consistency
not
to
mention
quality
control.
You
can
observe
the
carelessness
and
unsophistication
in
every
respect
of
this
restaurant.
Therefore
anyone
looking
for
good
food
and
consistent
dining
experience
is
suggested
to
stay
away
from
this
restaurant.
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