The Spaniard - Tampa

We had the paella and it was so salty that it was hardly edible.

Overall it is a simple basic hotel restaurant set. no dedicated restaurant, but a thay shares its place with the breakfast area that leaves a wrong feeling. there was a convention to order drinks from the poolbar (which apparently also the bar that serves the restaurant) so that drinks well past the appetizer. we ordered the tuna crudo that was not properly done. Typically, a thunfisch crudo sushi grad ahi, thinly sieved near bite size. what we got was an 8 inch diameter side section with clear fat lines that had to be carved into eating. flavor was out and it was sent back what was the first time in my life that I sent back a food item. we also ordered the paella for two. the paella was a good part, but excessively wet. while paella is traditionally a moist rice, this had a visible engraving. Overall, I do not recommend as a local umbrella and also as a hotel guest in a pinch.

The hotel visitor said the restaurant was open, but no one in the restaurant. no restaurant staff, no customers, no sign that it functioning restaurant. we ordered a pizza from a local pizza gift. sad for the hotel, take this room from a “restaurant” that is not open.

They said we dont have a reservation even tho we showed all the confirmations and reservation from Opentable. They said there is nothing they can do. We asked nicely since it was a friday night in ny and we were hungry. They made us sit outside in the freezing cold even tho they had empty tables inside. Horrible experience. If the partnership with Opentable is not working then remove the connection. Never wanna have this bad experience ever again.

They said we dont have a reservation even tho we showed all the confirmations and reservation from Opentable. They said there is nothing they can do. We asked nicely since it was a friday night in ny and we were hungry. They made us sit outside in the freezing cold even tho they had empty tables inside. Horrible experience. If the partnership with Opentable is not working then remove the connection. Never wanna have this bad experience ever again.