Reviews

Sol y Sombra Tapas Bar
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4.7 out of 5 stars

David Carroll
David Carroll

5 out of 5 stars

posted 1 month ago

WOW We visited today for my birthday and had the set menu which is a case of tell us anything you dislike and we will feed you. A very clever concept of eating a blind menu and what a treat. Every dish packed full of flavour with fresh ingredients presented beautifully. The setting is stunning the service is stunning the food is stunning and for 10 courses each including 4 drinks was a stunning price of £51. This is a hidden gem in a lovely part of the world and blew me away on every level. This is Spanish Tapas at a different level. Thanks to all the staff.

Duncan Strathie
Duncan Strathie

5 out of 5 stars

posted 6 months ago

Excellent tapas bar. Warm friendly welcome from the helpful staff.

Set menu of 9 dishes, mix of hot and cold. Depends what is fresh and in season and delivered on the day.

Good range of wines and beer including Estrella Galicia 0.0 which was pretty good.

Arul Senthil
Arul Senthil

5 out of 5 stars

posted 5 months ago

Great tasting food. The chicken salad, honey and cheese were heavenly. Good ambiance and friendly staff. We had a delay with the service due to some system issues, however the staff handled it really well. Would highly recommend.

Duncan Wardrop
Duncan Wardrop

2 out of 5 stars

posted 1 month ago

*ALLERGEN WARNING*
To preface, I have been here a few times before, and have previously recommended it to all my friends, and would have given it 5 stars then.
My recent experience at Sol y Sombra left a lot to be desired.
Both on my reservation, and when ordering I told them about my allergies, however they still brought me dishes with those allergens visibly present. When I pointed this out, I was questioned if I have even told the wait staff about this allergy. My bill and the reservation show I did. The dish was then taken away, and when I asked if the other dishes were safe since they were served, and potentially cooked, right next to the allergen containing dish, I was told they 'should be fine'.

Other issues:
I ordered the same wine twice, and the second time I ordered it the white wine came out red. After the second course, all of our plates were taken and put table was cleared, which we thought meant our service was over, at which point we asked for the bill, got asked to leave a tip, and got ready to leave. Then more food was brought out to us? With no plates or cutlery to eat it with. Later, we then asked for a box to take the food away with, and had all our cutlery taken and plates taken again, so we just had to slide our food off the serving plates into the box.
Also, the men's bathroom has no toilet roll holder and instead the toilet paper is kept of a shelf that is sloped, about to fall off the wall, straight towards the toilet.
Food has reduced in quality since I first went, really disappointing meal and service with a previous local favourite.

Scott Chisholm
Scott Chisholm

5 out of 5 stars

posted 1 month ago

First time back since the restaurant has changed hands.
We booked for a Tuesday and it was half price Tuesday. Yeehaa.
The food was great, especially the meat skewers. Around 10 different dishes were served to us.
We would recommend especially the Tuesday sitting as it was great value.
A few beers and sangria and food all for £48
No photos this visit as we were too busy chatting.