Cambio de Tercio

Had dinner last night (Saturday). Food was great, wine was great, service was incredibly intrusive and that alone unfortunately overshadows any good points about the restaurant.

We were given some olives - without us touching it, it was taken away after 5 minutes. Wine glass was filled after every little sip. Plates were taken even before we finished it, on two occasions. They kept re-arranging our table...etc etc... We just felt very rushed and did not feel comfortable at all.

Shame, as they just need to tweak the service and it would be a brilliant restaurant.
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5 Overall rating
Food 8 | Service 2 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 3
Sunday, November 13, 2011

We were at Cambio de tercio on Sunday 29 of May 2011, had a lovely and enjoyable evening, the food was superb!!! Amazing wine list, the tasting menu is full of surprises and is a great value, the Manager a young guy, Ivan is his name, he was amazing, very helpfull and taking care of everything, the staff were very friendly and they treat us like old friends, this was our first time at Cambio de tercio and we ll be back soon!!!

Keep working hard guys!! And despite the bad critics!!!
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The Bellamy's
10 Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Shame shame shame on the manager in the Tapas bar!!! He ask me and my friend: if you dont like the service, then never come back!!!

The waiter took my plate before I finish food because they rush to get table back in a rush Friday night. I complain this to the manager together with other disappointment in the whole service.

Then that guy replied. ... sure, i will never want to go back! Fino is ten times better!
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julia
5 Overall rating
Food 8 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 5 | Value for money 6
Monday, March 07, 2011

Rushed pushy and arrogant! As for the food it arrived cold and tasteless.
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Bob and Tina
0 Overall rating
Food 0 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 0 | Value for money 0
Sunday, February 13, 2011

I think that enough has been written about the food -- it's original, creative etc. Prices are nevertheless somewhat on the high side.

Why doesn't it have a Michelin star? Well, one reason must surely be the pushy approach to service that has been commented on several times. While the staff were pleasant enough (and going on a Saturday lunchtime we weren't rushed), they did recommend a bottle of wine that cost more than twice what we'd asked for (and while it's ok to recommend, it's surely tactful to suggest something in a similar price range), needed a bit of reminding about orders when dishes started coming through, and repeatedly tried topping up wine glasses despite our protests.

They then resort to that sure sign of pushiness over quality, the optional added service charge, and then get all confused when people split the bill.

Overall, our experience was very pleasant, but the constant need to prevent "extras" of this sort being added to an already considerable bill is somewhat wearing. It suggests desperation if not contempt for the customer.
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Dulcie Burt
5 Overall rating
Food 8 | Service 1 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 4
Sunday, September 05, 2010

I was particularly struck by two things when having dinner at this restaurant last night: the high quality and creativity of the food was one; the pressure in ordering and thereafter the rushed service was another. I shall not write further on the former because this has already been dealt with comprehensively by other reviewers, save to say that the food is really very good. However, the latter needs to be properly taken into account as much by diners as by the management. Having said that, this should not deter others from enjoying this good restaurant: just be firm and polite - as we were after having been assailed by the staff to take the table's orders on no less than 2 occasions in as many minutes just after being handed the menus: in the end, the staff agreed to leave us alone until we signalled to them that we were ready. Thereafter everything worked perfectly adequately (although our wine glasses were replenished virtually after every sip)! So, all in all, two memories: (i) good food and wine and (ii) rush, rush, rush.
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6 Overall rating
Food 8 | Service 2 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 7
Thursday, September 02, 2010

Fantastic! Wonderful food, music, service, atmosphere....
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10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 8
Sunday, June 27, 2010

Fantastic innovative Spanish food. Great talent show even in the more traditional dishes, but it was in the EL BULLI tortilla, Foie gras, coca cola, lemon air absolutely fantastic, or the caramelized veal cheeks with apple textures, or the gin and tonic on a plate, where the chef really shows his skills. Add to this the fantastic-efficient service, huge wine list full of surprises and it is easy to understand why it was chosen the best spanish restaurant outside. It could be very expensive, but worth every penny
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NICOLA H.
10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 9
Wednesday, February 24, 2010

I took my wife for San Valentines and the tasting menu for the evening was fantastic!!

Foie Gras and Coca Cola with lemon air, suckling pig, cherries with chewing gum ice cream etc etc... I couldn't have given my wife a better treat for San Valentines than this delicious food plus dining next to KYLIE MINOGUE and her boyfriend. We couldn't believe it !

It's always been a favourite of mine but since I moved to Wimbledon I hadn't been for a while.

How could this place not have a Michelin Star ?! still remains a mistery to me. As I think alongside with Zuma they have the most fantastic atmosphere.

Best Spanish food in London that I've seen !
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Sarah Wellington
10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 9
Monday, February 22, 2010

The food at this restaurant was completely ruined by the appalling atitude of the staff in particular the manager who provides the Fawlty Towers example of customer care. We could have forgiven the rushed experience but not the menacing manager. Such a shame for a potentially good restaurant to have no appreciation of how the importance of respect for the customer can be the difference between an excellent dining experience and a nightmare.
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2 Overall rating
Food 6 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 1 | Value for money 1
Saturday, January 09, 2010