Best dinner in Madrid! Everything was just perfect for our recent dinner at Flavia. Before going we knew they had a Gluten Free menu but didn't realize just how seriously they take allergies. Waitress was fabulous! She asked about allergens while taking our drink order. Made great suggestions for Italian wine and beer. When she brought a tasting plate with mortadella and a bread basket she pointed out to our celiac son that his GF bread was on the way - and wow! He was so impressed with his own warm HF baguette (separate packing clearly showed it was GF) Basically the entire Italian menu has available GF options which made dining a delight for my son (probably over ordered for himself but had snack for the next day!). Delicious pastas (bolognese was so tasty!) and pizzas (crisp and chewy crusts on both regular and GF). Every part of our evening was delightful. read more

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Excellent service, great vibes, cool decor, and all pasta dishes were on point. Recommend the tagliatelle pesto and bolognese!

Flavia Turns out our hotel was next door to the best gluten free food I have ever tasted! I have eaten a lot of GF food in a lot of countries but this really is the best. Spain has the best GF bread; not sure why other countries can't replicate the breads. From the bread, to the pasta, to the soups, I just can't say enough good things. The majority of the menu is GF. The ambiance, the staff, the location are all perfect, and I have mentioned the food? I traveled with a pescatarian and a non-foodie, and we all loved every bite of every dish. Flavia deserves all the Michelin Stars and more. You should definitely experience it for yourself. #1sassytravler #flavia read more

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The ambiance is upscale and comfortable, with service that is friendly and professional. I'm Gluten Free so it's lovely that they have clearly labeled menus and responded well to all my questions. I had the mushroom risotto and it was arguably one of the best in my life. I wished my stomach were bigger or I was staying in a house with a microwave so I could take it home, but alas we were in a hotel. They made a nice cocktail for me as well. My dining partners both opted for the lasagna and gave it rave reviews. We were family getting reacquainted after a long time apart and the restaurant staff did not rush us at all, even though we lingered a bit. Our guest was a Madrid resident and he said he was impressed and would probably go back. read more

Group of 8. Tried everything from appetizers to pastas, meats, chicken & pizza and everything was delicious. Sadly we didn't have room for dessert (another excuse to come back!) Nice ambiance and very good service. We couldn't be happier to celebrate with family at this restaurant. You will not regret eating here! Grupo de 8 y comimos de todo!Aperitivos, pastas, carnes, pollo, pizza y todo delicioso! No nos quedó espacio para el postre pero para la próxima sí. Muy buen ambiente, servicio y porciones; no te arrepentirás de comer aquí. read more

I went to this restaurant due to the high reviews in yelp. This is one of the very few times where I got bad food from a great yelp score (also high in trip advisor and google). The scenery is nice and the restaurant was in a good location, the appetizer was very good, however... when the main dishes arrived we had a bad experience. The pizzas were salty and the tomato tasted like canned sauce, the pasta was terrible it tasted too sweet and was very oily, it felt like it was rushed out or reheated. I paid a very high price (~ €35 pp) for mediocre food (didn't get coffee or desert, but got charged for bread and silverware). An Italian chain restaurant gives better food at a significantly cheaper price read more

Fancy ambiance, white table service, food was delicious. We had the pizza and a couple of pasta dishes. Ordered apps and some drinks. Highly recommend. read more

Simple Italian food but wide variety. The seating was tight on a Monday. Night so highly advise making reservations ahead of time. The service was standard for Madrid where we were only ones to eat at that one table and took forever for one meal. read more

Flavia - Veal - Italian Near Me - Madrid, M

Ooooh Flavia was beyond perfect! I had the truffle butter pasta with prawns and omg it was to die for! My cousin had the lasagna and said that also was phenomenal. I enjoyed a mojito as my dessert and I couldn't have been happier. My server was a gorgeous Latino man from the DR and we bonded over my family being from Central America he was really sweet and outgoing. We felt special as the manager also made his way over to ask us how things tasted. I had a great experience here thank you Flavia read more

Flavia - Italian Near Me - Madrid, M

We'd been in Spain a week and I needed Italian! They start you with a thinly sliced bologna with a homemade sauce that is sooo good (I think it was anchovies, garlic, lemon and some sort of creamy) Try a salad, but if you don't want a LARGE one, there is a petite side salad listed with the "sides" The creamy mushroom dish was delicious, I changed the pasta to fettuccine type pasta and loved it. This place is lovely, so much so when I ended up with a free evening, I came back. And I got the pesto pasta, so great! The pizzas looked awesome...but you may want to share a salad then the pizza. read more

This place was very close to our hotel and we were too lazy to wander far for dinner. We had no reservations but were seated right away. There were good vegetarian options and we went with margherita pizza and four cheese gnocchi. Pizza was good! Thin crust with perfect crisp and good ratio of sauce and cheese. Gnocchi was tasty too but it is difficult to mess up cheese gnocchi! Wine list seemed extensive but wine by glass options were few and we did not want the bottle as both of us have different taste in wine. Overall, good Italian restaurant. Bit pricey but worth a date night and great ambience. read more

We stopped in for dinner at Flavia on our last night in Spain. We arrived around 9:30 without a reservation, but were fortunate to get a table because someone had not showed up for their reservation. If you are planning on going, and I recommend that you do, call ahead to reserve your table. The venue is a 2-story intimate, yet trendy, experience. You can get a menu in spanish or english. Once you order your drinks (plenty of spanish and italian wine options, among other things), the waiter will drop off a delicious basket of bread along with shaved ham and a truffle aioli. We ordered spaghetti with meatballs and tagliatelli with mushrooms and chicken in a cream, truffle sauce. At the end of the meal, they brought us complimentary lemoncello. Overall, it was a wonderful and delicous experience all around. read more

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Thank you Flavia, for welcoming me as a solo diner! Yelp led me to this slightly out-of-the-way place. Hit all the right notes for me: -Beautiful and charming decor/ambiance -Great service (fluent English and English menu not expected but nice) -Delicious food and wine. Seafood risotto was rich and chock full of seafood. Salad was simple but wonderfully fresh. Complimentary starter of mortadella and savory ... dip? Spread? Just, yum. No room for dessert! I'd come back in a heartbeat. read more

Flavia - Seafood risotto, side salad (rocket and tomato) - both very good. - Italian Near Me - Madrid, M

In the course of two visits overall quality went from AOK to almost horrible... On the 2nd visit, the starter our server recommended never came, and the salmon he recommended did arrive, but it was dry and tasteless... Next, throw in a water order that arrived after the meal, and it was without gas instead of with gas as we had requested... The emerging pattern was too clear to ignore; we canceled the rest of our meal, paid the check and left to find a decent place to dine. read more

Flavia had just a lovely ambiance, and was a very convenient place to enjoy a nice dinner when staying next door at the VP Jardins de Recoletos. Although you likely need a reservation if you go later, I had no trouble walking in and getting a table at 8:15pm. Apparently no one in Spain wants to eat then. :) I had the margarita pizza and a small side salad of arugula and tomatoes. It was all very good. They also brought a surprise little starter of some meat that looked like bologna. The service was fantastic and friendly, and they seated another solo diner next to me, and he and I had a great conversation over wine, so all in all it was a delightful evening. read more

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By the end of our Madrid trip, we wanted to eat something different and decided to go with pasta! The restaurant decor was really nice and they were able to cater to our large group. The appetizers we started off with were great but the pastas were underwhelming and salty to our taste. read more

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Excellent ambiance and atmosphere. We ordered two pasta dishes and both were very good. Service could improve though.

The staff at Flavia were incredibly welcoming and accommodating, especially our lovely server, Guiliana. The food was indelibly delicious, and there is a full menu of gluten free options that are out of this world. If you have a gluten allergy, this restaurant is a must visit just for their baked bread alone. In a city full of wonderful dining options,Flavia stands out as one of the best. Delicious food, wonderful service, amazing gluten free food, plus it's in a great neighborhood. read more

I was on vacation to celebrate to celebrate an aunt's birthday (Auntie Gwen)with my aunts and cousin. On our second day in Madrid my cousin and I both wanted Italian, so my cousin found this place which happened to be right around the corner from our hotel. All I can say, is that the FOOD and SERVICE (Luís) were amazing!! We arrived with no reservations but were immediately seated. Upon seating you are given this amazing mortadella and bread (and I do mean amazing)!! Also, like most restaurants being Americans in Madrid, Luís asked what was the nature of our holiday and we told him of course thinking nothing of it. We ordered our food which was all delicious, I know because I tasted everything ! The chicken Flavia, pesto pasta dish, gnocchi, mushroom and truffle (only if you really like truffle), rocket salad (arugula and cherry tomatoes), the roasted vegetables, and mashed potatoes were qué bueno!! The tiramisu was good but the cheesecake was and is to die for!! Summing this up, the food and service were so good we ate there twice (2nd and last night) . Like I mentioned before that it was my Aunt's birthday they surprised her on both days with a slice of birthday cheesecake !! The entire staff is truly amazingly nice! But I would like to especially thank both Dairo (hope I spelled it right) and Luís for making our last two dinners in Madrid truly memorable. I wish them all the best and I hope to see them when I return to Madrid!! read more

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this place was a great little break from Tapas. Went shopping and asked a sales girl to recommend Italian food and we weren't disappointed. Only problem was we were too full for desert. But very nice and really a lot of locals, we may have been one of the non-Spaniards there. read more

Flavorful Italian Cuisine. Ambiance elegant, service top notch, food reasonable considering how flavorful it was. We liked it so much we went back today, so back to back 2 days in a row. You must make reservations. We did yesterday but when we went today we didn't but thank god for our server Andreas. He made special room for us in the corner so we wouldn't have to be disappointed. They serve complimentary fresh baked bread, with ham & house made delicious dip. I don't remember the name of the dishes we enjoyed but I have posted them. Too Good To Miss Out!!!! read more

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Great service, good wine, excellent pasta (bollonese and sea food). Vegetarian lassigna was tasty as well. We were too full to try deserts read more

Best Italian food in Madrid! The pizza and pasta dishes were all excellent. They have a great wine selection list as well. Staff speaks Spanish and English which is great! Brownie was so yummy too! The food comes out very quick and they do not rush you out! It was so good I went back 2 night in a row!! read more

My husband and I enjoyed a lovely evening here in Madrid. After 10 days of eating Spanish food for every meal we were in the mood for some Italian food. We arrived to a beautiful romantic restaurant. Before I get into the food I'd like to make mention that the lighting in this restaurant was perfect. It is one of my pet peeves that lighting in European restaurants can be very bright taking away from the ambience that a newlywed couple is looking for. In addition the glassware was spotless as was the entire restaurant. Upscale furnishings slightly modern and very comfortable. My husband and I shared the caprese salad. The buffalo mozzarella was quite fresh and creamy and the tomatoes were perfectly ripe. All were laid on a bed of beautiful baby arugula and served with delicious Spanish olive oil and balsamic vinegar. I was slightly surprised that they served a Spanish olive oil for an Italian dish but preferred the peppery flavor over some of the Italian milder olive oils I've had. The menu focuses on pasta and pizzas. The pastas are made fresh daily according to the manager who came out at the end of our meal with the chef. The manager translated for us from the chef who told us that he personally makes all of the pastas every morning himself. The chef seemed quite sincere and is really trying to make a go of this place. I ordered the ravioli stuffed with ricotta and spinach with Pomodoro sauce. The pasta was perfectly al dente and the sauce fresh. My husband had the Bolognese Ragu lasagna. The wine list have a nice selection and we landed on a Rosso di montalcino. Both of us enjoyed our meal very much. Our plan is to go back again for the pizzas before we conclude our Spain vacation and head back to California. If you're looking for a quaint neighborhood Italian restaurant with fresh ingredients this is your place. read more

Fabulous Italian restaurant off on a small street out of the way of tourists. The food is fabulous and we had an array: eggplant parmigiana, bruschetta, 2 different types of pizza, and a rigatoni with a mushroom sauce. What gave it the extra star is the attentiveness of Lordes. If you have a chance, sir at her table. This place is a true winner off the beaten path. read more

Worst service in Spain. Much better options throughout the neighbourhood of Salamanca. You can do better almost anywhere.

We came for dinner on a Saturday night right when they opened at 8:30. Their reservation webpage didn't work so luckily we were able to get a table. The host said we should call for reservation instead. Food was great and service was attentive. Huge wine selection. Highly recommend this restaurant. We had caprese salad, salad with pear and pine nuts, pasta vongole, spaghetti and meatballs, pasta with seafood, pasta with shrimp and mushroom. Everything was very fresh. The stand out dish was the pasta with shrimp and mushroom. Lots of shrimp and good balance of flavours. The vongole dish was supposed to be spicy but it was much more spicy than we expected. I mean spicy like Indian food. We didn't have desserts as we were too full. read more

Fantastic place! Great service and friendly staff! Everything from the appetizers to deserts were fantastic! I loved their artichokes, creme brûlée's and pastas. We were visiting from US for a day and this was a great find indeed! read more

Fabulous meal. Great wine recommendations. Great atmosphere. When back in Spain would love to make this restaurant one of our first evenings. Thank you. Made a special evening with great friends a fabulous night. read more

Flavia - Italian Near Me - Madrid, M

This restaurant is a gym. The food out here is incredibly flavorful and the variety is extremely diverse. The eggplant Parmesan is out of this world. And so are the pasta dishes. read more

Flavia - Italian Near Me - Madrid, M

Always a great experience when I'm in Madrid. The grilled vegetables were outstanding.

Flavia is my favorite restaurant in Madrid, and maybe the world. The service is great with many friendly waiters and waitresses. The atmosphere is relaxing and loungey, which is a perfect setting for a late dinner. The food is AMAZING. I've had so many things off their menu, and all of them were so delicious. I really recommend trying the burrata and the four cheese gnocchi. So good. Also, they have a great gluten free menu and accommodate to those with gluten allergies. Make it a point to go to Flavia if you want great Italian food in Madrid! read more

Save your hard earned money and time and buy a €8 frozen Italian dinner at a supermarket instead. The meatballs (Polpettine de mango Al pomodoro) were served cold and returned for a reheat which took much too long (about 20 minutes) to be reserved. The appetizer of mortadella and bread (pan y cubierto) was very good for €5. The Parmigiana do Melazane (€17.50) was too oily, unappetizing, and was not eaten. A €8 frozen dinner from a supermarket would have been much much much better. I enjoyed the Crema Del Dia for €12 but for a minestrone soup much too expensive. We are international travelers/diners and have dined in Italian restaurants wherever we go, but this one I would not recommend to anyone with common sense. The environment is "pleasant" but charm does not match the food this restaurant offer. Worst €65 we have ever spent. You have been warned as well as our hotel host nearby but we did not listen. Flavia whom the restaurant is named after should be ashamed if she were living and if she were dead, she just rolled over in her grave to have her namesake disgraced and diners disappointing. read more

Wow, the food here was shockingly good, Italian food in Spain? I had the caprase salad, the buffalo mozzarella was very fresh and then I had the lasagna, one of their house favorites according to the menu. I rarely ever order lasagna in restaurant because it usually bad (as compared to what I am use to) but I saw a picture of the vegetarian lasagna on Yelp and it looked good, so I got the bolagnase lasagna and it was excellent. Manager told us that the chef makes all the fresh pastas daily. If you are looking for some good Italian food, this is the place to go. Wait staff is helpful but not very good in English, however manager speaks good English. They even have a decent Italian wine selection. read more

Flavia - Bolagnase lasagna - Italian Near Me - Madrid, M

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Excelent Italian food, the gluten free menu is impressive, they adapt 90% of the menu, and everything tastes delicious. We met German, the head Maitre that administers this restaurant, somewhere in Madrid, and he recommended Flavio to us! Not only was his recommendation true, bit he is a true professional, full of charm and service. We enjoyed this place very much, and shall be back!!!! Bravo German!!!!! Gracias!!!! Heidi y Marcelo ( de Mendoza) read more

The best Italian establishment I have visited in Spain. The restaurant itself is set a bit higher than the street which gives a good feeling of separation and ambiance. Lighting and background music is subtle and romantic - perfect for couples, groups of friends, anything intimate (i.e. Not a good business meeting local). I had a bottle of Paccamora-Nero D'Avola (red, delicious, Sicilian, did I say delicious?), Bruschetta (lacking cheese, but still very pleasing), and a custom spaghetti. I ordered the Spaghetti al Pomodoro, but added chili flakes and meatballs. Be careful with the chili flakes, because they are VERY spicy. Overall, the experience was even greater than I expected from the raging reviews. This is now a must-stop for me everytime in Madrid. Menu is English and Spanish, waiters were bilingual. read more

Went to this place for lunch. The food was really good. The mussels were just amazing. The staff were very helpful & recommended some dishes for us which were also good. I'm definitely going back read more

An amazing dinner and hidden gem! This off-the-beaten path Italian Restaurant was simply out of this world. The staff was charming, polite, and very accommodating. As a vegetarian, Spanish food presents its challenges. Flavia offered numerous choices. My wife and I started with a vegetable soup and split the Burrata plate. Watch out, the burrata is huge, it could've easily been shared by 4 to 6 people. After starters, my wife tried the Margarita Pizza and I had Penne Arrabbiata with black olives. Both were delicious. I could eat here every night. read more

Very bad redtaurant. Terrible service. Bland oily food. Refuse to put drink prices in menu. Try to chsrge you for dry bread and ham without asking. The food is different than written in menue. Servers lie and arrogant manager. They food is terrible and very expensive. Beware of this bad restaurant. read more

Excellent service and the food was great! Best place for Italian food in Madrid. The environment was great and I definitely recommend Ana when you come here. Nelson greeted us at the door and he was amazing as well. Will definitely come again and recommend it to anyone who is looking for a great restaurant. read more