Dan Herrick

I had a couple of Tapas, they were exactly as I expected, top shelf. Nice atmosphere, class to to the Nth degree. I was impressed with vibe, the music and I'm looking forward to taking a date here, to impress. I ordered the crab cakes and an artichoke dish. The crab cakes were all crab, the lobster sauce topping was outstanding, I. Personally, want 3 times as much though, I'm a sauce guy. The artichoke sald dish was flawless, and the vegetable sauce was tasty..., I liked my plate clean. I didn't like it clean, that was for effect. Yes!, I recommend.

+18

Daphne Vayos

We just had the most amazing and delicious evening at El Pulpo! The food and drinks were fantastic and just beautiful! Blackberry cosmos were perfectly blended and we ate so many tapas before I stopped to photograph them. Daniella, our server, was lovely and so attentive! Definitely going back and soon!

+3

RUBEN DACOSTA

First time eating here. Food was great. Brenda was fantastic. She picked out great wine for me to have with my dinner. Attentive and with a smile. Hard to find great service with a smile these days. At Pulpo you get both. Highly recommend

Alex Mnatsakanov

I've visited El Pulpo when they were in Southington and this was my first visit to their Middletown location. I'll get my one piece of negative feedback out of the way quick...the service was a bit slow. However, it was Mother's Day and in general, people need to relax and give service industry an opportunity to recover. Also, US is the only place in the world that rushes through their meals. Sit back and enjoy. We had a variety of tapas, and they were all delicious. - Mediterranean Salad (Cauliflower, tomatoes, artichokes, asparagus, eggplant, cucumber, olives, and tarragon garlic per vinaigrette & grilled shrimp) was superb. - Salmon Tartare with avocado served with potatoes chips was very tasty. - Pan seared crab cake served with sautéed vegetables and lobster champagne sauce was very flavorful. - Oysters were huge! - Rack of lamb, with beats and sweet potato pure was delicious. - Chorizo/fig in balsamic reduction was yummy. - And to end it all, we had crème-brule. It was a great time spent (we polished off a rather large bottle of wine), with very friendly service. Can't wait to go back!

+4

Susch

What a pleasant surprise! I went with a coworker where both of us simply wanted to eat Mediterranean food in Middletown and we decided to Google our options and went with our 1st choice! The place was warm and cozy, and the service was excellent! The menu was filled with too many great choices and with another guess, both dishes were delicious and fabulous! I can’t wait to come again.

Mudi Kenney

We've been here several times and it never disappoints. The staff here are always so nice and welcoming. The dinning area is nice and quiet but I like the bar side more, it just seems a bit more lively. Must depend on the crowd. I was never really a fan of sangria until I came here. They make the BEST sangria I have ever had. Hands down. And the best part is, it's not a fluke. Everytime, the sangria still tastes amazing. Once you have it here, you won't be able to have it anywhere else. Now for the food. On Mondays and Tuesdays they have a price fixe menu, which is a good deal. Every single thing I have ever eaten here is phenomenal. We usually just do tapas and my favorite is the piquillo peppers stuffed with shredded lamb. To die for!! We've had a lot of the other tapas items and they are all very good too. Take the time to make a visit. You won't regret it.

+4

Gregory Merchel

Love it! Having our rehearsal dinner here it was so yummy. Love the lamb stuffed peppers, the goat cheese in marinara, salt cod cakes, crostini- pretty much everything was good.

+2

Chris P.

Good service at that moment no patrons drinks where ok need to have a bartender to really make a good old fashion... food was tasty would recommend

Aggie Wang

The atmosphere is nice and cozy. The space between tables is decent. The service is nice although it’s a bit slow. The food is tasty though a bit pricey. I just came from Spain and was craving for paella. The paella here is lack of flavor of saffron and other subtle spices. The rice is bit watery.

+1

J Rod

I meant to write this one up sooner, but i'm getting to it now. First, if you're going here for lunch/brunch I was told they don't offer one on Sunday's at least. Which means if you were looking to have something off the lunch menu won't be available. Also make sure your wallet is fat! For starters the empanadas were an excellent choice! I don't recall if they were a special or everything that was in them. I do remember they were chicken and that there wasn't enough I them! Now that I'm thinking of them I want more. My main meal was duck with blueberry sauce. I'm a big Dan of duck and this did not disappoint. The risotto was very good as well & the garlic spinach was perfect. It's a good thing I took pictures of the steak, it didn't last very long on that plate. This may have been a special also? Dessert was a lemon mousse. Now I like lemon & love mousse, I'm not sure I like them together? This may make you pucker! It is lemon heavy. Texture was fine, though it reminded me of cheese cake. All in all it was very good. Now the one thing that was lacking, and this can be a big problem, was service. There were only two other people here and service was very slow to non existent. If you're thirsty when you get there order heavy, you may not be asked again.... I'd like to get back here soon and actually try their lunch menu. It looked more interesting.

+5