Café Modelo

Top-rated.online cuts through the clutter, highlighting only the reviews that are most helpful, earn the most likes, or come from the most active contributors. I've visited Modelo many times. It is consistent, I'd say. The things outweigh the not so good, mostly of which relate to two or three staff (not all) who are in the wrong jobs (as are their bosses who let their poor body language and almost moody facial expressions/attitudes carry on). The - architecture, big TVs, table service (most of the time), air conditioning inside and, when it's hot, outside too. The latter is a brilliant effort and unique in La Linea as far as I've experienced. The toilets are up to NW European standards (so, so rare in Spain) - I reckon they are the best you will probably come across in southern Spain in any cafe/bar! The 'chips' are the some of the best in La Linea. There are only one or two vegetarian dishes but there should be vegan offerings - and there are not any I could see. The vegetarian sandwich is a snack. The negative....One of two of the staff, at the till in particular, are rude and very unwelcoming. One girl in particular doesn't make any eye contact at all with any customer; she almost snatches the bill away after totally ignoring them for a while, doesn't ever smile, doesn't say 'was everything alright' or 'thank you', or anything - not a word to anyone....it's truly awful and she should 100% work in another job. Sometimes, the waiting staff need to tidy up more quickly - the floor/tables is/are a bit of a mess at times, but I think this is recognised as a challenge and being addressed, judging by conversations I overhear. More regular cleanliness checks on the bathrooms would benefit, as would stopping non-customers using them. Also, please, Spanish men, if you are reading this, realise that urinals are there to use, not the toilet bowl compartment...perhaps some signs to overcome this male, Spanish cultural issue!? ;-) The noise inside can be loud. It is exacerbated by the echo-chamber effect of the lovely interior and because many noisy cafe tasks, like dishwasher stacking etc, are not in a backroom but at the bar, best I can tell - and the staff make no effort to lessen the dish, cutlery and glass crashing noises, for example. Modelo is a busy place. Prices are on the middling to high side for LL. A 330cl non alcoholic beer bottle is EU 3.20....too much really. I recommend Cafe Modelo overall. It is a central attraction and appeals to the older LL citizen. However, one or two of the staff at the payment point need to be retrained or go and work in a non-customer facing role as they are damaging the business' image and user experience, for sure. I mean, this is Spain, not Russia 🤣 The coffee was good, we sat outside and it was quite dirty, I guess that is to be expected with so many people and not enough waiters to clean up. There was one waitress on her phone instead of serving. It took a while to be served, better then our previous visit, we had to leave because no one served us. I can understand that the waiters must be stressed out, so they should employ more, I'm sure many people are looking for jobs. It is great coffee and hard working people. They are always absolutely packed and the waiters do what they can. The main reason why I give 5 stars is because of the televisions. All of the TV’s always have the important football games on. It is one of the only places in la línea to actually resemble a sports bar of some sort Very coffee and ORGANIC green tea! Which is weird to find in popular "cafeterias"... Tortilla had taste but a little bit too oily for me 😫 the service is fast (not super gentle) but it's ok, they are trying to attend people as fast as they can since it's was very crowded. Nice place.. Staff should smile more and ask sometimes if is everything ok.. Cheep and good! Recommend for the match! Nice atmosphere! I've been there having a beer with a sanwich and watching the football, I enjoyed that but service was a bit slow. The place it´s like an old restaurant from the 60s and the terrace it´s in the middle of the city center (In a path way) People moving around all the time. We waited 25minutes to order, was send between two servers and none helped us. We left after 25minutes. Service: Non existent Terrible experience, again. We try to give a chance to Café Modelo, but undoubtedly the worst service in La Linea. And I am not even talking about the waiters, because we can clearly see they are very busy. However, where are the restaurant managers and owners in a Saturday afternoon? They simply got disappeared and left ONE waitress to look after indoor and outdoors. She was clearly irritated, and I don't blame her, honestly. They avoid to take any eye contact, even though you put your hands up and move towards them to place an order. After a long and long wait, we left with no orders placed. Also, the place could be more tidy up. Website change monitoring Monitor any webpage for changes – get instant email alerts when prices drop, new jobs are posted, products come back in stock, or competitors update their sites. Bar Coffee shop Cafe Cafe Cafe