Reviews for La Catalana in San Jose, CA
Small mom/pop restaurant with live music on Saturdays. The place is on the smaller scale but elegantly decorated. The hostess... was really sweet, elegant dressed and she accommodated us quickly. It was full, the entire time we were there. Had the gambas,and mushrooms for a tapas and the black rice for dinner. The waiter was attentive and checked on us frequently and provided anexcellent service. The rice was delicious. Definitely would come back. Read more
Busy little Spanish tapas restaurant. Food is made with care, some of the flavor pairs were very innovative and everything was... great. Read more
Highly recommend to celebrate an special occasion such as birthdays, graduations, for sure, they take care of you. They have... live music on weekends, beautiful atmosphere, great service and delicious food. We had a few tapas including chorizo al tinto.Paella - Arroz Mar was our main course and creme brulee for dessert. The red sangria was delicious and refreshing. I will becoming back to La Catalana. Read more
Memorable place, food and service. My server Josh was amazing, he went above and beyond. Will definitely have to make it a... destination every time I come to San Jose. Read more
The mushrooms were all right, as were the sliders. I enjoyed both. Service was friendly (slow, but maybe they were short... staffed). The paella was quite bad in both taste and texture (*awful* clams), and extremely expensive for the trouble.Disappointing. Read more
This place is over rated for sure. All of us had upset stomach the next day. We came here because of the rating but the food is... disappointing. It?s probably good for office lunch since it?s right across from Samsung office building but if you want to havea nice dinner with good food, would not recommend. We ordered classic paella for two people. The portion was small and the ricewas undercooked. It felt like an after-thought dish. For the NY steak tapa, we ordered medium but it came with well-done and thesteak was very ordinary. Other than that, outdoor seating service was not good at all. We were neglected many times (fromordering to getting checks). Our order was missed and nobody checked on us for a long time until we had to go inside to ask forcheck. Read more
Missing our Spain travel in 2019, searched Google for a Spanish tapas/wine restaurant in the Bay Area and this one popped up, so... off we went and it didn't disappoint. Granted, they missed a couple of items we ordered, which makes me think that they willhave fulfillment issues with large crowds. Tapas quality is a definite 4/5. Spanish wine selection is good, albeit with thetypical Silicon Valley margins rather than the wine is cheaper than water pricing in Spain. Ah..... wishing I'm in Valencia, butin times of pandemic, this is good enough to bring me back to Barcelona. They carry wines from non Catalonian regions too. Read more
A great Spanish restaurant, offering tasty Spanish food. Not stingy on the amount. Great service. Probably my favorite Spanish... restaurant in the South Bay. A bit on the pricey side. Great for a diner date. Read more