Valencia

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   Alfred

   New Orleans

   10 reviews

   5.0

   10 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

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

   I went tonight with my gf and another couple. I have been wanting to try Valencia for a while. I have traveled all over Spain and love the food. I (and all at my table) were very pleased with all 5 dishes (we shared 4 tapas plates and the house paella for 2 and it was plenty; we also shared a flan dessert). We all agreed we want to go back soon. Service by Emily was perfect. I ordered one dish at a time and we spent 2.5 hours there. It's a beautiful space. They did a fabulous renovation and the enclosed the space that was formerly a covered deck with visqueen curtains. It was impressive in all aspects. I will say the wine list was limited but the Cabernet I ordered complimented the food.
   

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   Gregory

   VIP

   New Orleans

   35 reviews

   5.0

   35 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

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

   Great lunch. Excellent tapas choices and absolutely the best burger ive had in years. The Valencia Burger. Enough for 2 meals. Very good service. We Thoroughly enjoyed .
   

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   Rick

   New Orleans

   7 reviews

   5.0

   7 reviews

   Dined on February 9, 2025

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

   We were a bit early so we decided to grab a drink at the bar at the hostess’ suggestion and wait outside as it was a lovely nite and seating was available outside. However, this took over 20 mins. The bar is small and all four seats were occupied. The bartender wanted to “catch up” on drinks for tables before pouring 2 glasses of wine for us and then asked us to move bc we were blocking servers. There was literally no other place to stand bc it’s a small restaurant and even smaller bar area. Thankfully she didn’t ruin the rest of our experience as the food was awesome and our waitress was very attentive and sweet. The beef empanadas were phenomenal and the goat cheese was good too. The pancetta was tasty but overcooked and a little dry. A watermelon feta salad was new and was very good. My wife had the mahi which was awesome and I had the skirt steak which was one of the best I’ve ever had. Finished with the churros and they were rolling. Highly recommend. The room we were sat in had a large and loud party seated and the owner and waitress were both kind and offered to move us if the large party was bothering us, which they weren’t but it was nice to offer. Will definitely go back.
   

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   MICHAEL

   New Orleans

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on February 2, 2025

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

   Highly recommend. Everything was great, service food etc.
   

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   Laurien

   VIP

   New Orleans

   36 reviews

   5.0

   36 reviews

   Dined on January 28, 2025

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

   Great food and great service. Beautiful place to visit.
   

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   Lisa

   VIP

   New Orleans

   14 reviews

   5.0

   14 reviews

   Dined on January 26, 2025

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

   Everything from the panceta to the flan was wonderful, including paella Valenciana, albarino, churros, and server Dara!
   

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   Lisa

   VIP

   Houston

   28 reviews

   1.0

   28 reviews

   Dined on January 18, 2025

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

   We booked a table for 4 outside for 6:45 due to lack of indoor space however weather was chilly & the offered outdoor heaters. Upon arrival, a table was not set, we were sat down and wait 15 mins before our server showed up to bring 2 sets of placesettings. We asked when we could get our heat turned on and was told, they will be here soon. Took our drink order and we waited another 10 minutes and finally my husband got up & turned on the heater himself. After about 10 mins it ran out of propane so we had to have another heater brought over. We also had to remind our server to bring to more place settings and a booster seat for our grandson (this was also previously requested on open table) We tried five different small plates (tapas) and it every dish was mediocre at best. Unfortunately our excitement of finding a Spanish restaurant on our weekend getaway ended in disappointment. If anyone is expecting an authentic Spanish cuisine, this is not your place, they basically had zero wine, had no idea what a Spanish Gin Tonic was. I'm sad to say this was really disappointing experience.
   

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   Karen

   New Orleans

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on January 12, 2025

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

   We had the paella for 4. It was loaded with seafood and everything was cooked perfectly. We enjoyed our meal and I would recommend it to anyone.
   

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   Doris

   New Orleans

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on January 12, 2025

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

   Fantastic - atmosphere was warm & music wonderfully added to ambiance. Dora - server was very attentive too.
   

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    Michelle

    New Orleans

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 5, 2025

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

    Our server was fabulous. She had lots of good recommendations. Our favorites were the pork belly and the burger.
    

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