Tapas Papa Frita

Reviews

• RA

  Rupert A.

  6 days ago
  4.0
  The location is by the "river" with a nice patio. The dining room is large and is arranged in section. A raised stage for Flamingo shows (you'll have to find out their schedule). The octopu and the shrimp appetizers were expertly done and were really tender "melt in your mouth. For tapas size, they were overpriced; especially the octopus o e @ $25. The pain course of paella was very disappointing and was way to wet; unlike the typical Spanish ones. I fully agree with the review of Mimmo Rot who wrote a review about his disappointing paella. Beers are bottles only.
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  Normand Hébert

  Jan 3, 2026
  5.0
  Chef J (Pepe) does it again!! We have eaten here many times and the food is always spectacular. Tonight it was perfect, especially with Braulio as our waiter. He was the perfect blend of knowledge, friendliness and advice about the dishes. Our meal could not have been more wonderul. The croquettes jamon, the lambchops, sauteed mushrooms, steak in warm spanish blue cheése sauce and pork ribs with plantains were all just exquisite. And those warm rolls with aioli!¡ topped off with great coffee and Basque cheesecake, WOW. Thank you Papas Tapas Fritas for making our holiday season.
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  JASON G

  Jan 3, 2026
  4.0
  I'd give the tapas a 4, the paella a 3.6, the portions were a bit small, the pella was decent but a bit disappointing, the mussels in the paella were so small there was just a touch of meat in them. Service was very good. Flamenco group was great. I was a bit disappointed with reservations. They were made weeks in advance for seating for two for anniversary front stage for the show, when we got there, they sat us pretty far away from the stage, they did attempt to get us closer, but was still a bit disappointing. Over all was good experience.
• KJ

  Karen Jean

  Dec 31, 2025
  5.0
  While visiting Scottsdale Christmas week, we enjoyed dinner here twice. What a treat!!! The food is amazing, the outdoor patio magical, the service is superb, the wine list extensive. Thank you server Kevin!!! One night we enjoyed live music and it was wonderful. We highly recommend the Chef Specials, which are a sampling of exceptional tapas and a delicious paella for two. The price is right, too! I cannot wait to visit this wonderful restaurant on our next trip to Arizona.
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  Amber Poquette

  Dec 20, 2025
  2.0
  Do yourself a favor and go somewhere else. I'll start with the food. Overall mediocre at best. Mussels were majorly lacking in flavor, frozen mussels, which are fine but the sauce needs major work, plain tomato sauce from a can. Croquettes were the same, seriously lacking in flavor, also tasted frozen and seasonings people, come on! Albondogas, if you can even call it that, was awful, frozen meatballs, again no seasonings. Paella was acceptable, rice wasn't crispy, again majorly lacked flavor. I'm fine with the prices, if the food was acceptable. We knew we were getting tapas. Drinks, nothing to hard to mess up here, were also mediocre. We (party of 4) would have ordered another round but our server was nowhere to be found. If the food is atrocious, I definitely would like to walk out with a little buzz. Couldn't even get a refill of water. If it wasn't for Kevin, who wasn't even our server, it would easily be a 1 star. We made sure to tip him. He knows what he's doing, kitchen needs help. Management needs to step up. This was our first and last time here, will not return.

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