Must visit if only to meet Vicente Fernandez!…read more Friendly staff, great drinks, great appetizers, great ambiance, great vibe. Perfect place to end the night.

While visiting my daughter in Madrid, she took us to this little quaint tapas bar for lunch. A very…read moresmall and cozy place. Server was friendly and efficient. Took our order within 5 minutes. We had the jamon platter, veal meatballs, and tortilla. Food was good overall. I highly recommend the meatballs.

We went here looking for callos. This was off of a simple google search…read more Came in at around 5 and they were closed for siesta. Came back at 7 after walking around the area. After coming back, we saw a tapas tour coming in. They came there for the croquettes and the vermut. We ordered the boletos, sweetbreads, pulpo, and, of course, the callos. The server tried to help us out and said those should be enough since there was just 2 of us dining. They give you free iberico with cheese and crispy pork belly for appetizers. Every dish was a hit! Boletos with egg and truffle felt very rustic, savory, delicious. Truffle was not overpowering, mushrooms were fresh. Sweetbreads was our favorite out of the meal. It was like a step down from actual foie gras. Goes well with beer and wine. The galician pulpo was the best one we had on our trip, and we had 3 of them beforehand. And lastly the callos. At this point we've already hit a wall with all the food we had, servings were a good size per dish. It was rich, decadent, and perfectly cooked. It doesn't have the offal aftertaste you get from tripa that's ill prepared. We had multiple beers and wines throughout the meal. The service was personally phenomenal. They checked on us constantly and made sure the food was as we expected. We're going back for lunch tomorrow

Went here with some friends last Friday night for dinner after a recommendation. The restaurant is…read morelocated near the Alonso Cano metro stop that has tons of restaurants and bars. We walked in the restaurant and checked out the menu. One of the managers came up to us and told us that unfortunately in this part of the restaurant the wait was going to be long. He told us that there was another part of the restaurant around the corner. The manager personally walked us there and got us a table. Our servers brought out bread and showed us the menu and wine list. One of my friends decided to order a bottle of wine which three of my friends shared. The menu was all in Spanish, but the staff helped us with the words that we did not know and we ordered. I decided to order the spicy beef, peppers, potatoes, and fried egg. Everything flowed together very well and had just the right amount of spice. It was a little greasy, so I did not eat a lot of it as I was not super hungry and did not want any stomach problems later--smile. The staff brought out dessert for my friends, which was carrot cake and flan that looked so amazing! Our bill was brought out and we all noticied that there was a 6 euro charge for our bread. Bread in Spain is super inexpensive, so why they would charge us 6 euros for five small pieces of hard bread I do not know. Other than that our food was delicious and the service was great as well!!

I took the rabbit and my friend took the sirloin steak. Both were worthless. Rabbit really dry,…read moresirloin straight from freezer. I will not come to this place ever again.

A tapas bar with an emphasis on wine. This place is one of the nicer place in the area. Good tapas,…read morenice wine choice and nice atmosphere.

Averaging out one 5 star experience with one 1 star evening for a final 3 star rating. Our first…read moreexperience was our first day arriving in this neighborhood in Madrid after some time in Barcelona, and we arrived in early afternoon, sat on the patio and were greeted by a lovely waitress that took our order without issue. The gyozas and canelon were far more rich and delicious than we expected for a location picked on somewhat of a whim on a travel day, and we thought we would come back another night to experience more of the excellent cuisine. We came back on our last evening in Madrid to try to have a relaxing night with a bit more tapas and some drinks, and had a very different experience. We ordered two gin and tonics, in imperfect/completely awful Spanish I'm sure, and the waiter seemed somewhat confused but we were able to communicate and apologized (in Spanish) for our language issue when he returned with our correct drinks. We asked for menus (in perfect Spanish) and waited about 30 minutes for those while other tables received theirs and ordered food. A lovely part of Madrid is receiving a snack with your drinks in nearly all places- olives, boquerones, mánchego, tostas, jamón, etc. Here, we received gummy snacks in complete contrast to the ham dish we received the first day, and were the only table that had anything so absurd delivered to us. We could only take it as a mark as us being Americans as the rudeness continued throughout the evening, and never once was something like that delivered to our table before then. As Americans traveling in Spain, we have done our best with decent but imperfect Spanish in 4 cities over 17 days. We have had no issues and have been told on multiple occasions that we have done great with Spanish communications- whether gracious lies or truth is neither here nor there. We are fully aware we are visitors here and always try to be respectful, but this second experience with the rude waiter was too much to leave unmentioned. Let the gal working the first day run the night crowd, or teach this man some manners. Imperfect Spanish speakers beware of male waitstaff.

not good food or service - food didn't seem fresh and menu was not cohesive. limited vegetarian…read moreoptions as well

My mom and I found this gem on TripAdvisor and decided to give it a try, and wow, we are so glad we…read moredid! From the moment we walked in, the staff was beyond friendly and welcoming, and the atmosphere was vibrant, lively, and fun. I ordered the sangria, which was honestly the best I had in Madrid, while my mom enjoyed a lovely glass of wine. We started with the padrón peppers, burrata with tomato salsa, and patatas bravas -- every single dish was packed with flavor and absolutely delicious. For the main course, we had the beef with chimichurri and butter, and OMG... it was phenomenal. Everything was cooked perfectly, and all the flavors complemented each other so well. To finish the night, we shared the chocolate dessert and the "Love Chueca" cocktail, which was incredible and the perfect ending to an amazing meal. Couldn't recommend this restaurant enough. Amazing food, fantastic drinks, wonderful staff, and such a great atmosphere. We'll definitely be back next time we're in Madrid!

My favorite meal/experience during our visit to the wonderful city of Madrid. Many reviews highly…read morepraised the tapas so we decided to see if we could get in. As foreigners, we arrived earlier than the locals which worked out well. By the time we finished there was a crowd waiting outside. We loved the casual atmosphere and the elevated flavors of the tapas. The wine was perfect and we chose just the right amount of dishes that complimented one another. We felt like this was someplace special and were happy to have experience it.

Venir a Madrid sin visitar este lugar es como no venir. Clásico histórico con servicio personal y…read morefamiliar. Un lugar que debe visitar si viene a Madrid!!... Un ambiente espectacular, que habla de la historia de una cultura.

Stopped by this place during a recent food tour in the city and this place was not packed so I had…read moremy reservations but boy was I wrong. The best garlic shrimp tapas I had during my stay in Madrid. The buttery olive oil garlicy sauce was so delicious we scooped every drop with their home baked bread. We also ordered their vermut (tasty) and amazing croquettas and their tomato salad was fantastic. It was heirloom tomatoes with some olive oil drizzled bringing out the best flavors. Service was great and food was devoured.. Pretty unassuming spot serving great tapas. highly recommend to try both these dishes when in Madrid.

Very good food in a vibrant atmosphere. The staff is brusque but helpful (telling us not to order…read moremore because it would be too much food) (we listened, and they were right). The "false risotto" (orzo) with seafood is a particular highlight.

We didn't have a reservation. It was crowded when we came. Yet they found us a table. All the…read moreservers here were kind and pleasant. The croquettes and patatas bravas were all excellent. Great find.

As I continue to work my way towards clearing my review queue of all the great places we visited in…read moreJanuary on our trip to Portugal (with a 4-day "layover" in Madrid on the way)... this place was definitely one of many highlights. I am glad I intentionally got there a few minutes before they reopened for dinner, as it was, as I had heard, not a very large place, and they do fill up quickly. So the best time to get there is definitely a little while before they open. The atmosphere is definitely... loud, but not *too* loud. It's busy, and a tiny bit cramped, but not wall-to-wall, and I loved that you could easily flag down staff at any time and order more food or drink, and it always arrived quickly. (I absolutely ordered both more food and more drink while I was here.) Food-wise - I just can't stress enough how good their tuna empanadas were. I'd heard they're most known for their fried cod, but they really shouldn't be. Don't get me wrong, their fried cod is quite good cod, super flaky, perfectly fried. Super filling, too. A little too salty, though - and a bit one-dimensionally "fried" flavor - I feel like it should have had tartar sauce, or hot sauce, or ideally both. They had, as far as I could tell, no condiments for it. (I suppose you could bring your own hot sauce?) The fried pork belly is also very good, also obviously *absurdly* filling (it's basically all fat). I certainly wouldn't eat it all the time (for my health), but I would strongly recommend trying it. But the empanadas... they're small, but at least as of January, were only 2 euro each. I could have eaten a dozen of them (we ordered a second round of empanadas). If I were ever back in Madrid, and assuming the menu hadn't completely changed, I'd probably skip the cod and just order a bunch of empanadas (or, I suppose, remember to bring my own hot sauce... and still order a bunch of empanadas. The empanadas could also have used hot sauce. Everything is better with hot sauce. :p) I'd definitely come back, though. They have a simple drink menu, but a wonderful one - notably, this was where I was formally introduced to the popular Spanish drink, tinto verano, an extremely crushable wine beverage with citrus soda, I would have never thought of as a good idea, but which I ordered a second one of before I left, and I'm not even a fan of citrus sodas. (Then again, I also imagine the citrus sodas in Spain are also probably slightly less full of junk than the American ones.) Went extremely well with the fried food. I also had a glass of the house vermouth, which wasn't the best *ever*, but it was solid enough, especially for how cheap it was.

Fun cafe to enjoy a late afternoon glass of wine with some yummy tapas. They offered some fantastic…read morewines by the glass and bottle - we landed on a lovely Albariño. The crisp minerality of the wine was a nice offset to the often greasy nature of croquettes and fried artichokes with ham. The service was friendly and welcoming and the patio seating offered some great people watching!

I would definitely come back for the duck confit and mango sauce toast. The combo of flavor is just…read moredelicious! The croqueta is good, but nothing special. I don't really like patatas bravas in general and this one is normal. What's cool is they give you a complimentary croqueta. Had I known this I wouldn't have ordered croquetas lol. They have English menu here.

Found this spot on Google and saw some decent reviews. Staying nearby so I decided to roll the dice…read moreand stop by. Greatest decision ever. My first tapas spot in Madrid! Did not disappoint. The main bartender, Ariel, from Paraguay was awesome! We definitely had a language barrier but I tried my best splanglish and it was an entertaining evening throughout! The owner speaks English, but he maintains the bottom floor and I was upstairs. Tried the huevos papa jamon iberico and it was enough to call it my dinner meal for the evening. Met another fellow American and we had great conversations throughout the evening. Can't complain, come here for the beer and wines and good eats!