Dined on a Thursday evening around 6:30pm and had no issues finding a table for 2. Warm bread,…read moregarlic butter, and olives were brought to the table after ordering. Nice start to the meal! FYI, they don't have wifi and the 1st menu we got was for a typical meal (appetizers, entrees, dessert, etc). We separately asked for the tapas menu. Our waiter spoke English, Spanish, and German equally well and their website is in English as well. There also seems to be a separate smaller restaurant next to it...this review is for the main restaurant on the corner. We ordered bacon wrapped dates, octopus salad, and a shrimp dish from the tapas menu. All were outstanding. We also ordered a bottle of rose and fish & seafood paella. Fish & seafood were cooked pretty well but the rice was a bit soft for my liking and lacked flavor. However, the paella portion size could easily serve 4. Overall, a very good meal with great service and competitively priced. Would recommend.

Nice wine list and great tapas. Pleasant atmosphere with good service. The tapas that stood out…read morewere - Grilled cuttle fish Clams with the broth Octopus and potatoes Baby squid Dates with bacon

Ordered a lamb fillet very tasty! The chocolate mousse for desert could easily feed four with…read morecoffee see pic! Would visit again or take colleagues for dinner. A gem in opladen which deserves to be visited!!!

From the owner: Steakhouse La Plaza am Marktplatz in Leverkusen - Opladen. Spanische Köstlichkeiten, Steaks vom…read moreBlack Angus und dem einzigartigen Wagyu Rind, frischer Fisch und erlesene Weine - das ist La Plaza!

Such a great meal. The boquerones, pata negra, albóndigas and octopus stood out particularly…read more The waiter was cool despite us being 17.. Only complaint was the heat/humidity in the restaurant

Wow, talk about an amazing and delicious tapas place in the heart of Cologne! For now, this has…read morebeen my best tapas experience since moving to Germany a little over a year ago. My partner and I shared around 9 taps and it was a hell of a lot of food, but it was so delicious I was force feeding myself till the last tapas. Their sangria was also pretty good, and the service was quick and fast. I would highly recommend making a reservation before you show up, because this place is quite packed and fairly cozy.

From the owner: Genießen Sie unsere authentischen und hausgemachten Tapas, Fisch- und Fleischspezialitäten und…read morePaella, unsere vorzüglichen spanischen Weine oder ein gutes spanisches Bier.

A great meal and very classic genuine Spanish food as the owner said no tapas & no paella…read more So

It was an honor to dine at Germany's first Iberian Steakhouse and to try my first authentic Iberian…read moresteak. We were at Royal Iberico for a Yelp Elite event and were greeted by a well-decorated, chic atmosphere and our warm and friendly restaurant hosts. The restaurant is small but intimate and cozy. On to the food- we started with a delicious and smooth Cava Apertif which was refreshing and tasty, and an olive bread with a garlic dip. The appetizer was a beautifully presented zucchini hors d'oeuvre, and we also enjoyed a charcuterie platter with Serrano ham, cheese, and chorizo. The main course was the highlight of our evening- Iberian steak with potatoes and mixed vegetables. The steak was both crispy and tender, flavorful and delicious. It had a tad too much salt for my taste, but overall it was very good. In between courses, we enjoyed live violin and accordion music, which was a great surprise. They played dynamically and romantically and added to the charm of the evening. Five stars for a lovely dinner and evening.

Friendly little Peruvian restaurant in the heart of Cologne. Okay maybe it seems odd to go to a…read morePeruvian restaurant but I had just got into town after a very long two days of travel. And honestly I wonders in because it was close to my hotel. I was glad I did because I found some really friendly owners (two sisters) who have been in Germany for 26 years. One of the owners felt talkative and we practiced our communications skills in my terrible Spanish and her English to the amusement of us both. I learned all about the challenges the family faced in moving to Germany and learning to modify recipes so Germans would eat it. So the food, once they learned I knew what Latin food was supposed to taste like and more importantly that I actually liked real Latin foods they decided to give me something off the menu. She said I won't like what they have on the menu because it was all designed for German tastes apparently Germans don't like things very spicy and they don't the flavors that their traditional Latin foods have or at least they don't purchase them. so the meal they made me was something she would normally make for her family. It was a kind of marinated steak and Yucca plants and other vegetables. Then she brought out what she called a chili sauce that was very hot but also very flavorful, she said Germans would never eat it and she was surprised when she saw that I liked it. The owner said most customers don't like chilis or peppers here. we enjoyed the rest of the evening I ended up staying probably two hours. Everything that they brought out was very good. I got introduced to other members of the family, I got to go back to the kitchen and made friends with everybody there. I was invited to come back and made me swear that I would return before I leave to tell them goodbye. It was really good experience and fun to be close to the people who are serving you. Normally I would not like so much interaction but being alone it was perfect. If you go in ask to order off the menu if your adventitious.

It's very true....this little, easy to miss spot is a MUST NOT MISS!…read more Beef empanadas were so good that we fought over the last bite. Arroz y Mariscos - so flavorful, so fresh, and such an amazing depth of flavor and seasoning. The crispy Peruvian bread was fantastic. Ask for the HOT chili paste, mix it with the tasty sauce they bring out with the bread for a creamy and hot spread. Staff was charming. They were working on a mural of South America on the walls. Service is in Spanish or broken English/German. Point and smile - you'll be fine!! Enjoy!

Food service were good, but the paella was very expensive. Not many choices for tapas.read more

From the owner: Seit September 1996 sind wir für Sie da…read more Spanische Spezialitäten Tapas - Bar Eine laue Sommernacht.. Wir nehmen draußen Platz. Nach kurzer Zeit kommt ein sympathischer Kellner zu uns an den Tisch, der sich im Laufe des Abends als Inhaber des Restaurants entpuppt. Antonio Navarro Gomez stammt aus dem Süden Spaniens und brachte vor 18 Jahren gemeinsam mit seiner Frau die traditionelle Küche Andalusiens zu uns nach Köln. In der angenehmen, lockeren Atmosphäre des kleinen Familienbetriebs ließen wir uns fachmännisch beraten. Denn bei der Wahl zwischen allerlei Fleisch- und Fischgerichten, Tapas, leckeren Nachspeisen und Weinen fiel die Entscheidung nicht leicht. Mein Tip: Cuadril Mexico - argentinisches Rindersteak . mmmh . als Beilage zarte Kartöffelchen mit Schale in Olivenöl gebraten. Den Namen des Weins habe ich vergessen aber Antonio wird euch kosten lassen bis ihr etwas für euren Geschmack gefunden habt. Die Freunde der süßen Dinge sollten unbeding