Solea Restaurant & Tapas Bar

Honest review: I went here a couple weeks ago and met a friend for dinner, We ordered about 4 different tapas dishes and drinks. The service was not good and disappointing. We ordered a second round of tapas and we were waiting about 20 minutes. After waiting 20 minutes for our second order, the server came over and told us that he forgot what we ordered. After waiting and when we got our second order with the tostadas, it was cold and were weren't a fan of it. The hostess/ manager came over to ask us how we like it. We were honest and told her that we didn't like the tostadas and she said that she can have the server take it off our bill. We unfortunately had a disappointing experience. About a week later I decided to call the resturant to talk to the manager to give them feedback. The manager did listen to my feedback and was open to it. I was told again by the manager that I could be reimbursed for the dish and I gave them my name and card info. I was hopeful and patient for the reimbursement to show up on my card. I waited for the reimbursement to show up on my card and I never got the reimbursement. I will not be coming back to this resturant and there are other tapas restaurants I rather go to. I would not recommend based on the service. Thumbs down.

Really nice service last night. A good quiet place to hang out, grab some food and watch Champions League on my iPad early on a Wednesday night.

I got tapas and enjoyed the patates braves the spicy cauliflower and beans and rice.

Inviting, spacious dining rooms.
Great menu with a variety of veggie, seafood, and meat choices. Quality ingredients.
Friendly and efficient service.

But... all the food that should've been served hot was lukewarm at best.

Great service and very good food. The lamb meatballs were a highlight for me, but everything was delicious from sangria (I'm picky) to chocolate lava cake. Standout: mussels. Very much recommend

A favorite restaurant to celebrate a birthday in our family. The atmosphere is festive. Tables spread out just enough that you can easily talk. Half circle booths are always fun and the decorations are casual and pretty. Our meal is always centered around a large platter of paella full of sausage, shrimp, mussels and of course saffron rice. It's delicious. I almost wish there was a greater rice to other ingredient ratio (I love rice). Along with the paella we usually get about 5 tapas plates for 4 people. My absolute favorite item is their Camarones a la plancha- sizzling shrimp in garlic oil. We often order two. The albondigas de Cordero, lamb meat balls, is in a creamy sauce with a strong (but great) lamb flavor. Since you have to eat some veggies we got the Brussels sprouts- a very easy way to get some green in as they were quite tasty. For dessert the flan was good, nothing special, just good creamy flan but the churros were especially good with crunch outsides and a soft inside, accompanied by a dish of dark chocolate sauce for dipping. Solea has been consistently good over the many years we've eaten there.

so delicious! first time eating here and got the lamb chomps and seafood paella! the white sangria was amazing, had two whole pitchers!

Solid 3.5 restaurant had just opened an hour before we got there for lunch so there was plenty of seats to choose from. Our waitress was sweet and although she was the only server on the floor, she got to every table without missing a beat.

Everything was seasoned nicely and portions were perfect for the price and to share. The only thing I had to send back was the shrimp in garlic sauce... I'm fairly familiar with traditional tapas and shrimp in garlic sauce is usually flavorful and packed with garlicky goodness. Their version wasn't even sauteed, just swimming in oil and the garlic didn't even look like they tried to date it one bit. Took a flan to go and that was delicious as well. Definitely a solid spot to stop in for a good meal.

Came back here recently to give the place a second chance, and the service and food have just gone downhill. Don't come here if you want to eat warm food and have decent customer service.

We came on a Friday night and got seated pretty quickly! The host outside was very friendly and sat us at a nice table facing the windows. This is the only reason I am giving them two stars instead of one.

Within 5 minutes of sitting down, the busser dropped a glass where my friend was seated. Only the busser gave a mumbled apology and neither the server, busser, nor the manager, came to ask if my friend was okay. This should've been our first sign to leave.

The customer service was then horrible. Our waitress, Veronica (actually, the same waitress I had last time I was here), judged us for not ordering 3-4 tapas PER A PERSON and rolled her eyes when doing so. I've been here before and I know that for our party of 2-3 people, 3-4 tapas for the WHOLE TABLE is more than enough. She just stood there when we were done ordering our tapas without saying a word. The restaurant ambiance wasn't too loud, but unsurprisingly, our entire party couldn't hear a single word she was saying (this is the second time this has happened with this specific waitress). She looked as if she did not want to be there and didn't want to serve us. The two tables next to us also had a similar experience, where they were sat down and neglected for 20 minutes before the waitress tended to them. This horrible customer service and attitude should've been our second sign to leave.

Once we got our food, (about 20 minutes after we ordered), our food was all cold to lukewarm at its best. We got the Patatas Bravas, Tortilla Espanola, and Queso de Cabra Montañes (Baked Goat Cheese in Tomato Basil Sauce).

The Patatas Bravas were not crispy at all and were drenched in hot sauce. The only thing hot about this dish was the fact that the sauce was a little bit spicy. The potatoes were cold and there was minimal garlic aioli.

The Tortilla Espanola is supposed to be at room temperature, but we should have sent this dish back. It was so bland, dense, and dry. We didn't finish this dish as it killed my party's appetite.

The only okay thing we had was the Queso de Cabra Montañes. The flavor was okay, but for the amount of sauce you get, 4 small pieces of bread were not enough. Considering this is "baked" goat cheese, my impression was that they microwaved a slab of goat cheese that sat drenched in tomato sauce.

We wanted to get more bread, but I remembered that this place charges you extra for bread. I have never been to a tapas place that charges $2.00 extra for 4 slices of small, stale bread. What a joke.

When we were done with our meal, we waited over 30 minutes for our waitress to come to our table so we could pay for our food. We spent more time waiting for our waitress to come to us than eating. She wasn't even in the dining room area, so it's not like we could've flagged her down. At this point, we were debating on walking out to see the host and paying with them instead of the waitress. I understand that it was a busy night, but it shouldn't have been so busy that we waited over half an hour to pay for the food.

Overall, the customer service (minus the host) and the food was horrible. My party and I were incredibly annoyed the entire time we were here. I won't be coming back here any time soon, and recommend that you don't either.

Have frequented this place many years. Service is always excellent. Many of the favorite food items are the same, but there has definitely been a slip in quality. We went for lunch and it wasn't crowded. Most dishes were Luke warm. It's expensive so we fairly expect more. I would rather wait for warm - to order food and take our time then have something slightly more than a fast food experience. Some of the diarrhea skimpy on sauces that make them special-- just seems like quality of food and prep has gone way down - too bad

This is always the best place to kick back and share sangria and eat tasty tapas. I have my favorite like shrimp in evoo with garlic, the duck leg in berries, and anything you like to see.