La Tasca

A pitcher of Sangria (little more than a pint jug) took 30 minutes to arrive. We waited 45 minutes for our order to be taken. Food arrived minus two dishes which then took another 15 minutes to arrive.

The food is bland and with little to recommend it. If you have never had Tapas before you may enjoy it but it bears little relation to that from a decent Tapas restaurant let alone that in Spain.

Service was friendly but disorganised. Came to £80 for 4. Filling but uninspiring.
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Mike - View all reviews by this user
Overall rating
Food 3 | Service 4 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 4
Tuesday, July 08, 2008

i have to say la tasca in canary wharf has the rudest service ever, i called for a booking and the person i spoke to had less english understanding i couldnt understand what he was saying so i said can u speak a bit clearly please, but he was being rude so i asked to speak to a manger. so he put me on hold while using abusive words with another collegue, saying some b**** called etc etc

i asked the manger what kind of service do u hold, instead of calming me she hanged up so i called again and asked why did she hang up for, but she said she will call the police if i call one more time and futher action will be taken!!

can u imagine that, i was shocked, i dont know why that place is still standing..

thats a place where customers dont have any right!! it a really big shame
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Becky
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Food 0 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 0 | Value for money 0
Saturday, June 07, 2008

I do not usually take the time to write reviews but the experience I have just had at La Tasca at Broadgate was so bad I have to pass it on!! First of all they gave our table away because they said we were late; we were not. So we were given a table in the bar area where we were completely ignored. Hungry and thirsty after waiting 15 minutes we went to the bar where our orders were reluctantly taken. The wine arrived swiftly but without the necessary glasses and opener. Then we waited and waited for our food. After 35 minutes we were finally presented with an array of dishes that appeared to match our order however because we questioned one of the dishes it became apparent that this was not our order. In the meantime we had picked at the patatas and squid with our fingers as the dishes were whisked away and presented straight to other diners!! On witnessing this we got our coats and demanded the bill from a reluctant manager who did not care about our complaint or that they were serving food that other diners had had there fingers in!! We will not be returning.
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AB, GG, JC, - View all reviews by this user
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Food 0 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 0 | Value for money 0
Friday, May 02, 2008

Plain awful! We went with children for a pre-theatre meal and there was nothing on that menu for children. When asked if we could swap two adult meals, which were more costly, for two children's meals, which would have been cheaper for them in the long run, we were told no! So we ordered four adult meals as well as the four adult wines, didn't really eat much of anything, the food was quite bland. The paella was tasteless. There was not enough room on the table for the food so it was all just crammed on. The only good bit of food were the chicken skewers and spanish omelette, even though they were lukewarm and not hot at all, oh and the bread!!!!!!!!!
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Dawn
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Food 2 | Service 3 | Atmosphere 3 | Value for money 3
Saturday, April 05, 2008

we enjoyed tapas before a show as we needed a quick bite and we weren't disapointed by the speed!

If I had of been dining for a night out I would have found the food to be served too quickly, so much so that you could have been finished in under an hour, but if you were in rush then great! Worked out well for us on that occasion!

Food was great and service good too. Would visit again but would perhaps stagger my orders! Prices were comparable to most London places - expensive as everyone else.
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Holly
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Food 8 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 6
Friday, September 21, 2007

I went on a Thursday evening with a large group of people. The good part was that there was no trouble in seating all of us (the place was almost empty!), and the atmosphere and decor was satisfactory. However, despite the amount of empty space there, we were forced to sit on two separate tables and the food took an hour to arrive. We were told that it was not possible to separately order paella and tapas as we wished so instead we ordered from the set tapas menu for around £17 a head.

When the food did arrive it was all served onto one table, and most of it wasn't hot enough. The amount of food available was sparse (although they did offer us an extra portion after forgetting to serve one of the tables we were seated on). Drinks we ordered took a long time to arrive despite this being on a quite night with few other diners. We had another half hour wait between the starters and the main course by which time we were starting to get very hungry and somewhat annoyed at the staff who very rarely frequented our table.

Mediocre food and poor service – I would not recommend this restaurant.
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Overall rating
Food 6 | Service 1 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 5
Friday, September 21, 2007

We visited the Canary Wharf branch of La Tasca on 26th August.

On previous visits the food has been good.

Yesterday we tried the Taster menu for 2.

All was fine until we tried the ribs. There were three and one bone between two of us. Plus they were warm one end and fridge cold the other end. When we mentioned this to the waitress her knowledge of English conveniently disappeared.

We were very disappointed and will think twice before going back.
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Carole Langer
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Food 5 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 3
Monday, August 27, 2007

Went there a couple of weeks ago with some friends. The tapas were tasty but i have to agree on the fact that the paella was ridiculously expensive and in terms of taste, well 2 on 5. If you want a better understanding of my rating, then just imagine a tiny pan with yellow coloured rice with a little bit of chicken thrown in it and without the flavours that make you go 'mmmmmmmm' or 'aaaaaaah'.There you go...
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Deena - View all reviews by this user
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Food 5 | Service 4 | Atmosphere 4 | Value for money 4
Saturday, August 18, 2007

I've been to La Tasca a couple of times now. i've only ever had one bad experience. I wouldnt have really even classified it as a bad experience. The food we ordered was really really salty. It's was a shame but they gave us a discount and a free bottle of wine for our trouble. The atmosphere was great, very romantic and the staff were good. I was recommend it.
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Overall rating
Food 6 | Service 6 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 8
Saturday, June 30, 2007

I really liked the restaurant and especially the offer "all you can eat for a tenner" was amazing!!! The waitress was really nice and I like that kind of atmosphere although I would change some colors...
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Overall rating
Food 8 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 8
Thursday, June 28, 2007