Delicious food, tapas and main courses. Great beer and tinto de verano too. A good mix of non locals and locals so it doesn't feel like a tourist trap. Really friendly staff. Visited during the day and there was a nice buzz about read more

The family was jet lagged and ended up going out for a late dinner tonight at 10pm which is actually the right time to have dinner in Spain. Stumbled upon this little neighborhood gem so close to our rental apartment and wow. Great service, great atmosphere, there is outdoor seating or indoor with comfortable seating. We ordered the La Piccola Salad (subbed out goat cheese and added Parmesan) which was very tasty, caprese salad, margarita pizza and Sicilian (minus the mortadella). Everything hit the spot perfectly, was served promptly and they even give you a complimentary appetizer when you order your drinks. I would definitely come back!!! read more

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We had an excellent dinner here. The service was pleasant and very accommodating, such as preparing breaded chicken for the children, and allowing us to start outside under a heater but move inside once a table became available. There were several very interesting dishes, including the black rice and caramelized onion croquette and the cauliflower and white chocolate croquette (the latter was a bit more squishy under the crust than my wife would have preferred), My wife and grandson Abraham enjoyed their arroz de pueblo, and Nafisa and I likes our salmon with roasted eggplant read more

So delicious! The prawn croquette was delicious. I got the paella for one and it was the perfect portion size. The shrimp cake was a bit dry but tasty. The sangria was nice and refreshing as well. Overall, well-priced. The service was great too! Shout out to the servers for all their hard work! And the cooks! read more

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Clean a/c restaurant serving excellent pizza. Tried a few including chefs special. Delicious. The desserts including tiramisu and Nutella wrap were great! Service was friendly and efficient read more

Yummy pizza and delicious pasta with wonderful staff! My kids came here to eat several times without me and they were treated kindly too! Thanks team Carmela! read more

Amazing food! Went here for lunch. The iberico ham was some of the best I have ever had. The croquettas were hands down the best I have ever had. This place was so good - highly recommend! read more

On our last day at Granada, we stumbled by this place while just finishing the Alhambra tour. They gave us some free small appetizer sampler of some type of hummus on bread, and was pretty decent. My wife got the Iberico pork with sauce and asked for medium cook. Boy, she chowed that down and was impressed at the portion. I had the steak cooked medium rare. It came with potatoes and I wished it was more warmer temperature wise. My son got the spaghetti with meat sauce which he goobled it up. Overall, they enjoyed their dishes while mine could have been better. I give this place a low 4 stars. read more

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Beautiful food, combined with great staff is the equivalent to this restaurant, would Recommend it:)

Right when we arrived in Granada I made a beeline to Carmela. I had researched this restaurant after a recommendation before I even left the US. The photos all looked delicious, so it only made sense we check it out. We chose to sit in Carmela's outdoor dining area which is perfect for anyone wanting to people watch. The restaurant is located in a busy intersection. The service was really good, and the restaurant is slightly upscale. Prices seemed a bit higher than what we were used to seeing but the quality of the food and service was top notch, so I felt it was a good value. They have English menus which is helpful for tourists. We had three dishes. The Octopus with Potato Crème, Paella and Serrano Ham Croquettes. Oh, and Sangria - lots of it. All three dishes were delicious, but the octopus was BY FAR my favorite dish in all of Spain. I still think about. The croquettes were recommended by our server and were yummy (I believe Corn Flakes is used as part of their breading). They are crispy, and each are very generous in size. The paella was really good as well. DEFINITELY recommend checking our Carmela. If I ever go back to Spain I plan on visiting Granada. The seafood there is the best I tried while traveling throughout Spain. read more

Everything was prepared very well and the service was lovely. Along with the savory tapas, we tried the Russian potato salad with prawns, the gazpacho and the Iberian meat ratatouille. All excellent as well as the just the right fruitiness sangria. read more

We loved this 100 percent gluten free restaurant so much we came back twice. Service was among best we had during our 14 days in Spain. Food was so good it fooled our son who didn't know it was gluten free. We really wish we had something similar in the States. read more

Great food. We had salad and gnocchi was very good. Service is Spain. Your gonna wait. But the food and prices are good! Solid place to eat. read more

Carmela - Salad we split it is big enough for two - Spanish Near Me - Granada, GR

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The food was super salty!!! I ordered the arroz negro (basically seafood rice in squid ink) and my companion ordered the fish, both dishes were salty as hell. I had to order a few drinks and still couldn't finish the food - I guess that's the point? Also ordered the recommended croquettes, yes they're big but nothing to write home about! read more

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Carmela is easy to find as it is located in the central Granada and there is a statue right in front of it. The ambience is great inside and outside and they are open from breakfast. My husband and I ordered egg soup, risotto and ham coroquettes. Everything was good, and ham coroquettes are must try especially. They are priced right and servers are friendly. Carmela is one of the great places to dine in Granada. read more

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This place has excellent food & the service is very professional. I genuinely enjoyed my meal and it was nice to get a tapa with every beverage purchase. Their chicken skewers were fantastic as well as their queso fresco and honey tapa. Highly recommend. read more

Had an early dinner at around 6:00p.m on Sunday. Expectedly not busy. We came with much expectations from the reviews.It didn't let me down at all!! They offer gruten-free and vegetarian menu as well other than normal one.All dishes we went for were amazing but rich and flavored so some people might think a bit strong. They have different menus for lunch and dinner. But dinner menu has a lot more varieties so the diners next to us ended up stopping ordering lunch menu and opting for all what we did among dinner menu.(Dishes next to us sometimes look more amazing.haha ) Cozy and nice ambience with affordable prices! Definitely recommended. read more

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I had a nice seafood lunch at Carmela after I arrived in Granada and checked into my hotel. I had marked down Carmela in my research as it was rated well for seafood selection and was also recommended by my hotel receptionist. We had three seafood dishes. A tuna appetizer, black seafood rice w/ prawns and cuttlefish, and a cod dish with pine nuts. They were all pretty good and we felt they were a good value. For dessert we tried the Pionono which is a typical pastry from Granada, which was okay - we just like to try regional stuff when we travel but it wasn't a must have. read more

We Only has dessert, which was nice but not overwhelming. The other diners seemed to enjoy their food. The service was good and the menu looked promising. Would come again for a full meal at some point if we visit Granada again read more

Carmela - Spanish Near Me - Granada, GR

This restaurant was recommend by the Lonely Planet Guide and also by my hotel. I must say I had high expectations and I was a bit disappointed. By all means, it is a good place but probably not somewhere I would go again knowing that there are great restaurants in Granada. The location is great. Just off one of the biggest shopping streets of the historical district. The terrasse is nice and cozy. The interior is also beautiful. I also liked that there were pictures for everything on the menu. The food was ok. The stuffed peppers on a bed of cream peas lacked a bit of taste but they were well cooked and presented in a very nice fashion. The fried sugar cane honey aubergine, although the portion was huge, was pretty bland and uninspiring. The black Iberian pork, chorizo and artichoke rice was impeccable - very tasty and well presented. Finally, after ordering grilled octopus all around Portugal and Spain, I was pretty disappointed with the octopus at Carmela. The octopus was served on a parmentier. Not only was the cheese taste completely overbearing and extremely heavy, but the octopus was mushy.. There were plenty of items on the menu that looked very appetizing. I think this restaurant is a hit or miss and I was not lucky. The service was very efficient and the waiters were nice. The prices are a bit high in comparison to similar restaurants in Granada. read more

Carmela - Octopus with spicy mojo-Picon sauce and parmentier - Spanish Near Me - Granada, GR

The portion sizes were generous and the food was generally good. We ordered the croquettes, chicken wings, sangria, and honey onion toast. The free tapas of foie gras covered with chocolate tasted quite strange. Otherwise, the other the other food was relatively tasty. The chicken wings were delicious. The toast was quite heavy. read more

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Sort of a franchise feel and odd menu presentation at first deterred me but due to fatigue and hunger I submitted. Thankfully so as the wine selection was great; sparking options truly enjoyable. The tapas standards are on the menu as well as a few creative differences. Everything coming out of this tiny kitchen is fresh and wonderful. I was most impressed with the paella-like rice dish option with pork, chorizo and peppers. read more

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Good service in a nice upscale setting. Prices are high for the area but the quality and service are also upscale. Nice egg dishes if you're looking for a late breakfast try the eggs mixed with potato and chopped jamón. read more

Carmela - Spanish Near Me - Granada, GR

Plenty of great reviews, but cant review the food as we didn't have the opportunity to try any food. This review is only for the completely indifferent service. We ask the waiter where to sit, he said anywhere, or so he gestured. We sat down and he disappeared. 20 minutes later, after multiple attempts at getting anyone's attention, we left. Never felt more invisible, don't know if there were any more ways of being ignored. If I waved a red flag, I'd probably get charged by a bull before any of wait staff notice us. read more

Found this great spot during our summer holiday. I still think about the Shrimp Avocado Salad- so refreshing and bright! The quality of ingredients were noticeably better from other tapas places we had tried in this area. English/Spanish menus were helpful and the servers were friendly. We tried the Serrano Ham Croquettes recommended by others and really enjoyed them as well. Not too salty and the breading was perfect! A lot of vegetarian options on the menu. Fun to people watch on the patio too, as the restaurant is in a busy intersection. read more

Carmela - Serrano ham croquettes, Shrimp and avocado salad - Spanish Near Me - Granada, GR

We were here on Corpus Christi holiday and other places turned us away rudely . The staff was attentive and helpful . Maybe it was geared to tourists but I enjoyed the grilled octopus and we loved the chicken wings . Maybe we had too many pitchers of sangria but a nice outdoor meal with free tapas thrown in . Enjoyed it ! read more

Had breakfast here. The food was great, though the service was slower than expected. They had the typical Spanish fare, in addition to pancakes. read more

Stopped off for a late night snack. The restaurant itself is really nice, I liked the modern and quirky interior, it was very arty and creative, and the crockery was extravagant, framing the food well. Outdoor space perfect in summer featured heaters, but we opted for an indoors table. We ordered a beer and Sangria with Berenjena Frita con Miel de Cana and Pionono. The Berenjena Frita were amazing (Fried Aubergine with molasses), which whilst a starter usually, having discovered on a previous meal that due to the molasses to be great desert option. These were cooked very well, crispy and delightful with each bite. The Pionono, local to the area, was a beautifully light bite sized desert that I'd also highly recommend. I don't think Carmela is the cheapest option, but the quality of what we had was great and there was a lovely ambiance. The staff were also very attentive and happy to give us recommendations. read more

I wish I took a photo to show you guys, but I didn't expect it to be this good. The food is AMAZING!!! trust me it's worth the trip

We came for late night tapas after the restaurant we had planned for dinner closed due to a gas leak. The entire experience was classy and efficient. With english on the daily special board and an english menu readily available, I think this this restaurant caters more to the tourist than the locals. read more

Carmela - Menu cover - Spanish Near Me - Granada, GR

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Delicious food, great ambiance. I got three things to split between two people, and it was satisfying enough. The croquettes were my favorite, followed by the rice, then the vegetable moussaka. We also got sangria with our meal, which strangely was served to us with cheap looking straws while no other patrons had them. Tasty and okay value. read more

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The wait staff was friendly. They spoke English well. They had menus in English with pictures, which was helpful. We got free a tapas dish for free with our drinks (a standard here). The portions were very generous. The croquette was the size of my palm. I had the following items: -croquettes- great -fried eggplant with Carmel glaze- yummy -black rice with seafood- really good except the black ink covered all the ingredients until you bite into it. -pork sirloin (seared in Carmel sauce) -really really good. Pork was tender and slightly sweet. This restaurant was refreshing after eating so much salty food at other restaurants. I would definitely come back. read more

The breakfast selection isn't extensive, but it was better and more economical than what was on offer at our hotel. Communication was difficult. read more

Carmela was an amazing breakfast as we were leaving Granada. Really big portions and very tasty. Most of my table had scrambled eggs with bacon and potatoes, or the potato omelette and everyone loved it. Great fresh squeezed orange juice and coffee as well. read more

Carmela - Scrambled eggs, bacon, and potatoes. Big portion and very good. - Spanish Near Me - Granada, GR

The food here was amazing! Lots of options for someone looking for vegetarian food as well. The vegetable mussaka was different and wonderful. I am giving one star less because our waiter planned the order to come out one at a time, in the order he thought best-when we asked for it to come out together. There is seating both inside and out. We ate inside but there seemed to be an option to use a small blanket if you wanted to sit outside and felt chilly. read more

Without a doubt the worst meal we have had in Spain. The croquetas were so salty, we needed who glasses of water just to be able to eat them. The Iberian rice was like a stew with tiny pieces of chicken and chorizo, again with so much salt It was almost inedible. Finally the berenjenas fritas was Deep friend eggplant with so much batter I had to take most of it off. To top it all off, it was our most expire meal in all of Spain. A steak restaurant with a bottle of wine cost us less. We should have seen the warning signs when the only people eating were tourists. read more

Decent food and good location for people watching. The ham croquetas were the best I found in southern Spain. read more

Carmela - Ham croquette - Spanish Near Me - Granada, GR

Best sangria in Spain... might not be completely true, but my family and I have been traveling Spain for two weeks trying sangria every night and this was our favorite. The food is very high quality everything we tried was outstanding. We ate the caramelized onions, cheese covered toast, croquettes (ham and cheese balls), and the sired ahi tuna. We even tried the tiramisu for dessert, yum. They also adhere to the order a drink and get a free appertif. The wait staff was extremely nice and was able to answer all our questions about there menu, we aren't the best at Spanish. Their English was very comprehensive and understandable. The bathroom were the only non five star about this place. But, by no means are they poor, they are just different then we were used to. Summary: When in Granada, you MUST try this place! read more

Definitely more of a tourist restaurant, and is advertised in local hotels,however the food is excellent and the service professional. More locals at the lunch hour as it's close to businesses. Wonderful wine selection. Bit more pricey than your average tapas place. Servings are on the large size. Pleasant atmosphere and both inside and outside seating.I'd go back. read more

We had al fresco lunch here and ordered Monkfish Ball and Yellow Spanish Rice with meat/Jamon (forgot the name, but looks similar to Paella). My fiancé loves the Monkfish Ball, but I'm not too crazy about. The Paella like dish was also so so. The price of the food was average. We spent 30 Euro for 2 entrées. read more

Carmela - Monkfish Ball - it was okay, but my husband loved this. - Spanish Near Me - Granada, GR

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