Man, I am just confused by the way Spaniards have been rating restaurants lately. Personally, I…read morelove El Rey de Las Tortillas. I have been here twice now and have walked away very satisfied and not that much poorer. You get a pretty good tortilla(a whole one) with an extra ingredient like onion, chorizo, or alioli for 5 euro! Split one of those with a friend and get a jarra(which are cheap too) and you can have a fine meal with a beer for under 5 euro. Sounds like the perfect place to go en La Crisis. I'll admit the ambiance leaves a bit to be desired and last time we had an angry troll serve us, but normally the staff is very nice and I will continue to go back here when I need to save some cash.

Favorite destination in Madrid!! I can't wait to return!! Authentic atmosphere and most lovely and…read morewelcoming owners! You won't find a more delicious tortilla. (Try the tortilla con chorizo!!) And make sure to try the homemade salsa piconera sauce on patatas bravas-- seriously a secret gem of Spain!

Food and trash all over bar food looked ok but the food on floor created uneasiness and concern…read moreabout possibly getting sick

Decent food, service was pretty comical. Not quite bad, but silly…read more One of the waitresses kept putting into the computer food for our table, even though we didn't order it. We think she was confused about table numbers or something. So every 5 minutes the waiters would come by, all smiles, with the next dish (or 3,) and we'd have to break the news to them that it wasn't ours. This wouldn't have been so stressful, except that my Spanish is only OK, and the waitstaff doesn't speak much English (that's totally cool, it's Spain, after all) This happened at least 5 times. None of the food was particularly memorable. The Mussels in escabeche were OK, but not spicy. Beyond that, we got the pinchos sampler. It was mostly good, but nothing jumped out and said "Take pictures! Share me with the world!" Overall, a respectable, but not fantastic, 3 stars.