Reviews of El Bulli (201)
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Great food and excellent service from the staff and so much fun. They made my birthday special. we will be back again for sure. Thank you
It was a really enjoyable experience. The service was great - always pleasant and quick, the food was really tasty and a big YUM to the cocktails. We will be back :)
I was not happy that they made a fuss when I phoned them at 1pm for a 8pm reservation to inform them that our party had dropped from 15 to 12. 7 hours notice is perfectly reasonable, when we arrived they commented on it yet again so it made our group feel unwelcome for no good reason. Organising groups is difficult, deal with it.
GOOD FOOD. HOWEVER THE RICE WAS OVERCOOKED. I TALKED TO THE MANAGER AND THEY FREE THE DISH FOR US. BUT THE TAPAS WERE QUITE GOOD, BUT A LITTLE SALTY
Food, service and overall atmosphere is always amazing :) The quality and flavours of the food at El Bulli is to die for. Don't even think twice about booking.
Amazing! Best tapas in Sydney - nothing else compares. The meatballs and the chorizo is the best! The live band is awesome as well. It's a good place to go as part of a big group.
Food was great and good price (about $20 each). The service was decent. There was dancing and live music on Friday nights which was great.
Thank you! The food was good and service was very friendly. Music was a bit on the loud side and found it a bit hard to have conversation.
Good food, felt very rushed though. Would have liked to be able to sit and enjoy our (tasty) meal slowly without being asked if we were done every 5 minutes
Good food and good service. Not too much but enough. Staff is very friendly and make you feel welcome. Portion of Gazpacho, sardines and olives should be per person not per couple.
The food was good plenty to eat service was quick the music was a bit loud couldn't have much of a chat staff were friendly
nice place, with great bands !!! ans spanish environment .... main dishes are not really delicious but skewers are amazing ... staff very friendly ....
Love the atmosphere & ambience. Staff & service is always great on top of fanatic food. We always sit at the bar so we can chat with George the bar tender.
Overall it was a nice experience but... We had to wait 30 minutes for our table, at your bar, which was way too crowded. When we got seated, we ordered way too much food and within 10 minutes we asked if we could cancel some thay hadn't started cooking and she said no because they had started everything and we knew most definitely that it hadn't all, considering we didn't recieve some diches like prawns and mussels until min 21 hour in to the dinner. I didn't appreciate that but still enjoyed the night.
Amazing place. Always my favourite to goto with my partner. Zarzuela is smashing ! And their white sangria with lychee was on point ! Great place !
Very good and happy environment, happy staff and with a very nice manner! Food come on a very slow pace, although there are food that's too salty, still are very good reaturant!
We had a fantastic night at el Bulli for dinner. The service was great, the food was delicious, the atmosphere was awesome. Would recommend to friends!
Amazing :) Very good service and food. Like this place so much. Real red sangria. Want to come again and again. Will tell about this place to all my friends.
Great service and very friendly staff!! When we asked the waitress how the gnocchi were cooked she was able to tell us exactly how and what was in it, something you don't see often in restaurants anymore.Food was great too!
Great atmosphere, however the dishes were brought way to quickly (normally I wouldn't complain) but before we even finished our second dish all the other dishes were out on the table going cold. The food is great though!
Good service, excellent food! We eere pleased we went on a Sindau as I would imagine the love music could be really loud as there are no soft furnishings, a lot of wood and it is a small open plan space.
El bulli is fun n colourful. The perfect place for a friends get-together with a Spanish twist. Don't miss el pulpo a la plancha, simply divine. Exellent service.
Most of the food was cold. The ribs were tiny. The resturant is dark and the bar seats are no comfortable. The waiter did not even top up water.
Wonderful service, delicious food. Staff were very accomodating to two of our guests dietary requirements which was much appreciated. Lovely decor and a great atmosphere would definitely reccomended.
Great atmosphere in the restaurant. The deal we bought was great value. The food was amazing and service was great. Churros also amazing. I will be coming back for sure.
Good food. Cava short on the wine list for a Spanish restaurant. Tend to be rushed at the 6:00pm sitting. This is also a bit early ... and 8:00pm too late.😎🎄☃🎉
Great atmosphere, nice setup. The food was nice, and the drinks are okay. Service was quite good, wish there was more live entertainment though. Overall pretty good.
Bought the voucher from Groupon for 8 courses tapas. Whilst the service was fine, the food was not worth the $$. $5 sangria was good but that was it. You can't choose the food. It's already set.
Margaritas were very good, also food quality and taste pretty amazing, rather small coursers (you could have probably summed the 9-course menu up as a 3-course menu) but we'll definitely give "El Bulli" another try sometime soon :-D
Very nice food and the service was excellent. The Band was great and we dance a lot . It was a great night out and my sister in law enjoyed her Birthday dinner
Not enough food, probably the least Popular items on the menu that they have added to this deal, all just very small entres. The food is very bland
Excellent decor but food was a bit underwhelming. Many of the dishes lacked flavour, especially the soup and deep fried courses. The olives, sardines and pork rib were good. Overall still a positive experience thanks to the discount voucher.
Great service, lovely food and warm atmosphere. Nice place for family and friends gathering. Would definitely recommend it to anyone who like to try Spanish cuisine.
coming from a Spanish background the food that serve was very ordinary. May have been the chef on the day??? The flavours of the food were unbalance.( which was the $55 menu) and food was limited. The sangria was I think watered down, which was ashame. was missing that bite maybe more fruit????
I've driven past El Bulli for years - always wanted to go there, and finally did. Nice food, nice atmosphere and great service - would definitely go back.
The food was tasty although I didn't feel we got enough for the money. We had a voucher so it was worth the voucher but wouldn't have been worth full price. The restaurant itself was nice and had a cozy atmosphere.
The food was great and served with a smile. We ordered too much and they even organised for us to take it away without us even asking. Dessert cocktail a must.
Service was great but food was seriously too salty. Been few times and always walk out a little disappointed with the quality of the food. It's not bad not the best experience either.
Food was very tasty, but the 8 courses was not enough food for two. We needed to order extra food to add to the whole meal, so the deal wasn't that great.
Very disappointing. The groupon special serves were very small compared to the rest of the menu. 9 courses and we had to order additional food! The flavors were not that great either there is better tasting and more generous tapas in Sydney for less or similar price and if your under staffed and having trouble serving the customers why not just put water bottles on the table instead of customers having to ask all the time? The margaritas were nice but next time I will go to my usual tapas in Glebe.
I visit El Bulli with a Groupon voucher very disappointed. food tastes great but Portion sizing greatly reduced to what is normally served guessing as we had a prepaid voucher. For example sardines costing normally 17.50 on the menu, we got exactly 4sardines. And olives costing normal 8.50 we got 4. Wait staff just seemed to be in a hurry to get you out of the restaurant. Taking food away as soon a finished. waitresses themselves cold and unfriendly, the service gave the whole place a unfriendly atmosphere! I would not advise going here, I certainly won't be going again!
Worst Groupon experience. Total rip off as I felt like I had paid $110 for salty fried bad food in some dinghy food court. Four of us had a small tomato soup, small bowl of olives and some sliver of sardines to share, one each of a stuffed zucchini flower, a croquette, a fried fish ball, a slice of pork, 3 prawns - and that costs $110 as a groupon deal - was meant to be value of $220 - really?!? Have no idea why they had such good reviews. Found a fish bone in what I thought was a croquette, complained to the wait staff who, instead of apologizing, brought the bone back to the kitchen and returned with a menu to explain to me that it didn't come from the croquette but another fried ball - I was like really?!? Left in total disgust.
Amazing food and wine. They had great service and I would defiantly come back another time to eat the food and wine. Thank you so much
Good atmosphere on a Saturday night, with live music. We were group of 6 so done a banquet which had a good variety of tapas. Food serving reasonable size.
The magarita's at this place were awesome and highly recommended. We went with a groupon voucher and although the options were delicious and packed with flavour the portion sizes were a bit small. Otherwise a great experience and highly recommened
Overall good but the place is too dark which I think contributes to some mosquito flying around the restaurant. The staff were very friendly though.
It was amazingly great Thank you for such a great lunch, definitely will be back. The Food was taste and the service a 10 Luisa
Cons-Was not really value for money. Everything was portioned so there was not much food and a majority of the meals were not substantial. Core meals or el buli specials were not included or substituted for anything similar. We also ordered white bait as a side dish and this was a horrible dish. It was burnt and salty. The pros- The staff were very friendly and helpful and besides the whitebait the food tasted nice.
Absolutely loved it. Could not be happier with the food and the service. Great atmosphere and 1 of the best places I have eaten at
Over priced for quality and serving of food. Lovely ambience but can find that anywhere. Would only recommend if you are looking for live music and a very light meal for $$$