Cardo Restaurant & Eatery

I walk past this restaurant relatively often and been quite attracted by the atmosphere and relaxed vibe there, hence decided to go there with several colleagues for lunch. Actually went there on a Monday and was a bit disappointed with the food quality and service. Was told again that we were meant to do the fixed menu (as there were more than 8 people, take note, not mentioned anywhere on Google.) There was only 2 other tables with us and the service was very slow took us 1.5 hours for the entire lunch. To be fair to Heno and Hay, some food was awesome, especially the raciones, the steak (flat iron steak), the chicken (rey Pollo) and the prawns (flash fried prawns) and the Chorizo. The meatballs (Albondigas) were also not too bad.

Just had the most wonderful dining experience. A HUGE thank you and shout out to Monica, our host, for providing such attentive and personal service. She is truly amazing and has her eyes on all tables at all times - what a legend! She was the only one looking after our table in the section, without her my review and dining experience would be well less than 5 stars. The food came out separately which was a bit annoying, especially when it came out before our drinks, but in terms of value for money and quality, everything was amazing, can't fault any dishes. Venue is really special also. Open style which is wonderful. Not too busy on King Street which made for a really enjoyable experience. Again, MONICA was amazing. She well and truly encompasses what good hospitality is about.

Food was INCREDIBLE and authentic, no idea why this place isn’t packed out during service times. Only slight negative was nobody really acknowledged me for a while when I was waiting to be seated despite it not being very busy, a few staff members looked directly at me and just continued with their convo haha, I mean at least say hello! But regardless once I was seated the rest of the experience was fantastic. Highly recommend