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    Guardado's Restaurant

    4.1 (324 reviews)
    Closed 4:00 pm - 9:00 PM
    Updated 1 month ago

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for kids
    Happy hour specials

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    Doug K.

    Guardado's Restaurant is a good restaurant for modest Latino options. They have a limited menu of a variety of fish, chicken and two red meat items in a variety of dish platings. These come in appetizers and entrees. Their entrees are sized like appetizers. The food quality is good. Ok cuts of vegetables and proteins. Food is flavored ok without being too under or over flavored. Portion size is small. It's a nice place to relax and enjoy a light plate. The service from the waitstaff is excellent. Very friendly, polite and knowledgeable. I recommend Guardado's Restaurant. It's quaint. Maybe a nice afternoon date place.

    Tortilla española and croquetas de jamón

    We were in the area and decided to check it out. The 'croquetas de jamón' were burnt and the 'tortilla española' was flat and extremely greasy. If a Spanish restaurant cannot make those two iconic food items well, that was our signal to leave.

    Jennifer F.

    A group of us came to Guardado's for a friend's birthday. TBH, after checking out the menu and some of the other reviews, I wasn't too excited for the food, but you never know until you try. When I drove up, I noticed that it was a pretty small spot. Luckily, there was plenty of parking opportunities on the street, and a parking garage right across the street. My friend had a reservation, so we were seated right away. Once I walked in, I noticed how small the restaurant was. The table that we sat at was a bit tight, but it worked for us. After reviewing the menu, we decided to order a few plates and share. I opted for the gambas al ajillo, croquetas, pinchitos, plantains with cheese and beef, and papas fritas. I've been to a few other tapas spots in the Moco area, so I was curious to see how their food compared. Overall, the shrimp was good, and the garlic oil was perfect for dipping with their bread. The pinchitos were a delicious sausage over mashed potatoes. I think this was my favorite. The papas fritas were okay. I feel like it was definetly lacking flavor. The plantains with beef was good, but once again it was missing something. I've realized that overall I am just not a fan of croquetas, so I can't really give a fair review. We also ordered drinks. I opted for the mojito, which I sent back and replaced with a mango margarita. The margarita was a better choice. We then ordered some dessert. My sister and I shared the tres leches with the birthday girl. It was a bit dry and not the best. Someone ordered the flan, which was pretty good, and a chocolate fudge cake, which was a bit too much chocolate even for me. I give 2 stars because the service was ok, and I think they have a variety of options. However, I probably won't be returning.

    Shrimp Quesadilla (comes with 4 wedges)
    Debra L.

    We just dined here for the first time and my parents have already declared it a new favorite. My favorites: + Gambas Al Ajillo ($13.95) - This classic sauteed shrimp dish was so good we even ordered a second round and used the bread to mop up all the olive oil in the pan. + Shrimp Quesadilla ($14.25) - I love a shrimp quesadilla but these surpassed expectations--there was plenty of shrimp and the tomatoes added a nice savoriness. + Plain Plantain ($4.50) - One of the best plantains I've had in recent memory and nice and caramelized on some of the edges. We also enjoyed: + Calamares Fritos ($12.25) + Pulpo A La Gallega ($12.50) - The octopus was so tender! + Croquetas ($9.50) - These were just okay and not super flavorful. + Paella Negra ($44.95) - We prefer our paella rice to be cooked through instead of al dente and was pleased to find it nice and soft. I thought the tilapia was a little fishy but overall we enjoyed it! Despite slight apprehension when looking through the pictures prior to our visit, we were very impressed and will definitely be returning!

    Seafood Paella
    Luke M.

    Delicious reasonably priced tapas and paella. We only ate about half of it between the two of us. Good service, quaint and cozy interior. Would recommend to anyone wanting tapas or paella.

    Jessi S.

    A little crowded on the seating, but food was great and evenly spaced out so we wouldn't get overwhelmed with everything coming at once. We liked the chorizo and seafood dishes the best. The steak and pork loin were a little dry.

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    Stuart M.

    i had a 3 star meal here in 2017. This time was better. I had the mushrooms, a chicken tapas, calamari, and the spinach salad. All the dishes were well executed, with lots of tasty elements. I also enjoyed a margarita. The only miss was I requested no salt on the rim, and received a heavily salted rim. So other than wiping salt off my glass, my meal was spot on.

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    An amazing meal. You must try the lamb tapas and the sangria!have been coming here for years ! Must try !!

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    Good paella and attentive service. Always a good experience. Needs more tapas on the menu.

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    Good food and good service as always! I reserved a table ahead of time and got a table upon arrival.

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    Up front this place is not cheap. We also were charged 22% auto gratuity…read more Service is extremely slow, half of us didn't have utensils when the food came out. Our bill was $160 for fries, salmon tiraditos, steak frites (42), seafood coconut rice, lemonade (5, maker have forgotten to mix in sugar so we just had lemon juice?), and the 7 reasons old fashioned (19). My steak was actually pretty good. The seafood coconut rice however was undercooked, we didn't get our dishes until almost an hour after ordering so maybe they had kitchen issues. It took so long we just ate the raw rice with seafood because we ain't waiting another hour. The seafood was very good. The regular old fashioned is better than the 7 reasons old fashioned. Imo they need to get block ice, this is made with regular cubes which melts very fast and gets watery. Best dish for me was the steak, it was very nicely seared. Not very busy on a Saturday night, very nice classy date vibes indoors. Our group sat on the patio, total bill was around 750 for 7 adults 3 toddlers.

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