A great first meal in Spain! The food was fantastic, and service was even better. Thanks to our…read moreserver, Santiago, who let us shave the ham, gave us a complimentary sorbet drink, and didn't make fun of us when we ordered way too much food, hahah! We don't speak Spanish, but he helped us out with Google Translate and made us feel welcome. Loved that the menu had English titles, very helpful. Overall, I felt like there was a warm atmosphere here. We got eggplant sticks with honey, artichoke with salty ham, and croquettes. Not a bad bite to be found. I can't even pick a favorite; everything was outstanding. Definitely recommend this restaurant! We paid about $65 for everything, including what's mentioned above plus a glass of wine, bread, and olives.

A wonderful steak house well established in the heart of Gran Via.. great quality, service and…read moreatmosphere... highly recommend the special menu at the bar area it's worth every penny... Alejandro service at the bar it's outstanding..!!! Parece tener 2 sucursales, Gran Vía 72 centro y Tetuán 34.. fui al de la Gran Vía.. excelente

We absolutely enjoyed our meal at this restaurant. It's an Argentinian restaurant, so we obvi had…read moreto order steak! Cooked to perfection. Also we had the grilled octopus.. OMG !!!! Delicious!!! And given that I don't drink, I love that they have a pretty decent mocktails menu! Thank you Hernán! The Amazing waiter who made sure we were well taken care of! Gave us SPOT ON recommendations! 10/10 experience! Highly recommend

I have yet to have a bad dining experience in Madrid. The city is filled with amazing options & La…read moreCabana adds to the list. The service, selection and execution were all on point. The menu prices are all very reasonable

Went here for our 1st dining experience in Spain. Though we were a bit early for Spaniard timing on…read moredinner, they were incredibly attentive and welcoming. Food and drinks were amazing and we couldn't believe how affordable. The grill master shows up around 8pm to begin the true show of Spanish sausage and grilled meats on a wood fired grill as patrons watch; he is like a barista, entertaining and conversing with patrons as he does his magic. Our server could not have been more welcoming to us and giving us true Spanish hospitality. Highly recommend.

If you like good food, don't hesitate, certainly when you love a good piece of steak. The meat is…read morewondeful ! Sorry, for the fishlovers but you will not find anything. The menu is offering starters, salades, pasta, meat and dessert. Price is not so cheap, but in pace you get apero, cava digestiondrink and tiny free dessert included. Typical spanish service can be get with a smile but you'll have to show it first.

Where should I start. It is a great experience. They are so friendly that you think you are having…read moredinner at your grand ma. The quality of food is so good. If you are looking for fancy, this is not your match- if you are looking for an experience, then it is definitely the place to go.

It was late one evening during my trip to Spain and I was tired. Tired from walking around all day…read moreand very tired of seeing all the same tapas at every single restaurant I went to. That's when I enlisted the help of this nifty website called Yelp and looked for the best places to eat in Madrid. After perusing the list of the top spots for a while, Casa Federica stood out to me because of its unique menu offerings. I wanted something different, and here this place was, waving its hands in the air, saying: "Bring me, your tired, your tapas frustration!" So I headed over and boy, was I pleased. My sister and I sat inside this cute little place and were helped by one of the friendliest guys who didn't mind explaining the menu to us or making suggestions on what to eat. We started with the spinach buñuelos and ordered the chicken with a gravy sauce as well as a pumpkin and cheese empanada. The buñuelos were honestly one of the best things I have ever eaten. They were very lightly fried but the spinach mix was amazing and so unique that it's hard to describe it. They didn't taste like gross spinach, but they were delicious and soft. The empanada was also a hit. Even though the menu says "pumpkin and cheese," the empanada was more pumpkin than cheese which was nice because I really love pumpkin. The bread wasn't too doughy and it was a good size to split between me and my sister. The chicken dish, which we ordered as our main meal, was amazing. Now, Spain is full of jamón so finding chicken anywhere is a daunting task, and finding chicken that's actually good is even more difficult. However, the chicken at Casa Federica was amazing. The gravy-like sauce on top of it was perfect and not too salty but just savory enough to satisfy. The combination of friendly service, ambiance and food gives this place five stars. It was a welcome reprieve from the standard Spanish fare and an experience I enjoyed a lot.

The service was great , the staff was friendly and the food was wonderful…read more You get lots of feee stuff included in the price - olives, cheese balls, tomato gazpacho, cookies, and sorbet. You do need to pay for bread. We had Cesar salad, monk fish, and chicken. All were great. The food portion was huge.

We had an amazing evening at De Maria Parrilla…read more We did not have a reservation and they were able to seat us outside right away. The staff is wonderful and the courses kept coming and many were complimentary! We enjoyed limoncello and a homemade horchata to end our meal. Bathroom is located downstairs. Conveniently located off Gran Vja and near the metro.

We ordered a steak "medium". The steak came out "blue rare" which is undercooked. It then was…read morerecooked per our request and came out "well done" which was very sad. There were other issues like a dirty bottle of water was served but then replaced after mentioning it to the waiter.

5 stars, this place was amazing! The food is delicious, the drinks strong and the service super…read morecozy and friendly. Totally recommend, the vibe is very romantic and inviting.

I had to make sure that La Vaca Argentina is now just La Vaca. I think they had a renovation and…read moremade the place look a lot more airy and woody. Went there for late (11 is late?) night drinks with friends, ordered the usual gin and tonic (bombay) and there were no free chips and or olives, but hey this wasnt your regular bar (I guess?). Price wise for a medio gin tonic, well, okay but I think I'll just order the big one instead next time. The stars are more for the service and ambiance for a chill night out, nothing too loud or crowded. I still want to come to try the supposedly famous argentinian steak, but...is it still argentinian? Veremos.

I really liked the feel of this steakhouse. Inside was beautifully decorated and lighted. I ordered…read morethe ribeye (Argentina beef). It came out as I had ordered and was a very generous helping. The steak was nicely seasoned. Servers were abundant although I had trouble determining my actual server. I also had the walnut apple salad which had a complementary dressing. The Sol area is quite busy and De Maria is an oasis. Overall a very nice dining experience.

Tourist trap. Walk 2 minutes in any direction and get better food for better prices. They forced…read moreadditional items (fault on us for not saying no/being ok with being rude). Started bread wasn't good (a shocker for Spain) and the manchengo cheese was good however lots of rind pieces included that were inedible. Service was good, however, the one lady that helped us initially wasn't kind (yes, Spanish service isn't comparable to the US, but this lady was openly hostile). I would not come back. Waited on our change for 10 minutes (again, we're patient and understand the restaurant culture is different but at this point we were annoyed).

Llegamos a este restaurante impulsados por todas las recomendaciones tanto de YouTube como de…read moreamigos. La verdad no está mal si comparas calidad - precio. Para dos personas te incluye la mesa buffet, carne (all you can eat) no top of the line, una botella de vino, dos empanadas, café y postre para dos personas por un poco menos de 70 euros en fin de semana pienso que es OK. Ahhh.... Pero el flan espectacular lo que quizás le falte en carne les sobra en el flan. Muy bueno!!!!!!!

On our 2nd to last night on Madrid, we found ourselves at the Knife. Why did we wait so long???…read more Everything about the place was wonderful. We arrived early (8:30) and had the place mostly to ourselves. The cold bar is delicious, with lots of choices of salads, fruits, olives, all kinds of good stuff. But don't fill up there (unless you're a vegetarian) because MEAT is the word here! (OK, actually, it's carne, but you get the idea.) Everything we had from the chefs was delicious. Black sausage, Argentinian sausage, steak, chicken wrapped in bacon, even the grilled veggies were amazing. The prix fix is very reasonable. My only complaint was that we didn't know we could order tinto verano instead of bottled wine. That would have been better (the wine was good, but it was hot, and we could have used something lighter.) But I won't take points for that. All told, the Knife was perfect! 5 smokey grilled stars!

We came here for steak and they did not disappoint! Our food was delicious and the wine options…read morewere excellent to add. They had friendly service as well. The free bread was quite good which often lets you know early that you're in for a good meal, and this was certainly true here. The steak was cooked perfectly and the frites were an excellent companion. The location was convenient to where we were spending the evening on the main plaza and after dinner there were a lot of options for gelato or shopping right around us.

I wanted to like this place, and maybe I just ordered the wrong thing, but the steak I received was…read morepretty bad. Everything else was fine. There is a set menu for EUR 12 which includes some skirt steak and some other items and is basically a complete meal for an excellent price. Not high quality, but good value. That is what most reviewers seem to have ordered and been happy with. I foolishly ordered their most expensive steak (black angus "top Argentinian", which I assume to be sirloin but seems like ribeye).). Asked for medium rare. Also got a chorizo (good) and some iberico ham (good, but this is Spain...). My steak www two pieces, and basically different thicknesses, which is a bad sign. The smaller piece was cooked medium to a bit more, and was thin. Was fine, not amazing. The larger piece was a perfect combination of cold, basically rare~, and horribly trimmed with silverskin throughout. I was tempted to ask for it to be cooked more but once I realized how bad a cut it was I didn't bother. I ate about half of it and paid and left, If you go, just get the menu. Don't bother with anything higher end.