Santiago's Tapas Cardiff

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   tony

   VIP

   London

   5 reviews

   4.0

   5 reviews

   Dined on 21 December 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Good value tapas. Gluten free selection too. Service was excellent and wine list was also good value.
   

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   Ruta

   Bath

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined on 18 December 2024

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 2

   The meal was subpar; the food tasted as though it had been microwaved. The Spanish omelet was dry and lacked flavor, while the paella was soggy, and the chorizo was dry in places, further suggesting microwaving, which is surprising given the open kitchen. The prawns in mushrooms were swimming in old oil; £8.80 for four small prawns and thinly sliced mushrooms in a hot bowl of oil is exorbitant. The overall pricing was excessive, and while the dishes purported to have a Spanish influence, they lacked authentic Spanish taste and presentation. We will not return.
   

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   Lewis

   Nottingham

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined on 14 December 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 4

   Food was fantastic really nice but the service was poor
   

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   Eleri

   South Wales

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 13 December 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Been to Santiago’s at least 6 times and never had a bad meal once service is fast efficient and delicious. The setting also great only thing I can think of is maybe add more dishes options to the Tapas menu other than that it always outstanding.
   

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   Robert

   London

   2 reviews

   4.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on 23 November 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 3

   Staff were friendly and helpful Service very prompt and efficient. Food generally hot and tasty.
   

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   Kathy -Jack

   Pinehurst

   59 reviews

   5.0

   59 reviews

   Dined on 19 November 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 2

   Very good paella, of course it takes a while to prepare, but worth it.
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   South Wales

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on 10 November 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Food served quickly, all fresh & tasty. Brilliant service , will be back next Sunday for the Rugby 🏉
   

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   Louise

   Manchester

   2 reviews

   3.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on 3 November 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 2

   We’ve ate there previously and the quality of the food was much better. We felt that the food didn’t taste authentically Spanish and the quality of the ingredients wasn’t as good as before. It wasn’t a bad meal but it certainly wasn’t the best tapas in Cardiff.
   

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   Lynda

   West Wales

   2 reviews

   2.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on 25 October 2024

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   The service was lovely and that was about all. We ordered our mains but the first 2 try’s were told they didn’t have it. The Iberia pork was like overcooked greasy gammon and so called bravas potato were small potatoes cooked as chips, nothing spicy about them. I was having a monthly catch up with my son where we try somewhere different each time unless we have an exceptional experience. We won’t be trying this again.
   

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    Kay

    South Wales

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on 22 October 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    Food was freshly cooked and hot , extremely tasty , very good gluten-free options, the only criticism is no gluten-free bread available, this would definitely enhance the meal and would be easy to provide
    

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