Tantalo

Tantalo reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   JF

   Montreal1 review

   4.0

   Dined on April 22, 2025

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

   Un très bon service, l'endroit était peu achalandé et nous avons eu notre repas rapidement. Le rooftop offre une vue magnifique sur Panama City !
   

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   Deepak

   Miami6 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 12, 2025

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

   Wonderful rooftop bar in a great location within Casco Viejo. Excellent service, very interesting restrooms, friendly staff and great music.
   

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   Alexandria VIP

   Toronto2 reviews

   2.0

   Dined on April 3, 2025

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

   Might just be me being use to North American service but I wasn’t not greeted. Stood and waiting to be welcomed for a few minutes with servers all walking by ignoring me. I eventually asked a server if I can grab a seat where they left me for 10 minutes without a menu, water or even anyone even looking my way. They clearly saw me and continued to walk by me. Other people entered the restaurant and were greeted right away and giving menus. Once I flagged a server down they were incredibly apologetic and tried to make up for it. Not sure if it was because I wasn’t a local or not but I felt like I wasn’t welcomed. Food was okay
   

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   Paul

   New York City3 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on February 22, 2025

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

   Walking into the restaurant, we were just taken away by the decor. We reserved a table at the roof top. We did not realize the roof top had a different menu from the restaurant and also served different cocktails. This was our first time in Panama, and Tantalo was recommended multiple times on social media. Our server was very nice, and we were relocated to the restaurant for our dinner. The service there was excellent, food was just okay. We were not disappointed, just not as "wowed" as we expected.
   

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   Molly

   Sacramento1 review

   2.0

   Dined on February 15, 2025

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

   Unfortunately really poor service. Waited for about 45 minutes for my waitress to return to place a food order. She never did and ignored me trying to flag her down to place an order. Had a glass of wine then went to the bar to check out because the server never returned.
   

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   Susan

   Cleveland2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 14, 2025

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

   Excellent service. Food was delivered as described on the menu.
   

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   Sharon

   Panama1 review

   4.0

   Dined on February 6, 2025

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

   Good service, good food & a great view of the city.
   

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   Eileen

   Greater Boston257 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on January 20, 2025

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

   We had dinner on the first floor, which was pretty quiet. It looks like the hotel is upstairs. We had heard there was a rooftop bar but we weren't seated there. The decor is colorful and Instagram-ready. We had some miscommunciations with the server and ended up with two more dishes than we wanted. The prices weren't bad and the food was really good. The ropa vieja empanadas were delicious, thankfully, because we had to eat a lot of them.
   

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   Philippe

   Montreal19 reviews

   2.0

   Dined on January 12, 2025

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

   Nous y étions pour notre 30ieme anniversaire de mariage et aussi car les rooftop sont à faire à Panama city. Quelle déception! Malgré un serveur très gentil, le service était extrêmement lent. Nous avons commandé deux entrées et deux cocktails. Nous avons voulu commandé une bouteille de vin pour aller avec nos entrées mais elle n’est jamais arrivée! Nous avions même commandé une entrée supplémentaire. Nous avons arrêter de manger pour attendre le vin mais avons finalement décidé de canceller le vin et l’entrée. Nous avons bu l’eau restante de nos cocktail (glace fondue) en guise de breuvage Le serveur s’est excusé. Je ne crois pas que c’était de sa faute. En conclusion, le tantalo n’est pas le rooftop à faire!! Très peu de table (malgré la grandeur et les possibilités ) donc atmosphère correcte sans plus. Le positif; la musique était bonne et la vue incroyable!!
   

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    Jamie

    Atlantic Canada2 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on January 6, 2025

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

    Ate on rooftop. Shortly after arriving an extremely drunk couple sat beside us and began to smoke. I asked to be moved elsewhere but the only other open tables were VIP. I asked if public smoking was allowed which I know it IS NOT in Panama was told that they PREFER people not to but there was nothing they could do. Besides that food was great and service was good despite their unwillingness to ask people to obey the actual law.
    

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