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El Borne

Restaurant Bar Tapas bar Tapas restaurant

One of the Worst Reviewed Restaurants in Utrecht


Address

Oudegracht aan de Werf 127, 3511 AL Utrecht, Netherlands

Website

www.elborne.nl

Contact

+31 30 662 6674

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

2.30 (536 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Saturday: 4 to 10:30 pm
  • Sunday: 4 to 10:30 pm
  • Monday: (New Year's Day), 4 to 10:30 pm, Hours might differ
  • Tuesday: 4 to 10:30 pm
  • Wednesday: 4 to 10:30 pm
  • Thursday: 4 to 10:30 pm
  • Friday: 4 to 10:30 pm

Featured Reviews


Reviews are sorted by relevance, prioritizing the most helpful and insightful feedback at the top for easier reference.
  • 1/5 Maria del Mar Tejada L. 2 years ago on Google
    Food wasn't good at all. Service OK-ish. Ordered Spanish tortilla and got a little plate with some potatoes, peppers and and egg on top (photo below) .. Coming hot from the oven... What??? After telling them twice, the replies were pretty much "I don't know what is tortilla or I did not cook it myself". And 6 euros for that. The Patatas bravas were bravely boiled instead of fried 🤦‍♀️ basics cannot be done.. I sat there bec of the location.. Shame I did not check Google reviews earlier! Just don't order in here... I am Spanish by the way.
    11 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Josef �. 1 year ago on Google
    I do not normally write a lot of negative feedbacks, but we came to this restaurant in order to enjoy a good restaurant located in the middle of Utrecht City Centre, but this place made me very triggered. We started by ordering drinks, we got a very expensive bottle of wine that was very warm, after returning this wine back we found out that the bottle costs normally 2€ and they were selling it for 35€… On top of it we waited for at least an hour to get a meal… 35 mins to get a starter. The meal did not taste too bad, but the manager charged us for an extra meal and was arguing that we ordered that meal. Overall, this was the worst restaurant that we have ever been to! Do not come here!
    8 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 P 1 year ago on Google
    The food was awful and overpriced. I never complain about service but in this case they did absolutely nothing to make us feel welcome. This is obviously a tourist trap that relies on spending as little as possible to squeeze as much money as they can from clueless visitors. You'd be better served going to McDonalds so at least you know what you get.
    7 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Sarah B. 1 year ago on Google
    Do not go here! I ordered ‘assorted fish skewers’ which cost €11, it turned out to be half salmon fillet in some sauce. When I questioned why it wasn’t skewers they said it was an ‘incorrect translation’. I also ordered mushrooms in garlic oil that were mediocre at best, definitely not €7.50 worth. My partner had a salad that was ok, however the plate was dirty. We were seated directly over a drain, on a 30deg angle and a bucket was hanging directly above my partner’s head to catch drips from the street drain above! When we questioned paying €11 for a tiny bit of salmon they simply said ‘that’s the price.’ Overpriced, grubby and rude sums it up.
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Ady Dragos R. 1 year ago on Google
    They tryed to scam us 2 times: the mix of meats and veggies says is a portion for 2 people, but then you need to pay 2 times the price on in. The owner them started to fake that his credit card reader was broken so he wanted cash. The meat was dry and disgusting and the vegetables old and smelly don't come back
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Dayane R. 3 years ago on Google
    The restaurant is perfect and if I had read the reviews here before going, I probably wouldn't have gone to this incredible place. The chairs are very comfortable, I drank great sangria, the service was excellent with the waiters, I ate the best paella of my life (I ordered the meatless option, only seafood and vegetables), the churros were delicious too! Beautiful, delicious food, fair price and I will definitely recommend it to many people
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Steffen N. 8 months ago on Google
    Food is not worth the prices at all and it’s not a clean place. You sit next to the channel, that’s really nice
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Moe H. 1 year ago on Google
    Rude staff. Certainly won't suggest it. We went there with a child who was eating an ice-cream, we wanted to sit there for a drink, but the staff told us to leave because of the child having an ice-cream bought from another place. There food quality has really poor reviews, so I really don't know why they're still up and running 🤷🏻‍♂️ they need to make serious changes in staff and quality
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Marius D. 1 year ago on Google
    Incredibly expensive for what you get. Waited more than an hour for our food. I complained but they just shrugged their shoulders. Terrible service. Below average food. Small portions. You should expect to be hungry afterwards. And angry.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Tim K. 1 year ago on Google
    Disappointed I didn’t check reviews before eating here… staff were quite nice but service was very slow, food was over priced and not very good! Then we were told we could not use a debit card - at the end of our meal, not before ordering. We actually had to stop for a snack on the way home!!!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Melina Z. 9 months ago on Google
    I was very disappointed about the tapas here, the cheese was old, the spanse potato omelette was dry and tasted like a fridge. And expensive too! The location was good.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Giorgos T. 1 year ago on Google
    They were very unfriendly and forced us to order multiple dishes per person. Food quality wad just okay, but very expensive.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Spaci T. 1 year ago on Google
    Food was garbage, and the service was rude. After we spent €40 per person on what were supposed to be tapas - but were really just microwaved junk - we ended up at the McDonalds across the street afterwards because the portions were just tiny.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Rayn H. 5 years ago on Google
    Good place to have a romantic lunch/dinner. The service is good 10-15 min wait time. Staff are friendly The prices are not the lowest, but its normal for Utrecht centre


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Amenities


  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Spirits
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Late-night food
  • Accessibility
    • ✗ Wheelchair-accessible seating
    • ✗ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✗ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✗ Delivery
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating

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