Turnover is fairly quick, but they were very busy on a Thursday at 3:30pm - the staff were working…read morenon stop and moving really quickly. This place is relayed to but distinct from the Bodeguita Antonio Romero, which is newer; this restaurant has been family run since 1939.
The menu is only in Spanish, but some staff speak English.
They have many wine options by the glass and the classic red vermouth, but we opted for house rioja, which was great.
Onto food: they have various size options for most dishes, which is nice if you want to try more variety.
Atún rojo envuelto en iberico: red tuna wrapped in iberico and the most amazing tomato sauce
Bonito en escabeche con pimentos asados: canned bonito but with a nice acid from the escabeche
Pringa: their classic sandwich
Carilla: pork cheek served on fries, so tender and rich, not overly fatty
Espinaca con garbanzo: spinach and garbanzo stew
Alcachofa confitada con taquitos de jamon: confit artichoke stew with their ham version of fried, diced pancetta
Everything comes out pretty quickly, but every dish has such great home cooked depth of flavor. This is exactly what we were looking for when we wanted a more low key, authentic place.
Note: credit cards accepted.