I might be a bit biased because I love cheese…read more This place is quite spendy, but you will find a vast variety of cheeses from all over. The servers were knowledgeable enough to make recommendations on wines to pair with each cheese, which cheeses to select based on the flavor palate I was looking for. The portions on the cheese plate are TINY, however, so don't go in and be hungry unless you're ready to break the bank. Decor and atmosphere get an A+; I could be on a date, or grabbing lunch with an acquaintance (which I was), or holding a business meeting. It's not a casual bar - slightly more upscale, though I was ok in jeans. My experience with service was that it was slow and inattentive, even by Spanish standards, but that could also be due to the fact that my dinner buddy did not speak a single word of Spanish so he insisted on the English-speaking server. It's worth a trip for the experience, though there are several other restaurants in the area that might be better suited to the casual traveler.

Fantastic place. Very friendly, high-end style service, comfortable setting and seating. Food…read morecentered around cheeses, as you might imagine, and everything was delicious. (Nota bene: assume for all below descriptions that the food also had a very tasty cheese based sauce over, under or beside the dish. Further assume that this cheese was delicious) We had the bacalao (cod), the roasted vegetables, and the macaroni and cheese for the little guy. They also had some very tasty chips/cheese plate and some bread that preceded the food. All very tasty. My wife had a nice house Rosé, and I had what passes for a micro-brew in Spain, a beer from Toledo that was surprisingly flavorful. A must see is the living wall near the back wine bar. The bar itself is very cool and backed by a huge case of cheese, but the fully planted living wall stole the show. Highly recommended.

Highly recommend for tapas and drinks!!…read more We found La Gastro on yelp since we were at a cafe close by and wanted to stop for dinner. They open at 9pm and were full for reservations but had a bar table open for the 3 of us. We got a bottle of wine and tapas that were delicious. The liquid cheese croquette was appealing and unique so we tried it. Loved it but it's very rich in flavor. The burrata was a prefect appetizer along with the flatbread we ordered. We also got the mushroom croquette which was the best we had in Madrid! The waiter was actually the bartender and he was awesome. Very friendly and gave us recs on what to order. Overall, well deserved 5 star and would recommend trying this place out! Might want to make reservations if going for dinner since it's so popular and in demand.

Fusion of Spanish, Asian, Middle Eastern and Latin American influences - this is a gastronomical…read moreexperience that blew our minds away. We tried the croqueta - mushroom and Cheese. The Gambas are heavenly - masterly prepared by the chef in front of you. This is exactly why we are in Spain - to experience new things that rock our world

Great food, staff is friendly and accommodating. We stayed in an Apartment next door and came in a…read morecouple times after being to exhausted to venture out. Thank you.

This review is overdue. We went to Vi Cool several weeks ago. Small restaurant with unique and…read moreelevated tapas menu. Great service too. The food is excellent but I apologize as I can't remember what we had. They also have a great wine and cocktail selection. Highly recommend this place!

Great service, but the food was only ok. Had a breakfast sandwich- egg, ham, and cheese.read more

The menu has a wide variety of tapas and entrees. We ordered salmon toast, veal meatballs with goat…read morefondue, turkey cordon blue (snack), jamon y queso pizza, wagyu beef hamburger, and pig cheeks marinated in red wine. The salmon toast was like any other salmon toast. Hadto add olive oil to change up the taste and made it better. The veal meatballs were awesome. It came medium well on top of potatoe straw fries. The fondue goat cheese tasted fresh and paired well with the veal meatballs. The turkey cordon blue (tapa snack) tasted really good. Should've ordered a bigger portion, but wasnt feeling like eating a lot if they were dry. Its not called turkey cordon blue, but it taste and looks like it should be. It has cheese on the inaide and on top aswell has ham in the inside. Jamon y queso pizza, tasted ok. The hamon and cheese slides right off, due to the really thin crust. The wagyu burger came medium rare, this tasted great. The sauce on the top could've been changed, but the burger itself was cooked perfectly and the meat was tender. Last was the pig cheeks in red wine sauce. Came with the straw fries and fried fruit chips. Thw red wine sauce was not overpowering which tasted great and the pig cheeks had enough proportion of fat and meat. The fruit chips paired well witb the red wine bitter taste with the crisp sweatness of the chips.

Hands down the best I had in Madrid. There are many (i mean LOTS) of places to get churros but…read morethis was the best I had.

We went here just to get some late night snacks, and this place didn't disappoint. Their churros…read morewas different from what I've gotten used to eating in the US. It's not covered with sugar. It came with hot chocolate. It was delicious! The hot chocolate wasn't very sweet. The service was a little slow. The wait is a bit long. The restaurant was always packed. The staff were busy running around. I don't mind coming back if I'm in town.

The food was delicious and the service was great. I believe our server was Justin and he did a…read moreremarkable job serving 3 Americans that spoke no spanish.

We decided to try this place spontaneously since they stayed open late and I was in the mood for…read morepizza. Service was okay, could be improved. Food was average but above par. Pizza was thin and I liked the toppings. Sangria was good. I'm not much of a wine drinker but I just wanted to try it out in Spain. Truffle burrata was decent. Generous portion. Prices were fair. Truffle burrata 4/5 Prosciutto e funghi pizza 5/5

Closed earlier than advertised. Not much more to say. Keep regular hours if you care about your…read moreratings.

La Joya Oriental lives up to its name! It is literally an oriental jewel in the heart of Goya, a…read morefancy district of Madrid. If I were you, I will try to visit with a group of friends, preferably of an even number. Why is that? because of the concept of the place. The idea is to share a meal in a group setting. You have a couple of boiling bowls heated by electric burners that are split into an spicy and regular broth. The broth is very simple and they serve all the ingredients on the side for you to cook in the boiling bowl as you please. Do keep in mind that some things take between 3-5 minutes to cook and be ready, so make sure to ask and place these on the boiling broth before the others. the beef just takes some seconds and the noodles take little time as well. The shrimp and brine and meatballs as well as the dumplings are some of the things that you might want to wait a while. I added some pictures of the stew and the boiling broth so you get an idea. They have a peanut sauce, if you're not allergic, it's the best thing that you can have in this place. I almost licked the bowl where the peanut sauce came from and asked for seconds. They also have a tea that's very popular in the Mongolia/China area of the world, that's really good. It's their version of southern sweet tea but not quite as sweet, though it's very tasty. Im adding a picture of the tea for your reference. We were a group of 6 people and the bill was around 90Euros which comes up to about 16 per person, not an expensive meal in madrid specially with drinks and an experience that you don't get in many places. If you are still not quite sure, the idea is very much like a Korean Barbeque but in a soup.