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La Mesa Familia

66 Howardsgate, Welwyn Garden City AL8 6BP, United Kingdom

La Mesa Familia
Restaurant
4.3
90 reviews
8 comments
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RQ2V+9X Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom
+44 1707 591101
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Tuesday: 10–23
Wedneasday: 10–23
Sunday: 9–22
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Joolz J
Joolz J2 years ago
Lovely selection of food and friendly service. We enjoyed a lunch with several tapas dishes and a tasty sangria.
Peter Legood
Peter Legood2 years ago
Tuesday evening. Only teenage staff working.
Food was excellent; cocktails great.
Service was shockingly poor: the girls “making drinks” behind the bar were far more interested in chatting to the guys on bar stools.
Food was missed from orders; drinks never arrived. The bill was wrong (by about £50).
There’s no kids menu.
We would go again- the food was really tasty - but there needs to be a manager in charge who is able to keep service ticking over, and respond to customer needs quickly.
Amy Waeland
Amy Waeland2 years ago
We have been here many times and also had take away during lock down. We have always enjoyed the food and like to support a local business. Our food last night was delicious as always. We were the only ones in there (table booked for 6.30) and sat outside which was nice as it is a lot quieter than sitting on the pavement outside some of WGCs other restaurants. The outside area catches the later evening sun, so by 7.30 it was lovely, would be a good spot on hot summer evenings.
A few more tables outside with maybe a few plants would really add to the ambiance
Spencer Low
Spencer Low2 years ago
Highly recommended Spanish tapas. It isn't cheap but they use quality ingredients. Friendly and helpful staff throughout. We had 6 tapas dishes and they were all great and better than some local places in Tenerife I visited. The paella was good but not the best I've had and could get better. Definitely worth a visit.
Haroon Chaudhry
Haroon Chaudhry2 years ago
A new place in town which appeared to have great reviews from my colleagues. When we visited there was a nice space inside but we decided to sit outside with the war weather. Great place for drink as they have a bar and there is a good choice of mocktails to choose from. The food is on the borderline as it can be good sometimes and sometimes it can leave you disappointed. Overall I would say the friendly staff and their efforts to try to make the best of your visit tips it over to being a place where I would still visit again and again.
Paulo Santos
Paulo Santos2 years ago
Slow and unattentive service, although I understand they were still learning. The crackers on the cheese board were soft. I didn't like the paella much, rice was a bit hard. On the upside I enjoyed the tortilla. The food was coming fast from the kitchen.
Andy N
Andy N2 years ago
Casual food and drinks in a square - you could almost believe that you are in Spain. Good tapas, not too expensive and a good size. The Gambas Chorizo was spicy and very good. Bacalao was fresh and crisp, although I would prefer a stronger garlicy alioli. Mixed meats we're generous and tasty. The takeaway can steam in the boxes, so isn't as crisp by the time it arrives, so better to eat in if you can.
CJSky
CJSky2 years ago
Most of the food was decent, chorizo in wine was excellent but came with no bread for the sauce which was a shame and we had to order the bread and butter just for a few slices of bread. The padron peppers at just 7 peppers for £6.50 was over the top. However the real let down was the service... the wait staff are young and inexperienced but simple things are missed, plates never get taken away and things are generally slow and a little chaotic. The drinks weren't the best, the coffee was so watery you could see through it and the mocktails were poor. Overall not bad but not great either.
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