Reviews for Boqueria Soho in New York, NY
My favorite place, but last visit was pretty disappointed. I almost broke my tooth due to few broken shells pieces from the... clam. Some clams weren't properly cleaned because the clam had soil in the shell. And then I chewed a piece of rock in theseafood paella but later found out that it was a hard olive seed. Love this place but it seems like that portions are gettingsmaller and prices are slightly going up. Pitcher of sangria should not be $50 when it is filled with 80% of ice and 5% ofalcohol. Read more
Tough call on this one. I feel like it should be 5 stars but I've definitely had better tapas. That's not to say they're bad.... They're amazing and really well priced, especially for the location! In fact, I will probably go here regularly. The only thingis that the tapas were just slightly less than what I expected in flavour. This is the toughest 4/5 I've had to give! Pleasevisit this place and try for yourself, I can see it being 5/5 for many people. All of the staff were very friendly andwelcoming. Read more
Good vibe. Love all the dishes. We ordered the Classic set and they were kind taking care of all our dietary restrictions.
I had a wonderful time here after taking the evening train to New York. We were able to try a large fraction of the menu items... and there were some real standouts. I'll start with what I liked best. The seafood paella was excellent. The seafood wasperfectly cooked and plentiful (though some pieces were a bit too smoky). The mussels and clams were especially tender andjuicy. The rice was flavorful. I would definitely come back for this. The dulce de leche churros were absolutely amazing. Theywere stuffed with hot caramel that oozes out as you bite into it. I am still thinking about this dessert and really want to goback for it. And now for a quick run through of the rest of what we tried Great: octopus (perfectly cooked), tomato bread (verytasty). Good: Patatas bravas (nice garlic aioli), shishito peppers (could have better seasoning but great cook). Fine: Gambas,anchovies, tortilla espagnola, chocolate churros. Meh: Eggplant (too creamy, can't taste eggplant), broccoli (too creamy) Idefinitely want to come back and have the paella and churros again! They were excellent. Read more
Had a wonderful brunch. Waitstaff was patient and pleasant. We forgot to share information about an allergy and the kitchen... quickly modified the dish. Deeply appreciated. Contemporary decor and lots of indoor and outdoor seating. Read more
Came on a Sunday for an early dinner. It was a bit empty when we arrived but slowly filled up with different sized groups as our... meal went on. Very nice warm ambiance with all bar height seating which was actually kind of nice. There were 3 of us and wewere hungry after doing some shopping around the area. It’s tapas style - which I think is slowly becoming new speak for“small but still expensive”, but I digress. We started with red sangria which was yummy in a fruit punch kind of way. Nextwas the chipped up eggplant with big chunks of toast - delicious but for some reason wasn't expecting the eggplant to be choppedup. Then the croquettes - both were fried very nicely. The ham was tasty but the mushroom was amazing. The asparagus was next -which I think was made for this tapas format. Then the shrimp with garlic came out with a chunk of crusty bread perfect forsopping up all the garlicky oily sauce. The octopus with fennel and mashed potatoes - tender and tasty. Lamb skewers withchimichurri - very flavorful. So far the tapas were just delight after delight. We also ordered a small paella which finallycame out. Have to be honest, this was the weakest dish by far. It was dry and frankly not that flavorful. We knew we were goingto skip dessert so we ended up with the broccoli with almonds and mint (fresh and savory) and the lamb meatballs (very soft andtasty in a rich tomato sauce). So overall, the food was delicious except for the paella. Or waitress was very helpful and wasbasically spot on in terms of ordering enough dishes for our appetite. It turned out we could have gone the route of the chefsmenu for approx the same cost but I think we really got to explore the menu with exactly what we wanted to try. Overall a solidtapas restaurant! Read more
Overall, we were PRETTY DISAPPOINTED. The shishito pepper margarita was directly poured out of the bottle into a glass of ice... yet costs $16. All the tapas came in extremely small portion with high prices. The lamb skewer was mediocre and quite sour. Theclam has a lot of broken pieces of its shell, so we had to eat it very carefully. To be fair, the paella tastes good, but themussel was teeny tiny nail-sized. Read more
Came for lunch and ordered a chef’s special that wasn’t on the menu. There are two types of specials and we ordered the... “Experience” which was $65 per person. Turned out to be fantastic and they have such nice, welcoming staff! Highlyrecommend. Read more