We visited last night for my birthday with a group of 6 for dinner.
The last time we were at Viva Fernando was last August '09 and our experience was better and the food was a higher qualtiy. This place has definitely gone DOWN hill from that point in time. We used to LOVE eating at Viva Barcelona, at there on our wedding night and were sad to see it go. Along with the name went the recipes and quality. Portions are very small now. The size of the filet was laughable. The previously well-known stuffed mushroom caps are so small now and they are stuffed with a crabmeat ""sludge"" that is absolutely disgusting. Its a fishy tasting breadcrumb paste that resembles caulk. They apparently use this sludge on everything from the mushrooms to crabcakes to entrees. No crabmeat could be found... Menu is misleading. Two of us made the mistake of ordering crabmeat stuffed shrimp - shrimp - rubbery and instead of using actual crabmeat, they used this pasty sludge again. It is used for everything there! Could not get the taste out of my mouth for the entire night and was sick from it. Maybe it had passed over? or a Lake Erie dead carp was ground up in mine. VERY EXPENSIVE restaurant and quality of food has gone downhill tremendously. We MISS Viva Barcelona and the sister restaurant, Mallorca. NOT worth the money. NOT worth the upset stomach.
Pros: Wait staff is friendly and of high quality
Cons: Food is NOT what you would expect, especially for the price
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