Zambra

Sylvia Balli

Visited and made reservations here after seeing a few YouTube reviews speaking highly of this restaurant. It was amazing! The atmosphere was quiet, and romantic. The food is memorable and savory. Can't wait to come and visit again.

David Nershi

This is a cool tapas restaurant in downtown Asheville. A perfect place for an intimate dinner and the wine list is deep and stellar. The standout tapas was the Sunburst Farms Trout with garlic chili sauce, serrano ham and Oranges Supreme. The soft savory flavor of the trout contrasted with the salty crispness of the ham. The cheese plate, featuring an assortment of Spanish cheeses, spiced honey and quince jelly was also wonderful. Highly recommended.

Breezy S

I really want to like this place but the food is sub par. Cute concept and ambience, ok service, seemed pretty dirty inside and in bathrooms, but the food....Lots of technical flaws, flavor was not good, and difficult to even get recommendations from staff as it felt like they knew. Gave it a couple chances but every visit was worse than the previous one. Had previously been disappointed with the pork belly on another occasion and asked about the new set up and was told not to order it by staff. Cool--thanks for looking out but very concerning! Some comments regarding specifics for management: Brussels were really greasy and the oil tasted old (maybe your fryers need new oil and aren't holding temp?), the sweet breads sauce really tasted like ketchup, and the trout crudo was tough/chewy and needed to be sliced thin plus it needed more acid than the kumquats provided. Not pictured was the chicken liver mousse which was the most disappointing dish of them all- super gelatinous and hard, so much so that I could barely get out out of the ramekin, let alone spread it on anything. The crostini served with it was stale and then toasted so it was hard as a rock. I asked for new bread and got some type of lightly warmed, par-sliced wheat loaf that didn't go with the dish. It was honestly the worse liver mousse I've ever seen or tasted. Luckily my friend doesn't really care about food quality and she ate everything so I didn't have to feel bad for not eating more than 1 bite of anything. Was so hungry I asked for some butter and ate a piece of the wheat bread while I waited for my friend. Left hungry and thankfully went for a slice after we left. Definitely not the post birthday meal I was hoping for while my friend was in town visiting. We bounced back the next day at Nine Mile though, that place is legit! I realize the impact Covid has had on the hospitality industry as a whole and staffing is a big problem, however, it's important to make the necessary changes to adapt. Cut your menu down and do half the dishes but do them well. Taste the food on your menu regularly and check the quality before service starts. Good luck guys, I know this industry isn't easy.

Samantha Vang

Visiting Asheville for the weekend and had dinner reservations with friends for a night out. The atmosphere has a vintage Spanish feel with clay walls and bronze decor with low lighting. The food was delicious at a reasonable price with a classy plate setting as well as the drinks. However, service could have been better with our experience. We noticed that the servers weren’t as attentive to us as the other parties when we arrived first. We ordered bread as an appetizer and it was given to the other table that arrived after us when they didn’t order any. This happened a few times with the food we ordered and dessert as well and we had to keep telling them it was ours. Please ensure that your servers pay more attention. I definitely would like to come back and try again with a better wait experience.