El Puerto Restaurant Paget Road, Penarth CF64 1TT

"Definitely, I will be back. The food was amazing! But it's a bit confusing how to order and probably due to the number of people (a lot) they were rushing you to order! Same for the table service, I have to say that I can tell that the staff were doing they best they could. A lovely restaurant in a lovely place and parking is not an issue!"

"Booked for lunch. My wife had Spanish meatballs followed by halibut while I had salad, from the salad bar, followed by the home made beef pie. These were the 2 course lunch specials at £24 each. Both were delicious: the pie especially, with very tender meat, rich gravy and a light flakey crust (no pastry shell). Plus 2 drinks each and two coffees. Total cost £65. Excellent value, and excellent service. Highly recommended."

"Holidays finished with a diner at this chic restaurant. Very nice that we could choose our food at the counter. Staff was very nice to our 1,5 year old toddler. Unfortunately there was no high chair available for her. Very good food quality. Lot of choice. Free parking."

"So many problems with this place. I think the restaurant is trying to provide a fine dinning experience however doesn't live up to this as firstly there are no menus on the table so you have to read an extensive menu above the food display counter (I wouldn't expect to get up to read and order food in this way in a fine dinning restaurant) also with no clear way to queue up it means you end up queuing around the tables and people eating ( waiters did show us where to queue but again with no clear way people still started queuing around the tables). Also where you order food there's sawdust on the floor which is strange. They do have 'budget' menus if you will so a starter and a main, but also say you order the beef medallions you literally have 3 very thin medallions with a tablespoon of peas, four slices of carrots and gravy. Therefore you order sides which aren't cheep either. I will say the starter of salmon gravlax and celeriac was delicious. For the price of the food is very average and the experience they try to provide I just expect alot more in regards to quality, presentation and service. We were a very large group (some older family members who are partially deaf) the waiter was asking who had ordered a cappuccino at one end of the table nearly everyone had repeatedly said no, I told them no but we are waiting for a latte and two desserts. To which he replied very abruptly something along the lines of what about the Cappuccino. Turns out the Cappuccino was for the partially deaf lady and couldn't hear from the other end of the table. The waiter got asked again for our desserts which he brought one. My dad then had to chase up the waiter and ask again for the dessert which wasn't great. For me the whole experience of the restaurant doesn't qualify as a fine dinning experience which is what they are trying to provide. The bill was also really awkward to sort out as everything was on one recipe, which is our fault I suppose but would be handy if things were listed individually such a coke £ X3 instead of the total of the three cokes. Ask for separate bills if paying individually."

"Came here for dinner, the food here is no more than average. It warrants the £21 set menu price which is very reasonable for the portion size you receive. The atmosphere is pleasant, however, the service is slightly slow. We waited a prolonged period of time between starters and mains. It’s in a great location with a lovely terrace area which is perfect for summer dining. Other members of the party enjoyed their meals, I however, personally wouldn’t rush back."