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Reviews - Bailén 17

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Ambience
8.9
Food
9.2
Service
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  • Di C.1 review

    January 31, 2025

    9.5/10
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    Very nice staff and very authentic traditional food

  • Alejandro C.5 reviews

    January 11, 2025

    9.5/10

    Very tasty food, every dish was really impressive!

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    Aneta B.4 reviews

    January 9, 2025

    9/10
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    The restaurant was very clean and cozy. Food was fresh, very tasty and nicely served. Menu available only via QR code but it did not included drinks. For drinks we need to communicate somehow with waitress.who doesn't speak English. Thus it was inconvenient. Fork promotion was counted accordingly

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    Shanon P.1 review

    December 30, 2024

    10/10

    We were looking for a light lunch and this place fit the bill. We even considered returning later for dinner, but it did not fit our plans.

  • Svein S.9 reviews

    November 15, 2024

    8/10

    Good tapas! Large menu to select from. Had to scan menu on QR code and combined with bad phone reception and spanish text only made it a bit challenging to order. Waiter was however very helpful and put together a selection of tapas for us.

  • Linda D.45 reviews

    November 6, 2024

    10/10

    service impeccable .Repas excellent.

  • madeleine S.6 reviews

    September 6, 2024

    6.5/10

    Good kitchen, smiling service; we appreciated the diner. Thus, the main course was put on the table while we were still eating the starter. A little point which can easily be improved. Nevertheless, we recommend this table.

  • Ruben E.

    Ruben E.18 reviews

    August 9, 2024

    10/10

    Great tapas place with lots of tasty options. Very comfortable place with great service.

  • Didier D.1 review

    August 3, 2024

    7.5/10

    The quality of the food is high and it's a lovely restaurant but we were sitting almost alone and the service was friendly but they gave no suggestions, advice....only that we had to scan the QR-code for the menu (hate that - I don't want phones during diner). But I really go back another time, it's a nice place, but maybe later (after 21 h).

  • Leander N.4 reviews

    July 31, 2024

    9.5/10

    The food and service were excellent. Wonderful fresh food superbly presented. The waitress was friendly and helpful. We were surprised how quiet this restaurant was given it served the best food we tasted in Alicante. We had 7 sharing plates, with great portions sizes for 4 people and 8 drinks which cost €90.00. We thought this was excellent value for a celebratory meal. We would highly recommend Bailen 17.

  • Livio M.24 reviews

    June 29, 2024

    9/10

    As in the past the food was very good at this restaurant. Some more diversity in the drinks area would be greatly appreciated.

  • Desiree L.4 reviews

    June 8, 2024

    2.5/10

    Arrived with a reservation. Ordered a few items for 3 persons. A large party of 10-12 came in shortly after and was fully served with drinks and food before one small tapa arrived of my 3. Waited another 10 minutes, left money for the tapa and left. Did not once get a water refill or drink order in. Would not recommend.

  • Louise B.21 reviews

    May 30, 2024

    6/10

    it was a bit of a strange experience as when we arrived the restaurant was deserted. We went in and hung around for awhile and someone came out and said the restaurant wasn’t open yet even though the door was wide open and we had a table booked. So we went outside and waited for awhile and then went back in and we were suited at a nice table. We ordered quite a lot of Tapas, which was okay and quite unusual but not as good as I thought it was going to be. There are some quite sweet things and what I thought was a bit fusion rather than traditional Tapas. We didn’t stay for long, and didn’t have any main courses as we weren’t enjoying it very much

  • Filomena P.29 reviews

    May 1, 2024

    10/10
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    Calm environment. Food is well prepared and and there's a lot of variety. We had the secretos chato, that was not in the menu, thus the discount do not apply, but was the most traditional option and was very tasty.

  • Livio M.24 reviews

    March 19, 2024

    9.5/10

    Excellent place for a casual dinner. We ordered amolst all available items listed 'to share' and were not disappointed by any of them, since all came freshly cooked. On the desired side: A little more variety on the drinks list would be welcomed. The final verdict: This is a place were we'll return for sure and will, also, recommend it to our friends.

  • Roz L.1 review

    January 20, 2024

    10/10

    Absolutely absolutely brilliant place. Everything about the restaurant was faultless from the ambience, to the service to the quality of food. Definitely the BEST tapas we had in Alicante. Awesome experience.

  • Gehin A.6 reviews

    August 15, 2023

    10/10

    It was pretty good, Adrian was very king. I strongly recommend this place, the food is excellent

  • Czarek C.

    Czarek C.2 reviews

    March 10, 2023

    9.5/10

    We start ar 8:00 pm and we were first in restaurant. Very nice room with delicate music in background. Dishes was very testy. Cook made fantastic job.

  • Michelle R.14 reviews

    July 5, 2022

    10/10

    The food and the service were both excellent. We would definitely recommend.

  • Marcin P.108 reviews

    September 17, 2021

    9.5/10

    Nice place, with interesting food. However, selection of wines by the glass is limited. Same about English capabilities of the waiting staff. Wait time -- even when we were the only people in the restaurant was also a bit too long. Overall, my score is about 9.1...

  • Brian M.26 reviews

    June 25, 2021

    9.5/10

    We were so happy that the food and service was as wonderful as we remembered from 2 years ago! Great carrillera, and the caballitos del Mar were a tasty entrada. We will be back, hopefully sooner!

  • Dorothy M.58 reviews

    January 27, 2020

    10/10

    Really delicious food in a very comfortable environment, with lovely service. We shared many dishes - the calamari was light & crispy, the potatoes unusual & so tasty - the star was the steak. Fabulous flavour, perfectly cooked, the tastiest steak in quite a while.

  • Georgina R.

    Georgina R.3 reviews

    January 6, 2020

    9.5/10

    Great food, especially the secreto iberico. A great wine list too. The serving staff is extremeley professional. The decór is also a treat. Overall great eating experience in Alicante. Definitely worth repeating.

  • Antonio c.5 reviews

    August 7, 2019

    10/10

    Food was delicious, wide choice of dishes, very good wine. Everything in a very nice atmosphere and with a very kind and sweet waitress who explained very accurately the available dishes. Will come back!

  • Carl F.8 reviews

    July 30, 2019

    9/10

    A good selection of small dishes at very reasonable prices and very good service.

  • Pietro G.21 reviews

    July 24, 2019

    10/10

    What an amazing restaurant! High quality cuisine, friendly staff and extremely honest price. Salmon and tuna tartars were like paradise. Highly recommended!!!

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