which isn’t really saying much
A fair point, but nonetheless having traveled extensively in Spain and especially in the Valencia region myself, I dare say that Chef Perfecto’s paella & fideua are authentic and typical of what one would find in Spain.
Did they up the damn lighting? This was my meal experience there their first night: http://theoffalo.com/2015/10/travel-inspired-paella-night-with-perfecto-rocher/. I had the fideua, which I liked, but no crusting to the noodles, which didn’t seem as warm as I was expecting.
(Semi-)pro tip: Check the Farmer’s Almanac (or interweb - whatever method is fine) and find out at what hour the sunset will occur on the night you will be dining. Then, reserve your seat to just before that time. That way, ambient light will help you for at least the first portion of your meal. After that, you let your food padawan bring a softlight and backlight the food. 
Or alternatively, you could get a Gorillapod for stability, and shoot steadier at a lower ISO.
What in fucks name is a soccaratt ???
Translation. PleSe
Ever get that strange feeling of deja vu, kevin?
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groundhog day…
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More like “Memento” or Dora from “Finding Nemo”
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some strange continuous loop…maybe I should cue up some steve reich music to go along…mallets or something…
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Hmmmm. Deja va ???
Sometimes.
And that ain’t no fucking joke.
Ohmigod, I was about to write, “Are you even f*cking kidding me???” 
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I actually do that. If I recall correctly, sunset was quarter of 7pm that day and I booked the earliest seating at 6pm and it was still too dark by the time the paella course came out. But in my blog post, I said people were using their flashlights on their phones not to take pictures but rather just to see their dishes.
Suunto clinometer will do quite nicely.
They let me book 5:30PM on the first Sunday (October 4th), so the earth’s tilt would help me take better photos. I feel so powerful. Not.
Just use a Suunto clinometer in conjunction with a solid compass and you’ll know within a fucking millimeter of where that fucking sunlight is landing and of course when.
Partner and I went tonight. SO delicious. We had each of the 4 apps. For me, the apps were expertly prepared, impeccably plated, but made more of a cerebral (vs. gastronomic) impression on me (can food be too technically perfect for its own good?).
But the paella, ohmigod, that was SO delicious. The first bite was almost TOO rich, but you quickly get over that. So intense, so flavorful, and the meat was simply perfectly cooked. @theoffalo: we did receive specific instructions to stir the paella tonight.
Our dessert was a custard over strawberries. Wonderfully light and a great way to end the meal.
Thanks for the info, @J_L_! What a wonderful anniversary dinner for us!
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Ah, I went tonight and had the opposite experience.
We showed up as a party of 3. Our paella for 3 was really just the paella for 2. We were still charged $55pp.
The arroz with soccorat was nice but ours was too salty. Also 1/4 of it was burnt. There is a fine line between soccorat and burnt arroz and a good portion of it was burnt. This was especially painful since the 3 of us were already splitting paella for 2.
We hit up luv2eat after because we were starving.
Lighting was so dark the waiter couldn’t see the wines I was trying to order off the wine list. I tried to order 2 separate bottles but they couldn’t find either of them.
Probably one of the more disappointing meals I’ve had.
Oh, that’s too bad. 
BTW, when were you there? I wonder if we “saw” you? We came in at 7PM.
I will agree that the portion size was on the small size (even for 2). However, we were quite full about 30 min after we ended the meal. My partner also thought that the paella was salty (and he felt the same way about the broccoli). I love salty, so the paella and broccoli for me were fine. However, I did feel that the rabe was overly lemon-y.
Sorry it was a disappointing experience for you.
We arrived at 6 and were done by 645.
I agree. The kale was also too salty and too oily. Broccoli was fine for me.
Did you find the service curiously aloof? That was one thing my partner and I agreed detracted from our meal…