Great place for inexpensive tapas and drinks. Note that there are three locations, all close to each other, so if one is too crowded, try the others. We rolled in on a May Day Holiday and found it nearly empty. As a result, great service, no waiting at all. Half a litre of beer was 5€ and a generous pour of wine was 3.5€. Tapas free, just as they should be! read more

El Tigre - Wine 3.5€ and tapas gratis! Remember, if they are not free, they ain't Tapas!! - Tapas Bars Near Me - Madrid, M

By far one of my favorite spots in Madrid! For the low price of 6 euros, you get a plate of random tapas! The best out of them all, you wonder? Their chicken wings. Those wings are like the random curly fry that you get mixed into your order of normal fries -- THE ACCIDENTAL CURLY for you all How I Met Your Mother fans. If only I knew how to speak Spanish, I honestly would have paid extra to get a plate full of those wings (Pro-Tip: google translate). Secondly, your plate of random awesomeness is accompanied by your drink of choice. If you don't fancy their beer, I highly suggest the Mojito! Beware though, mojito-hangovers are no fun. Drink water before the night's end. read more

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This place is a great for the price!! For a whole 7€ we got a two big plates of food. The first was a rice and chicken plate and the second was a plate of bread topped with different meats from iberian ham, chorizo sausage. There is no menu so you just order a drink and wait for the server's to hand you plates of delicious food. read more

El Tigre - All of this including the drinks was €7 !!! - Tapas Bars Near Me - Madrid, M

Out of all the Tapas place, I was not impressed with this one. My BF and I came in around 3:30pm. Where the staff were getting ready and prepping the meals. WE order 2 drinks, and a small tapas came along, but it has too much bread, too little meat and the worse part, we see the staff cutting it in front of us without gloves, touching stuff here and there. I was not impressed. I would recommend here if you are more of a drinker, but if you want to eat good food I would not tell you to come to this place. Drinks were cheap that's all about it. read more

The sangria was amazing! The tapas were alright. Nothing too fancy, but at 12,00€ for 2 big glasses of sangria and 2 plates of tapas, I'm not complaining. Laid back atmosphere with good service. read more

El Tigre - Tapas Bars Near Me - Madrid, M

Order a drink and get a huge tapa plate. For free. They give you something different each time, and when you're with other people, they'll give you each a different kind of tapa so you can share them. They can also accommodate those with gluten-free diets. I've been here several times when I was living in Madrid for 4 months, and will definitely visit here from time to time when I return. read more

The poor man's tapas joint or the cheap tourist as was the case with us. We travel in Europe for extended periods of time. We can't always be eating sit down meals or we will go broke. So we rely heavily on tapas bars in Spain. While El Tigere does not offer the best tapas in town, they do offer the best bang for your buck. Each drink comes with a plate of tapas. One was a giant plate of baguette slices with ham, cheese & salamis. The other was a plate of surprisingly good croquettes. The next round of drinks included a plate of patatas brava and a plate of piping hot yellow rice. We were stuffed, even though we avoided the bread and just had the cold cuts. Three cañas and one giant Tinto plus all the food mentioned above, all for 12€. Yeah, this was home run for us. There are two El Tigere within steps of each other. We preferred the 1st one (the one with the restroom upstairs). The guys here were way more friendly and engaging. The other location, seemed smaller, (restroom downstairs) and the guys weren't as nice. Will definitely return. read more

Awesome place!!! We came here with high expectations and I must say, they met them all!!! Super recommended for anyone who loves foood read more

El Tigre - Tapas Bars Near Me - Madrid, M

It was 11pm in Madrid and I was looking for a cold beer and a bite to eat. I wasn't looking for anything fancy. I found this place on Yelp and I decided to check it out. This place has the feel of a college bar. They do a booming business of mostly young people. I can definitely see why. We ordered two beers. They were really big and will set you back five euros a piece. With them came two giant plates of food. The plates were heaping with all different types of tapas. They were not the fanciest tapas, but they tasted good and they filled us up. After the second round of beers, and two more plates of food I was stuffed. If you are looking for a beer and to fill your belly this is the place to go. The food isn't particularly awesome, but there is plenty of it. The beer is nice and cold and the service is fast. When I was in college I wish there places like this around. read more

The chicken wings and papas bravas(?) Are delicious the ham amazing... I was very happy munching those with my beer watching some guy enjoying his 6 plates of tapas by himself a wholesome experience. read more

One of my favorite local places to grab a beer and tapas for a low price. The atmosphere is perfect for hanging out and meeting new friends. The wait staff is efficient for the most part (depending on how crowded it is) and the food is very satisfying but not overwhelming. You can pick and choose what you want to try from the large plate of tapas they give you with your beer or other alcohol of choice. Overall very fun and enjoyable experience where €5-9 can go a long way! read more

El Tigre - Large beer + tapas = €6 - Tapas Bars Near Me - Madrid, M

El Tigre is a true tapas experience in the heart of Madrid. Imagine this: You walk off the main strip and find yourself in a fairly well lit, loud but not crowded bar. There are three guys behind the counter. One if frantically giving out drinks and food on a plate...he seriously stressed me out watching, I was wondering if I should offer to help. But then an hour later, he was only helping two customers but still serving like a maniac! I think it's just part of his personality. The other two guys - not sure what they were doing! They looked like they were just chatting up customers. So the vibe is fun, great crowd, mix of mid 20's to mid 30's. Now the fun part. I go up and order two glasses of red wine, each cost 3 euros. He pours the wine in a water glass. Each pour easily had 2.5 servings of wine. Then he gives us two random plates of tapas! Baked potatoes with a special sauce, different meats, these rice and cheese balls with ham (omg delicious), cheeses etc... We were stuffed (and drunk) after the first serving, but no we wanted to see what he would give us next since it was a surprise. So we ordered another round of wine - our glasses again contained 2.5 servings of wine. Our next plate was just as delicious: tortillas which were actually more like a fritatta, paella, more meats, chicken wings, etc.. We were so full but the food was too good, we had to keep going. We ordered our third glass of wine, which by this time me and my friend each had already consumed an entire bottle. I actually ask him to give us just a half serving and he laughed but did it anyway. He only charged us 3 euros, but I wanted to give him 6 so we can get our two plates. He told us not to worry and if we still wanted more food, he'll just keep giving us food on the plate. He's a smart man because come our 5th plate, we were too drunk and full! There was no way we could get another plate. I can't even tell you what we had, but that it was delicious. So let's break down the cost: 15 euros = a total of 12 real glasses of wine (or 3 bottles between us two), 5 plates of delicious tapas consisting of meats, sea food, etc...not just cheap stuff! A generous staff and a true experience. I also really appreciated that they spoke Spanish with me - I don't actually speak Spanish very well but they spoke it back to me and were patient when I was trying to explain to them something or when I didn't understand them. Many places all over the world would just start speaking in English when they know you're not a native speaker, but they didn't! You have to go! read more

Everything about this place is amazing. For €10 you get 4 beers, 2 full plates of tapas, no charge and no tipping required. Although, we did leave a €2 tip. The crowd is hot, hip, young good looking. Loved it!!! read more

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El Tigre is awesome. If you visit Madrid, this has to be a stop for a meal. El Tigre follows the Spain tradition of the customer getting a tapas dish with their purchased beverage. One of our tour guides had taught us that not everyone in Spain was rich back then and after work they could only afford either a beverage or food, not both. People would of course choose the beer/beverage, so as a result, the King at the time made it a law that tapas would be served with every beverage. You can determine the origin for yourself. Anyway, El Tigre does just that: serves you tapas with every beer or beverage you purchase. The more you buy, the more tapas you get. You would think the food would be low in quality because of this system, but the food is actually very good. You can get croquettes, paella, tapas bread with different types of jamon, patatas bravas, and more. Since we had a large group, the food came non stop. It came faster than we could eat it all and at some point we had to tell the waiter, "No, we are only human and can only fit so much food in our stomachs. Gracias anyway." The atmosphere is very lively and can get crowded during rush hours. Don't be surprised if you share a table with some friendly strangers. I recommend El Tigre. I enjoyed my time there and left fat, which is expected since I'm from America, right? XP read more

My all-time favorite place to drink and of course, eat tapas! Whenever you buy a drink, the bartenders give you heaps and heaps of tapas! The bartenders are really sweet and love to strike convos. Give them a tip, and they ring a cowbell! Their drinks are huge and totally worth it. Maybe going here during your siesta isn't quite a good idea -- you might end up feeling too happy going back to work/class =) ...and I'm speaking from experience. Definitely a great spot for tourists! So diverse inside! However, come here early. It gets quite crowded. I'm coming back for sure when I visit Madrid again! read more

Yes, it's true that they give you free tapas with every drink order which is why it was packed with many hungry boys. But being the prissy girl, I didn't think the food was great and the giant caparinhas are overloaded with sugar. Tapas aren't exactly gourmet, such as potatoes, spanish omelets, and fried meat patties served on oversized pieces of bread. The chicken paella was also so-so. Overall, it's still a good deal, and pretty great for the low budget kid backpacking through Spain. But since I'm not that, my prissy ass would've preferred spending a few extra dollars at a delicious pintxo bar during my limited visit in Madrid. read more

It surprised me with a huge glass of beer and free tapas included. Only 5€ you will get a drink and a plate with full of jamón breads croquettes potatoes. It's dirt cheap and seems way locally, standing and enjoying your drinks. what an unforgettable experience in the very first days in Madrid. read more

Objectively not great - but looking at what your pay, it is totally worth it. You get a drink for less than 3 euros and every drink you get comes with a random tapa dish. Good for groups. read more

This was by far one of the most chaotic yet fun and memorable food experiences to date. Never have I been to a place where you simply succumb to the crowd and the establishment to basically eat whatever is handed to you. Yes, this is like a house party where there are way too may guests and you don't know a single one of them but nobody cares; we are all here just to have a good time. This is not for the fine diner, the ones looking for table service or privacy and space. Yes, you will be bumping butts and elbows with everyone, you will be chatted up by strangers and there are scores of young people breathing down your back. Come here if you can let loose and have fun a little! Drinks are cheap and gigantic and the same goes for the food. Most of the food is adequate but I wouldn't rave about it (it's not like you have a choice LOL). However, if you wanted an experience to remember for a lifetime you need to definitely give this a try. read more

Well, what say... I know that everybody loves El tigre. In fact you pay for your beer only and get food enough to get full. That's true and that's what most of the people before me wrote about. it is for sure a cool place for students, for not spending a lot of many and getting free food with your beer. For someone who wants to have good tapas it may not be the best place. Quality of the food is not the best and it's just the quantity that counts. There is also always too much people in El Tigre so that it is very loud and difficult to talk. Anyway, El Tigre is unique and I will also take my friends there when they come visit Madrid. If you are looking for good food tough you should go elsewhere. read more

I visited Madrid last year one of my friends had been studying there for about a year and took us to a few good local spots. El Tigre was hands down the best, its not a restaurant its a typical Spanish pub that has a couple specialty tapas, beer & wine. I went on a Thursday afternoon the place was packed young people pouring out the place onto the street. The place is loud and crowded, but once you order your beer that is 2.50 euros they serve you a small plate of random awesomenesss!! The chicken wings are hands down the best thing they are crispy & garlicy! The cheese balls are great! these stuffed mushrooms great! The chorizo on little toast great! Must go if you are in Madrid and want to try something more local!! read more

Free tapas with a drink order! I believe there is no seating inside. There may have been in the front, but I went directly to the back, which is purely standing. The drinks are bigger than I thought they'd be, and the food was better than expected! The sangria was yummy, and my favorite dish was the paella. Most of the food is fried and/or mediocre, but for the price, it's a steal. The food is much better than some of the tourist traps I've come across and is probably more than half the price. Luckily, I came with a lot of people so we got a good variety of different dishes: paella, patatas bravas, croquettes, etc. We even asked for extra food, and they just gave it to us! Not sure if they were super nice because it was the day of the soccer game or if they always give you extra food. Our bill came out €25 for 7 people, which is definitely a cheap meal. Don't expect high quality food when you come here. I just enjoy the novelty of getting free tapas with my drink. It's a nice cultural experience and nice on the wallet. read more

I can't even begin to describe this place. It was a backpacker/student oasis in a city with bar space to spare. You could go anywhere else in town, but no! You come here because the magnificently huge San Miguel beers and Sumo wrestler sized mojitos are what's-a-callin' your name. The bar man will nod at you and when you nod back he arranges a massive plates of tapas (read: goodies) with your beer. Generally stacked with patatas bravas, croquetas, jamon serrano, and a few random things like chiles and chicken on baguette slice. My girlfriend loved it, I loved it, you will love it. Oh and not to mention, it's super easy on the pocket book! read more

HOLY TAPAS! As long as you order a drink and are drinking, there's a CONTINUOUS supply of plates of tapas piled high coming at you. So much you be begging them to stop lol. It's a bit on the dirty side with napkins and toothpicks bomb hit the floors and such. Staff is friendly, chill and down to earth. Music pumping, lights flickering if you have a fun group- crowd is mostly young college student/locals and tourists alike, and mucho tapas! Paella, meatballs, assorted croquets (cheese, ham, chicken), assorted tapas half sandwiches, olives. Wifi password: Eltigre2014 read more

THE BEST DAMN PLACE FOR TAPAS AND DRINKS IN MADRID! That's my review. Where in the world do you get cheap, ice cold drinks whilst plates of yummy food appear before you? Right here. Served by Carlos, the furiously, fast and friendly bartender, cook, funny man managing the bar. I can't wait to come back here! read more

I am a huge fan of El Tigre. I have some people criticize it because you are sacrificing quality for quantity, but man you cannot beat the deal. You and a friend order a drink for 2.50 each and you get a massive plate of tapas. C'mon, really? I have had some plates of tapas that were better than others, but you cannot beat that pricing. Two rounds of this and you have a very satisfying dinner with ham, croquetas, queso manchego, patatas bravas, and maybe some other ones. 5.00 for two drinks and a huge amount of food. 'Nuff said. read more

This tapas bar is a hidden gem in downtown Madrid. Not only do you get authentic Spanish tapas, cheap prices, and delicious beer and cider, but you can also feel like a local - if you aren't one. Just order the beer or cider (it's dirt cheap - I think one or two euros) and you will also get delicious tapas for free. The tortilla and patatas bravas are delicious. The only drawback is that it often gets very crowded in the early evening, and you have to get there early to get a seat. I highly recommend this place to anyone visiting or living in Madrid. read more

This place is amazing!!! Do yourself a favor and go here now!! My brother had the San Miguel beer, I had a Mojito both HUGE, his beer was great and my Mojito was AMAZING! The drinks come with amazing hors d'oeuvre appetizer type food (Tapas) which was slices of baguette bread with ham, cheese and a delightful sauce, potato slices and peppers grilled, we also ordered the Churrasco (skirt steak) for 2, truly amazing, so juicy and tender! Afterwards we got a nice appetitif, all for a very good price (40e) which back in Miami, on South Beach this would have cost twice as much, my brother and I loved this place! read more

Why a fan? The place is at a great location, the tapas are delicious! Well at least the ones we had and last but not least the price is right! So those are the reason why I am a fan of this place. We were walking looking for a place to get some cañas and we passed by and remembered someone told me about el Tigre so I told my friend we should go there and so we did! Great experience! Would definitely come back ! read more

It seems like all young American college kids know about this place, but don't know any of the actually good tapas bars, and I don't see how that works. This place is wildly cheap, sure, but its cheap because their drinks aren't great, and neither is this food. I would recommend searching harder for a better bar, and better food. read more

You go to Spain and you want the traditional tapas and sangria experience; it happens for you at El Tigre ! We walked in El Tigre and as we ordered about 7 euros worth of sangria - two drinks, we were immediately handed two huge plates of food that was just part of the bar experience (FREE FOOD !): yellow rice with chicken wings in it, sliced prosciutto, and some bruschetta. All of which were delightful. And seriously you cannot get better than free food. It happened to be a soccer game currently happening when we arrived at the bar, so we got the full experience of tapas in futbol and one of the chilliest bars that I have ever been too with tons and tons of hot guys. Double yum ! read more

On a Monday night past 10pm, this place is the best. Easy seating, and we got FOUR free plates of tapas for the drinks we ordered. Tapas were random - potatoes and croqeuttes, then bread and ground chicken patties, cheese on bread, and a final plate of croquettes. Nice servers too - a guy gave us samples of the meat he was slicing as we walked past. Not the best tapas, but great service and portions. My husband got a HUGE glass of caparinha and I got a mug of sangria. Great deal. read more

El Tigre - Random tapas - Tapas Bars Near Me - Madrid, M

Cheap drinks and free tapas come with it! The drinks are HUGE and only cost around 6 euros a pop. But considering they'll give you as many different tapas and as much of it as you want, this is an absolute steal. They have croquettes, jamon on bread, cheese on bread, chicken on bread, patatas bravas, and arroz con pollo. The food is mediocre, but the atmosphere, crowd, and alcohol will take your mind off it. If you're travelling on a budget, this is your dream come true. read more

First of all make sure you go to this address (original one) not the other. Ok we haven't been to the other but after coming here I don't see why bother. This place is awesome from the moment you walk in they are super friendly. There are so many different languages being spoken. Drinks being made, pored and tapas plates overflowing with goodies. Yes the tapas might not be "the best you've every had" but they're not awful either. The ambiance is great. Right when you order your first drink until you leave the place you'll have tapas being served all throughout your stay. They have caña (tap) or mixed drinks (mojitos and sangria). Make sure you ask for the mini cup, you'll be surprised. Have fun and enjoy. read more

Free tapas when you order a drink. Not something that we saw too much of in this area, so it is definitely a welcome change. The tapas were pretty good, not as good as some of the stuff that we paid for in Madrid (also not as good as some of the free tapas that we got in Granada) but a great way to save a little money and still eat well. Standing room only, an interesting mix of people. read more

El Tigre is a Madrid must stop shop, or so I've heard. I wasn't really impressed by the tapas but i guess you cant really be picky if its free. Anyways the drinks were a really good size I had a sangria, which was really good until the ice started to melt too much ice for me. I went on a Friday night, and it was damn near impossible to get a table or chair or anything people were sharing tables with other parties to get some service--- Horrible. After we waited on a party of 4 to finish (Awkward) we we're able to seat our party of 5. Its really loud and everyone is really drunk. Lol great for the experience but nothing else. The tapas are a really generous portions and the vino tinto was only 3.5 euros so its a win on the pockets and you get to experience tradition tapas, patatas bravas which are potatoes in a spicy tomato sauce, to crispy croquetas filled with ham and cheese, and even mini ham sandwiches. read more

Found this place online. We ordered a small and medium beer, it came with two plates of tapas. The food was great but for the price, it was amazing! The staff did not really speak English, but we were still served with little difficulty. They even threw in a free plate of wings for us. It was jam packed and loud but definitely a great experience. read more

El Tigre - Tapas with beer! - Tapas Bars Near Me - Madrid, M

This place sucks! We got the recommended by the waiter special tapas. It was a pile of French fries in a pool of grease with barely cooked eggs and ham on top. I've had a lot of jamon iberico but this was impossible to chew. We had a few bites and left. With two beers was 25 Euros! Only good for drunks that don't care what they eat... read more

Free tapas with your beer/mojito? They're patatas bravas are pure carb heaven. Something about the sauce just sets it off. Place can become quite dirty as later on in the night you risk stepping on broken glass and snott filled napkins. But still, this place is worth a visit if you want cheap San Miguel beer with your free tapas. read more

This tapas bar was recommended to my friend and I, so when we joined the queue at this branch of the chain we we hoping it was going to be worth it. Seeing the Yelp sticker on the door did add to my confidence it was going to be good. When we were let in, we squeezed our way through the crowded room and got served pretty quickly. Two big beers for 2 euros 40 and we were also treated to large plate of tapas with things like cheeseballs and bread with meat on. Upon devouring this we were rewarded with another plate of tapas with new food items on and became quite full. It was then time for another drink and yes another plate of tapas. We were ashamed to say we couldn't finish this plate so when we stuck around to finish with one of their giant mojitos on offer we had to refuse any more plates of food heading our way. If you want a cheap drink and generous plates of food for free this is a no brainer. If you want lots of choice and more authentic and civilized tapas then go treat yourself somewhere else but personally I think this place is great fun and a complete bargain. read more