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    Madrid Tapas Trail - Come join Madrid Tapas Trail and experience the joy of tapas in the company of like minded food and culture connoisseurs

    Madrid Tapas Trail

    5.0(5 reviews)
    15.5 kmCortes

    Great. Wonderful. FUN! I don't know where to start for this review. Madrid Tapas Trail was a last…read moreminute addition to our Madrid trip, as our initial tapas tour guide "wasn't sure there would be enough people to do a tour." I suppose it fell into the 48 hour "cancellation" . Frantic, we scurried to find a new tour, as a tapas tour was a highlight of our stay in Madrid. Not the best way to begin our Spain adventure. However, Emily responded within HOURS of my request for a tour during our stay. We made arrangements for a tour in two evenings. Emily took us to tapas locations off the beaten path and also great social, traditional locations. Emily chose locations that would serve pescetarian dishes, accommodating my dietary needs. We sampled amazing wine, but also fabulous beer and sangria. She was great to talk to and easy going, making the night light, enjoyable, and memorable. Emily went above and beyond the call of "tour guide". She emailed us great restaurant recommendations, directions, even a reminder about the Madrid marathon and possible road closures before and during our stay! Unbelievable! (And quite useful!) The irony- the other travelers scheduled on the tour that night had to cancel due to unforeseen circumstances. Emily still ran the tour for the two of us. Professional indeed! Madrid Tapas Trail is a must do in Madrid!

    We spent our honeymoon in Spain in Sept 2012 and at the last minute, decided to take a tapas tour…read morein Madrid. I emailed the tour and Emily (our tour guide) got back to us right away and was very accommodating. Initially we wanted to take the tour on a Sun but they didn't have availabilty so she added us to the Fri tour. Emily and Juan (co-tour guide) were very knowledgable about the various types of tapas, wine and cerveza that we enjoyed. They took us to multiple tapas bars and knew exactly what to order. Each bar had a special dish and we tried them all. Our first stop was a place that specializes in ham and fried egg "nachos"....need I say more? Absolutely delicious! We had a great tour group and interacted very well with each other and our tour guides. We still keep in touch with Emily and Juan to this day. Buena suerte amigos!

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    Madrid Tapas Trail - Madrid Tapas Trail strolling through quaint 'barrios' and sampling the most exquisite cuisine - the heart of Madrilenian life

    Madrid Tapas Trail strolling through quaint 'barrios' and sampling the most exquisite cuisine - the heart of Madrilenian life

    Madrid Tapas Trail - Your tour guide, Emily!

    Your tour guide, Emily!

    Madrid Tapas Trail - Guests are immersed in the ambiance of Madrid, where tapas and wine are synonymous with fine living.

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    Guests are immersed in the ambiance of Madrid, where tapas and wine are synonymous with fine living.

    Filandón - Torrejas, arroz con leche and a crepe style desert (didn't catch the name). Highlight of an already amazing meal.

    Filandón

    4.5(31 reviews)
    7.4 kmFuencarral
    €€€€

    I was here for a conference and our host took us to this group dinner. My first Michelin star (1…read morestar) meal. Known for fish. The sole is a 2 person dish and would recommend this. Cooked over wood fire and just perfectly without overcooking. Served with sauce that was delicious. As a main would highly recommend. Hake jowl ordered by my friend was a bit fishy. Monkfish was nice with good texture. They ordered crazy amounts of tapas to start the meal. Jamon iberico was high quality here. Service was a bit rushed and servers seemed a bit impatient but maybe that's just my impression and could be something lost in translation. Definitely friendly overall and thoughtful when I wanted to take pictures. Dessert was to die for. Torrejas was not on the menu but I would come back here just for this. Was a type of bread pudding. The arroz con leche is like a rice pudding and had a brûlée topping. The crepe was good too but the other two are highly recommended.

    Near Madrid on the road to El Pardo, it is a charming place with a beautiful patio and ample…read moreparking. The food but particularly the fish is excellent. My companion and I shared a perfectly cooked lenguado, that one should not miss. Unfortunately our dining experience was marred by poor, haphazard service. Our table of 12 had to wait an unusual amount of time after being seated before being able to order. There were short delays before all entrees were served and there seemed to be a lack of supervisory personnel in the large dining patio. In terms of food we were a bit disappointed with the small size of some entrees and the unimaginative choice of guarniciones for the main dish. In places like these one expects to pay top euros, Yet it seemed too steep what they charged for bread, Jars of water and guarniciones In sum, an uneven dining experience that prevents us from giving a top rating to this popular place

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    Filandón - Crepe dessert

    Crepe dessert

    Filandón - Hake Jowl.

    Hake Jowl.

    Filandón - Artichoke hearts and croqueta filled with lobster.

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    Artichoke hearts and croqueta filled with lobster.

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