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    Carmela

    4.0 (39 reviews)
    InexpensiveTapas Bars, Spanish
    Open 9:00 am - 1:00 AM (Next day)

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    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for kids
    Outdoor seating

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    Chocolate cake
    Esther G.

    My favorite Seville meal so far. The Greek salad was delicate and simple without lettuce but plenty tomatoes, olives, feta cheese, and olive oil. The spicy potatoes with skin on and a creamy spicy aioli sauce melted in my mouth. Our entrees were curry chicken for my husband and skewer wrapped in bacon were delicious to say the least. We both loved our dishes Our shared dessert was chocolate cake and it was rich beyond expectations, fudge-like. Our tab was very much lower than average in Seville or most other cities.

    Spicy potatoes
    Jackie L.

    I was recommended this place by my hotel host and I can definitely say that their tapas are delicious and well priced compared to a lot of other places that I've tried the last week. They specialize in tapas but also offer more filling dishes at a smaller size.

    Delicious!!
    Hermelinda S.

    Came here for a quick lunch and def not disappointed. Eating outside is a lot nicer than I thought (thought it would be super noisy). We got the cafe con leche, Sevilla sandwich, chicken curry and the patatas bravas. All were great. The food was fast to be served. Would def recommend this place for a relatively cheap and quick meal.

    Heidi Ä.

    Really good food! (We ate tapas). Delicious! Especially the dessert tasted super!!! There was one middle-aged woman servicing us, but she was a bit unhappy, maybe tired of her work or smth. Who knows. Otherwise the place was really hippy! We enjoyed a lot, lot, lot !!

    Mini burger, potato and what's left of the couscous. Tabasco makes everything taste better
    Rooty T.

    Carmela is a great find located in the older area of Sevilla. We had an early dinner on the patio. Tortilla with potato and onion was served warm. It was moist and delicious. I added a little Tabasco hot sauce to make it perfect. We had Greek salad, chicken curry, meat and cheese plate, couscous salad, mini hamburger, and potato with dipping sauce. The curry dipping sauce was very good. All items were very tasty and filling. Wait staff was attentive and the price was surprisingly reasonable. Ten Tapas, two bottles of water and three glasses of wine totaled 47 Euro including tip.

    Smoked salmon tartar
    Mei C.

    The food at Carmela was fantastic. We went there for lunch but realized tapas is not available until 1pm. Anytime before that is breakfast. We had a light breakfast Iberian ham sandwich and Nutella crepe. The menu comes with orange juice and coffee. All was fresh and delicious. We went back in a few hours for tapas based on all the reviews. I loved the black rice with squid. It was perfectly cooked, the beer was cheap and refreshing.

    Caroline D.

    Fantastic toast with Iberian ham and tomato for breakfast. It was very close to our Airbnb and had lovely outside seating which was great for people watching. The staff was very friendly, too. I had a few lattes as well, but there were no alternative milk options (e.g. soy). And there were no gluten-free bread options for my sister. Nice place to sit for hours and people watch

    Black rice and squid!

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    Very very VERY slow service and when the dishes finally arrived they were pitifully small and unappealing.

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    Thank you for your comments Bobby. We hope to see you here soon!

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    We ordered hot chocolate and they gave us warm milk and a pack of coco mix lol.

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    Not as great as the other reviews suggest. Service was fair to poor, food cold and just okay.

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    This place is awesome, had the mushroom crepe and the vegetables with goat cheese. Also Sangria with cinnamon....Wonderful

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    Candance, thank you for your comments. We hope to see you here soon!

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    Alfalfa - Pork cheek

    Alfalfa

    4.5(137 reviews)
    0.5 kmAlfalfa
    €€

    Holy %#¥&@ this places was incredible! We almost didn't go in favor of a shorter line elsewhere,…read morebut someone in line told us it will move quickly, and it did. The food was spectacular (falls in my top 5 ever!) and the service, plus ambiance were top-notch. Table for two, 5 tapas and 3 drinks.... Cost? Under $40 USD. We were so blown away we'll be back here tomorrow too.

    Food was undisputedly delicious and I'm glad that I came here but be forewarned that this is a tiny…read moreestablishment that does not do reservations and is on a first come first served basis. I came here due to a yelp recommendation because like most westerners unaccustomed to the Spanish way of living I was hungry at about 7 pm and needed something to eat. Yay yelp to the rescue. The place was crowded and there were no seats available when I arrived. There were many small groups congregated around tables and a few couples as well. It isn't obvious how to proceed once you come in the door so I probably stood there awkwardly for a few minutes near the door before making my way to the bar to what looked to be a vacant seat. A gentleman informed me that it belonged to his girlfriend so I was forced to now stand awkwardly next to the bar. Bar tender to the rescue explaining that if I waited he was pretty sure someone would leave soon and I could order a drink while I waited. I ordered a sangria and also inquired about food but was told that I need to have an actual seat in order to order food. After nursing my drink for about 20 mins when I was about to pay and head out to find somewhere else to eat, a spot finally opened up and I was treated to the most delicious steak and potatoes and zucchini tapas. This had to be one of the most delicious things I have eaten on this vacation. When I finally vacated my seat to save a pair of new arrivals, there was a line outside of people waiting for the opportunity to eat here. I might chance it again before I leave Seville. I highly recommend for the food and friendly waiters but wish there was a way to turn seats over more quickly. One guy kept insisting he was saving his girlfriend's seat but in the 90 mins I spent there she never showed up. Who knows if she ever existed. Bread comes free with your tapas order and really complimented the meal.

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    La Carbonería

    La Carbonería

    4.0(114 reviews)
    0.2 kmSan Bartolomé
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    La Carboneria is a vibe. Flamenco show was outstanding. The crowd was awestruck. Firstly, you need…read moreto be seated upfront as close to the stage else you cant see any of the footwork which is awesome in flamenco. So, you walk in buy a drink and show up towards the end of the previous show so you can grab a seat upfront for the next show. We did this and landed premium spots right in front of the stage. The drinks were mediocre and we dint order any food. But it was worth it for the flamenco show. They do strictly ask not to take any photos or videos and you can pay them whatever you feel like post the performance. We had a fantastic time and recommend this place to others as well.

    Note: cash only We…read morecame here on our first night in Spain to grab a drink and catch the flamenco show. There was a show going on when we arrived around 10:50, so the main entrance was closed off, but we went through the side entrance and ordered drinks at the bar. I got a small glass of the orange wine, since I heard that was the specialty in Sevilla and wanted to try it. It was a sweeter wine but had a slightly bitter after taste. There were already a lot of people there, so it was a bit hard for us to see the performance, but from what I could see, it was really good. When it finally ended around 11, the lights came on. My friend and I didn't want to wait around for the next performance, so we finished our drinks and left. They also have plenty of seating outdoors in the courtyard, so if you want to just grab a drink but not watch the show, you can always sit outside and chat.

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    La Bartola

    La Bartola

    4.5(166 reviews)
    0.0 kmSan Bartolomé
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    The best food I had in all of Seville.. stopped by this place for late dinner during my recent trip…read moreto Seville and this place did not disappoint. We ordered their roasted lamb with cous cous, garlic shrimp croquetta (that was the croquetta of the day), pork cheek stew with potato purée and the chocolate panna cotta for dessert. We also ordered their sangria and tinto de verano. Every dish we ordered was AMAZING - tasty flavorful well seasoned melt in your mouth meat bursting with flavors. We devoured every bite and it was hard to pick a favorite. Both the lamb and pork dishes were 11/10. Not just the taste but the presentation of every tapa was fantastic. Their drinks were also great. The dessert was to die for. This place is super packed during peak dinner hours and there is barely any room to stand. Since we walked in around 11pm, we got a seat and were well taken care of all thru the night. Also noticed alot of veggie options on the menu which was great. Service was awesome ambience is chic. I am certain I am going to crave their tapas once I am back home. Highly highly recommend this place when in Seville.

    Where do I begin? Let's talk about the ambience. To call this place rustic would probably capture…read moreit best, it's really probably more like a cafeteria or a school room at a very old school. Tables perhaps a bit close together, not terribly comfortable. Loud, busy. As far as the service, it was our impression that our waiter was the only person serving the 30 or so tables in their dining room. Suffice it to say the service was not fast and not good. Inexplicably, every time we ordered a Coke we were asked if we wanted a Coke Zero. If I wanted a Coke Zero I would have said the words Coke Zero. Even when I asked for another Coke, he again asked "Coke Zero?" It took next to forever to get the check, and forever to get a cappuccino. At one point I took it upon myself to point the waiter to a table behind us that had been desperately attempting to get his attention. This was all not good. As to the food. First, our fault for not knowing what tataki meant. We did not expect to receive salmon that was seared on the outside and raw on the inside. So that one is on us, although we also think the meal came tepid at best. The lamb on couscous was dry and tough. The pork cheek stew was actually pretty good if a bit gluey. The calamari was good. The sushi as they called it was average. What they called the tiramisu was more like a pudding with some liqueur and chocolate on the top, and a little bit of breadish stuff in the bottom. Not my idea of tiramisu, and probably not yours either. So we could not get too excited about these various dishes. But what was particularly frustrating and bizarre was that two people sitting across from us ordered food that looked absolutely delicious. So we got to sit there wondering why we didn't order what they ordered. They ordered a large beef dish with potatoes which is on the menu, and we think they ordered a large octopus meal although we are not sure. Everything they had looked better than anything we had. So it may be that we somehow just picked the wrong items. So it was a strangely frustrating meal. This place has good reviews and we expected good tasting food. Unfortunately it did not work out that way, and the ambience and service were negative contributing factors. I can't entirely write this place off, only because the food other diners received actually looked very good. But I don't think I would go there again.

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