This review is for the Camino in Farringdon at 89 Turnmill Street. A friend suggested we meet here for dinner before a show, and it turned out to be an excellent choice. I'm a big fan of tapas, and Camino did not disappoint. There are several locations across London, and this one is large, lively, and full of great energy -- the kind of place that immediately puts you in a good mood. We started with calamari and Iberico ham croquetas, both absolute perfection -- crisp on the outside and creamy inside. The patatas bravas were outstanding as well, with just the right balance of spice and crunch. We also shared the rib-eye steak, dry-aged for 21 days and seasoned with rosemary and pepper, served alongside confit piquillo peppers and a fresh salad. Every dish was thoughtfully prepared and bursting with flavor. The service was excellent -- friendly, efficient, and perfectly timed -- and the food arrived at a relaxed, steady pace. If you're looking for vibrant Spanish food in London, Camino is a terrific choice. With several locations around the city, there's probably one not far from you. read more

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"Life without tapas, is like a heart without love." --B.K.S. Iyengar Now, I have to say that I'm taking that quote completely out of context as he is referring to a Yoga terminology meaning "essential energy." In any case, I think the quote still works perfectly when referring to Camino's creations. Camino had some smash hits, some items that were just "ok", and service that left a bit to be desired, but wasn't horrible. The service: We asked our server many questions about the menu and he didn't have an answer for any of them. He didn't seem to have much knowledge about the items, nor about how they were prepared or how they tasted. He was attentive, but mostly just for clearing plates and keeping our water carafe filled. We ended up just ordering things and hoping for the best. Our favorite menu items: --Presa Iberica £11.75 - "Our signature shoulder of Ibérico pig served medium rare, with creamy Ibérico rice." The rice was creamy and luxurious. The pork was savory and juicy. This plate is a winner! --Escalivada £6.75 - "Grilled sourdough bread with roasted aubergine, red pepper and onion." We were so nicely surprised by these veggie toasts! They were extremely flavorful and unique! --Baby Squid £7.50 - "Crispy squid with alioli and lemon." These fried morsels weren't greasy at all, and the alioli was a perfect sauce to compliment it's flavor. We also had: --Payoyo £5.75 - "Cured goats' cheese with fig and almond slice." --Charcuteria Platter £6.75 - "Selection of premium Spanish sliced cured sausages." --Olives (comlimentary) - "marinated in lemon and rosemary." Don't miss: Maeloc 4% £4.80 - "Galician strawberry cider. Gluten-free and a dry finish." --This was so crisp and delicious!! Definitely worth a stop during a busy day of sightseeing. It's also fairly near Shakespeare's Globe! read more

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I hadn't heard of this small chain but I will definitely keep it in mind now because we had great food here at a decent price. Initial impressions were good as they had sweet vermouth (vermut) as an aperitif on the menu. The food choices were wide and we went with options from almost every section. In a lot of tapas places you get some dud dishes along with decent ones, here it was very good across the board which was very impressive. I would recommend everything we had - which included tomato bread, padron peppers, croquetas de jamon, calamari, presa, meatballs and the suckling pig special (this is also available whole for large groups if you order in advance). It's not the most comfortable of restaurants - a bit dark and hard edged, but stylish. Toilets are upstairs, before you nearly raid the kitchen like I did! Service was very good for most of our meal but we were abandoned towards the end which was annoying as we were all tired and it was a week night. Such an easy thing to get right! read more

I'm one of the most indecisive people when it comes to ordering food from a menu. I like ordering lots of different dishes and then sharing it out amongst whoever I'm with - that way I can have a nibble of this and that and I don't suffer the dreaded food envy if I make a bad choice. For this reason tapas is one of my favourite types of foods - so when I was invited to the launch of Camino's newest outpost in Southwark, hungry and excited, I put on my loosest trousers and frogmarched myself straight there. You may of heard of Camino before, they serve up creative and seasonal Spanish tapas from their sites in Kings Cross, Blackfriars and Monument. The newest restaurant located beneath the Blue Fin Building, stays true to the brand's ethos providing delicious plates created using locally sourced or Spanish produce. As soon as we got there mouthwatering plates of food were paraded around the room so we got straight down to some serious eating.... Wedges of Manchego cheese and 'ibores' goats cheese, Riojan chorizo and roasted piquillo peppers (my favourite, massive chunks of chorizo which were bursting with flavour), padron peppers, Wafer thin slices of iberico ham, Black rice, cuttlefish with squid ink and alioli (AND BREATHEEEE), Crispy fried baby squid garnished with a dollop of alioli and a squeeze of lemon andddd 'Rodaballo' - pan-roasted turbot wrapped in serrano ham. Lucky I wore those elasticated trousers. All the food served on the night was delicious. Really big bold flavours but served in bite-size portions making them ideal to share with a group of friends. Camino is a great place to go with a group but it would also be a lovely place to go with a date. The wine list, particularly the cava, is brilliant so if you ever find yourself over by Bankside - make sure you pop in! read more

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"¡Socorro, jamón!" Is the punchline that almost always comes up whenever we're in a Spanish speaking country, or recounting to others my stepmother's almost hilarious grasp of the language. She was on a six-week trip in Costa Rica around fifteen years ago, driving along a dirt track, when a wild pig suddenly darted in front of the vehicle causing her to scream "help, ham"! Never in a million years would I have guessed that I might actually have a use for that phrase until I was invited for a jamón carving masterclass at Camino, Bankside. The lovely folks at Zomato (by far my favourite food app) invited me along to their #ZomatoMeetup for a night of cava, tapas, and jamon carving. The Southwark location is really well situated, a short walk away from London Bridge station. Camino has a laidback, contemporary feel to it - I really liked the tiles downstairs in particular. We sipped on Cava, and munched on their delicious tapas while the others were working their magic on the hams. I had Manchego with quince jelly, tortilla de patata (a Spanish potato omelette), and copious amounts of delicious ham while the others had pan con tomate (bread with tomato and garlic) and chipirones a la andaluza (squid with aioli and lemon). I had the fortune (or misfortune) of getting five flaming hot padron peppers in a row, much to the chagrin of others who were drying to try one of the hot ones themselves! The tapas were lovely - the portion sizes were extremely decent, and the tortilla in particular took the edge off of the saltiness of the ham. Speaking of ham, after we had finished our tapas, we were given a masterclass with Chef Nacho del Campo. It was really fascinating (and absolutely right up my street) to find out exactly how to prepare and cut the jamón properly. We practiced on a Jamón Iberico Cebo, which had been cured for 24 months. In our masterclass, we learned how different parts of the ham taste, depending on how marbled it is, and how to start of the joint, as well as how to get those beautifully thin pieces of meat. Nacho made it look completely effortless - I managed to get the hang of it by the end (meaning I didn't, unfortunately, end up using my stepmother's phrase!) My favourite fact from the evening was finding out that the higher quality the ham, the more likely the fat will dissolve into liquid form when you rub it between your fingers. The more you know! I had a wonderful time at the masterclass, and really felt like I've learned a valuable skill! At £30 a pop, it would be a really nice gift for a foodie, or a little treat for yourself. read more

Camino - Tapas - Tapas/Small Plates Near Me - London, XGL

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We were seated right away even without a reservation. We ordered a couple of cocktails and perused the menu. Our server came back with some olives for us and we opted for the tomato bread, padron peppers, Iberico de belotta ham, baby squid, octopus, and patatas bravas. The Iberico ham is always delicious and I do enjoy eating it on its own but it's also very nice with the tomato bread. The squid was hot and crispy, the peppers were tender and not overly hot, and the octopus was tender. The patatas bravas were tasty but a little on the sweet side. At first it was a little off putting to me (I prefer mine to be completely savory) but once you combined both sauces it was satisfying. read more

We stumbled upon Camino after touring Tate Modern which is only about a 2 minute walk from the museum's exit. We were happy we landed here for a late lunch. It was delicious!!! We ordered the olives, fried manchego, squid ink risotto, calamari, and parma ham. The olives, fried manchego, and calarmi were so delicious that we ordered them twice!!!! I don't know if the locals use another ratings site or what but I think this place should have 5 stars. Super yummy!!! Good for us we found it by accident. read more

I'm from the states, so I went across the hotel I'm renting at and decided to come here for lunch. They had a lunch express which included 2 tapas for 6£. We got the croquetas and the heuvo rotos, and the baby squid and the churros. The servers were very nice, attentive, and helpful. read more

Camino - Croqueta, huevo roto, and baby squid. - Tapas/Small Plates Near Me - London, XGL

I was pleasantly surprised by our meal at Camino Bankside. Sometimes the experience is better than expected! Yelpers seemed cool to middling on this place, but we quite liked it. We needed a place for quick bites and small plates pre-theatre. It's large, spilling out onto the heated patio. Loud, too. Can't really comment on any one server because we interacted with at least five people. Wouldn't have been able to hear any one individual, anyway. Our food was better than one would anticipate based on the reviews. A tasty Altazano white wine was £8 per 250ml glass. The red Tierra was £10,75. The chorizo enjoyed by all was £6,75. From the charcuterie and cheese portion of the menu we tried the Serrano (£7,50) and the cheese platter (£12,50). It was too much food, but I'm still glad that we ordered the patatas bravas (£4,75) because they were nearly crispy outside and fluffy inside (which my dear, late friend taught me is achievable by parboiling the potatoes before cooking them in olive oil). A 12,5% service charge is automatically added. read more

Came here with some friends the other day and absolutely loved it. We shared the Mixto platter and the Iberican pork, all brilliant and beautifully cooked. Bit on the pricey side, but I'll definitely becoming back! read more

Not really a fan of chain restaurants, however were struggling to find a decent place for bottomless brunch which was reasonably priced. £25 a head gets you 3 tapas plates and unlimited cava for 2 hours. The place was quite quiet however the food and service were good! Great place for a catch up with friends... The ink rice and calamari were excellent! High recommend this place read more

Stopped in here for some snacks after visiting the Tate Modern museum. Everything was very good. The goat cheese toasts were great, good olives, eggplant was very good too. read more

Came here for the soft launch and was pleasantly surprised. The quieter, more secluded upstairs portion of the restaurant accommodated our friends (who had a baby and a buggy) perfectly. We ordered a selection of tapas and, while the potatoes and aioli didn't thrill (to be fair, it's difficult to thrill with patatas bravas), the mixed meat selection was divine. Tender, rare, and juicy slivers of steak cooked to perfection appeared on a board with a spicy sausage and a range of delicious breads to mop it all up with. We shared a bottle of Rioja and chatted away the afternoon; staff were attentive, but not intrusive. Friendly and happy to make recommendations. I'd definitely return. read more

Good tapas restaurant in business Southwark district - had nice platters with solid flavors - particularly enjoyed the presa, the squid and the arroz negro. Sangria was quite nice as well read more

Waited 15 minutes for someone to take our order and decided to leave. The place looked like a nice place to eat, but the service was horrible. read more

The place is nice, the staff is OK, service time is OK, food and drinks taste good but the price you have to pay for this is not proportional to the amount of food and drink you get. Food portions are smalls as they are tapas but the price you pay for it is as expensive as a normal 2-course restaurant. If we make a further comparison with what you would get for the same money in Spain the ratio quality/quantity/price would get even worse. The selection of 10 small slices of cured sausages is £5.25. A 250ml glass of sangria with ice is £7.5. This is a ludicrous price. Also, it is a strange 'tapas' restaurant. You have to order the tapas. In Spain tapas are ready to be served instantly from the bar and you can see them because they are behind a glass window. This does not happen at Camino and if you are not familiar with Spanish cuisine this could be a problem because the menu only contains text. Camino -like most of Spanish restaurants in the UK- is actually a 'raciones' (portions or platters) restaurant rather than 'tapas'. However tapas is the trendy and commercial word to [miss]sell Spanish cuisine. read more

I found this spot in London for lunch to be okay not great. The server was friendly but added service to the bill and then another cc check said "gratuity" with a line for adding so just make sure you look at your receipt , which is always a good idea. The tortilla was fine and the place was beyond empty but it was later in the day so maybe just a down time. The menus were inaccurate which I found out after I ordered... read more

Great menu. Over exceeded my expectations. Visited by myself as I was traveling for business and can't wait to come back. Had a cheese & fig platter, tomato bread and Presa Iberica. It was all great. The Presa was outstanding. read more

Came here for Sangria but were a bit disappointed as it was nothing special, fruit was not very tasty and not comparable to the one you can have in Spain. Good tapas but nothing excellent. Churros also are not comparable at all with the Spanish Churros. Would not recommend except for some drinks! read more

Excellent tapas place by the Tate. My favorite is the squid ink rice with cuttle fish. The shrimps in garlic chili oil were so good especially when you use the bread to dip in the oil. read more