Went to this place at night, heard lots of good things about this restaurants but was trying to…read morewait for a time they were not so busy. I chose a seat at the bar table the server was very friendly. He gave me lots of recommendations and explained to me which one would have more flavors and which ones he liked, I went with grilled prawns + grilled calamari. Then he gave me a huge basket of bread, a side of salad and those two grilled perfections. I love the char that grill haves to seafood, butter and herbs would bring the flavors to another level, last but not least, the lemon will break down all the grease and make you remember this forever. It was truly a pleasure to taste this during my stay in this town. I noticed the bartender was doing some origami since he wasnt busy, then when I was about to leave, my server told me "free shot on the house" and gave me this shot served on this beautiful flower napkin that the bartender folded!! This is legit the cutest thing ever and I really fell in love with the friendly atmosphere in this restaurant. One day if I'm back to this city, I will 10000% come back here and try more dishes. Thank u Cortijo!

Cortijo is becoming a staple for my stay in Germany. They are one of the few easy places to work…read morewith to get a meal around Stuttgart. I've been here twice now, had the pork medallions and the rabbit leg. Both were excellent. I think when I go again I will have the lamb. Wish I could relax inside, it looks like it had very nice atmosphere and the staff was very nice for the brief time we spoke. The first time the manager came outside and spoke with my colleague and I while we waited for our food to be prepared. He spoke of his love for basketball. It was very thrilling to see someone passionate about an American sport. He was a pleasure to speak with. Tonight my coworker spoke with the hostess while I retrieved the vehicle. He said that she was very nice to speak with as well. Hopefully the manager we spoke with will remember someday when we spoke and have a shot with us like he spoke of that evening! That is when it isn't a 10K Euro fine for doing so.

neither Spanish nor tasty, just loud and crowded…read more After being turned away from other restaurants because they were full on the Saturday night or because they didn't look so nice inside, hunger alerted us to what should've been a Spanish restaurant with Spanish on the door and on the menu, but no one could speak it inside. Although we did our best to find out why the restaurant was Spanish in writing only, the noise level was very high. We asked the server to send us the owner, who then explained the complicated history of the restaurant with old and new cooks and changes in management and encouraged us to try the patatas bravas and the boquerones, neither of which was very good: the potatoes were greasy and the anchovies tasted fresh from the jar. Since this restaurant also didn't accept credit cards, we decided to keep looking and not to believe what you can read on the doors of Spanish restaurants in Stuttgart.

Pretty tasty tapas. Not a lot of variety but we especially enjoyed the gambas and the goat cheese…read more I asked for a vegetable to use with the cheese spread and they sent someone to the store for a cucumber. Very accommodating! Friendly service. Our server spoke English and offered one menu in English. The sangria tasted good but garnished with canned fruit. We will go back.

This place is awesome! Stop wasting time reading this and just go there now…read more But if you're still reading... The atmosphere is small and cozy and fills up fast. i was there on a Wednesday and the only seating available was at the bar (which is comfy and has great service). When you walk in there is a fresh fish case by the door and I will have to try some next time--even though I am not the biggest fish person, I have confidence that I would enjoy what they do with it. I had the house red to drink which was good as a plain ol' house wine. I also had the papas bravas which were perfectly fried and came with a generous dollop of pleasantly sharp garlic aioli. I also ordered the mixed green salad which was very fresh and came with marinated artichoke, olives, tomato, cucumber and green pepper. The dressing was an awesome, zesty vinaigrette (and there wasn't too much of it as many German restaurants tend to drown their salad.) For my main, I ordered the pollo al ajillo. In a word: crave-able. It was about a 1/4 chicken that was cut into smaller pieces and fried. The garlic sauce was pungent in the best way and wine-like. Yet, I actually didn't leave with garlic breath. A word about the service: some of the best I've experienced yet. There were 2 very nice ladies at the bar that were patient with my bad German, efficient and paid attention to details. One waitress even noticed that my husband had ordered a pork dish that came with potatoes and asked if he would like to have a salad instead (he didn't, he loves potatoes :) ) This is a great place for a relaxed night of great food, and, considering that it is within walking distance from my house, I will become a regular here.

The waitress was somehow rude, but the champion was the owner. This guy really, I mean really has…read moreanger issues. The food was OK, I mean I've had much better, but it seems that this place is loved by the complete Spanish community (me being an exception) in Stuttgart and it is always full to the top. The experience was pretty poor as the waitress was quite rude, and we did have a couple of reasons to complain: A Radler that was 98% beer and 2% sprite Not having 3 of the dishes in the menu, and not saying that in beforehand Bringing one of the dishes too late (I mean, we were all finished when it arrived) Very rude waitress (complained about every comment that we did) And my girlfriend did not like her fish so she just ate a bit of it leaving the rest. The waitress asked why? She said that it was dry and too oily. A minute later, you see the owner shouting to us, crushing the fish with his hand and asking: Does this look dry to you?!!!! And left. Thank to Er Vaquita I had the worst visit to a restaurant I have ever had, and I guess I will ever have. Reading all the reviews above, the people love the food, but that behavior is shameful. And he might not know it, but he in his restaurant, represent our country: Spain, and I am ashamed of that co-national. As decent people, we paid. Ironically, we paid to get insulted. By the way, why can't I give 0 stars?

Great Spanish cuisine in Stuttgart-Ost that we and our guests enjoyed. For some reason we were in…read morethe mood for lamb and that offered a great dish. Great staff and nice inside too!

The food is great, the service is excellent and very close to trains if you as a tourist don't have…read morea car. Everything we ordered was delicious, good portions and not expensive.

The family went here for lunch today after a whole day of shopping at breuninger. You can choose 5…read moretapas for 12.50 EU. Their place is quaint and small and run alone by this friendly Spanish lady. The lovey and I shared 10 tapas. We ordered grilled squid, Spanish omelet, bacon wrapped dates, octopus in olive oil, Spanish meatballs, chicken wings, mussels, crab croquette and prosciutto. They were tasty and had lots of flavors. The service was fast and efficient. They also give a good amount of food. Remember tapas are small and meant to share. This can be found inside the market place outside breuninger. Good place for cheap lunch. Trust!!.

Super underwhelming food experience. My friend and I each got three tapas a piece (11€). Every…read moresingle one of the six tapas we got was a bit cold and not very tasty. The crab dish I got was gelatinous crab flavored ball wrapped around a crab thigh with breading and fried, the "fried" artichokes were basically cold artichokes straight out of a can, and my friend's spicy mussels were over cooked and rubbery. The chicken wings and albóndigas were the only redeeming food we ordered. No complaints about the rosé or rioja (5.20€/glass) we ordered, or the sweet older sever who was working on his own.