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Paella Marinera | Lobster Seafood and Saffron Rice - Papa's Tapas - Delray Beach, Delray Beach, FL

Papa's Tapas - Delray Beach

4.6
4.6
63 Reviews
$30 and under
Tapas / Small Plates

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2 people
7:00 p.m.
Booked 18 times today
Experiences are available.
  • Neighbourhood gem
  • Good for special occasions
  • Great for happy hour
Hi family, friends, customers, and community! 🇪🇸
We're Papa's Tapas—a proud fixture of Delray Beach's Atlantic Ave for nearly 15 incredible years. Our local family restaurant will bring you back to Old World Spain with tapas & dinner menus featuring proprietary recipes that have been passed down for generations.
Our Executive Chef, Cristobal 'Papa' Parra has crafted a menu that celebrates authentic Spanish flavors—from savory Tapas & Signature Sangrias to delicious Paellas & refreshing cocktails. Papa's Tapas offers a charming Spanish dining experience for our guests to enjoy sharing tapas with their friends & loved ones.

For over 30 years, Papa has owned and cooked in many restaurants throughout South Florida, creating a community of patrons that enjoy his recipes and the atmosphere that surrounds him.

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Tapas / Small Plates, Spanish
  • Hours of Operation
    Sun 2:00 pm–9:00 pm Lunch Daily 12:00 pm–3:00 pm Dinner Mon–Thu 3:00 pm–10:00 pm Fri, Sat 3:00 pm–11:00 pm Happy Hour Mon–Sat 3:00 pm–6:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (561) 266-0599
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Executive Chef
    Cristobal 'Papa' Parra
  • Catering
    Call Us for Paella Preorders & Catering: (561) 266-0599
  • Private party facilities
    If you are interested in learning more about our offerings, please fill out the request form and we will contact you to discuss details.
  • Neighbourhood
    Delray Beach
  • Cross Street
    Off of Atlantic Avenue on NE 2nd Avenue. Pineapple Grove Arts District
  • Parking details
    Private Lot
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Experiences

  • Papa's Paella

    US$20.00 - US$36.00 per person

    Multiple dates available
    Experience the flavors of Spain with our customer favorite Paellas. Made to order, each Paella is made with Spanish saffron rice. This dish traditionally takes 1 Hour.
    Papa's Paella photo
  • Vegetarian Papa's Paella

    US$18.00 per person

    Multiple dates available
    Experience the flavors of Spain with our customer favorite Paellas. Made to order, each Paella is made with Spanish saffron rice. This Vegetarian Paella is made with saffron rice served with broccoli, zucchini, squash, peas & carrots. This dish traditionally takes 1 Hour.
    Vegetarian Papa's Paella photo

What 63 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.6
4.6 based on recent ratings
  • 4.6Food
  • 4.6Service
  • 4.1Ambience
  • 4.4Value

Noise • Moderate

Loved For

  • West Palm Beach East

    Neighbourhood gem

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Papa's Tapas in Delray Beach offers an authentic Spanish dining experience with "delicious paella" and a "great selection of tapas." The atmosphere is vibrant and lively, complemented by "friendly and accommodating staff." Despite occasional service hiccups, the "food is excellent," making it a "favorite restaurant" for many.

63 Reviews
  1. Bob

    West Palm Beach

    11 reviews

    5.0

    11 reviews

    Dined 3 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Excellent service and food, and love able to dine outside with our dogs. Be back again soon!

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  2. jaime

    New York City

    3 reviews

    2.0

    3 reviews

    Dined 6 days ago

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 3
    Showed up 15 mins before our openTable reservation and was told it was going to be a 45 minute wait.The hostess excuse is that everyone made reservations that night. Then while eating we asked for more bread and the bread they brought out was frozen inside. They never came back with the bread. The place use to be good when the family was onsite running it but from our experience it has gone down hill. Both my wife are Spanish decent and we appreciate tapas, but we will not be going back again.
    Papa's Tapas - Delray BeachResponded 4 days ago
    Jaime, thank you for the review, we do apologize for the host we are actively searching for a new one. Regarding the bread we apologize that your server did not bring you back warm bread, I will address that with the staff. As far as family goes, the family is still running the restaurant and the daughter is still onsite, so I'm not sure what you mean by that comment. But nonetheless we appreciate the feedback. Enjoy the rest of your day.

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  3. kevin

    VIP

    West Palm Beach

    4 reviews

    4.0

    4 reviews

    Dined 7 days ago

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 3
    We had a reservation. Hostess said she couldn't seat us only 4 tops available. Many tables were open. We almost left. Eventually we got seated. She tried to make us go to the bar . When seated there was a 2 top that was never seated. A good example of how a bad hostess could cost a restaurant customers. Food and waiter were very good.
    Papa's Tapas - Delray BeachResponded 6 days ago
    Kevin thank you for the feedback, yesterday was her last day we do apologize for that experience with the host. We are actively searching for a new one.

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  4. Brent

    VIP

    West Palm Beach

    219 reviews

    3.0

    219 reviews

    Dined on February 19, 2025

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 1
    Many of the foods we wanted were unavailable. They said it was because "they were really busy" the previous weekend and would not get more till the next day. The restaurant was really loud - so loud my dinner partner and I couldn't have a conversation. While we enjoyed the food we were able to order, the facts that much of what we wanted was not available and the loudness of the restaurant really ruined the evening. We will probably not return.
    Papa's Tapas - Delray BeachResponded on February 20, 2025
    Brent thank you for the review as a small family business we appreciate the feedback of everyone that dines with us. The only two items we were out of last night was the almond cake and cheese croquettes, and regarding the noise we are a very small restaurant so unfortunately when the restaurant is full it can get pretty loud. We thank you for giving us a try and if you change your mind and decide to join us again we look forward to having you and your guest back.

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  5. Jeff

    VIP

    Naples

    18 reviews

    5.0

    18 reviews

    Dined on February 16, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    As good as it gets. Everything on the menu is next level in terms of flavor.

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  6. Gabriella

    West Palm Beach

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on February 14, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Always, always, always go with the paella marinera. It’s so well seasoned and looks beautiful with fresh ingredients.

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  7. Jefferys

    VIP

    Washington DC

    50 reviews

    4.0

    50 reviews

    Dined on February 9, 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 3
    Excellent food and great service from Carlos. Recommended!

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  8. Dora

    New York City

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on February 8, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Amazing dinner. The food was great and service was quick

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  9. Shelley

    West Palm Beach

    111 reviews

    4.0

    111 reviews

    Dined on February 2, 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    More energetic than it used to be. Newer Menu. One of my favorites restaurants. Really good fun food

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  10. Oscar

    VIP

    Chicago

    18 reviews

    4.0

    18 reviews

    Dined on January 29, 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3
    We went for dinner on a Wednesday and ordered entirely from the long tapas menu, skipping the main entrees. Spanish omelet, garbanzo/chorizo, patatas bravas and tostones tapas were very good. Jamon Serrano was okay; surprised they did not have the higher-quality Jamon Iberico. The wine list was limited, but had decent options from Ribera del Duero. Our server seemed somewhat inexperienced, but was caring and kind - not a problem. Our seating was odd - 80% of the tables were empty yet the greeter sat us right next to another couple, wherein our tables were practically touching. We assumed that other reservations would soon be filling the small restaurant, but the place was 70% empty when we were finished. We were not there for Happy Hour, but noted they have good HH values.

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FAQs

Papa's Tapas - Delray Beach offers delivery in partnership with Uber Eats. Papa's Tapas - Delray Beach also offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (561) 266-0599.

Papa's Tapas - Delray Beach is rated 4.6 stars by 63 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people
7:00 p.m.
Booked 18 times today
Experiences are available.

Order delivery or takeout

Google Map for Papa's Tapas - Delray Beach

259 NE 2nd Ave, Delray Beach, FL 33444

Additional information

  • Cross Street
    Off of Atlantic Avenue on NE 2nd Avenue. Pineapple Grove Arts District
  • Neighbourhood
    Delray Beach
  • Hours of Operation
    Sun 2:00 pm–9:00 pm Lunch Daily 12:00 pm–3:00 pm Dinner Mon–Thu 3:00 pm–10:00 pm Fri, Sat 3:00 pm–11:00 pm Happy Hour Mon–Sat 3:00 pm–6:00 pm
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Tapas / Small Plates, Spanish
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Parking details
    Private Lot
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive Chef
    Cristobal 'Papa' Parra
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine
  • Phone number
    (561) 266-0599
  • Catering
    Call Us for Paella Preorders & Catering: (561) 266-0599
  • Private party facilities
    If you are interested in learning more about our offerings, please fill out the request form and we will contact you to discuss details.
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