Boca Tapas Bar

Great food and drinks in a nice atmosphere

Always great - friendly staff, great food - who doesn't love pork belly?

Food and drinks were great along with the service!

Went here for a birthday celebration, service was excellent, everything was very safe for distancing, food was fantastic and they even helped me find a birthday cake.

Fantastic experience ! The food is incredible, very quick service, and each server that came to our table was super friendly. The only room for improvement that I could see would be air conditioning. We were quite uncomfortable in the humidity , but otherwise can not wait to come again!! Lovely spot!!

Moose spring rolls were great (nice portion size and great flavor) and the goat cheese in the salad was yummy!

Much better second opinion, second experience!
We tried to eat at this restaurant on July 25th...we had a reservation but when we got there we didn’t feel comfortable with the amount of people there or the table we were offered. We left without eating. After leaving our review regarding our experience I received a text from Derek, from Boca, regarding same. He apologized for our experience and asked if there was anything he could do for us. I wasn’t sure about going back but I was very appreciative of him reaching out to us. We touched base again and I made a reservation for August 26th. It was an early reservation and the restaurant was not as busy as the first night we went. Our server, Sam, was a real sweet heart. The food and wine were amazing! We shared the meatball stew, hot and sweet pork belly, blackened cod taco, moose spring roll, and cerdo wontons. I think our favourites were the wontons, pork belly and shrimp. I am so glad that Derek reached out to us because we would not have gone back to the restaurant. The fact that he did reach out really showed us his dedication to the restaurant and customer service. We had a great experience and we will certainly return.

A good rendition of tapas that I have eaten in Spain.

Absolutely fab! Love the food! Been there several times now. Love the atmosphere also!

Boca Tapas Bar provides an excellent atmosphere for socializing with your group, the staff are friendly and helpful, and the food is delicious! My husband and I love the idea of sharing dishes and have had a few wonderful evenings there with friends or just ourselves. We will return!

Brought my daughter here for her birthday. It was our first time here and we loved it. Food was delicious!

Made reservations two weeks in advance for our 28th anniversary. We got there, they didn’t know what to do with us. It’s like we didn’t have a reservation. They put us in the corner next to the bathroom and where the staff where coming and going with dirty dishes. We asked if there was another table. The waitress came back after 5 mins and said there was another high top table right in front of the bar or a low table by the wine room. We didn’t want the table right next to the bar and when she brought us over to the low table near the wine I laughed out loud. It was near a mop. We left and found another restaurant. The restaurant felt very crowded. I’m not sure how closely they were following the Covid 19 guidelines. Our “reservation” was a joke. I’m not sure if it was because we booked it through this site but I will never find out because I have no intention of ever returning. They lost out on the patronage of very good tippers.

Delicious food and friendly wait staff.

The Moose Spring Rolls, Garlic Shrimp, Hummus, and Fish tacos were delicious. The Famiy size charcuterie board was underwhelming - 1 type of cheese, 3 types of meat and a few olives etc. for $50 spaced out on a huge board that filled our table. The service was great. We were a group of 7 and we were tightly squeezed into a booth, which wasn't great for sharing tapas.

Fantastic service and food

Great atmosphere! Friendly staff

Food was over priced, but tasted good. Cod tacos were especially delish.
$14 for 1 mozza stick was outrageous and the high prices make it hard to enjoy tapas, as the point of a tapa bar is to order lots of dishes

Guitar player was good and service was great

Great spot for good food, tasty drinks and mellow guitar playing. One of my favorite places in town.

Always a good time we were not disappointed. Very happy to be back and enjoy my friends birthday. Thanks so much.

Great atmosphere, food was delicious and the service was excellent.

Our food was wonderful and we felt very safe with the covid-19 changes. Our serving was amazing!

Love this place every time I go! Yummy food, great service, nice drinks and a good price point! Bocca has a funky atmosphere you don't even feel like your in downtown NL!

Lovely restaurant with a varied menu. Great little gem in the downtown.

Everything was excellent. Will definitely be back again!

The favourite for lunches and casual get togethers with friends and family.

Fantastic food with perfect ambience for couples or groups

We had a great experience at Boca. Food was excellent and our Server was fantastic. I highly recommend this restaurant!

Portions are far to small for price. And $17 for 8 oz glass of wine is over the top rediculous .

It was good food however did not appreciate that we were given a time limit by server. We were finished in loads of time and for the most part if the food is served in a timely manner then you should be finished in the allotted time. I don’t like to be told.

Really long wait for drinks. Made the date awkward at times

Overall the experience exceeded my expectations. The food was delicious the staff was friendly. The cost of the meal was less than I was expecting which is always a positive. I would definitely go back for another meal.

We had a wonderful lunch with an attentive but not overbearing waiter. Will definitely go back.

We had a great meal

Fabulous meal as usual. Our favourite place to dine in St. John’s.

My server Bryan was amazing recommending things to order, being friendly and down to earth. Made the experience that much better.

They gad very good service and the ambiance is great. Very nice place. We got 6 tapas including sardina (sardine on crostini), salt cod croquette, potato cheese dish, saganaki (deep fried cheese dish with a good sauce), tomato soup, and seafood paella. We ordered a small jug of the red sangria which was ok. Overall the food was good but a bit overpriced for tapas. Server was great. Came to $100 so not the most expensive but for value it almost on par.

The service was extremely poor. We asked for water 3 different times and never did get it first or last. People at the table were there the whole time with nothing to drink. One of our tapas didn’t come out, and when it did it wasn’t wrong.

My friends and I visited Boca last Sunday for brunch and it was amazing! The food was delicious and our waitress was excellent! Potato’s bravas have my heart. Definitely visiting for brunch again soon.

It was a great first experience. Lots of gluten free options.

Waitress very helpful.
Music too loud and needed to be themed to the food (would much prefer to hear spanish music than the current chart banalities).
Booths a little crushed for groups of 6 or more, but that is probably not a normal size group to cater for.
All in all, an outstanding evening for us. Superb food and the waitress was great with suggestions and her attention to our needs.