Have you asked yourself after a meal- did I you just pay for that? Well, this is one of those places. We ordered mushrooms - overly sweet and almost inedible, burrata- the bread was good but not the toppings, mussels- the sauce was a bit strange and clams- loaded with butter for the broth. Very disappointing dining experience. read more

Best happy hour in town. Best gluten free crust wood fired pizzas I've ever had. Located in north boulder. read more

Ordered from their Wednesday full dinner menu tonight and it was outstanding. The salad had super fresh greens with delish add ons, the empanada was unexpected in presentation, but yummy, really tasty chicken dish, cooked perfectly the sauce has great flavor, plus a dessert which was ok, churros aren't my fav. Hats off to Chef Antonio. This was first time ordering a full dinner, as we always order tapas, pizza or paella which always rock. One last comment, the mushrooms n feta with balsamic glaze is amazing and we love Tuesday tapas night. Please frequent them to keep this treasure open and survive covid-19 restrictions. read more

We had a great dinner here on a Friday night. This place is busy but the service is still on point. I kicked off my meal with a Stevie Ray Vaughn martini (bourbon and whiskey woohoo!). It was deliciously strong and worth the $9 price tag. My husband ordered the mussels with chorizo. He loved them - I had to fight him for a bite! The Catalana pizza was tasty as well. Both dishes were big enough to share. I'll definitely try to go back for the happy hour tapas next time! Oh a little tip: sit on the patio. read more

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I ordered two things plus a dessert and first I had to wait an additional 30 minutes more than they stated. Then I received each item separately. They gave me my pizza and dessert and said that was all I ordered. when I said I also ordered another entree, they said it would be out shortly. I asked if they could keep my pizza warm while a waited. I got the rest of my order about 15-20 min later and of course the pizza is cold and the other entree seemed like it was luke warm. It's disappointing that not only did I have to wait but my food was cold! I'm trying to support local businesses but it's hard when this happens (plus we already tipped pretty well before I picked up the order.) read more

Excellent place for many reasons. My family and I have been always going to Dagabi and bringing friends since three or four years ago. Antonio and his team are possibly one of the best teams in Boulder. Always kind, attentive, and ready to provide a great experience. The food is fresh, with real recipes from Spain, the ingredients are always extraordinary, and honestly one cannot get closer to the "real thing". The fact that they have tapas available, as well as the main courses, is a perfect combination for people who want to try different flavors and still have a good meal. The Paella Mondays are always my favorite, and it is always a pleasure to see what is coming up! The restaurant itself is a very unique place because it can be private and classy for celebrations or important events, and it also has the bar and the patio where one can partake with friends in a more informal way. I highly recommend this restaurant, and encourage you to try the different tapas. If you have been in Europe you will have a flavor dejavú; if you haven´t then you will have the experience without taking a plane! Kudos to Antonio and his team! read more

You'd have to hate life and food to eat here. The paella is an insult to all things Spanish. The owners are unbelievably rude. I never understand how places like this stay in business. read more

Great little place away from the hoopla of downtown Boulder. Just visited for happy hour, the spanish tortilla is worth the visit alone. I have been for dinner in the past too, tasty! Thank you read more

We had never eaten at this restaurant before but I picked it for my birthday dinner (Friday night no less!) Very glad we made a reservation since it does not seem to have many tables until the season gets a bit warmer and they can expand to their patio area. We arrived at 6pm so were able to order a few items off the Happy Hour Menu: Bruchetta: Good, very garlicky (which I like) Olives: Husband loved Mini Caprese: Too mini and didn't have any balsamic added (so a bit plain) For the main meal we ordered: Pizza Margherita: Kids split adult version they really liked it Tortilla de Patatas: This didn't have enough flavor Paella de Mariscos: Husband ordered...it was just ok Garbanzos a la Zamorana: This was a pork tendorloin stew with Garbanzo's I ordered and was EXCELLENT. Main reason I give a solid 3 here. Table bread: Was really yummy and seemed to be homemade. It came with balsamic dipping sauce. Ambiance: Nice but loud Service: Prompt, helpful Food: Likely 3/5 overall although my stew was at least a 4+ I'd like to go back for a Girls Night Out - seems a fun place for a Happy Hour. read more

Food is hit or miss, but rarely a good value. Beware of "Mikey" the waiter, served us chicken after we discussed getting the dish vegetarian. Nice patio and they do take reservations. read more

I've eaten at Dagabi for years and always liked it. Last night we were a party of 4 and could not wait to leave. The wait staff was harried, inattentive and lacked any focus or commitment to good service. Drinks alone took 15 minutes, missing appetizers, no apologies. I will never go back. read more

We had fantastic dinner tonight at Dagabi. We arrived just before 6:30 and were able to order from the Happy Hour menu which had exactly what we had just chosen from the main menu. Prices were amazing reasonable! The food was superb. Everything was fresh, beautifully presented and had very interesting flavors. The atmosphere was casual, friendly and quiet. Our waiter was attentive, full of humor, and very upbeat even while hustling all his tables. We are new CU parents and will be returning to Dagabi on all our visits from here on out. read more

We were super excited to find this quote-unquote "hidden gem" right around the corner from our house. We spent a month in Barcelona two summers ago, and always love making tapas at home as a fun reminder. My husband,10 year old daughter and I arrived on a Sunday evening right before Happy Hour was to end and it was pretty quiet. There were plenty of tables available, but we were told we had only two options- a table right in the middle by the front door, or at the bar. We sat at the table and were served water in glasses fairly quickly. After that, the service went downhill pretty quickly. Don't get me wrong, the food was very good- obviously more Americanized than what we found in Barcelona, but that's ok (because we weren't crazy about the shrimp with their veins anyway!) We had the tortilla and a carafe of the Sangria. Both were yummy- might have to make my Sangria with a cinnamon stick after tasting theirs. My husband chose the paella and really enjoyed it. I had the dinner special, gnocchi with kale- and it was just ok. Our daughter was happy to find a kid's menu as both our kids did struggle in Spain to find something they enjoyed, so she really loved the large meatball that came with the spaghetti. We had to ask for the "famous" bread before it was brought to us, and we had to ask for a refill on our waters. Our appetizer plates sat on the table with us so long our server couldn't find a place to put our main course. There appeared to be two servers for the front room alone, plus a bus-person and the hostess who was helping out cleaning tables. Not sure why they were so inattentive- we overheard the table next to us asking where their appetizer was as their server delivered their main courses. We will definitely be back, but won't expect to be blown-away. The prices for the item we ordered really added up, so Happy Hour Tuesday will probably our best bet. read more

Awesome food and great service...our favorite local spot for dinner. It's got a nice summer patio where some nights there is a live music. The head chef makes exceptional Italian and Spanish food and takes great pride in his regional specialties. Inside the ambience is warm and inviting with the brick oven churning out blistery pizzas and their delicious house bread. read more

Just had a superb dinner delivered promptly from Da Gabi. Paella with perfectly fresh seafood - a lot better than I had in Barcelona. Drinks delivered in re-usable bottles, wonderful side dishes and desserts. They've really figured out how to handle this pandemic now. If you're having trouble finding the daily special on the on- line take-out men, just call them, no problem. read more

Tried this on a Saturday night; we had a reservation for two and got seated at an impossibility tiny table next to the busy and noisy kitchen. Our purpose was to try the tapas menu so we asked for a bigger table so all the dishes would fit, and we're shown an equally small table by the bar. They finally sent us back to the area by the kitchen to a slightly bigger table. I'm a big fan of, The Med, off of Walnut street in Boulder, so in comparison this place came up lacking. The biggest downside was the bread, which they charged $3 for a small loaf. Tuff, dry and in desperate need of salt, the loaf was nearly impossible to saw through and it was served with a balsamic vinegar paste, but no butter, and we had to ask for olive oil. I'm used to the Med giving us free bread to sop up sauces from the tapas. There were several dishes that I wanted to use bread to sop up sauces but I refuse to pay $3 for additional bread. Best tapas were the bacon wrapped dates, and the seafood croquettes. Sautéed mushrooms were decent. The mussels and calamari don't compare with other restaurants. We ordered a pizza and it was just so-so. We ordered a giant meatball that was bland and nearly impossible to cut, (although the tomato sauce was very tasty). The bacon wrapped shrimp was strangely tough and tasteless considering how good the bacon wrapped dates were. The margaritas were mostly ice and just average. read more

This is a nice restaurant. I've been here a few times, and the service and food have been great each time. They have small plate/wine specials before 6:00, and the ambiance is very good, particularly on the patio when the weather is nice. Each dish seems to have a well crafted assembly of taste. Try the mushroom small plate, very elegant. Staff is friendly and attentive, and well able to offer good suggestions if requested. A nice place for a date or for meeting family or friends. read more

I went with a bunch of friends to their happy hour. The service from the waitress was terrible. The food was very slow getting to the table. The sautéed mushrooms were way over cooked to the point of rubber and the glaze was burnt. The tiger shrimp wrapped in ham was also very over cooked and there were only 2 for $8.00. The ham was crunchy. Because we were a group of 9 they charged us almost 25% in a mandatory gratuity verses the standard 18%. So if you like over cooked and over priced food and over tipped bad waiters. This is the place for you. I have lived in Boulder for 30 years and this is hands down the worst meal I have ever had. Go next door to China Gourmet or the lucky's cafe for a better dining experience. read more

Great meal! Highly recommend the sangria. The polenta from the tapas menu was amazing. Very cute location in North Boulder.

I have gone to dagabi cucina since I was 6. I would sacrifice my life for the balsamic bread dip they bring out with the bread. I don't know what is in it but I would buy some in bulk. read more

A "real" Spanish restaurant. By far the Best Spanish restaurant we have tried in the US. Great variety of tapas, and the Paella was outstanding!. Can't wait to our next dinner at Dagabi. Xavier read more

We had a delightful evening with great food and superb service from Mickey. Always great and consistently good food.

Wow, Dagabi, wow. How I wish I could write a good review. Sigh. Ok here is the deal. I have been going here for about 15 years. The food has always been great. The happy hour tapas and drinks are wonderful as well. I have recommended this place to many people over the years. I have also brought guests there, and have enjoyed many dinners there w/ our extended family. SO that is why it pains me to have to write about a recent negative experience. My family of 6 (2 adults/4 kids) were headed out to catch a movie a few nights ago and decided to stop by Dagabi's to eat first. I walked in around 5:30 and was cheerfully greeted by the hostess. I told her we had 6, and she proceeded to look at her little map of tables. At this point my 4 kids walked in. She looked at them, then suddenly asked me if I had a reservation. I told her no and she said that it would be over an hour wait. This was surprising to hear because there were a whole lot of empty tables inside and out on the patio. When I asked her about all the empty tables she said that they were ALL reserved. This was surprising as well. Usually restaurants save a certain amount of tables for walk-ins....anyhow I decided to use my OpenTable app to see if I could make a reservation. I was able to make one for 6:00. I went back inside to inform the hostess that know had a reservation. I had to wait for her to finish speaking with a couple of parties that had just walked in, and I noticed that she did not tell either of those parties about any "wait" even though neither of them had a reservation....when it was my turn and I told her about the reservation I was able to make, she just stood there looking at me w/ a deer in the headlights look. Eventually a man came to assist her and he told me that he would" try" to seat us. Unfortunately at this point we didn't have enough time to eat before our movie, so we declined. Very annoying. As I said before I have always liked this place so I wanted to give them the benefit of the doubt that it was just a fluke...new employee? confusion? The next day I wrote an email to Dagabis detailing what happened and asking them to kindly explain why we were treated that way. Are they not "kid friendly" anymore? Well, they never even replied, which IMO speaks volumes. Apparently they don't appreciate their customers....too bad for them they just lost an EXCELLENT customer. Our kids are very well behaved, we are excellent tippers, we've brought them tons of business over the years.... Oh well! I guess they are no longer kid friendly.....heads up everyone! read more

The General Manager of this place (Antonio) is extremely amicable, eager to talk to you about the cuisine and food he serves and to make your meal a most enjoyable one. His staff pays attention to details and is quite nice and eager to help as well. We went (a group of 6 of us, including 3 locals + a baby and 3 from out of town [I'm out of town]) on Monday night to experience their Paella Happy Hour ($12/person). I've just spent 12 days in Spain (this past May) and this paella was undoubtedly better than any paella I had across the pond. Rice was full of great flavors, and seafood was not lacking at all. Just enough chorizo and duck to complement the seafood. The deserts? No point in recommending. Try them all. My two favorites however were the Tarta de Santiago (I've never tasted anything like this in the U.S. - stay away if you are allergic to almond however) and the flourless chocolate torte. read more

Pizzas are terrific. Love the mushrooms with feta cheese and clams. Check out happy hour on Tuesday. Good meal enjoyed by entire family.

Last night, I hosted a dinner for 14, celebrating the gathering of family from all over the world. The wait staff and food were excellent. The wine list was terrific too.The side area provided a nice level of privacy for our party. We've heard wonderful compliments from all the guests today. Dagabi Cucina is a great choice for a dinner for two or a larger party like ours. Thank you Dagabi. read more

Lovely neighborhood restaurant. Food is excellent, great wines, and a great spot to have a date night or a nice family dinner. I've spent a lot of time in Spain and much of their food is authentic. read more

Great happy hour prices. I think the tapas are better than the Med. Stay away from the flourless cake unless you need such a thing. All other dessets to die for. read more

This was excellent. I would give more stars if I could. One could be in Spain... from the proprietor walking you to your table to the chef/gm being your most knowledgeable guide to the food. Just back from Basque Country San Sebastian and Bilbao, we wanted a taste of Spain... and, we got it. The empanada and the paella (with the right amount of saffron) was perfect. The amuse boche of the gazpacho had the notes of cucumber to tomato that was sublime. Fabulous. read more

I love me some Dagabi! This is my favorite place in Boulder for tapas, even though I live nowhere near the restaurant. The house wine for happy hour is always good, the do a paella special every week (I want to say Mondays and it is around $12) , the gnocchi is awesome, the service is good, the happy hour list and prices are amazing. Let's just say for 2-3 people at happy hour, wine and more food than we can eat the bill is usually in the 25-45 range. De-licious! read more

Wow, this place has quickly jumped to one of my go to restaurants. Came in tonight with my wife for our anniversary, and ate a bunch of Tapas Plates and there wasn't a bad one in the bunch. The sautéed mushrooms with goat cheese is amazing. Going to g back for their weekly Monday night Paella Night. Inexpensive and the type of paella changes every week. Really looking forward to the Lobster Paella Night" read more

This is my favorite restaurant in Boulder. Great covered outdoor seating or classy indoor seating. The highlight is their tapas menu with amazing dates, fresh bruschetta, and bacon-wrapped shrimp. Consistent food quality and service in a neighborly location. read more

Great tapas and fun servers. We had a party of 7 and it was a perfect spot to handle a large group.

Wow. It was the boyfriend's birthday yesterday and we headed to Boulder for an afternoon. We wanted to try somewhere new, so after I read that DaGabi had tapas night on Tuesdays, we had to try it out. Those tapas are amazing all around, and have about 35 different plates! And at $3-7 a plate, it was affordable to be able to try lots of things. Bruschetta- sooo good and garlicky Croquettas de pollo- wish there were more- they only came with two and I could have scarfed down 10 of them. The basil aioli they had on them was amazing Cheese plate- good, but I've had more interesting cheeses. The brie went well with the strawberries. They also could have told you the different types of cheese, I would like to have known. Medijol Dates filled with goat cheese- my favorite. Only came with 3, and again I could have eaten 20 they were so good Calamari- the tomato sauce it came with was like nothing I've had before. So good and not your generic marinara sauce $4 glasses of house wine, which was also really good for a table wine. Service was so-so. They must have a guy there solely for filling up water, because he came around every 5 minutes to see if we needed a refill. However, the waitress was pretty busy and didn't check up on wine refills, etc, however I know it was slammed. Since we had a 10-20 minute wait for a patio table, we waited at the bar. It took a good 10 minutes before getting served (there was only one bartender and she was busy filling orders for tables.) I wouldn't fault them completely, as I know the place was really busy for the good tapas deals, but it could have been a bit faster. Everyone was super friendly, however. Will be back! Probably on a Tuesday to try all different tapas! read more

Not sure why there there are not more reviews. Great gluten-free pizza and happy hour tapas to die for. Many gluten-free options. Great atmosphere and a killer bartender that can mass produce great silver coin Mary's on short notice. read more

It used to just be ok, but since my mom's friend took over some of the ownership I love going there! They have Paella on mondays! (Which is a Spanish dish!) They also have Tapas on tuesdays! What I also like is that they are starting to give a gluten free option for their pizza, pasta, and deserts! Overall an awesome place, nice aura, and wonderful people especially the manager! This is a great place for anybody who wants a taste of Spanish food, but they also have Italian food still! On the question about reservations, you don't always need one, but it's good to make one incase they are really busy. read more

I agree with Matthew K review regarding Noah. He struts about the dining room with not much of a personality. Needs lessons in customer service! Smile once in a while! This place ROCKED when Hiro opened it many years ago. Wish he still owned it. He had a personal touch and made guests feel like family. This Noah Guy is clueless!!! read more

Great Place. Forgot the wine we ordered, but the food was awesome and high recommend to dine here. Had the Veal Stew....

I cannot tell you how refreshing it is to eat at a restaurant in Boulder where the portions are large, there is plenty of free parking and you can actually have a conversation with your dinner guests without having to shout! Dagabi is one of Boulder's best kept secrets, a perfect little gem where you will always get a fantastic fresh meal and fabulous desserts! This is the perfect place in Boulder to take a date, because you can stay for hours sipping wine and enjoy an intimate conversation for as long as you want...no pressure! I love their Penne al Pollo and their wood-fired pizzas are delicious! You can see their whole menu at www.dagabicucina.com. I would recommend this place to anyone living in Boulder or just passing through! read more

My family and I have been eating here almost since is opened, and I've never had a bad meal. Recently, I've only eaten here during the holidays, as we try to escape the holiday food and all the effort that goes with it. Dagabi serves lovely soups and salads, nice thin crust pizzas and excellent pasta dishes. I've never had any of the larger (meat) plates, but everyone else has loved them - filling, but not overly rich. Recently I had the squash and sweet-potato soup - I'm sorry I didn't ask for the recipe it was so light, unexpected and perfectly spiced. My husband and I split the walnut / cooked apple / cheese salad and they were kind enough to split it to two plates - the service has always been thoughtful and quick. Such a light meal left room for desert and they have great desserts. A lovely, relaxed place. Our neighborhood choice. I hope they continue to thrive. read more