Agua Ardiente - Review

Intro
Agua Ardiente - Not Recommended (food only)
1250 24th St NW, Washington 20037
Btwn M St NW & N St NW
Phone: 202-833-2600

Stopped by Agua Ardiente for a party with the other dudes on foods, but unfortunately the party was a mellow get together. We decided to stay for dinner because the scenery was insane and by "scenery" I mean hot girls. The food was pretty mediocre, but we still walked away relatively happy because of the "scenery." This place is definitely not recommended for the food, but I would 100% come back for drinks. Overall, I give the place a 60/100.

My Menu
1) Huevos Rotos - Not Recommended
2) Codorniz a La Parilla - Average
3) Salteado De Vieiras - Recommended
4) Croquetas De Jamon - Average
5) Salteado De Calamares Y Setas - Highly Not Recommended

These dishes were not on the website, so I'm making the names up
6) Pork Bruschetta - Not Recommended
7) Rabbit Stew - Recommended
8) Stuffed Squid - Not Recommended
9) White Sangria - Highly Recommended

Dish Comments
The bread they served was no better than wonder bread...completely ridiculous.

1) Soggy, very oily potatoes. Overcooked eggs. Good chorizo however. This was a bad sign, since this is a very easy dish to make.
2) Grilled quail, which was overcooked. Decent red wine sauce.
3) Perfectly cooked scallop which matched well with the sauteed spinach
4) Good crispy texture, but absolutely no jamon inside. Also, the flavor of the croquetas mixture was not that good.
5) Sauteed calamari. This dish was terrible. Absolutetly no flavor, but good texture.
6) Grilled pork that was overcooked on some mediocre bread
7) Very flavorful tomato braised rabbit that was falling off the bone.
8) Decently cooked, but absolutely no flavor. The stuffing was tasteless...
9) A great white sangria. Nice and light with a good touch of sweetness, but not overly sweet.

Overall Restaurant Experience (60/100)

• Food 6.0/10 - Food here is average to below average.
  
• Service 4.0/10 - Terrible service here. We waited 10 minutes and no one seated us until we asked a waitress. Took another 10 minutes for them to figure out what seats are available. Then she said they were really busy, even though 3/4 of the tables were unoccupied. Waitress was nice, but they have no idea what they're doing here. Food came out relatively quick though.
  
• Atmosphere 10/10 - Restaurant/Lounge scene with lots of hot girls. In fact, it seems like 70% of the patrons were females. Got there Saturday night around 10pm with no reservations.
  
• Price 6/10 - Price was OK per person ($50), but you could probably spend that $50 somewhere else and be happier.
  

Closing Comments
This place is pretty subpar in terms of tapas restaurants. By no means am I a tapas expert, but the tapas restaurants that I've been to in NY are much better (Tia Pol being the best). Kinda disappointed in my DC food experiences so far, but I definitely like the scene. Seems like a lot of restaurants that I've been to in DC are all about the scene and less about the food. I'm holding out hope though and I know DC has better places to offer...