La Regata Restaurant in Southampton

1st time visit for some years, however will definitely be returning again sooner, food, service and atmosphere was excellent. Thanks to the team for an enjoyable evening with friends.

Very good service, When I explained I had a food allergy for squid/octopus and I had order 2 fish Tapas the witress checked with the Chef who stated that the fish tapas were prepared in the vicinty of the squid/octopus and would not recommend them. This was very good service. Thoroughly enjoyed the tapas dishes

Had a great tapas selection today and served by staff highly recommended

Have used La Ragata for years and has it now gone downhill. Greeting was not welcoming at all. Choice reduced on what it was. Plastic covered menus reminiscent of a take away. The tapas is bland - albondigas no herbs in a bland salsa. Patatas bravas only just cooked but salsa brava reasonable. Championes al aljillo tasteless. All reminds me of hospital food. Waitress just walked off the wine list and never asked. All in all totally disappointing. It used to be excellent- they need a decent chef

Went here for a family birthday celebration the other evening and we had a lovely time. Service was friendly and organised. Good menu with plenty of choice and we ordered lots of different tapas. It all came quite fairly quickly but not all at once so we could savour what was on the table. Everything seemed cooked fresh and it was all delicious. Nice atmosphere in the restaurant and we were surprised with a candle in some ice cream for my son’s birthday. Will definitely return.

Visited here on a Sunday at 5pm. Although quiet to start with it soon filled up. The 4 of us had a selection of Tapas to start with and 4 main courses. Everyone enjoyed the food and the servers were polite and answered our questions regarding a few menu choices.

Great tapas,great service, great place and great company.

Table booked for 7:45pm. Arrived on time. Ordered selection of tapas (8) but took over an hour to receive any dish. All Arrived at same time which wasn’t ideal either. Normally you get them coming out at different times. So after waiting an hour for food, still charged 10% service charge….not impressed

Another visit to our favourite restaurant for some more delicious food. We had a lovely evening with some great tapas and sangria. Although the restaurant was very busy the service was prompt and with friendly staff. It was so lovely to see Jose had returned to the team. We have been dining at La Regata for 22 years and still enjoy and recommend it as much as we always did. Thanks to all. See you soon.

The worst restaurant experience I’ve ever had. Terrible , very rude staff, tasteless disgusting food and they clearly hate their jobs. The mushroom croquettes were actually hollow, no mushrooms inside them! The place is dreadful

Loved the food and service. Cocktail could do with some improvement, but overall would recommend.

The food was delicious, the staff were really great - especially with a large party! Lovely restaurant and atmosphere!

Great food friendly staff will definitely be back

The best Spanish food in Nan'an! The paella is very fragrant and must be ordered every time. The portion is smaller than in Spanish restaurants, but the taste is very good. The shrimp in oil is delicious!

Had a family birthday meal here and boy, was the food exceptional. Thank you to all who were on the evening shift on Thursday 12th September. Muchos Gracias.

Absolutely satisfying dinner, food were great. The seafood paella need to be crispy burnt in texure. Overall it's a great evening for our group.

A perfect birthday dinner. This is becoming an annual tradition! Possibly my favourite restaurant in Southampton. The paella is sublime. Excellent wine list. Recommend

Very good place next to the port to enjoy a little piece of home

Absolutely amazing in every way

Very good food and excellent service. Without a doubt, we will repeat

The food was very good, the cheek never disappoints, fresh sangria and good service and atmosphere.

Wonderful authentic Spanish tapas restaurant. A wide variety of superb offerings. Best short ribs I've had.

Nice place for a meal. Meal was tasty

We have been here lots of times over a number of years and have always been very pleased with our food. Service is brilliant, I cannot fault that and have always found the staff, polite and attentive. Today was the same, the food though was a massive disappointment. I understand that prices have gone up everywhere so wasn’t surprised to see this, however the portion size and quality of the food today was quite shocking. Wafer thin rock hard pork belly (4 pieces) 8 rings of calamari and what I can only describe as 2 pieces of chicken no bigger than my thumb inTomato sauce with chorizo. I sadly won’t be returning to eat here anytime soon.

4th time I've been here, I live local , it seems the food is lowering the quality every time I come back. 1st time was in 2018, and it was really nice, but since then, the quality is nowhere near has good. Service was good and friendly tho.

First time going here and we went for the tapas and the food was delicious. The manager guy was very helpful and pleasant. Some of the tapas are suprsingly quite filling but for a table of 4 we had about 8 altogether. The iberico pork shoulder was amazing and highly recommended. Would definitely go back

A really great experience on all parts! Amazing food and service. Anastasia was our server, and was so friendly and accommodating. We will definitely be back ASAP!

Amazing place and delicious food

Possibly due to the fact that I booked our seats an hour before our meal, we were put at a very small table on the second floor. When we offered to change to a bigger table, we were given seats in front of the toilet door. Behind me was the door to the toilets and there was a constant stream of people going to the toilet, opening and closing the door. The service attitude was overall average. The food was overall ok, except the paella tasted too salty for us to eat. As we were leaving we were asked if we wanted to pack paella, we agreed to do so out of politeness but there were only plastic boxes and no bags. When I went to ask if there were any bags available, a waitress indicated to me that there weren't any and then handed me a bin bag for my food and we opted to leave straight away. When we left the restaurant, two waitresses saw us and turned their heads to continue chatting. Personally, I felt that these waitresses were not very friendly to us, but they were very welcoming to other customers. Not booking in advance to let us sit at the small tables and the seats in front of the toilets is understandable, I think. But letting me take rubbish bags for food is just beyond my comprehension. I'm not going back to this restaurant.

Brilliant place for Tapas!!! Been here a few times and it never let us down. Definitely worth a try!!

Excellent restaurant, great paella, excellent sangria, recommended

A medium experience I’d say, the food was great the atmosphere was average we had to go upstairs but there was space downstairs But the service was distinctly average, We were met by a grumpy looking poorly dressed Maitre’d and similarly attituded waitresses, just no smiles and a “I don’t want to be here” persona. Some staff training is required I’d say. A simple fix!

Nice venue but quite bland tapas that was served cold. Disappointing especially given the high prices. Not recommended.

I had been looking forward to coming to La Regatta for a while as the photos of the food look amazing and the reviews are generally glowing, however I was quite disappointed. After a 40 minute wait for 6 tapas dishes the Cerdo Relleno was served cold and a hot replacement was not possible as they had run out of that and all other pork dishes. Requesting Chorizo Picante as a replacement I was instead give patatas con chorizo instead… how annoying. Asking for a jug of water also took three attempts, which is forgivable on a busy night, but certainly didn’t add to our experience. Generally the quality of the food was mixed with the Alcachofa Al Ajillo and Pollo Al Chorizo being delicious (if a little on the cold side but I wasn’t going to complain again). However the Croquetas De Jamon Iberico and Pulpo A La Gallega were pretty disappointing, especially given the price tag on the latter (£14). Overall, £65 for two people (soft drinks only, no alcohol) with mediocre food is too much to pay and so I doubt I’ll be returning soon. Update: girlfriend had diarrhea 30 mins after leaving the restaurant. Removed one star.

Without a doubt one of the best restaurants I have ever been to! All five of us were in agreement that it is the best tapas we have ever had! As well the staff were so lovely and welcoming and ensured to make my graduation feel extra special, thank you :)

After reading so many positive reviews I wanted to try this restaurant. I am disappointed because firstly I had booked on Google and when I arrived there was no reservation... I have 2 small dogs and even if they are allowed to come in I was offered a kind of table in front of the door, which is fine obviously I refused. In addition to the fact that the restaurant was not full. I arrived at 8:30 p.m., I placed an order at 8:40 p.m. and even though the kitchen closes at 9:30 p.m. and it is noted that for a paella the waiting time is 40 minutes, I was refused, even though it was There was plenty of time to prepare it. So I asked for a vegetarian paella and a chicken dish but honestly the paella had no taste and the chicken was bad... at 9:20 p.m. they put the bill on the table and everyone was out... really not to recommend this restaurant

Highly recommend that stunning restaurant All stuff are very friendly a specially girl Ana . She served us last time and we was over the moon with her service . food was so delicious, and we definitely will be back .If you are looking for place with traditional Spanish food , that’s the place . Everything fresh and so yummy . Will be back soon ❤️

I suspect the sea food was frozen , the Tapas was very small portions and bland, very expensive place for what you get

Tapas was exceptional. Service was fast just I wanted after a long day! My friends food all looked great also. Will come again.

Great food and venue, very expensive for no reason though.

10 minutes walk from our cruise ship terminal - lovely decor, great staff, loved the amount of light and fresh air - and great tasty food and wine. A fun pre-cruise evening.

We went here for our wedding aniversary. Wonderful decore, great staff, attractive location but the Tapas was not authentic Spanish , but above all the food was bland and needing seasoning. Tasteles food the shelled prawns did not have the digestive tube removed and the rocket was old ; some pieces had gone slimy, wilted and yellow - (it goes like that after 4 or 5 days) Its very expensive for the amount of food served. I am a good cook, and can do much much better than this place and they are in the food bussiness! All they need here is a good Chef who knows what he is doing and tastes his food before serving. It would make the place outstanding!

One kind of paella is pure seafood. One is seafood + meat. It doesn't feel good. It's made of yellow rice. The rice doesn't have any flavour. It doesn't suit my taste, It's a must-have dish. If increase the amount of the dish, it may be a better choice.

It's going to be my birthday. I have chosen a very good Spanish restaurant and the owner and service staff are very warm. The paella is delicious. I'll come back next time!

Amazing views outside and food were just fantastic and tasty, highly recommended 👌 😋

Good food service and atmosphere, well worth a visit!

Great Spanish restaurant and great authentic Spanish food, staff and atmosphere brilliant

Excellent food and friendly service. Great variety of tapas with a wide range of meat, fish and vegetarian options. Would highly recommend.

Venerdì 26 aprile 2024 a cena. Locale molto affollato, servizio discreto, cibo non esaltante. Prendiamo 1 ribes, 1 plato de pata negra, 1 croquetas de jamón iberico, 1 pan con alioli e 1 paella valenciana x 2. Prezzo in linea e spendiamo £77,82 senza bere niente.

Great place to take a group. Food is good and the staff is amazing. Anactasia provided us with plenty of food and wine. Tapas are served nicely throughout the night.

An excellent Spanish restaurant! The white wine and paella are fantastic. The paella has a rich flavor and a large portion, suitable for two people. It's located right by the harbor in Southampton, so you can get there quickly after disembarking.

Considering the prices for the tapas we were expecting exceptional dishes. However, the food was very bland and oily. Overall we were left a bit disappointed.

Very very good Spanish food. The service by manager Luis was excellent. Thank you very much Luis for your attention and good service!

Food was great, although tapas portions were a bit small (4 croquettes!?!). Service and atmosphere were also good so this was a good find.

The décor is a bit old and it's terribly loud, but the food wins everything. Definitely recommend!

We were happy to find this lovely Spanish restaurant on the Town Quay; we enjoyed a selection of delicious tapas and shared a hot Sticky Toffee Pudding with ice cream, my first!

I have been a few times already; the quality of the food is impressive, very good value for money and nice portions; the staff is very friendly and Angel has been very helpful. Highly recommended

Bar was well staffed, sit-down cocktails were well prepared. Very good quality food and atmosphere. Service was amazing and there was always a waiter available. Prices are fair given the service and taste. Would definitely and will recommend to friends.

Excellent food and fantastic service!

Absolutely a wonderful eating experience. The menu was all small plate tapas, very spanish selection. Wonderfully prepared and a joy to eat.

Great place, best tapas in the city. They even moved us to another table because the people next to our table were too loud for us.

I definitely recommend La Regata. Friendly staff, very tasty food and cocktails. We did mostly had tapas which were wow. Atmosphere? Great! Looking forward to go back again :)

I definitely recommend La Regata. Friendly staff, very tasty food and cocktails. We did mostly had tapas which were wow. Atmosphere? Great! Looking forward to go back again :)

Friendly staff and very fast food which was excellent. Stopped here for a quick lunch before dropping someone to the cruise ships. Had the sea bass and it was perfectly cooked. For being at the seaside the pricing was cheap in my opinion for the quality and current cost of living. Recommend.

Love the food at this Restaurant. One of the tasty non Indian dishes I have ever had. It's worth every buck you pay for.

This restaurant will be the perfect cure for those who are disappointed with British cuisine. I feel like I'm in Barcelona.

Great to go to s Spanish restaurante or tapas bar and be able to speak to someone in Spanish (I’m learning the language). The tortilla and coffee es bueno.

Nothing special, deffo not worth the money. Would not recommend. Calamari was stretchy, tough. It should have the texture like butter. They failed. Also, 10% service charge added to the price, you cannot even decide over the tip. When busy the service is zero to none. Not returning.

Excellent food what more can I say.

Many guests during our visit. Noisy on the 1st floor. lovely food at reasonable prices

Good food, atmosphere and the waiters were lovely but we sat at 8pm and the food (5 tapas plates) arrived at 9.30pm..

Food was absolutely delicious especially the sea beam and lamb dish. The meat was cooked perfectly with a good amount of seasoning and tender texture. Pulpo A La Gallega was also spot on as the octopus paired well with the potatoes and paprika. We will definitely visit this place again (worth the 2 hours drive from Bristol).

Delicious food! Tapas dishes were excellent

Had read reviews on Tripadvisor before booking well fear not this is a wonderful restaurant and the food is sublime. Lovely seating area upstairs with a lovely vibe downstairs. The food was nice and hot and cooked to perfection my partner who is quite fussy loved it. It’s a short walk from the Holiday Inn Hotel as well. Will be back next year hopefully

Amazing restaurant, highly recommended!

First time eating here, such great choices for vegetarians, will be going back, food was stunning.

Disappointing this time, no hello as we entered , 2/3 wines not available, no smile from waitress . , had to chase for all of our dishes to come out, infact had to ask for everything … No acknowledgment of my partners birthday (mentioned upon booking ) food is always tasty but I’m not sure we’ll be back ! Asked for service to be removed … it didn’t warrant it this time

So glad La Regata is back in the game! We've been going for years but with a change in ownership food went massively down hill over the years. However last night we thought we'd give it another go, we enjoyed fantastic tapas! the goats cheese bread, stuffed dates, crab cakes and meatballs were delicious!

We had a lovely anniversary meal at La Regata. The food choice weas good,and the quality excellent.Staff as usual were very attentive and helpful.

The food was fantastically presented and it tasted heavenly. The cook accommodated to my needs and preferences too. If you like delicious food thats reasonably priced that’s your restaurant.

Very friendly service but the food quality is a bit inconsistent. Our meal consisted of tapas. Mostly lacking seasoning.

Take paella off the menu until you learn how to make it properly and use rice that isn't out of a packet. You have seasonings and spices in your kitchen - perhaps you should use them.

One of the best restaurants in Southampton and one of the best spanish restaurants in southern England. Thank you!

Fantastic tapas .We had a great birthday party for my daughter. We previously lived in Spain and so happy to find a great Spanish restaurant.

We are regular customers here and the food is always amazingly delicious. The staff is very polite and friendly, and makes you feel welcomed and well looked after. Definitely worth visiting!

Freshly fragrant paella was amazing! Service was also very welcoming!

The food was absolutely gorgeous and they also had gluten-free options, that I absolutely loved. The staff was friendly and could not do enough for us all. We definitely going again.

Friendly staff, great atmosphere, excellent choice of food and very reasonable prices. Highly recommend. Well worth a visit

The food was good but the experience is far away from a real Spanish place. The tapas menu was missing some important ones that you usually have in Spain. Went there for my friends birthday, staff was nice but just the bare minimum, when they brought out a cake with a candle (which was a nice gesture) they left it on the table and didn’t even stay to sing happy birthday. I think in the future if the staff is more bubbly with costumers that would help and also making them say the dishes name like it is in the menu and not the English version.

Not the first time I’ve eaten here, but somewhere you can guarantee consistently good food and service. Anastasia, like all the staff, was amazing. Would definitely recommend!

Lovely and welcoming waiting staff and the food was really tasty - you can tell the produce is fresh. Reasonably priced too!

Really nice tapas restaurant, tapas was great. However the homemade crema catalana was very lumpy and was not smooth at all! Was expecting more for a homemade dessert.

Great tapas, good choice of dishes

Came here for Valentine's Day. Just about the best Tapas we have ever tasted on the UK! Seafood is so fresh and beautifully presented. 2nd time we've been. We will be back!

Love this place. Hadn't been for twenty years but went at the weekend. It's still a good as it used to be! 5* all round!

I couldn't recommend this restaurant highly enough. We arrived late on a Friday with no booking but all three members of staff rushed to sort a table for us without making us feel awkward. Very welcoming and friendly staff. Superbly fast and efficient service. The ambiance was very warm, fun and relaxed. The tapas food was totally breathtaking and unique the flavours were just sublime. We do enjoyed our meal and were the last to leave. The staff were very patient and left us to enjoy everything and finish our wine.

We had a lovely lunch - thank you

This place was the biggest disappointment in a long time. We ordered a variety of 11 tapas + a mixed paella. They took forever to serve the food and then everything tasted like microwave food. Specially the paella… that can’t be called paella! Having tried many other Spanish restaurants before maybe I had built up my expectations. That’s a never again from me.

Food is good but the cocktails were not so good- glasses full of ice and little to drink. Also kicked out of the table as approaching the time for another reservation.

Superb. Don't know why it's taken so long to come here. Will definitely be back.