We booked for the first time for a birthday celebration, forgetting that the government scheme for eating out was in its first week. We booked for 19.45 and after being sat promptly we were told there were few items out of stock due to the influx of guests that day. These items were quite prominent dishes for a tapas meal but however understood and are flexible. When ordering drinks there was only one spirit avaiable which was not suitable and again choices limited. The food we pretty much ordered atleast 1 of everything that was still available trying to work around the table of 5. We were told there would be a delay on the food coming out, now being in the industry in a previous life, again we were fine to go with the spanish mañana vibe for our service but a complimentary bread basket or olives to keep us company would have gone a long way to tame 5 very hangry people, as the food all came at 21.50. Chorizo, prawns and Hake were of quality as well as the potato products and sauces, which shows me that what we had was not the norm. The "Vegetable paella" was just golden rice which for the price was a bit tongue in cheek, but after mentioning this to the lovely but exhausted waitress she said that they had taken this off the bill, which was very courteous as all we had said is that id they cannot offer their usual standard they are better to remove this. Also the Calamari was over cooked/looked like it may have been the end of the bag due to the look. The waitresses we had mentioned they were inexperienced in what their role but were fantastic and a credit and will be flying high and taking in their stride soon I am sure. If we plan to come again we would try the afternoon hopefully to sample the full menu and more of a spanish chilled vibe which i could see that they normally would hopefully provide.
Maritimo Wine & Tapas – Plymouth