Mateo Bar de Tapas

Mateo Bar de Tapas reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Fernanda

   Querétaro2 reviews

   4.0

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Food amazing! Just need to have a diaper changing at the restrooms:)
   

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   Curtis

   Greater Boston1 review

   5.0

   Dined on May 23, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Food was good but not all dishes were traditional “tapas”, if that’s what you’re looking for. Some of the dishes were a “southern fusion” in a tapas style, which were still interesting and good. Check the menu on the website for a description. Both the front staff and our server were helpful and accommodating to our requests (we had 9 people in our party and they took good care of us).
   

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   John and Erin

   Raleigh1 review

   5.0

   Dined on May 18, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   It was a great time and we enjoyed the food. It was a bit noisy, but expected on a Saturday night.
   

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   Thomas

   Raleigh2 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on May 17, 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Beautiful space and great service. But the food’s been better in the past. Most of the dishes we had were cooked perfectly but were underseasoned. I hope this was just an off night.
   

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   William VIP

   Charlotte122 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on May 17, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Mateo is probably the best Spanish tapas eatery in the triangle. Always good. Always consistent. Always flavorful. Great cocktails and the best dessert, esp the handpies. Always great service too.
   

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   Ben

   Los Angeles1 review

   4.0

   Dined on May 11, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Have been to this restaurant a number of times and loved it. This time, they had a limited menu which excluded some of their best dishes. I felt this could have been made clear at the time of the reservation. It was a big disappointment.
   

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   Karen

   Raleigh11 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on May 11, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great place to eat in DT Durham. The hostess staff were awesome when we walked in the door. We thoroughly enjoyed all the tapas dishes. Upstairs dining was great as we had a nice table by the windows looking out. Great server. Will be back again soon.
   

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   Eric VIP

   New York City117 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on May 8, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   We really enjoyed our first experience here. The food was delicious and our server, Kate, was a fantastic, delightful gem. The vibe and decor are fun and we’ll be happy to return. Minor to an otherwise great experience: A mocktail, which though flavorful, was very small for $10 ( basically water and lime juice with non visible seasoning ) in a short glass with one of those large block ice cubes that take up a lot of real estate. Burnt, hard jawbreaker bread that came with the chicken liver pate was easily acknowledged and replaced by Kate. Thanks Mateo!
   

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   Brad

   Orlando / Central Florida East18 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on May 8, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Very enjoyable dinner with wine. Service was good. We had 5 tapas for 2 diners. The Queso Frito was the star dish of the evening for us, execellente. The Remolacha was very good. They were out of the Bone Marrow unfortunately. The Gambas Al Ajillo was just OK. We ordered 2 specials not on the menu; one with scallops which was very good and a Jambon and Cheese Croquette. Did not care for the texture of the latter which also had little jambon flavor. Overall a fun dining experience. The restaurant was very noisy when we arrived for a 7:15pm reservation, but then the ambient noise lessened after 25 minutes. Luckily we were seated upstairs. Will return when we are back in the area.
   

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    Meghan VIP

    Raleigh7 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on April 26, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    I love coming to Mateo's and was so excited to have my friends from out of town experience the best of Durham this past Saturday evening. Our dinner was beyond delicious and everything was perfect. Our server Emily was INCREDIBLE!!! She was just a pure delight that helped make our dinner memorable.
    

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