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Been going to Riazor for 20+ years, We always love to meet with family and friends for great meals. Funny thing is when we get a menu(no need for it). Just go, loosen up, close your eyes and point to anything on the menu and order a pitcher or two of sangria. maybe even dance a little.

The food was absolutely SUPERB and the service was Excellent!! The tapas was flavorful and not in the least bit spicy...I would recommend this restaurant to anyone seeking a pleasant dining experience...

I am from Spain and I love finding new tapas places and Spanish restaurants around the city. Last night, I was trying to get good octopus with paprika and decided to go to Cafe Riazor. From the beginning, I felt disappointed: only 3 tables to wait and the service took forever to take our order, to the point that we had to wave at them several times to get their attention! Music was bad and way too loud. My boyfriend and I were pretty hungry, and we expected some kind of oil and bread to entertain while we got our wine and tapas. We ordered octopus with paprika, chorizo asado, croquetas and scallops and not a single one was good. The octopus was so soft it was falling apart and the paprika in this dish is not supposed to be spicy!! Our croquetas were oily and bland, the chorizo was too dry and I would swear the sauce in the scallops was entirely made out of ketchup! Besides, spicy tomato and cheese on scallops is not precisely Spanish to begin with. Spanish food is generally not spicy because quality ingredients are key - no need to mask any flavors. To make things worse, after waving the waitress to get our check, she brought the wrong one. In her second attempt, she brought our check, that was obviously insanely overpriced. Don't be fooled by the menu in this place. Will never come back

An expat Spaniard visiting the restaurant for the first time. We went the day before Xmas eve and it was not very busy, different from other Spanish restaurants that I frequent in NYC. VERY IMPORTANT: they only accept AMEX but they do not tell you until the end, which is awkward. Get ready for it. We did not try the tapas but we tried the Galician soup and I must agree with another reviewer that it was a bit too salty. We tried to fish stew dishes that we liked. Despite the Mexican music on the background (and the inevitable non-Spanish Gipsy Kings), the service was attentive until the bill came. We were surprise about how big it was. The crushed us with the drinks, and they included 20% service (we were two). I felt a bit mistreated and I suspect they charged us the big service tip because they thought we were tourists. That somewhat offends me, because I would had tipped that much anyway. I often go down to the city to try Spanish places, but I will not be going back to Cafe Riazor.

As someone who has eaten in Spain and has been to a lot of Spainsh restaurants I was looking forward to try it out. The place was a bit cramped but that was ok. The service was very bad, it took a while for anyone to ask us what we wanted and even longer for the food to get to us. The tortilla we ordered came extremely dry and burnt from being in an oven (that dish should never need br be in the oven) and it looked like it was made this morning and just sat around all day. The other appetizers we ordered were just as disappointing. The galician soup (My family is from that area) was too salty and our main dishes were nothing to be excited about. We didn't try the coffees or the deserts, we just paid our large bill and left. I will not be going back. And on top of everything they were playing Mexican music the entire time we were there... most people may not know the difference but we did.

Located in a nice quiet street, Cafe Riazor seems like a nice neighborhood restaurant with an extensive menu of Spanish-inspired foods. The tapas menu was just right, and my favorite was the cooked octopus with paprika and other infused spices. The jamon and manchego cheese plate was also very good. We split a whole sea bass which was cooked very nicely. Wine by the bottle selection was okay, not extensive, but reasonably priced. We visited during a week day and were amongst three other tables of people, but the bar was full of locals enjoying the game on television. Service was attentive and paced well. A nice place without any outstanding calling.

Great food! Great service! We keep coming back.. The chicken riazor is excellent. Also all of their stews are amazing.