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This is an overhyped tourist trap! It's super crowded and busy. The waiter, especially "Carlos" was extremely rude and unfriendly. He had major attitude. He also slammed our change back to us. The tapas also didn't taste good at all. The Tapas were only bread and small pieces of cheese. They weren't fresh or authentic, it tasted stale. This place had terrible customer service and they were nicer to Spanish customers than to tourists. However, it was in a good central location, next to everything. And the place had nice decor to it
I'm usually skeptical when a tour guide gives a restaurant recommendation but I'm really glad I accepted this one. A classic Spanish tapas bar, noisy and chaotic. The weight staff was impressive, recognizing new arrivals in the crowded quickly getting us drinks, taking care of everything after a couple of beers, we got a table. (Note that the restaurant is on both sides of the pedestrian street! ) Our waiter was cheerful and amusing. Although we mostly spoke Spanish, his English was quite good in the din of the small room. Better was the food . A really pleasant surprise. A major plus is the atmosphere which feels really authentically Spanish with a largely local crowd that night. Enjoyed it thoroughly.
Proper bar, bartenders shouting the orders, taps constantly spilling out beer, great selection of tapas. The free tapa was rabo del toro and it was very tasty. The best atmosphere we experienced in any Granada bar was here.
I'm not ashamed to say that I consumed about 60% from TWO platters of their warm tapas assortment. Let me make you aware that these bites were not small and I was sharing with two others but I really made a pig of myself because they were so good. Imbibed were many glasses of their delicious house vermouth and sangria. What can I say, I spent hours walking around the Alhambra and gardens so this was the perfect spot at the end of the night to refuel and unwind. We arrived around 10pm and this bar was crowded, busy, full of lively people and efficient bartenders. The style is very traditional and antique as the establishment is almost 100 years old! Since we were sitting at the bar, I was told to toss my rubbish bits on the floor and chose not to after the first few (sorry.) Big thank you to our E-scooter guide Lucas for introducing us to this establishment.
After a morning tour of the stunning La Alhambra, my family was hungry at around 11:30am, when most restaurants in Spain are still only open for breakfast. However, the ever-popular Bodegas Castaneda opens for lunch at just that time, so it was perfect for us! The restaurant lies on one of the side streets off a street that runs perpendicular to paths up the Albaicín. We enjoyed how it seemed tucked away from the hustle and bustle of the city! At 11:30am, there were already people waiting for a table, but we were immediately seated outside. One thing to note here is that the servers are neither friendly nor efficient, but many native Granadans have cited that this is normal for a real tapas bar. Our server got us a table, and then did not come to check on us for a good twenty minutes. A cool aspect about this place is that you get a free tapas dish for every drink that you order, so we each got a small plate of tuna, potatoes, and roasted vegetables on bread, as we ordered a sangria (average), a beer, a Coke, and water. The tuna was definitely canned, and the bread was stale, but it was a free tapas dish, so we really can't complain. We started off with a whole portion of the Ensalada de la Casa (House Salad, €8,60 for a whole portion). The salad itself tasted fresh, with a good variety of vegetables ranging from asparagus to beets, though we thought that it could have used a bit more flavor, and we weren't fans of the mayo-based dressing that it came with. We also ordered the Verbena de Canapés (€17,65 for Mediana Portion of 12 pieces), which came with a variety of toppings (Loin, Bacon, Green Peppers, Trevélez Ham, Salmon Paté, Dry-Cured Anchovies, and Frigate Tuna) on pieces of what seemed to be a baguette. Honestly, none of the canapés really stood out to us...the loin was fairly lean, but lacked flavor, the bacon was kind of standard, the ham tasted just like any other deli meat, and the salmon and tuna weren't the freshest. We enjoyed the green peppers, which were flavorful and nicely textured, and the anchovies, which were perfectly salted and not too oily. Again, the bread tasted on the stale side as well. Our final dish was the Tabla Castañeda Caliente (Warm Assortment, €18,80 for Mediana Portion). And wow, even the so-called "Medium" portion was huge! This is basically supposed to be all of their most popular warm tapas, and it comes with homemade croquettes, Spanish omelette, grilled pork loin, bacon, broad beans with ham, and fondue salmon with cheese. Overall, this platter seemed to be a mixed bag for us. The croquettes were some of the best we had in Spain - perfectly crispy and well-seasoned with a gooey interior with ham, cheese, and potatoes, and the Spanish omelette was delicious as well, with a rich, eggy, custard-like consistency and tender potatoes. But our favorite dish in here were surprisingly the broad beans - they had the perfect bite to them, and were paired with small pieces of ham/bacon...we couldn't stop eating them! Again, the pork loin and bacon were just okay, and the peppers were good - there were a lot of repeat dishes from what we'd already tried in the Verbena platter. However, we were not fans at all of the Fondue Salmon with Cheese - there was so little salmon in the dish that you could barely call it that, and the cheese was congealed and greasy by the time we were served. We had also ordered the Gazpacho (€3,80), but they had forgotten about it, and we were so full that we just told them to cancel the order. Overall, this seems to be a popular restaurant in Granada, but we didn't really understand the hype. There were a few standout dishes, and the portion sizes are fairly generous for the price, but everything else felt lackluster, and service was standoffish. In our opinion, there are much better places for Spanish food in Granada (which some say is the birthplace of tapas)!
The restaurant was super packed when we arrived. It takes some patience and some luck to find a table and you should be prepared to eat standing since it is a common thing in Spain. The food tasted delicious and the waiters definitely tried his best to be as tentative as he can. It was pretty noisy in the restaurant especially since the staffs yelled to each other for orders which is another common thing in Spain. Overall it was an interesting dinning experience.
No free tapas. We ordered 2 drinks. The reason for my bad review - the order of Caldo we received was completely rancid and inedible. They must have used old oil. Absolutely inexcusable and disgraceful. Croqueta was ok. Service was fine. I recommend skipping this and trying a different place for tapas.
We stopped in during our vacation. We weren't ready to go home yet and so worth it. We were in Granada for only one night and stayed close enough to walk here, so here we are. The ambiance was great. It's a lovely place full of people having fun. When we entered about 11:30 pm there was a crowd of people having a great time. We were greeted by other patrons and quickly made our way to the counter for a Vermut on Tap. It's delicious. We were served some salty olives that paired so well. We were then convinced by a fellow patron to try the Calicasas, this is the only place you can get it, he stated so we each ordered one. It's a delicious combination of all of the vermut on tap and then some other ingredients sitting on the bar. It's a must to try. They served it with some anchovies on baguette's. With our next one they served us Jamon, yum. We were pleased with everything!
Every time we walked past, this place was always PACKED no matter what time it was. It is a popular place among tourists and locals alike. Prepare to wait 20-30 minutes for a table! You can dine outside or inside. I highly recommend lingering over a glass of wine and trying the tabla caliente platter--the grande size is large enough to comfortably feed a family of four and features a number of classic Spanish tapas dishes/local delicacies. The oxtail dish came with plenty of tender, flavorful meat. Portion sizes for all the dishes are quite large and prices are good (a steal, if you go by NYC standards). We had such a good time that we actually came here twice on our visit to Granada!
Just came from a few days in Seville where the tapas were phenomenal and mind blowing. This is my first tapas bar since arriving in Granada and I'm highly disappointed. The tortilla española was mostly egg and had no oomph to it. Whereas all the many kinds of tortilla Españolas I had in Seville were hearty and full of potato. We also ordered the empanada Gallega and it was so salty and mushy. The eggs in the empanada were hard and over cooked or maybe just old. The only saving grace was the puff pastry edges were crusty and good. I would not eat here again.
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Calle de Almireceros, 1-3
18010 Granada
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