Review of Zarzuela

The disappointment from this place carried with me throughout the day. I assure you I do not hand out bad reviews hardly ever, but I am wondering why this place gets such high ratings. We stopped in for breakfast this morning, and ordered a wide range of items that all had some issue. The almond croissant had a strange consistency, and got exponentially harder to chew when there were more layers of the dough overlapping one another. The taste was okay at best. Our cod cake and shrimp empanada weren't even heated up before hand, and just thrown on the plate cold. Unpleasant to eat cold mushy cod. The shrimp was probably the tastiest thing, but again, cold. I ordered a banana waffle that was drizzled with really good honey and cinnamon, but the waffle itself was kinda hard to chew, and even harder to cut. I would have guessed it was made earlier in the day from the way it kinda squeaked when you chewed it, but my girlfriend said she saw him prepare it fresh. The pastel de nata was also just okay. Overall, really disappointing because this place is highly reviewed and rated, and it just didn't feel like there was anything made with genuine love or effort. We tried five different things, and I walked away without being able to recommend any of them.

Is ALL the food in this establishment gluten-free?

— Yes, the establishment is dedicated gluten-free

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Below Average