Viva Madrid

Service was great! We sat at the bar and got our drinks quickly. Drinks were delicious.We ordered a variety of different tapas. However, one after the other we began to notice the quality and taste was average. We also ordered the paella and it was also disappointing unfortunately. No crust at the bottom but there was a good amount of seafood.

Love their tapas! Great way to try different dishes in one visit. Highly recommend the sangria! The decorations are beautiful, and the whole place gives an authentic Spanish atmosphere.

We had a good meal of tapas here. We came by on a Saturday afternoon and were quoted a 25min walk. She was right on and we got a text at 5:10. The food came out quick and the server was super friendly. We got a half liter of the sangria which was a great value, getting us each 2 glasses. We had patatas bravas, melon and serrano, steak in white wine sauce, mushrooms in garlic, chicken empanada, pan con tomate, and bacon wrapped dates and all were good. The ambiance of this place is cute!

Hospitality and vibe is great. Very tight seating inside but in a good way. Prices and portions are fair. Mocktails were weak. No garnishes or color or anything notable about them to justify the price. The tapas were good and interesting, except the cheese/strawberry dish which was served missing the fresh mint. What brings everything down is the paella. The meat was too dry and there was zero evidence of any saffron in the dish. Very flavorless. Still, one of the more interesting restaurants in Claremont.

Sorry to say, but it's a big no. Almost everything was reheated, and it didn't seem neither cooked the same day of our visit. The patatas bravas were saggy, and the shrimps (the gambas con tocino) were hard as if heated and reheated twenty times. The mussels were chewy in a bowl of marinara sauce (no please) and the croquetas de pescado were a sort of mousse inside, no fish taste at all. The rest of the tapas were without guts and without glory (gazpacho, tortilla and the octopus). The service was not really good. The only positive thing is that it is very nice inside, nice decorations and atmosphere. What a disappointment!