Restaurant El Corral del Pollo Opening Hours, Menu and Opinions

Positive experience: Well, that's it... A place to eat grilled meats... without expectations, but also without disappointments... the sangria is cheerful.
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Positive experience: Delicious roast chicken. Natural fried potatoes.
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Fantastic experience: After many years without going, I was pleasantly surprised. Very affordable, excellent service. Almost as if the years hadn't passed. In summary, highly recommended.
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Fantastic experience: Very good
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Positive experience: The food is not bad. They could perhaps serve things like beans not just boiled but with a bit more flair (with a bit of parsley for example or anything else). As for the service, they are very nice, but incredibly slow at serving the dishes and desserts. I was going to order a coffee as well, but I didn't do it so I wouldn't have to wait another hour for it to arrive, especially seeing how long they took to bring the desserts. I can understand some delay in bringing the dishes to a certain extent (they need to be cooked), but taking a long time to bring bowls of ice cream for dessert is a bit more questionable. While I'm commenting, I should mention that they used to have a sauce (Madonna sauce) that went really well with the meat, but they don't have it anymore. It's a pity. Other than that, it's fine.
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Fantastic experience: Excellent, I was in the area for work, it got late and we stopped here for dinner. Very good service and the grilled food was even better.
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Fantastic experience: Family atmosphere, very good food, everything cooked over wood, attentive service, clean, only meats and grilled, a place to park without problems, affordable prices and generous portions, we will repeat.
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Positive experience: Good, Nice and cheap. Possibility of menu or à la carte
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Positive experience: On the return from Blanes-Barcelona we always eat there, for years because we like it. You can eat something cheap to something more expensive, good homemade food.
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Positive experience: We went to eat with 8 people in the family including little ones, we ordered chickens, potatoes, chicken burger, salads and Iberian secret plus desserts. Everything was very good, except the potatoes which were average, the waiters' attention was very nice although they were overwhelmed with work. It was very hot inside. Free parking. Good price-quality ratio.
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Fantastic experience: Good place to eat, but without haste because they take time to serve what is grilled meat, the tables are spacious and have a large capacity, the salads are very scarce for the price paid.
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Fantastic experience: Highly recommended place. As a child we used to go a lot and after years you return and it hasn’t lost its essence. The chickens are spectacular and the meat as well. The dishes are delicious although I have to say that the salads are very simple but otherwise great. If you pass near Lloret or Malgrat it is a must-stop. I also have to say that if you're in a hurry it’s not advisable because the service is very slow. But it’s worth it if you go without rushing.
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Fantastic experience: Very nice service, very friendly waiter/waitress. The homemade food is very good, and the meat has the unmistakable flavor of firewood. Very good price.
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Positive experience: Good restaurant, spacious, with many tables, in summer you can go to the terrace where it is very nice, the food is good, the price is normal, don't expect something very cheap or very expensive, in summary, I wouldn't mind repeating, the bad thing is the restrooms which are neglected, otherwise it's fine.
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Positive experience: I hadn't been there for 5 years. The cooks have changed and the staff is not the same anymore. Quality is not like before. More expensive. I won't return.
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Positive experience: Everything was much better than we expected, we will return. Both in the quality of the food, very good price-quality, excellent service, I recommend entrecote, homemade soup from the house, and ribs with broken eggs.
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Fantastic experience: We came for lunch on a Saturday afternoon, the chicken is very good with that smoky flavor, the downside was the waitress who attended us was a bit distracted (young girl) trina NOT AVAILABLE, Nestea NOT AVAILABLE, lemon Aquarius NOT AVAILABLE large water NOT AVAILABLE. In short, few options regarding drinks, the rest was great.
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Fantastic experience: The rotisserie chicken is cooked over wood and it's delicious. The potatoes are homemade and very good. Grilled country bread. Quality at a good price. If I had to criticize something, it would be the dessert menu; they don't have much variety of homemade desserts.
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Positive experience: The service is a bit slow, the food is not bad. The desserts are quite good.
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Positive experience: Pleasant surprise because I went in with very low expectations due to the comments and the place. The food is good and the service is acceptable. What I recommend the most is: the spatchcock chicken, the blood sausage, and the potatoes. Good value for money for a roadside restaurant and a stop on your way to your destination. Although the premises and all its facilities need to be renewed and improved.
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Positive experience: I stopped going due to the slow service, I returned after more than a year and I have to say that they have really stepped up their game at El Corral, the food is great!
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Positive experience: Grill on the outskirts of Blanes. I only stop by on weekends on my way to Tossa de Mar from Barcelona. Everything is good, the waiters are correct, and on the days/hours I go, it is always full.
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Fantastic experience: Certainly the reason to return to this place besides the exquisite chicken will be undoubtedly their waiter Nico, it's a pleasure to find such professional and very kind people
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Fantastic experience: It was in decline although I never stopped going. The owner has taken the business back and it is growing like foam, I am so glad to see that it is becoming what it used to be. Unbeatable value for money, and the best rotisserie chickens I have ever tried.
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Positive experience: The service was a bit slow, the order was taken well, but for desserts and coffees we had to get up for each thing, no one appeared on the terrace. The terrace was very cozy, just like the interior, all in wood, very warm.
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Positive experience: I went on a Sunday and it was perfect, we were attended to right away without a reservation, the waiters were very quick and the food was ready immediately and very good, both the tropical salad and the spicy wings and the delicious fries
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Positive experience: Typical place to eat something grilled at the side of the national road II (the chickens a bit small), nothing more.
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Fantastic experience: We had meatballs, chicken (juicy by the way), salad, and potatoes with aioli (very tasty)... everything was delicious, the price seems normal to me. From what I've read I don't know, but with us the service was fast and effective, plus they were friendly!!
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Fantastic experience: In the last 2 months I have been there 3 times and they are already almost on par with the old Corral de Pollo. The boss's service is very good and very personal, the cook is perfect and kind. The toast is just right and the aioli is very very good. Chicken of good quality and very tasty although it could be a little bigger :-). But you always want this if things are to your liking. And the potatoes are very good and a pretty large portion. I will definitely return.
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Positive experience: From Del Corral del pollo, only the corral remains. Not even the name is that anymore. Poorly managed, underprepared and scarce staff, then super slow service...A shadow of what it was...but knowing that, one can go, the kitchen and menu are slow, but it has not changed. July 23. Last attempt...strong emotions! So, let's see if it closes and some Professional opens something like a proper restaurant...or a wheel shop, or mattresses...after all...
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Positive experience: When we went the first time it was great, good service and a price quality of 10. This second time I don’t know if they have changed owners or if the place is going through a bad time. It wasn't what I remembered.
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Positive experience: It has lost a bit of the place and the food although everything is still very good....the quality is not what it was a few years ago but generally it's okay
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Positive experience: The corral is back to what it was before with the arrival of Hassan. It is once again cozy and has a good atmosphere, especially that they serve you in a timely manner. It has reminded me of those great moments at the Corral. My encouragement for the good times to return.
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Positive experience: While the food is good and of quality, they are short-staffed and the food takes a long time to reach the table, you might get lucky and be served in a somewhat reasonable time, or you can start eating after waiting between 40 minutes to 1 hour after placing the order. We asked for mayonnaise because I don't like spicy sauces, and they have a habit of adding pepper. I think misunderstood Masterchef does a lot of damage in this country. Mayonnaise is what it is 'STOP INVENTING'. By the way, the manager is overwhelmed and is not fit to serve the public, eager to argue about everything, listen I've come to eat not to argue with anyone. I've been a customer for over 20 years, and it's a shame because the food itself is delicious.
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Positive experience: The food is good, the prices are not bad. (menu topic I don't know, we have always ordered from the menu) The big problem they have is the timing and order of serving dishes. They are slow and poorly organized.
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Fantastic experience: The food is really delicious, I really liked the chicken and the meat, especially because it is made in the moment and grilled. What this place lacks is STAFF, MANAGEMENT, AND COORDINATION. Because it's just not possible to wait so long for a drink, or for anything, even food; the place is beautiful, and the food is great, but the lack of customer service, the speed of service takes away everything else. I don't want to say that the EXISTING STAFF IS USELESS OR NOT TRAINED, IT'S THE MANAGER, OWNER, OR MAITRE IN MANAGEMENT WHO NEEDS TO SEE THIS PROBLEM, THE QUALITY OF CUSTOMER SERVICE. We waited 1 hour to be served, when I entered there was a guy leaving because it was impossible for them to serve outside, with everything full, outside on the terrace at table 63 we sat next to some girls who left angry for the same reason. guy, how hard is it to hire two more people to manage the terrace??? That's how they keep people calm; they bring the drinks, give them some complimentary olives, and serve them little by little while having the waiters inform the customers that there is a DELAY, so people know and you won't have everyone stopping to complain. Gladly, it has been paid, but for the quality of customer service that HAS NOT BEEN HAD FOR GOING 'ALL OUT,' I WOULD NOT COME BACK AND WAIT AROUND AGAIN A LOT. IT'S A SHAME BECAUSE YOU WORK THE KITCHEN VERY WELL. SIMPLE AND THANK YOU.
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Positive experience: The review could improve the day that the girl who attends is nicer to customers, always with a bad face and takes a long time to serve and doesn't even greet, and she is the image of the business so she should be nicer and put on a good face.
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Positive experience: 3 Stars for the food that is delicious. We only come for the chicken and the aioli. This is not the first time it has happened that they take half an hour to come and take your order, then they bring the drinks without bringing the glasses first, and the bread without even putting tablecloths or cutlery, anyway. Another good while waiting for the food, the truth is that I usually don't leave reviews lower than 4 because I know what it means, but they should rethink at least on weekends to increase the staff, and maybe be more selective when choosing who will deal with your public (the bad faces and the responses to customers at the moment of complaint are absurd.) If you are going to come, it’s better to do it with a lot of patience and little hunger so that when the food arrives you have already made room for four plates. Thanks
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Positive experience: Good and correct food. The staff is friendly but scarce. It's a shame that they only have one waitress for the whole room and one cook. They should have more employees and not save on staff at the expense of stressing the two employees. The one who answers the phone is very bitter, he wasn't empathetic at all....
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Positive experience: I hadn't been there for a while, although they have changed owners, the chicken and everything else is still very good and well cooked. The reason I took away a star is due to the lack of maintenance of the entire wooden facade which gives a bad impression and the sadness that all the employees convey, waitresses, cooks, they all seem very sad and contagious, as the food is indeed top-notch and lifts the spirits.
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Positive experience: Good restaurant for eating and the croquettes and chickens are very good. I can't comment on more food because I haven't tried anything else. As a point for improvement, I would say that the restrooms show wear from use even though they look clean. The staff was good and the service was quick.
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Positive experience: Good place. They make grilled chickens to take away. It is a grill restaurant. Generally, the food is good.
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Positive experience: Popular place with good waiters and waitresses. Tasty and abundant food, it seems very popular mainly because it has takeout and many people take food to the camping or the beach. I think the owner is the reason for not giving five stars because he delays everyone by being behind the counter, unable to be quick and without any people skills.
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Positive experience: Acceptable food but expensive, anything you order will be charged, including bread. The service and the kitchen are quite disastrous, it's very clear they are not professionals in the industry. Perhaps the daily menu is worth it. The menu, no.
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Fantastic experience: Holidays on the Costa Brava are not complete without eating that delicious chicken....we arrived 5 minutes before 5 when they close and all the waiters served us wonderfully, very attentive and kind...I give them my congratulations....thank you very much, everything was spectacular.....and at a good price....Keep it up and you will keep succeeding.
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Fantastic experience: If you want to eat a good chicken with potatoes, this place is ideal.
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Positive experience: Spacious restaurant with many years of experience but with the property renovated some time ago. Well-prepared typical grilled food at a reasonable price. Spacious venue without great luxuries but suitable for the area and the price. I recommend it and I will definitely repeat.
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Positive experience: Good quality/price ratio. The service was friendly and pleasant but a bit tight, we were left almost 1 hour between being served for dessert and them bringing it... everything else was fine.
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Positive experience: The best thing is the schedule, no matter how late you think it is, the kitchen is open. (Check the hours, don't show up at 5:00 PM) I still think it's expensive for the menu they have, 2 people €50, without large plates. Today I felt that the quality is not what it used to be...
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Positive experience: Good price and good food. Spacious place and a cool patio with plenty of shade in summer. Ideal for going with family. On weekends they need extra waiters as the service is slower and no matter how efficient they are, they can't keep up.
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Fantastic experience: I've always liked this place, good meat, chicken, sausage, etc. grilled, and the Catalan cream is to die for. I've always eaten well, but I must say that this last time the fries were soggy and reheated. I didn't say anything because anyone can have a bad day, and I don't hold it against them. I'll definitely be back.
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Fantastic experience: The food was delicious, the only downside is that the dishes come without any side dish so each side or sauce is an extra charge
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Fantastic experience: I came a few years ago and remembered that the food was really good and it has been that way again, we ate two adults and one child for €32. The roast chicken was delicious and the fries were great too, the aioli was super good, no complaints at all. We will repeat.
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Positive experience: It is no longer the chicken coop. It has changed its name and the menu has changed a lot too. The food is good but it took almost 45 minutes to bring us a burger, 1/4 chicken, and 2 sausages. I think that is a long time because there were about 7 occupied tables between the outside and the inside.
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Positive experience: Their star dish is the rotisserie chicken, but any grilled meat is a good choice. Great indoor restaurant and terrace. Fast service and reasonable price. Very good take away option!
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Fantastic experience: I change my bad review to a good one, as they have started doing things right again, I love the place and the food
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Positive experience: It was our first time at this restaurant ... I didn’t like at all the area where they seated us (at the back of the restaurant, with little light) the waiters took a long time to come, although friendly they are very inexperienced, the menu is very big but very repetitive. The potatoes and sauces are paid separately.
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Positive experience: The food is excellent! I highly recommend the fries without a doubt. The average price is about €15 per person. It has two covered terraces and a large indoor room with two atmospheres. We had to wait in line to enter, and it took a while for them to come take our order as there were many people. The waiters were attentive and very friendly.
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Fantastic experience: The place is fabulous for enjoying a good meal. It has a wide variety of meats, although its specialty is chicken. The barbecue ribs are highly recommended. They are incredible! Given the capacity of the venue, you can go with a large group.
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Positive experience: I hadn't eaten a steak like this in years... thick, juicy, and cooked over wood, and I suspect some herb (rosemary or thyme) that gives it an incredible taste. NATURAL potatoes, not frozen, toasted bread, and dessert. 66 euros for two people. I don't think it's excessively expensive; there are worse ones and less quality food. We will definitely return.
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Positive experience: In these days of the new normal, we have eaten very comfortably. The tables maintain distance and every time the clients change, they are disinfected. The food, as always, is very good.
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Positive experience: The chicken is good, well cooked and toasted, but when it comes to a kilo and a bit, not at all, it's closer to 500 gr than to a kilo. The waiters, weak. The price, for a small chicken, without desserts and a carajillo 33 Euros!!!! It's my first time, but I think no more.
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Positive experience: The food is very good. But they charge for even the mayonnaise separately. The service was quite bad. Luckily, in the end, we were attended by a waiter and a waitress, the youngest ones there, who were very attentive and friendly.
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Fantastic experience: Very attentive, good service, and the price is great for the servings they provide. I could mention one drawback regarding indicating the doneness of the meat as needed, but I have no complaints about my dish in that regard.
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Positive experience: Typical barbecue restaurant, but I find it very charming and rustic, the food in general is very good... both chicken and their meats (secret, galtas...) the homemade croquettes are also good... the service is very pleasant but a bit quite absent-minded, it's not slow ... it's absent-minded!!! Good place to have a chicken with potatoes!!!
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Fantastic experience: A good option with affordable prices and a family-friendly environment. The chickens and the bread (that they make) are very good. The croquettes are the children's delight. The ice cream scoops are very tasty. Kindness in the service.
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Fantastic experience: Very large restaurant. It has an indoor area with tables/chairs and another area with tables/benches. The terrace has all benches, picnic-style. The chicken is delicious and they make it in many ways. The croquettes are spectacular and the potatoes are not frozen, which is appreciated. Very fast service and the staff is super professional. Very well priced. You pay when you leave, they don't bring the bill to the table.
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Positive experience: In general, it is good. The food is good, but simple. Everything without sides or sauce (which you have to pay extra for). The waiters on weekends are inexperienced, although polite. There are various atmospheres.
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Fantastic experience: The waiters are attentive, the food is delicious, seasoned just right, the bread is fantastic. I will always come back!
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Positive experience: The place is good !!for family dining !!correct value for money € one star less for the disorganized and slow service when it's very busy but we have returned !!
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Fantastic experience: Mythical place for grilled chicken and spit-roasted. Everything is very tasty and wonderfully good. The rabbit was very delicious, there is a lot of variety on the menu and the best of all are the desserts, also plenty of variety and everything looks amazing. Especially the ice creams with shots are very good. The coffee is also very good.
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Fantastic experience: Delicious, besides chicken there are other meats like the Iberian secreto that make you lick your fingers.
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Positive experience: Very nice place to eat, the barbecue - less than €10 takes a while to serve you and that is because they make it for you at that very moment, 600g, everything tastes very good, it is not expensive, great interior place and also outside, the restrooms are fine but not suitable for disabled, you have to climb a staircase to the upper floor, I haven't seen an elevator
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Fantastic experience: The value for money is good, there are always a lot of people, but in general, there is good service
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Fantastic experience: It is always a safe bet everything cooked on the grill, and you can see how it is done
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Positive experience: Good restaurant in general terms. Specialty is chicken a'last. Good grilled meat dishes in general. French fries and all i oli a 10! Dishes to avoid in my opinion: salad and any type of starter dish, like croquettes, patatas bravas... 100% prefabricated with questionable quality. The service from the waiters and other staff varies depending on whether the place is quite crowded or not. Full place = quite an organizational chaos. All you can do is be patient and remember that you are there. Empty place = they are lovely. Super well attended. Spacious parking. Easy location and well connected.
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Positive experience: Good place to eat something grilled. Reasonable prices. If you go, I recommend the ribs.
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Fantastic experience: Very attentive and friendly, the food is delicious, as always. I have been visiting this restaurant since I can remember and I love it. I speak from my point of view, I haven't had to wait a long time for them to bring the dishes.
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Positive experience: When it is low season, the service is correct, but in high season it leaves a lot to be desired. The quality of the food is edible, but not exceptional. The best thing you can order is the chicken, which has a very good taste because it is cooked over wood.
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Positive experience: This has never happened to us. We were waiting for almost 50 minutes and our order wasn’t even being worked on. We had to make the cava sangria ourselves because they left the bottle on the table. We had to ask several times for the dishes to be brought to us. This time the service was disappointing. The food was good as always. P.S. In the end, the waiter left the repeated dish of croquettes as a courtesy.
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Positive experience: It had been a while since we visited what used to be "El Corral del Pollo" and now I don't really know what it is called since I have only seen the old sign with the word restaurant, and the ticket does not show the name. Nothing to say regarding the product, quantity and preparation. Everything was correct. As for the service: the waiters (two different ones served us and one didn't know well what the other had served us) are helpful and kind and care that everything goes well, but they don’t keep up. It is difficult to diagnose it in a single visit, but from our experience, two factors come together: lack of overall organization and lack of experience or professionalism. The first is serious because it magnifies the second problem, the lack of trade, which on the other hand would be the easiest to solve because at least it seems they are eager and therefore with training, good direction and organization it would no longer be a problem. Additionally, given the large number of seats, there is a noticeable lack of a floor manager who seats customers, hands out menus, takes orders, and oversees the service. On the other hand, there is a significant deterioration of the facilities and while they appear to be clean—utensils, plates, tables—there is a certain overall "greasy" atmosphere. An urgent update is needed that does not overlook the services, which today are quite unacceptable. It is a real shame that with good products, correct preparation, and moderate prices, along with an apparent desire to do well and please customers, the lack of organization and investment greatly detracts from it. We will return in some time to follow up on this matter.
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Positive experience: More than twenty-five years visiting this restaurant. Specialized in grilled chicken over wood fire, freshly cut potatoes, chicken croquettes. I recommend the wine sangria to drink. The manager is not very friendly, to say the least.
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