La Vendimia - Brighton and Hove

My family had a wonderful dinner at this restaurant. The food was delicious and the service was very friendly. I would highly recommend it. It's surprising that it was so empty, especially since two other restaurants turned us away because they were full. We initially thought it was a new restaurant or that people typically go for tapas later in the evening, but both assumptions proved to be incorrect.

Had a quiet meal and bottle of wine with a friend here and it as surprised it was practically empty. Had the best Tapas I have ever tasted. The host was charming and informative. I would particularly recommend the Chorizo and the goats cheese in honey.

The choice was from 6 starter and 4 main courses and includes a glass of wine or a beer. We chose a generous portion of lentil and pork stew (starter) risotto and seafood paella for our main. The kitchen closes at 2.30.

As we walked in, there was bread and dips on the bar right in front of us. I naively thought those were some sort of welcome treats and I helped myself to a half slice of chewy bread, only to be told off by a waitress I find her name is Maria) who looked at me as if I had just brought communism into the country. Then her colleague came, they spoke in Spanish to each other and I was told off again by him as well. All that DESPITE having apologised for the inconvenience and having offered to pay for the whole dish. Being made to feel very embarrassed and awkward, we went to a table where we asked for the remaining bread from which I had half of slice to be toasted, that seemed to be a massive issue. Yes, it was an issue to toast some bread. Having made a point about the service and the friendliness and general atmosphere of the place no music or atmosphere whatsoever), now the food was dreadful. Not being byast, but it was literally Tesco ready meals quality at triple prices. The Seafood paella was made with frozen seafood. Shame on you!!! It’s a Spanish restaurant by the seaside. Definitely never coming back. Rude!!

I went to this restaurant with five friends for a quick dinner. I requested a tortilla, but the waiter informed me that they only had two servings left and my table had already ordered them. I asked if they could make a fresh one for me, but he said they only make them in batches of four and they were closing until Tuesday with doubts of selling any more. I had dined there months before without any issues, but this waiter lacked customer service skills. I ultimately left my friends behind after he berated me for not telling him it was okay. All I wanted was a tortilla.