Boqueria UES

Reviews

• MD

  Matthew Dodd

  May 13, 2026
  5.0
  Amazing tapas spot with great quality food. Service is attentive and friendly. Nice relaxed vibe.
• PM

  Pritish Mukherjee

  May 8, 2026
  5.0
  We had an amazing time here!!! Loved the food!! The seafood Paella is to die for!!! Also the butterfly pea flower mocktail is amazing!! Our waiter was amazing too!!! Definitely recommend!
• FF

  Farah

  May 8, 2026
  3.0
  I used to love this place. For more than 10 years, it was my favorite restaurant. Unfortunately, lately the experience hasn’t been the same. The last few times I’ve gone for lunch or an early dinner, there has always been an issue with the menu — either they’re missing ingredients or the food simply isn’t as good as it used to be. The staff are wonderful and truly try their best with what they have available, so this is definitely not a service issue. It feels more like management or supply problems behind the scenes. Sadly, the quality of the food has noticeably declined, which is really disappointing for a place I used to enjoy so much.
• AG

  Anja Gleicher

  Apr 17, 2026
  1.0
  We’ve eaten at Boqueria many times and have never had an issue until tonight. We walked in at 6:15pm on a Friday and were told there was a 1.5 hour wait. Fine, we stepped outside. I checked OpenTable and immediately saw multiple reservations available, including a 6:30pm for two. I booked it and walked back in. I told the same host I had just spoken to that I found availability online. He said something along the lines of, “I do that because some tables are coming in late.” He then tried to find my reservation, had trouble locating it, asked me to show it, and eventually found it in the system. At that point, instead of seating us, he paused and then said, “Actually, you’ll need to book as a three because of your child.” For context, our daughter is 15 months old, sits on our lap, and we’ve dined here before without ever being told we needed to book a separate seat for her. Nothing about the setup has changed. They have not once given us a high chair. I asked him directly, so should we cancel the reservation, and he said yes. So after being told there was a 1.5 hour wait, then proving there was immediate availability, then confirming a reservation in their own system, we were ultimately told we couldn’t be seated under that reservation anyway. We canceled and left. It was honestly outrageous. Go down the street to Pil Pil where the experience is seamless and, frankly, the food is significantly better. We won’t be coming back.
• JA

  Josephine Ali

  Apr 16, 2026
  3.0
  I am a loyal Boqueria fan and I’ve gone to multiple locations across multiple cities, and I have favorite dishes I love to order every time. This time, the pan con tomate (one of my must-haves) was so stale it was not even edible. Out of 3 pieces, only one was soft and the other two were so hard the bread was hard to bite. We shared this feedback with our waitress but she didn’t do anything about it - no apology, replacement or comp. Additionally, the bill was brought to our table with a QR code option to conveniently pay right at our table. I have used this function many times at other restaurants, but was disappointed to find this was the only time I was charged an extra $4 to pay my bill? The charge says platform fee, it’s not a credit card or tip or service charge. That should have been made very clear before I paid, it is totally unnecessary as I would happily wait for the server to take my card and charge it manually. D

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