El Raval

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   Luz

   Austin

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined today

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

   My second time there and will not be the last. My daughter and I enjoyed the Flamenco performance a great compliment for our meal. We had Tapas de gambas, papás, albóndigas y pulpo. We had white wine mine was the sparkling one. Excellent service I’ll be telling all my relatives and friends. Oh yes, the price was very doable, thank you.
   

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   Endy

   Austin

   16 reviews

   3.0

   16 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

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

   Paella was good. Half the dishes were drenched in cream sauce when it could have been on the side. Bland rice pudding had a cube of flan and some melted ice cream...zero effort. Waiter was working too hard for their tip, trying to upsell us a dish that was "lighter" but was clearly not.
   

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   Jodi

   Chicago

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   Food was excellent! Service impeccable! This was our first time there and we will definitely return. Great atmosphere, friendly and professional staff, really fun experience.
   

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   Coty

   Little Rock

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   Our server was amazing! The food was incredible! Will definitely come back!
   

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   Mike

   Dallas

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   El Raval was great for Valentines Day. We were pretty close to other couples, but I could still hear pretty well. I have hearing issues, so that was important. Food was great and the service was as well. Staff very friendly. Will definitely go back.
   

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   Mary

   Austin

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 7 days ago

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

   Food is outstanding! Lovely ambiance. Helpful, professional waitstaff.
   

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   Lori

   Dallas

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on February 9, 2025

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

   Delicious food & a great place to celebrate a birthday
   

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   Karen

   Austin

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on February 8, 2025

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

   Love El Raval ! The food is divine and the service is good. Waitstaff are friendly, knowledgeable and work to make your experience an enjoyable one. Can’t get enough of the Patatas Bravas
   

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   Michelle

   Austin

   20 reviews

   4.0

   20 reviews

   Dined on February 8, 2025

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

   This was our second visit to El Raval. On the first visit we tried a tasting experience. This time when we came back we were ready to try individual plates. For us I think that Friday nights are not the best night for us but we'll definitely be back. Our only real issue this time around is that the bar was an incredible bottleneck where it took so long to get the first round that we wanted to order a 2nd asap to get ahead of the long wait, but service didn't give us that opportunity. It's not a deal breaker, just tells us that weeknights are a better evening for us. The kitchen is so impressive - despite every table being full and tapas being the kind of meal event where even a table of two might order 6-8 or more dishes, the food kept arriving at our table at an efficient pace, and with no evidence of corner cutting. Whoever is running the show back there is amazing. The table next to us got upset about the pace of their wine flight because it wasn't keeping up with their food. We weren't upset like them, I just wanted another drink but it didn't ruin anything for us. Couple of minor menu item descriptions that didn't set our expectations. The apple & fennel salad was described in a way that made me expect shaved fennel, apples, and cucumber but it was a full on mixed greens plate with big apple chunks and barely any fennel. It didn't align with a tapas menu. The large amount of greens and the apple chunks made it clumsy to eat. The chicharron "croutons" were a fabulous touch though. It came off like a high end hotel take on a caesar salad. Loved the flavor components but wanted fennel, not salad greens to be the star. The other confusing dish was the cauliflower. It wasn't exactly roasted as I'd expect so it didn't have a caramelized flavor and it had a lot of competing sauces going on. It fell flat with us. These aren't fails. The menu descriptions simply didn't set our expectations. We'll still be back! El Raval is still a favorite.
   

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    Jose

    Austin

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 5, 2025

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

    Since We arrived, the service was outstanding, Erick was awesome, and food no words to describe it, highly recommended
    

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