Shakers Employee Check-in - Mineola

Taking my previous star down... Sorry guys. But my visit yesterday for lunch was so disappointing. Seems eating here after 1:15pm was a bad idea, the cozy dining room (first room with the burnt sienna colored walls) was full. My party of three were seated in the more formal dining room and we were the only ones there. Our waiter was less than attentive and our waters were never refilled throughout the entire lunch, we had to ask and by then, we were done eating. We ordered lunch specials as I mentioned to my companions that it was the best deal in town but to my surprise, the food was underwhelming. I had the grilled pork chop which was delicious and hot. I asked for potatoes as my side and they were neatly laid out homemade chips. My hubby ordered the Paella Valencia and his seafood was semi dry and overcooked. But my friend ordered the seafood combination on a hot place with rice on the side. The shrimps were totally overcooked and the rice was cold! And to boot, we each asked for soup with our lunches and all of our soups were lukewarm. Almost room temperature. Why was it not hot? No idea! Sangria was not good this visit either. Sad face. I was very disappointed given I've eaten here several times and recommended it many times over. Now I no longer can since the service and food was inconsistent. That is why we liked it before, it was consistent. But not anymore.

Excellent service, dishes that delight. Priced better than the competition- a hidden gem you must try! The lunch special is on point sangria could be better but it wasn't bad. The Catalan crème is a must try.

Come here with my family and it never fails to disappoint. We have been coming here for a bit and everything is pretty good. The servers are pretty nice and hard working and the ambiance of the place is pretty wide. Can't wait to come here again for the food and drinks. Come together with some friends and family and try it as well.

I came here on a double date and we have a mix of thoughts! Ambience was nice and wait staff was extremely friendly. All of us got the 3 course dinner for $39, which we thought was a good deal. Between the four of us, we ordered the: pitcher of red sangria (excellent garbanzo salad (good garlic soup (excellent fried manchego with honey (excellent avocado salad (good patatas bravas (good salmon sangria (sauce was good but salmon was just okay paella valenciana, paella marinera, paella de carne (beautiful and huge portions but a little too salty and shrimp seemed like maybe it was frozen? We were very happy with how big our portions were but we felt like some of the food could've been better. The wait time between courses was a little long (we were running late for our next engagement especially given that I, in particular, felt like some of the seafood may have been frozen, so I don't know if the paella warranted such a long cook/wait time after the second course. Good but not sure if I'll be back; there are LOTS of menu options so maybe I'll try something else next time.

I love their happy hour. The price is so reasonable and the portion is very good. I love to order Chorizo and Mussels. Also The Lobster night price is insane. I usually order the Baked Lobster and they're consistently delicious. Only one bad thing with the restaurant is there are too many fruit flies.