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Pelayo

4.2 (51 reviews)
ModerateSpanish, Tapas Bars
Open • 12:00 pm - 1:00 am (Next day)

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Very good pork cheek in traditional sauce
J W.

Good little tapas spot among hundreds in the area. Almost had more of a British pub feel but the menu was definitely tapas. The garlic shrimp was not very garlicky and not exciting but the pork cheek in traditional sauce served over fries was very tasty.

Lynn M.

Busy for lunch. Prompt service. Very quaint. Good prices. Very well stocked bar Nice outdoor patio.

Oxtail croquettes- so delicious
chinita g.

Food was great and fresh! Service was awesome! The place was cozy and so inviting. I loved it!

Menu July 8th 2024
Daniel M.

Ambiance, art work and drawings on the walls are really interesting. The music ambiance is cery relaxed, we got a table in the back of rhe restaurant with ample space and a bit more quite than the front of the restaurant. We walked in here because we wanted to try the stewed pig cheeks. I will tell you its an amazing dish when prepared well and the kitchen dis not disappoint. The cheeks were fatty, tender melt in tour mouth and the sauce, well just soaked all in with the fried potatoes . We we're disappointed they do not serve fresh baked bread - instead they have pre packaged bread, so i say skip it. We had ox- tail croquettes, which were also very good. The artichokes ( alcachofas) are deliciously prepared with a topping of ham and gulas. Read about the differences between Gulas abd Anguilas, veey interesting story about how its made and why. Anyways, have the artichokes, they are divine. The shrimp ajillo were good and had garlic and chillies, giving them a bit if heat that is very pleasing to the palate. The aperol spritzer was just ok. Had better at other tapas bars, had a beer which was very refreshing. Dessert was not to my like. We order the pistachio cream- too sweet for my taste. The tocino de cielo is like a gelatin lile flan Which has no milk, interesting but i didnt care for it. Server was very attentive and courteous.

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Addy C.

We walked by this place when headed to Sevilla Cathedral, and we all did a double-take like we need to come back - the food smelled good, the tapas menu displayed outside looked alluring, and there was quite a pretty bustling lunch crowd inside. Well, we did end up returning and wow, so glad we did! The highlight for me was the fried anchovies! Overall great food, friendly service, charming space, and very good prices. As an American, I still can't over the prices here - the exchange rate is so good now. We had a party of 4, and ordered 4 tapas, 1 salad, and 2 desserts ... it was perfect for lunch. BREAD & CRACKERS - 1€ Every restaurant serves this, regardless whether you request it or not. FRIED ANCHOVIES ("Boquerones tapa") - 4€ If you love anchovies - or even just "like" them - order this. I still can't stop dreaming about them ... FRIED CUTTLEFISH ("Chocos tapa") - 4€ This was also very good ... the calamari tasted fresh. Order this. GARLIC PRAWNS ("Langostinos alaji") - 12€ This arrived sizzling in butter ... good too but make sure your shrimp is drenched in the seasonings otherwise not much flavor. ROASTED OCTOPUS ("Pulpo Asado") - 16.50€ This dish also came w/ potatoes flavored w/ basil. Good dish to order b/c it's different. We all enjoyed it. MIXED GREENS - 8€ Nice plate of salad, topped w/ chopped tuna. Interestingly the EVOO and balsamic vinegar were packed in tiny disposable containers. Otherwise the salad was very good - and shareable too. "TOCINO DE CIELO" - 3€ I think this was flan (see photo) - it was absolutely amazing. Interestingly the dessert translates to "bacon of heaven", so I questioned whether it was flan? I would definitely order this again, flan or no flan! "VASTIO DE TARTA" - 4.50€ This was a pistachio layered dessert. Also very good! RIOJA - 3.20€ The wine prices in Sevilla are amazing. About the same price as water w/ gas (2€), Coke (2.60€), and mineral water (1.50€). Definitely add this to your bookmarks - this was probably my favorite among the few restaurants we tried. FYI the toilets are interesting b/c the women's toilet doesn't have a toilet seat ... just the rim.

Chevre with spicy jam
Su L.

My husband and I came here on a Sunday night for what was supposed to be a small bite after dinner. We got caught up in ordering and ordered two dishes too many. The place was bustling around 8 pm, with most tables full, but we were able to get seated immediately. After getting seated, we looked at the menus, which were available on QR code, and ordered a couple of dishes. We had actually just come from another restaurant where we'd had tapas, but we decided to be gluttons that night and come to try more tapas at a different restaurant. We ordered three tapas dishes: chevre with spicy jam, jamon croquettes, and flamenquines. The chevre with spicy jam was excellent. The mild flavor of the goats' cheese paired well with the sweet and spicy jam. The jamon croquettes were very delicious. The flamenquines is an Andalucian specialty which is like a deep fried ham and cheese roll. It was extremely heavy and also tasty, but a bit too much for us given the amount of cheese and ham we'd already been eating all throughout our stay in Seville. We both really enjoyed the food here and the atmosphere and was trendy and bustling. Service was friendly and welcoming. Would recommend for a great meal in old town Seville.

haley b.

Absolutely fantastic! We stumbled upon this place when walking around last night and got seated immediately. Very friendly staff and were very helpful giving us English menus! We ordered several tapas and plates and staff was very helpful in telling us how much we should order. We got the ratatouille, goat cheese with pepper jelly, and the whiskey pork for tapas and they were all delicious. Especially the goat cheese and pepper jelly. We also got the grilled chicken plate to share and it was the best I've ever had!!! So amazing highly recommend! Loved the atmosphere and the place overall highly recommend to everyone in Seville!

Inside
Chris B.

Modern spot for tapas with all the classic dishes you'd want. One of the tapas spots we enjoyed the most in Sevilla especially the croquetas and jamon iberico.

Garlic prawns
Kelvin C.

Only ordered the Garlic prawns and a few drinks here but I had an enjoyable experience. The garlic prawns were cooked nicely and I liked that they seasoned the garlic pieces before throwing it in the sizzling butter. 4 stars.

Boquerones fristos (fried anchovies)
Buu N.

We stumbled upon this cute restaurant on Calle Sierpes. The food was great! The fried anchovies was fresh and perfectly fried. The fried cuttlefish was juice and also perfectly fried! Our favorites were the oxtail stew and braised pork cheeks. They were tender and full of flavors! However, the oxtail stew was somewhat difficult to eat as the meat is stuck on the bones. The braised pork cheeks was flavored just like the oxtail stew but is much easier to eat. I would suggest to only order one or the other but not both as the flavors were exactly the same expect for the meat type. The lagrimitas de pollo was just average. As the restaurant was quite crowded, the service was just mediocre. However, this is still a great restaurant to try out if you're shopping on Calle Sierpes!

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A restaurant in an alley next to the cathedral. It's traditional Spanish food. It's normal.

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Pelayo- loud; good shrimp, chicken/potatoes; not-so-good oxtail, beef in whisky; great choc cake and lava with coconut i.c.

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“Had the oxtail over fries, the goat cheese with pepper jam, the croquetas de jamón and the carrillada espuma.”

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La Bartola

La Bartola

4.5(168 reviews)
0.4 km•San Bartolomé
•€€

We had a great dinner at this Spanish Asian fusion tapas spot. We ordered 8 tapas between the 4 of…read moreus to share: (1) pork jowl stew (delicious!), (2) lamb cous cous (great!), (3) truffle humus - wow!; (4) salmon tataki w/ broccoli (very good)i; (5) salmorejo tomato bread soup 9very good); (6) pork w/ broccoli, veggies; (7) veggie tempura sushi: ok; (8) zucchini sachet: ok. Overall, really great dinner!

Where do I begin? Let's talk about the ambience. To call this place rustic would probably capture…read moreit best, it's really probably more like a cafeteria or a school room at a very old school. Tables perhaps a bit close together, not terribly comfortable. Loud, busy. As far as the service, it was our impression that our waiter was the only person serving the 30 or so tables in their dining room. Suffice it to say the service was not fast and not good. Inexplicably, every time we ordered a Coke we were asked if we wanted a Coke Zero. If I wanted a Coke Zero I would have said the words Coke Zero. Even when I asked for another Coke, he again asked "Coke Zero?" It took next to forever to get the check, and forever to get a cappuccino. At one point I took it upon myself to point the waiter to a table behind us that had been desperately attempting to get his attention. This was all not good. As to the food. First, our fault for not knowing what tataki meant. We did not expect to receive salmon that was seared on the outside and raw on the inside. So that one is on us, although we also think the meal came tepid at best. The lamb on couscous was dry and tough. The pork cheek stew was actually pretty good if a bit gluey. The calamari was good. The sushi as they called it was average. What they called the tiramisu was more like a pudding with some liqueur and chocolate on the top, and a little bit of breadish stuff in the bottom. Not my idea of tiramisu, and probably not yours either. So we could not get too excited about these various dishes. But what was particularly frustrating and bizarre was that two people sitting across from us ordered food that looked absolutely delicious. So we got to sit there wondering why we didn't order what they ordered. They ordered a large beef dish with potatoes which is on the menu, and we think they ordered a large octopus meal although we are not sure. Everything they had looked better than anything we had. So it may be that we somehow just picked the wrong items. So it was a strangely frustrating meal. This place has good reviews and we expected good tasting food. Unfortunately it did not work out that way, and the ambience and service were negative contributing factors. I can't entirely write this place off, only because the food other diners received actually looked very good. But I don't think I would go there again.

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La Bartola - Salle de restaurant

Salle de restaurant

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Caramelized apple (4€),

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El Pasaje Tapas - Torta Inés Rosales de naranja con salmón marinado y crema de aguacate

El Pasaje Tapas

4.3(95 reviews)
0.2 km•Santa Cruz
•€€

This was one of the most memorable meals we had in Sevilla. I recommend making a reservation,…read morethough it may be possible to find a table by walking in. The layout can be a bit confusing, as the restaurant seems to have three dining rooms with separate entrances but only one kitchen. Where we sat was charming, with stone walls and wood-beamed ceilings. We started with the foie appetizer, which was a delightful surprise for my palate. It was a unique combination of foie, cream cheese, and what I believe was pear. It was unusual, but I ended up really enjoying it. The zucchini noodles with pesto and burrata were also very enjoyable. However, the star of our dinner was the 40 day dry aged ribeye, cooked perfectly medium-rare, tender, and absolutely delicious. If we had discovered it sooner, I would have happily eaten here a second time.

This was an excellent meal!…read more My family tried the croquettes, a pumpkin starter, the 100-day aged iberico steak, the cod, the mushroom risotto, and 2 dessert. The star was obviously the 100-day aged steak. It was done to perfection. Absolutely delicious with a little bit of funk. And my grandpa was a cattle rancher so I've had quite a bit of steak in my life. 9.5/10 The pumpkin dish was also exceptional. 9/10 The risotto was the perfect compliment. Wow. Great texture and flavor. 9/10 The croquettes were good, I didn't like the mayo on top. 8/10 The dessert that was essentially a bread pudding was absolutely delicious.i barely tried the orange dessert but it tasted like a Pillsbury orange cinnamon roll. Dessert and service were 10/10

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El Pasaje Tapas - View of the dining room

View of the dining room

El Pasaje Tapas - Delicias de foie

Delicias de foie

El Pasaje Tapas

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Bodeguita Romero - Spanish Omelette was reheated from breakfast and bland.

Bodeguita Romero

4.3(88 reviews)
0.3 km•El Arenal
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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.

This was one of our biggest disappointments in Spain. Maybe we came on an off night. We asked our…read morehotel for a recommendation for a really good restaurant where locals more than tourists go. This is the spot they told us to visit and after doing some quick research, it seems to appear in several lists for the best tapas/casual restaurants in the area. They told the hotel that they could not offer a reservation but that we should show up a few minutes before they opened and we should have no problem getting a table. We got a little lost on the way and got there right as they opened ... upon checking in, the hostess said about a 45 minute wait. She said that she could likely get us a spot at the bar earlier, which honestly would have been our preference, but we had a toddler in tow and it wouldn't have worked. After about an hour, we were shown to our table. You can order drinks from the bar while you wait, so I was pretty happy by the time dinner came. The drinks are not cheap here, either. The menu looked fantastic ... Although mostly in Spanish, so I had to keep asking my phone what each item was. Overall, everything was okay ... to less than okay. They are 'fakous' for their beef sandwich (pringa, or something of that nature) We each ordered one and they were kind of dry and tasteless. The bread was so dry and dense ... and the beef filling tasted reheated. The fried anchovies were good ... we had better other places. These were a little soggy and more of a filet than the whole fish. The braised pork was the best dish we had ... in a creamy sauce. I am not sure why the meal didn't hit, but we considered it to be average. We did see many locals there, so I am sure it's fairly authentic but it wasn't quite tapas and it wasn't quite dinner. The waitress was a little frosty and told us to speak English because she was busy and our Spanish wasn't great. Fair enough, though we did hope to practice more while in Spain. Overall, you probably won't hate your experience here ... but it performed far below the glowing reviews from our hotel and websites. We liked the food overall much more in Barcelona vs. Seville ... but consider the atmosphere and scenery better in Seville. Maybe we came on an off night, or had too high of expectation.

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Bodeguita Romero - Seat at the bar facing sherry casks and their Iberico Jamon.

Seat at the bar facing sherry casks and their Iberico Jamon.

Bodeguita Romero - Supposedly Pork Cheek

Supposedly Pork Cheek

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