SER

Nice little spot. Can feel a little crowded. Staff is great. Food is good, but everything falls a little short of being really good. Cocktail's and desserts were wonderful. Overall it's a nice spot to check out but the food may not blow you away, it's just good. The tuna crudo was my favorite. The fried eggplant was ok it just lacked flavor. The croquetas were good just not hot enough. The short rib was average, more so because of the flavor, because it was cooked perfect.

Walked down from VHC just before noon. Spacious dining room and comfortable bar. Since it's tapas style it's a good place for a first date since you can order a couple small plates and see how the date is going without much damage. I was there just for lunch solo. They have a 3-course prix fixe for $35 and $10 glass of wine (as of this review). I was feeling expansive so I went ordered it. The first course is soup ir salad. While it says "market" salad they may want to correct the menu. I was told it would not be the "market" salad but a green salad. I was told this upfront so no problemo. I ordered the salad. My main was either swordfish or flank steak so I chose steak. For dessert I chose flan over fruit. For my wine I chose the tempranillo. Warm pieces of bread were brought over along with spanish evoo. Good bread too and the oil had that olive taste. They might consider offering black pepper at the table. It was fine as it was though. Less work for staff. The bottle was brought to the table, I confirmed it was good and my glass was poured. The wine was good in the mouth with enough tannins to my taste. The salad arrived already dressed. Thankfully not drowned in dressing. And it was a good dressing too. A variation on italian. My steak arrived with a green chimichurri sauce for it and accompanied by roasted potatoes and peppers. The steak was nicely seared and medium inside. The potatoes and peppers had an orange sauce that did not stick well to them but I managed. For dessert, the flan! Deliciously caramelized on top with berries and whipped cream around in adoration. I really liked it!Then the bill and the teaching moment. Staff should be familiar with the menu pricing. The bill charged the wine @$15! I called my waiter over and he told me I was mistaken. I had him bring the menu. He did. I found the price and handed it to him to look. He did and immediately apologized and corrected the bill. None of is perfect and I credit him for admitting he was wrong and making it right. Some might want a credit on the bill as punishment, but I will not cast the first stone. Maybe I'll bring my wife here for date night.

My boyfriend and I came here on Sunday for lunch and will have to say, a huge miss. Luckily we did not order so much starting out and only ordered a few items. Immediately realizing the food quality, creativity and just does not add up at all to the price point. Service was not great as it was quite slow and I ended up having to get up and grabbed what I needed.Ordered the leek soup, bland--flavorless. To be fair the server took that off and gave my boyfriend a different complimentary soup to try, which was definitely much better but still at that point, we were just beyond ready to leave.Mushrooms was the best thing and even that was nothing special that would make me come back for.

Despite "simple" in the restaurant's name, the food here is elegant. The presentation of every salad is a work of art! And the food is always delicious. I hadn't visited in years, but I stopped by on a stressful day and felt a momentary reprieve from everything that was bothering me. Service is competent and seamless. I'll stop by again next time I want a treat. One last note: the restaurant validates up to three hours of parking for $4, which is a good deal in the area.

We ventured to Simple, Easy, Real (SER) based on the recommendation of an acquaintance. From top to bottom, we enjoyed everything that SER had to offer. In terms of food, the restaurant has quite a variety of items in which everyone should find something that they will like. However, there are more options for folks who eat meat and seafood. For our dining pleasure, we went with a mix of items to share that included Papas Bravas (potatoes), Croquetas (I cannot remember if we had a mix of croquettes or just ham and cheese), Gambas al Ajillo (garlic shrimp), Sardinas (sardines), and Cachopo (breaded steak filet). While I really enjoyed the gambas, I just wish the whole (with the head) gambas were served (a very minor complaint). I wasn't a fan of the Cachopo, but I've nearly really been a fan of this particular Spanish dish. My Spanish partner (who is very particular about his country's cuisine) and I thought all of the dishes were great. Having lived in NYC for a couple of decades, I I kind of expected these prices. However, I'm not sure how to rank these prices in comparison to other places in this area. For our next visit, we'll make sure that we will save some room for desserts since we did not have an opportunity to try the desserts.All of our servers were absolutely friendly and very engaging. SER has a very large restaurant that has indoor and outdoor seating. If the weather is nice, I would highly recommend sitting outside.

I randomly found this place on open table when looking for a last minute reservation. It did not disappoint! The service was great, the ambiance and decor were lovely and the food was amazing! Items tried:- sangria (red) 10/10- garlic shrimp 10/10- Patatas Bravas 10/10- kale caesar salad 10/10- egg plant 8/10- grilled steak 10/10- octopus(didn't try but my friend liked it)

As I have been a huge fan of Spanish food ever since I traveled to San Sebastian, Madrid and Barcelona, SER has long been on my bucket list.Finally I got a chance to try the place.The moment we stepped into the restaurant, the staff greeted us and she was aware of my reservation. She was also aware that I preferred a table close to the kitchen and in a quiet area, which shows in my Open Table profile. But it is not read most of the time. But SER did.So we were seated near the kitchen and away from the other customers.What about the food? Everything was very satisfactory.The seafood paella was cooked very well, with rice moist and not burnt.The only thing is the hefty price for the paella ($60).Overall, ambiance, service and quality of food were all beyond my expectations.

This is a great place for a double or triple date. Take advantage of the number of people and start ordering tapas (small plates) for the table. Be bold and adventurous. Whatever you think you might not like, I assure you, you will. They also have a great bar so order some cocktails as well.

Dinner here with friends was fun - and delish!I love that their sangria comes with an ice cube full of fruits... what a great idea. We had paella and a few other dishes... all were good. Service was also very good.

Food was delicious. We had Spanish cold cuts, paella and suckling pig. We have had all those dishes before in Spain so we were wondering if here would be similar. They were as good as we remember. We did have an issue with the server who forgot a part of our order but the manager was on top of it, gave us a different server and made things right.We will be back to try other dishes as well.