Cadena Spanish Café
| Monday | 12 pm - 10:30 pm |
| Tuesday | 12 pm - 10:30 pm |
| Wednesday | 12 pm - 10:30 pm |
| Thursday | 12 pm - 10:30 pm |
| Friday | 12 pm - 10:30 pm |
| Saturday | 4 pm - 10:30 pm |
| Sunday | 4 pm - 10:30 pm |
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tapas(10) paella(8) seafood(7) recommend(7) empanada(7) sauce(6) highly recommend(5) wine(4) seafood paella(3)
Paella is one of my favorite dishes, & I finally found a great place where I can enjoy it! Great price for a small one that we both shared with a few appetizers to start. Also, as a wine drinker, I like that their wines are not available at LCBO. Nice touchView more
We loved the variety of tapas offered! So good!View more
They have some sort of like Mexican food here or something? It's very strangeView more
We went to celebrate a friend's birthday on a Saturday night.. I highly recommend getting a reservation. The place was pretty packed. We shared 6 tapas between the 3 of us, we were recommended about 2 per person, & that was perfect. We really like the croquettes with serrano ham, the shrimp in white wine sauce, & the meatballs in creamy tomato sauce. They were excellent. The fried zucchini was strictly ok, the fried calamari was good but nothing great & the patatas bravas were ok too. We didn't try the paella but it did look good. Cocktails were really good. They also did a little birthday tres leches cake for my friend which was delicious. All in all a good night out, will definitely go back & maybe not order so many fried tapas.View more
Ok to good food, nice quiet place to go later in the day as they close at 10 on weekdays. Expensive food for what it is, but not bad.View more
I tried the caeser salad, civiche & empanadas. They were all delicious. I highly recommend the beef empanadas. They were filled with meat & the empanadas were huge. Went back & got the empanadas, seafood paella. I was a bit disappointed with both items. The empanadas didn't taste or look like they used to be before. The flavour was gone & the crust was super dry. Most of the seafood in the paella was overcooked. What a shame. The crab legs were super dry & the mussels were chewy. The octopus & lobster were cooked perfectly though. Therefore I have to decrease my rating unfortunately.View more
Very underwhelming. Perhaps they changed chefs because the empanadas were nothing like the pictures in previous reviews. The dough was overly crispy & not flaky. The filling was very bland. Definitely needed the spicy sauce on the side to add some flavour. We also ordered the large seafood paella. For $200, the portion was fine but the seafood were all very overcooked. Especially the crab legs. I will admit I have never had authentic paella but I expected more flavour than salt & pepper. You do get quite a bit of seafood so I guess the price is justified. However, I was underwhelmed in the taste department. Service was nice & attentive. Hoping today was just a fluke.View more
I was there with a large group so we were able to try the whole menu. Everything was excellent. I I'll definitely be back.View more
Overpriced tapas for quality of food. The seafood pasta with a “rosé” sauce tasted more like carbonara & the chicken empanada was dry. The waiter only came when he was delivering food - no follow-ups & served my daughter spicy dipping sauce without even a warning. She nearly cried at the table. 1 main & 2 tapas (one of them being $7) cost us $100 & that’s WITHOUT drinks.View more
Etzio was fantastic in service, had a couple of dishes & they were all amazing. Highly recommend this restaurant. The tapas menu is to die for.View more
Incredible food, environment, & staff! Could not recommend this restaurant moreView more
So delicious! Great place to expand your pallet. We were lucky to get a walk in so make sure to reserve a table in advance.View more
We visited Cadena last night & it didn’t disappoint. It felt very authentic, sitting on the patio with a pitcher of sangria, listening to Spanish music. We had the gambas (shrimp in garlic cream sauce) which were amazing. We also had the crab croquetas, the patatas bravas & the oxtail. They were all delicious but the oxtail was so tender & rich! Our server Sandra was great. It was a lovely experience & we will be back.View more
Loved this place. The tapas was the standout: everything we tried was fresh & flavourful, served hot & nice to look at. Took me back in memory to Spain. Portions are big, the two of us would have been well fed with three tapas items. The flan was thicker than I expected, almost the consistency of cheesecake, but tasted great. The service was super friendly, quick, attentive & very welcoming. Nice Spanish decor. The food is not cheap, but the tapas is worth it. We'll be back to explore more of the menu.View more
Excellent Team at Cadenas! Great food & a very good restaurant to go to when you are hungry, portions are very good & filling. Big shout out to the Chef he knows what he’s doing !!View more
The service was wonderful. They were so friendly & accommodating. The food was so tasty. I will definitely be coming to this restaurant again. I was impressed.View more
Fantastic meal.
Started with Tapas & then had a wonderful European style seafood Paella. Our waiter took real pride in helping us select our meal, & wines.
Atmosphere was totally relaxed.View more
Deliciousness!! It feels how family love has built this place La mejor comida española!View more
The staff was very welcoming & lovely. They made sure everything was on point & made sure we were good. Lovely setting & the food was amazing. Definitely recommend this place for anyone & will definitely come back again.View more