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Mallorca

Mallorca

1390 West 9th Street, Cleveland, 44113, United States Of America

Pizza • Cafés • Seafood • European


"I want to preface this by saying that I generally only write positive reviews unless I’ve had a very poor experience. I hadn’t been to Mallorca in at least a decade, so my family and I decided to go today. I have such fond memories of the food and the entire experience. But WOW, was I disappointed this evening! The food was a B+ at best. I enjoyed the garlic shrimp appetizer and the salad. However, the paellas were just ok. I needed to add a good bit of salt for the flavors to come together. They say they are known for their paella, and it was very underwhelming. The service was what really made me write this review. We were seated at a table by a gentleman who ended up being our server. When only one person ordered a glass of wine, despite 3/4 of us ordering a beverage other than water, the server negatively changed his attitude toward us. This wasn’t surprising, as this happens to us often. I originally ordered the vegetarian paella. However, after seeing that the price of the vegetarian paella was the same as the more elaborate “paella Valencia,” within minutes, my family member stopped our server to ask to add chicken and chorizo to my paella. There was a lot of confusion about specifically what we were asking for, and the server left the room in a huff, saying “Oh my god” in Spanish loudly. He came back to clarify what we wanted, but was pretty rude. Following this, we asked for more bread two times. Finally, the server brought it. Then we asked for more butter. He came back and threw the butter plate on the table, and I promise I am not exaggerating. The next time we spoke to our server, one of the people in my party couldn’t hear what he was saying, and, as such, said “what” a few times. As the server walked out of the room we were dining in, he was mocking this person, saying, “What?,” in a rude, sing-songy tone that was obviously meant to be mean. After that, a different gentleman who was helping our server asked if we needed boxes and we did. When he brought them to us, he very quickly shoved the to-go containers directly in front of one of my family member’s faces, which was completely unnecessary and felt hostile. After what we experienced with our server, we paid and asked a third person who brought back our check if we could speak to the manager. Well… turns out that our server was the manager. It makes sense why the service was so bad if this is how low the manager sets the bar for service when he serves tables. Based on the fact alone that the manager treats patrons like this, I would highly recommend not going to this restaurant, and I will not be returning in the future. It’s too bad because this used to be one of my favorite restaurants."

Pupuseria La Macarena

Pupuseria La Macarena

8120 Hampson St, 70118, New Orleans, United States

Tapas • Cheese • Mexican • Vegetarian


"I have given this place 3 tries. Bad experience every time. They promote that they have vegetarian vegan options and have a specific place on the menu titled this. First time: table full of vegans, they were aware far in advance. The OWNER came to our table and told us that everything on the vegetarian section of the menu could be made vegan. I ordered the stuffed yucca and portabella mushroom dumpling without cheese. I had to point it out to the waiter because I was having trouble pronouncing the correct name, so it was pointed out, talked about, and written down. Or so I thought. As all of the food comes out, I 'm starting to realize mine isn 't coming. After a while we ask them about it and the waiter tells me he doesn 't recall me ordering it, although everyone sitting around me remembers. The owner then comes up to me and tells me that that can 't be made vegan... Luckily everyone shared their food, which WAS good food. Bad attempt number 1, but let 's try again. Second time, I go in with friends, order the guacamole as it was the best thing I had last time and basically what had me interested in going back. It comes covered in cheese. I had no idea, as last time it had none on it, and despite being on the vegan vegetarian side of the menu, doesn 't note that cheese comes on it. I tell the waitress I was unaware that it came covered in cheese, she just says, yeah it does, and then asks if I want another. I say yes. I only ordered something small because I was planning on eating my fair share of guac, but she never brought it. Third times a charm? My mother and I go, and I ask for the guac and stress that I want NO CHEESE on it. The waiter asks if this is because I want it to be vegan (yay! I tell him yes and he says we also put egg in it. Weird...glad he caught it though. Egg and cheese in guacamole? And no note of it when it 's on a section of a menu that is labeled vegan vegetarian? I really think that should be noted... I ordered, I don 't recall what, but whatever it was there was no note that there was cheese on it. Low and behold, it comes covered in two types of cheese. Super! I was pretty surprised as the vegan conversation had happened when ordering the appetizer and then he had made sure to direct the vegan special to me and the nonvegan one to my mother. When I tell him he just looks at it, laughs, and says oh yeah, I forgot about that I give up on this place, but I hear other vegans have loved it... :"