Boqueria Fulton Market

Came here after work one night. The restaurant had a very nice vibe. Good music and good lighting.

My dinner date and I tried each of the sangrias, and we also ordered a couple of tapas and the seafood paella. I loved the rosé sangria and my date loved red! Out of all of the tapas the saffron steamed mussels were my favorite. However, if you are a salad person, the Brussels sprout salad was delish. The seafood paella was very good as well.

The service was great! We went during happy hour and were checked on multiple times throughout our meal. Definitely coming back!

What a splendid place for a quick bite or a leisurely meal. Ample seating inside and out, diverse and concise menu, delicious drinks!

My favorite is their tapas trio platter, it gives you the option to try out a few different items.
My absolute favorite was the croquettes with the truffle aioli. Crispy, creamy, savory... I can't wait to get them again.
The lamb kebabs were amazing as well, balanced perfectly with the chimichurri.
The potatoes I could skip next time - there just wasn't any wow factor ‍
The bartender was knowledgeable and friendly. Restaurant was clean, not too loud.

"Most Americans don't even understand what I'm saying in my records, but they pick up on the vibe, the vibration."

~Burna Boy

What chic, rhythmic vibe!

Excellent Sangria!

Fabulous tapas!

Feel the beat!

This is a really cool place with amazing service! It is reasonably priced for a price in Fulton Market and it is tapas so you definitely need a lot of dishes to be full but very good food. Some of it wasn't super flavorful or unique but still yummy and hit the spot. The noodle squid ink paella however was unique and delicious but wish it had more shrimp. Really cool inside and very well decorated with lots of seating indoors and out.

After discussing with management my last outing, I was fortunate to visit this restaurant again with much better service. Not only was it friendly, but they were attentive and helpful with food recommendations. The food was much better than I remembered it, and the paella was cooked perfectly. Along with the paella, my two friends and I ordered five other tapas and were beyond full; my new favorite dish is the gambas al ajillo (garlic shrimp) - such a rich, light dish. I also appreciated that they offer delicious mocktails! The restaurant has nice outdoor seating, but I always enjoy the indoor space more, as it offers more comfortable seating. All in all, a very enjoyable experience this time around.

Fulton Market is just cool.
Stopped here after a visit to a medspa just because I wanted the visit to FM to be more than just errands.

I got a Happy Hour (aka cheaper/appetizer) dinner and scoped out this Spanish Tapas place. Got some food at the bar and just soaked in the atmosphere and energy.

Service was stellar, ambiance was chill, and it was super fun to people watch... pretty sure the Shar Pei of a guy across from me was not there with his granddaughter... haha. Gross.

Came here for restaurant week on a Saturday morning. We had brunch reservations and were seated immediately upon arriving. Food was good but the service is the reason this was 3 stars instead of 4.

Service: Our friend has a dairy allergy and expressed this to the server when she ordered her dish. The server nodded but didn't seem to be listening. After getting all of our orders, the server asked if anyone had allergies--which made it clear she wasn't paying attention earlier. My friend reiterated the allergy. Later, when the server delivered her food, my friend asked if her food was dairy-free. The server looked confused and said she was unsure but that she would check with the chef. She went to check and came back to confirm it was. While everything turned out okay, that experience left us feeling nervous since the food allergy should have been taken much more seriously. I will say I can't generalize this experience, as it may have been this one server but it needlessly made the meal stressful.

Food: We ordered the restaurant week menu. For the first course I got the escalivada, which was delicious! The roasted eggplant was really good on the crisp bread slices and they gave plenty of slices. For the second course I got the arroz con albondigas, which is pork and beef meatballs with black rice, chickpeas, soft boiled eggs, and cucumber. Very delicious and a large portion size! Had to take some of it home. Lastly we received a basket of churros to share among the 4 of us who got the restaurant week meal. Churros were decent but nothing special. For some reason the server came and left us an envelope with 2 coupons for free churros. They didn't say anything when they left it so we thought it was the bill, until they came with the actual bill. Did we get that because they ran out of churros or didn't give us enough? Confusing!

The timing/pacing of the food was strange too. You would think all of our first courses would come around the same time but it didn't. Some of us received the first course, but then others didn't get their food until later. And someone received the second course before their first course. Their first course never arrived until we reminded them about it. The timing with which the food came out was not ideal but it would have been better if they communicated when dishes were coming, and if they asked preferences for whether we wanted all the first course dishes to come out at the same time.

Overall this place was okay. Ambience is cute and food was good but the service was frustrating.

*My review contains details around Restaurant week, however, most dishes are also available under their regular Menu*

My friends and I recently tried the restaurant week lunch menu at Boqueria. I've been to Boqueria multiple times in the past, and I keep coming back for their amazing tapas dishes! My friends and I personally love the mushroom croquettes the most. They literally melt in your mouth with each bite! We also tried ESCALIVADA which is roasted eggplant dish and Roasted broccoli. Roasted broccoli was my least favorite dish when compared to everything else that we tried, it was a little too cheesy! I've tried their Paella as well in the past (not part of the restaurant menu) and definitely recommend it!
For desert, they have churros with a chocolate dip which again just melts in your mouth!

Note: They also have bottomless mimosas during brunch hours and their sangrias are very delicious!

I would recommend Boqueria for good ambiance, food and drinks!

Well decorated and friendly ambiance. I came to boqueria for drinks and ended up ordering 2 sangria pitchers, delicious fruit in the drink + very strong. We ended up ordering food too, all of which had fancy ingredients and a warm palate. I would highlight you would definitely need to make a reservation, especially on weekends.

We had the chef special and got to decide which dishes we wanted. The best item was the potatoes bravas. Was really good! That being said, the rest of the items were very mediocre. I get that it was a tapas style dining but the portions were very small for 2 people. The food was very mediocre as well as the service, which was very slow. I wouldn't be back.