Andanada
“Beautifully decorated, it is the first Spanish restaurant to hold a Michelin star outside Spain.”
“So we requested the following:
1) Patatas Bravas (Fried potatoes with salsa brava sauce and aioli) – This was great, easy to eat.”
“We sampled dozens of croquetas in Spain and found a favorite–these were pretty close!”
Andanada
Takes Reservations: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Happy Hour: Yes
Coat Check: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Price range.
$$$ Price range $31-60
8 reviews
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I was a bit concerned after reading the reviews here but we had a very good dinner experience all around. The tapas menu looks simple but overall every dish is extremely sophisticated/elevated and it is certainly not one of those so called taps bars that exist on every block of Manhattan. We had the croquetas (of course), stuffed onions, and patatas (just a bit boring) to start. For the main we had grilled mackerel and pork shoulder. We enjoyed the pork in particular. The desert was underwhelming and was not up to par with the food, which is a shame. They do a very good job with the cocktails and I highly recommend to start with one. The service was good but the bus boys need a bit more refinement – almost throwing the dishes on the table sometimes or removing my company's dishes while I was still eating my main, etc. The noise level is very high due to the low ceiling, which didn't bother me much but could be an issue for a larger party. There are enough variety of dishes and I will definitely go back. Perfect for pre theater.
Came to this place for a work dinner and enjoyed the food, the staff, and the atmosphere. The live music and the dancer, the red sangria (whites a little watered down), and our server Leo was amazing!! I would recommend going here and taking it all in, the paella was so tasty we ordered both the mixta, and the carne, and we trusted Leo's choices and they were so well prepared and flavorful. Very good! Will be back!
Such a well deserved Michelin star! The restaurant itself is sort of split into 3 sections – the bar/counter seating (not sure if meals are served there), the main seating area, and a sort of patio at the back that's covered but gets a beautiful amount of natural light. The wall art in the restaurant and even the bathrooms are really nice as well!
In terms of the food, we ordered 'lighter' apps like the avocado octopus, a lobster salad and a mushroom + egg dish. Everything was really good and fresh, and needless to say presentation was on point! We then shared the mixed seafood paella, which was really flavorful. Rice was the perfect softness, and it didn't feel too greasy (which is typically the main flaw in paellas ice had). Both our fave was the dessert though – not too sweet but enough to satisfy our sweet cravings!
There are live performances that give the restaurant really traditional vibes, but some people might not be a fan – a table that was originally seated left because of it. But again it's part of the whole dining experience, and it definitely added to mine!
Came here for restaurant week brunch. It was a very out of the way underground restaurant, which I wasn't really expecting but still it had a decent interior. The free bread they gave with olive oil was super soft and had nice flavor to it. Had to ask for seconds. For appetizers, we ordered the egg with lobster salad inside and calamari with squid ink which were both good, but nothing really mind-blowing. For entrees, we got the lamb skewer with salad and huevos rancheros with a more tapas/spanish twist, and then lastly finished off with the brownie and rice pudding with cinnamon ice cream desserts. Overall, a very nice restaurant with good food, but nothing really about it stood out at all. It's good but nothing too memorable and not really worth making an out of the way trip all the way uptown.
I was so worried to return to this restaurant after the amazing visit I had last time. Part of me just wanted the happy memory to live untarnished in my mind. But, the food was just too damn good, so I just had to go back.
This time, for my birthday. What a delightful meal! The fiance and I got the tasting menu for 2. It was an excellent assortment of textures and flavors, highlighted by a couple of chef's treats along the way. We will be back for round 3 very soon. By far one of the most reasonably priced and enjoyable tasting menus in the city. Friendly service and a tasteful yet relaxed vibe.
I agree with other reviews, this restaurant didn't deserve a Michelin star. It's the restaurant that is near by but not the destination restaurant that a Michelin star has come to symbolize. The servers were polite but the food didn't live near enough to expectations. The paella was better than most places and like a fried rice. And the crab on celery was good, but the use of a mayo dressing felt like cheating. Overall, I think a revamp of the tapas menu is in order to deserve to keep the Michelin star.
3.5 stars
We came here for restaurant week last weekend, and I have to say it didn't quite meet my expectations. Mostly because I had seen a menu online and thought I had my choices selected, and when we got there, they presented a different one. It also doesn't help that I had higher expectations due to the known Michelin star rating. (Reviewed what I tried from both our meals)
Tapas:
– Huevos Rellenos (Stuffed eggs with lobster salad and pieces of Iberico ham)–this was really good; essentially a fancy deviled egg. It packed a lot of different flavors from the spices. The ham pieces were really crunchy like bacon, which I wasn't a big fan of, but it definitely altered the texture.
– Rabas (Calamari Andalusian style with ink all i oli sauce)–this was really good. Perfectly cooked, seasoned very well, and crispy batter. It was also a very generous helping. The ink aioli wasn't as special as I'd hoped–it was just a gray-colored mayo in my opinion; I couldn't taste anything different.
Entrees:
– Huevos con Migas (Poached eggs over breadcrumbs and chistorra with "pimenton", Hollandaise sauce and grapes)– I wasn't a very big fan of this. It was a very interesting concept, but the execution was a bit disappointing. The eggs were a little underpoached and runny, and the breadcrumbs just seemed like really greasy crunchy leftovers; I couldnt finish them because it was a little on the heavy side. I loved the grapes to cut the saltiness and the sauce was good.
Desserts:
– Brownie de chocolate, helado de avellana y toffee (Chocolate brownie, hazelnut ice cream and toffee)–REALLY GOOD. The brownie was super moist, and I'm glad it was split into four to make it seem like there was more. hahaha. The ice cream was partially melted by the time it got to me, though, so that made it a little less appealing. The sauce was really tasty and went well. Presentation was really nice.
Overall, I would probably come back to try when my choices arent limited by the restaurant week menu. I think they have a lot more creative dishes that were not available on the restaurant week menu that look really unique and delicious. I loved the atmosphere and decor–even the bathrooms matched the overall Spanish 'underground'/graffiti theme.
I was drawn in by the Michelin Star, but I must agree with previous reviews. I'm a little confused as to how this restaurant is able to maintain it.
The restaurant itself is spacy, but much of the first half is taken up by the bar. The second half of the restaurant has more seating, and there's a small sunroom in the back as well. Lighting was pretty good, especially for photos. There is a long booth along the right wall with multiple tables. It's one of those situations where I sort of feel like my butt is in people's food as I try to get in and out. The cushion was also sort of dirty… it's fabric so not easily cleansed. The art work on the walls was interesting. I appreciate the combo of paint and wall paper making the bull and toreador. The restroom is a completely different story though. It's a bathroom I'd expect to find in a bar as far as the metal high schoolesque stalls, amateur spray painting, and slight lack of cleanliness.
Service was also mediocre; certainly NOT what I'd expect from a Michelin restaurant. It took a bit of time for us to be acknowledged, we also had to ask for bread. The timing was okay for food for the most part, but we did have to wait a bit extra for dessert. Our waiter certainly wasn't very welcoming. He said the bare minimum and didn't really have great etiquette as far as servers go. No checking up, no new utensils, and would say stuff like, "Are you done yet?" rather than, "May I take your plate, or would you like to still work on it?" I'm not a bougie person, and to be honest, I don't personally care if I have to use the same fork from my app to my entree, but it's all pretty relative right? I certainly wouldn't care if I were at a differently tiered restaurant, but I mean… Michelin star? They are held up to a different standard. So…Yikes.
ALSO, the oil's top had fallen out of the bottle and onto my plate. I didn't want to just put it back bc my plate was used, and didn't want to contaminate the rest of the oil. I let the waiter know, and he looked at me, shrugged, put it back in, and brought it to a different table… smh. I would be pretty disgusted if I were on the receiving end of that oil…it's like eating off of some stranger's dirty plate. No one wants to do that.
The food overall was good, but again, nothing special and certainly not what I would expect from a Michelin rated place.
Bellini : This was just okay. I think that for people that like wine more, it'd be pretty good. I prefer sweeter drinks though, and it was a little too sour and bitter for me.
Huevo Rellenos : This was good, but I wish there was a stronger lobster flavor and more ham. It was very light on both, but overall, a good starter.
Alcachofas con Queso : I was expecting something a bit different, but it was quite alright. It's a bunch of artichoke hearts that are lined up in cheese sauce. It's not drenched in cheese which is sort of nice, but just enough for some good dipping. Some of the artichoke hearts didn't seem to be cut well though, as there were some tough parts that I wasn't able to eat.
Huevos con Migas : I would say this is your average eggs benedict with a little spin. The chistorra sausage was very tasty. The breadcrumbs.. I'm not sure if the oil was old… bc they weren't particularly doused, but the bread crumbs seemed stale – that sort of stale when you have a funnel cake that you left over night and try eating it in the morning.
Pinchos Morunos : I'm not really a fan of lamb, but I gotta say, this was actually pretty decent for me bc it wasn't very gamey. Cooked well with nice flavor; the cucumber sauce was a nice accent too. However, you get one tiny skewer. The salad that came with it was way too acidic for me.
Arroz con Leche : This was actually a bit disappointing. The rice didn't seem to be cooked enough. It was also a bit too.. citrusy(?) for me. It reminded me of Yuzu actually, which I'm not a huge fan of. I did like the ice cream though – it amazingly reminded me of Cinnamon Toast Crunch. Also, I appreciated the torched sugar.
Brownie : The brownie itself was like fudge lol. Great for anyone that loves chocolate. It was actually pretty good, but the orange stuff on top was like a carrot puree O.o threw me off a bit, but I guess it worked?
Overall, I gotta say, I am pretty skeptical now about what Michelin ratings truly mean anymore. I've been to places that previously held a star, lost it, but were SO SO AMAZING. I've also been to places that are Michelin recommended that were top notch as far as food, service, and ambience, but I assumed that maybe they weren't "fancy" enough? My mind is a bit boggled now… I'm sort of okay with the visit since it was during restaurant week and we had a $20 off coupon as well, but I would probably be really upset if we had to pay full price for the experience.