Nice terrace for Spring and Autumn weather. Delicious food and excellent service. I definitely…read morerecommend making reservations. The solomillo (filet mignon) was excellently priced and great quality. I ordered mine with pepper sauce. The pulpo here is a fantastic choice as the starter dish. They have a menu on weekends, too. Two thumbs up for Avenida.

There are better pizzas in town. The beer is often not cold. They could change up the menu and…read morebring in more items that could make them an identity instead of so scattered

There's not much going on in the town of Tres Cantos, Spain, at 7 pm on a Sunday night. But some…read morecolleagues and I were here at just that time, fresh from the airport, and we were hungry. None of the places we could find on Yelp appeared to be open, so wandering ensued. We passed may shuttered doors and dark windows... But at about 7:30 we came upon La Coleta, and it looked open. We grabbed a table, and asked immediately for menus (which amused the waitress to no end; sooo early for dinner!). Beers were ordered first (a local, decent brew whose name I forget). I was excited to see Paella on the menu for 8 Euro. Being my first meal in Spain, it was a no brainer. Unfortunately it didn't quite live up to expectations: 90% rice, with a few chunks of chicken and a few slices of pepper. The tomato-infused flavor was good, but in the end it seemed overpriced for what I received. But at least they fed us on American time (sort of). By the time we left (around 9:00) the place was really starting to fill up with locals. Everybody seemed to know everybody; the waitress was even helping care for a customer's baby. It was then we realized that La Coleta was the local version of "Cheers". I didn't stick around to see if the Spanish version of Norm ever showed up.

Silly Americans; walking around Tres Cantos, Spain at 8 pm on a Tuesday, thinking there would be…read moreany good restaurants open...Didn't we learn our lesson before? We tried at least 3 top picks on Yelp before finally deciding to seek the first open place that looked decent. Trastevere was that place. The menu was large, and our greeting upon entry was friendly. We were the first patrons of the night. First things first: Beverages. When most of our small group ordered local beers, this seemed to make our waiter almost giddy (like he had found someone to be on his drinking team). Our beers came in large, frosted, porcelain mugs - Nice touch! Second things second: Food orders. One coworker and I were were feeling like some beef and so split the steak platter (sized for two). Others ordered various pasta or seafood dishes. Third things third: Execution. For my dish, this was a FAIL. The steak came on a sizzling-hot, iron platter, which is just a terrible idea all around. Cooked meat needs to cool down for a good 5-10 minutes, but this sizzling configuration forced one of two bad choices: A) waiting 30 minutes for the hot platter to cool down completely before eating, while getting overcooked in the process, or B) cutting the meat and eating it very hot, which releases all it's juices onto the plate. I tried to split the difference as much as possible; but by the end, my steak was too dry and tough. I was considering a negative review at this points, despite the fact that most of the group enjoyed their meals. But after clearing our plates, the waiter, happier still from our ordering of more beers during the meal, asked if we'd like some digestif shots, on the house. How could we say no? (And these shots were delicious and warming on a chilly night). Apparently we were still on his drinking team.