I want to emphasize that this still is one of the best, most innovative meals I've had in Madrid, but I'll be a bit harsher on restaurants aiming to do fine dining such as this one. Had a reservation made weeks beforehand. I already loved the upbeat funky house music that was playing, as well as the interesting decor of colored styrofoam containers assembled togethers as blocks on the ceiling and the meathooks hanging by the bar table for people to hang up their purses and belongings. One thing I wasn't a fan of was our table, however. It was right next to the cashier, and there to get there we had to duck under another table. There was no meat hook for us so the waitress took our things to the back. Service was very good though, everyone was knowledgable and great at English.
We had the tasting menu with a glass of wine which came out to about 80 euros per person, not bad at all. The dishes are very creative and pretty, with lots of different tastes and textures and colors. The food also involved a lot of preparation from both the chef, as well as the server.
One of my favorite dishes was the Rolex, which was runny egg yolk on top of a thin slice of ham, with foie gras. Classic.
Another favorite was the crispy artichoke with caviar. The bottom is crispy, and the top is soft, and that is a good contrast. Also mix of sweet and savoryr, that goes beyond an amazing creamy guacamole.
Finally the chuleton cenital (rolled aged beef with salt pepper and a sweet tomato flavor that is literally the best tomato flavor I've ever had).
Also enjoyable and good but not great, were the monkfish, cod brulee, and cheese flan dessert with pine nuts and fruits.
Ones that were just ok, include the Japanese tomato with tuna (tuna with rice is a better combo if we're doing a Japanese twist), veal loin (great sauce but the veal was too too tough and chewy), and the lemon ice cream with the fermented lemon and thyme (the lemon skin that the ice cream sat on was way too sour; the first bite is a a perfect mix of sweet and sour, but then the ice cream melts and you still have to chew the skin) read more