This place is awesome!! When it was in Tuckton it served the best breakfast in town, but we never had lunch there! We decided to head for dinner the other week to the new larger restaurant on southbourne grove and we was not disappointed, the food was amazing. It was banged out to the rafters so had a great atmosphere and all priced reasonably!! Loved it and will definitely be back soon.
Jonti Withers-Lancashire
+5
Had a lovely meal here last night! Good atmosphere, the staff were lovely and it’s bring ur own drink, Fabulous! Would highly recommend 👍🏼
Alison Miller Was Mckeever
+5
Yet again was just amazing. What a great place for an anniversary meal. The staff are so friendly in a lovely relaxed atmosphere. We love being here and will definitely return. Muchas Gracias. Excellente!! Worth every penny.
Elaine Hands-Heathfield
+5
Great seafood platter, great service and great value!
Gem of a place in Southbourne! Went there with my husband for my birthday last night and food was amazing. It’s just like walking into a taberna in Spain - very authentic. Gracias a todos x
Delicious food, friendly service. I can recommend the house red too!
Lynne Withers-lancashire
+5
Had a most fabulous meal
there last night cooked by Carlos. Very friendly staff. Thank you to our Waiter Ewan. Great atmosphere. Highly recommended we will be back.
Popped in on a busy Friday night and immediately got a table for two. We ordered tapas and a paella each. A minute later the waitress came back and suggested we reduce our order to just one paella each, as they are big. Very honest of them to do so. It all arrived very quickly and was all delicious. We will definitely be going there again.
Super tasty!! This spot is incredible, everything was delicious. The portion sizes are very good for a tapas place so it’s great value for money. Some of the best mushrooms and prawns I’ve ever eaten our. Also one of the best sangrias too!
I really enjoyed the seafood Paella.
I didn't like the potato brava much. It was bit bitter for me.
The service was excellent 👌
Big portion tapas and very flavourful! Paella was one of the tastiest I have tried and sangria was just too good and refreshing!! Definitely recommend this place 👌
Service was great .. Andy knew his stuff from the menu to the wine list... he made the eve .. the food was OK.. not the best tapas I've had but wasn't bad either. I do recommend all the same
The place looked busy and interesting so we asked to see the menu, they made space for us and a pushchair. Service was great, we ordered a fair bit of tapas & paella, came out quickly and it was delicious. We've already recommended friends and family and I can't wait to go back.
Rae Pitman (The15milefoodie)
+4
Real holiday vibes about this place situated in Southbourne. We order a number of tapas style plates and a couple of beers. Good value and atmospheric- not sure I would recommend the wine though.
We walked past this little gem, the aroma was pulling us inside, the bustle and verve was like that of a bistro in Barcelona, but we didn't think we would get a table as we hadn't booked and it was a Friday night.... the waiter that greeted us was typically Mediterranean, charming and forthright but with just the right amount fun to relax you. He cleaned and set a table that had just seen its last occupants leave and we sat as we took in the decor and the menu. The menu and ordering system is brilliant and easy, and we waited only a few minutes to see the arrival of our tapas dishes, garlic prawns, patatas braves, meatballs, croquettes.... and more!
Every dish was a joy to eat! The flavours were amazing, we ordered too much but I soldiered on and made it to the end! 😉
I wish we lived local as this would easily be my new regular, alas the drive from Bristol is long! I can't wait until we are back in the area again!! 11/10!!!
Back to Spain but in Southbourne!!
Trully authentic Spanish food, relaxed atmosphere and again food... Just delicious.
Bear in mind it's tapas bar, not restaurant so don't expect silver service, napkins etc.
If You want to spend nice afternoon or evening without fuss but with great simple food-that's your place.
Fantastic spot made even better by the staff. We stumbled on this place by chance as it was late, staff at the door said they would happily take us in. Food was fantastic especially the potatas bravas. Would definitely recommend a meal and drinks here.
Absolutely delicious food, great accomodating service and wonderful atmosphere. Very happy to have Chef Carlos on my local highstreet and highly recommend it to everyone!
Really nice restaurant and takeaway.
We only had a small selection of takeaway food but we will be back again to sit down as all the food was excellent. We are so lucky to live just a few miles away.
We loved the ambience of this small restaurant/delicatessen. We felt like we had just been on a city break to Spain...😁
Chef Carlos was briefly closed for refurbishment but opened today St Valentine's Day...lovely lunch and nice atmosphere.
What an unexpected treat...open today Sunday 20th of February. We only had a spare half hour so we had a couple of tapas and a beer....nice lunch.
Chef Carlos is open again 21st April 2022... fantastic
An amazing experience with lovely food, the best sangrias in the world and fantastic staff! I visit at least once a week!!
Great place. Food made to order and served steaming . The 6 of us each had something different and we all tried a little of each others . All were great.
I live 5 minutes walk away from Chef Carlos which is great for me and my friends.I use Chef Carlos about twice a month to eat in and to take away.The food is always superb , especially his Seafood and Chicken Paellas.A very prompt,polite and professional service.The food is very realistically and fairly priced .I have recommended Chef Carlos many times to friends and family and so glad that this restaurant is on my doorstep in Southbourne.
A great place for tapas.
Chef Carlos is very friendly.
The food was excellent we certainly enjoyed the patatas bravas.
Un poco de España en Inglés! As a British person who loves Spain this is the closest to an authentic Spanish atmosphere and taste experience. Will I come back? Yes! Every time I get the oportunidad!
The food was absolutely excellent!! The service was pretty quick too, considering it being nearly full 15 minutes after their opening time. The food had an excellent authentic taste with a good portion size! They apparently do takeaway when they aren't as busy as they were. I would also love to see them work with one of the popular delivery services in town as I would love to have proper paella delivered to my door. My only complaint is that the seating seemed a bit cramped and we probably wouldn't have gotten a table if we didn't show up at exactly opening time. By half past they were turning people away. Excellent and friendly experience overall!
Tasty food, great atmosphere and friendly staff
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