Socarrat Midtown East

The food is not too bad, but it really is average so I believe is overpriced. The service was not very good either. That was my inpression on a Sunday night. And I had a few tapas whereas most people were having paellas, so maybe the paella is better, dont know but wont go back to try it...

Tapas are good and may have special seasonal choices. Paella with squid ink is the must have!

The most disappointed place I have ever been, a whole week planning a trip to try this place and it was the worst decision ever, nothing absolutely nothing in this place is good, octopus was salty and tasted burn, shrimp was plain, plain boiled shrimp soak in oil, and let me not talk about the paella which is the worst dish , dry hard rice with no taste topped with some dried unflavored seafood..and what upset me the most was seen the so call Chef wearing sweatpants and dirty sneakers walking in the around the dining room. Waste of time and money.

Beth and I came here for a quick dinner to catch up. We were super excited to come and try the famous paella and tapas. We made reservations and I got a call the day before confirming but when we showed up they had no history of our reservation. I showed the hostess the call log and the confirmation from Opentable and she was like “Oh okay, sure” and seated us. The restaurant was probably 60% full but the service was slow and the place was really loud. Several people who came after us got up and left because how loud the place was. A couple near us started yelling and then eventually just starting texting (each other I assume?)

Beth ordered a cocktail twice and they took more than 45 minutes before they bought it over. When we asked the waitress what drink the restaurant was known for, she said “I dunno, I guess...sangria?” We were going to order paella but we couldn’t find a combination that we liked and they were a bit pricey per a serving and you had to order for a minimum of 2.

We settled on ordering tapas since we could have more variety. We got two orders of Gambas al ajillo ($12), the shrimp was delicious and the sauce was delicious for dunking bread in. Beth ordered the Calamares a la plancha ($13) and the grilled squid came out super burnt and rubbery. After two bites, Beth deemed it a lost cause and pushed it to the side of the table. We also got an order of Pan con tomate ($6), which tasted like tomato sauce with a hint of garlic and olive oil on top of bread. Needless to say, that was a waste of $6. Beth ordered the Brochetas de vieiras ($15), which were okay. She said the scallops were a bit rubbery but the shrimp were good. We decided to split an order of Tarta de queso y peras ($8). The cheesecake was lackluster at the very least. It was topped with pears in red wine and caramelized walnuts. The red wine cannibalized all the other ingredients and it was the only thing we could taste. The few small slivers we had were okay but it was thoroughly soaked in red wine. It was almost like someone just pour an entire 8oz glass of cheap red wine on top of the cheesecake. It was so bad that after 4 bites, neither of us wanted it. Oh how it pained my heart to stop eating desserts, but this...should not be called a dessert but punishment.