High-energy Spanish restaurant in an historic setting with frequent entertainment.
Openings: Dinner nightly
Features
- Dress code: Casual
- Entertainment: Entertainment most evenings
- Full bar
- Outdoor dining
- Reservations suggested
El Cid Restaurant Review:
About the restaurant: The structure housing El Cid was built in 1900 by D.W. Griffith and used to screen "Birth of a Nation." In 1950, the space was converted into a cabaret, and the adjoining restaurant opened in 1961 as a replica of a sixteenth-century Spanish tavern. Since then, this grotto-like supper club has made customers happy with pitchers of sangría and a clap-along flamenco floorshow on Fridays and Saturdays. The scene is a bit kitschy, but also a real kick.
Food: To eat, expect tapas like patatas bravas (fried potatoes with a spicy roja dip), ceviche and albondigas (meatballs). Entrées are highlighted by paella, a house specialty incorporating saffron rice, shrimp, mussels and clams. For dessert, you'll find vanilla ice cream topped with hot fudge. Packages with prix-fixe menus are also available.
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