Salinas
Spanish · Chelsea · $$
4.8(2,879)
Spanish · Chelsea, New York, NY · $$
El Quijote, the nearly 100-year old Spanish restaurant and bar located at the historic Hotel Chelsea has reopened its doors. ¡Salud!
“Recently visited this place and finally tried paella for the first time. I really enjoyed it, especially the seafood. We also ordered a few tapas while waiting for the paella, and everything was delicious. Even though we sat outside and it was a little chilly, the atmosphere still felt very cozy and relaxed. The staff was kind and let us know in advance that the paella would take some time to prepare, which we appreciated. The wait didn’t feel long at all because we had tapas and a nice glass of dry white wine. Overall, such a lovely experience. ❤️”
“Historic Spanish restaurant with good vibes, delicious food,drinks and great service. our Waiter was very friendly,attentive and helpful.”
“Had a great birthday dinner here. We started in the lobby bar which has an awesome atmosphere and the small seating areas are quaint and great for a date. In the restaurant we shared small plates including the sardines, artichoke, ham croquettes, chorizo, and fluke. We agreed the fluke was our favorite. Served like sushi. Very good. My mom used to make croquettes and they were much different. These were more of crispy breading and warm creamy cheese inside. I like them but not what I expected. The artichoke was my second favorite. Lots of great texture and flavors. The sardines were great as well and she would pick those as her second choice. The chorizo was good. We just liked the others better. I would say that nothing was extraordinary. But all were worth the visit and would recommend trying. We ended sharing the chocolate basque. It was like a brownie outer layer and mouse inner layer. Dark chocolate. We both like dark chocolate and thought it was very good. Service was excellent. Atmosphere felt like we were in Spain throughout. We have been there. If you found this helpful follow me for more. :)”
“The atmosphere in this restaurant is 5/5, very relaxing and the staff was extremely helpful and treated us with respect. The seats and tables however were a little too small, if you’re a big person it’s a little bit uncomfortable. Now the food; Very underwhelming and not worth premium prices of the restaurant. Appetizers; Cheese plate was good Jamon Serrano was good, but extremely salty Main courses; Chicken was dry. Paella had flavor but didn’t taste fresh. Lobster was the best part of the dinner, had flavor, taste and felt like it was kind of worth its price. Desserts; Avoid the desserts, they only had 2 on the menu and both were bad.”
“the bartender we had (Joseph) was rude and condescending. He said “this is a Spanish bar” when we asked for limoncello but then served Aperol with no issue. Also acted like our real IDs were fake and didn’t seem to know the difference. He was odd and had a pretentious vibe. The cava was yummy though!”
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