Delicious tapas in crowded bar/restaurant. If you prefer to have a nice dinner and conversation,…read morecome a little earlier than the locals. This place gets crowded fast and gets very loud. It's a great atmosphere but you can forget about being able to hear the person across the table from you :)

Wait staff was extremely attentive. Dinner for two with bottle of wine, large salad, barbecue…read morechicken and digestive for under 50 euro. We visited prior for a cocktail and they told us to come back at 8:30. Spent three glorious hours there!

Amazing food! Meat is amazing here. Very hard to find good meat in Spain. Rest of menu is…read moreexcellent as well. Definately try this place

La Tahona was located just a few blocks from the Merida Parador where we were staying and our visit…read moreto this restaurant was well worth it! We were treated to excellent service with the staff making excellent recommendations. They had a good wine list including many local wines and the food was well-portioned and very tasty (we recommend the octopus and the lamb). The prices were reasonable and the atmosphere certainly took into account of the Roman history as they had ruins built into their walls. We really enjoyed our visit and would recommend La Tahona to anyone visiting Merida.This restaurant was also rated as the #1 restaurant to eat in Merida on Trip Advisor.

Chose this place on a whim out of a bunch of other restaurants on the same block. Located just a…read morefew minutes from Anfiteatro Romano de Merida & Teatro Romano de Merida. Service was slow. You can ask for the english menu. They had a cheap day menu that comes with a starter, entree, drink, bread, and dessert for just 12 euros. The bread was plain with no dip or anything to spread on it. Starter: Migas del Pastor con Huevo Frito (Shepherd's breadcrumbs with fried eggs). It was my first time eating something like that and it was a bit weird to me but also addicting. I wish the presentation looked less like scraps though. Entree: Bocaditos de Choco Fritos con Ensalada (cuttlefish nuggets with salad). That was pretty good! My chocolate mousse dessert was also not bad. However, don't get the ice cream because it's just the prepackaged kind with chocolate and vanilla flavor. Starter: Salmorejo con virutas de Jamon y huevo duro (Salmorejo with ham and hard boiled eggs), which tasted like a more intense version of the gazpacho. Extremely tomato-y and sour. Entree: Iberian barbecued meat with homemade fries (churrascao iberico con patatas Fritas caseras). The homemade fries were delish! It was a nice texture and nicely seasoned. The barbecued meat was a disappointment though.

After a long drive from Madrid this was such a great stop. The ensalata mixta was awesome. And we…read morehad a calamari type dish that was also wonderful. Portions are huge so don't over order. We fed three hungry people with just two dishes.

Stunning. Beautiful. Even my fussy kiddo ate tapas that we didn't order for him. Little fried…read morechicken meatballs, perfect croquetas and more. Beautiful white in white bar and restaurant. Loved.

This boisterous little business is quite popular with the local crowd. On the morning we were there…read morethey were doing a brisk business serving fast moving crowds stopping by on their way to work for a coffee and a nosh. Everyone from shop keepers to the local constabulary were fueling up on delicious tostas and bollerias. Their menu hit all the basics in Spanish cuisine...but in Spain...the basics are all you need. Merida is worth spending a bit of time exploring....Bar Buhardilla is worth its share of your time too.

Didn't have much expectations from this tiny place inside the hotel. But boy, I was so impressed by…read morethe food and the service. There were only a few customers inside when my party arrived and one girl working. She didn't know much English but we were able to communicate effectively through Google Translate. She was super friendly, in fact, she was probably the most genuine and enthusiastic person I've met during my time in Spain. More customers poured in so her work load increased in a short time but she handled everything amazingly and made sure she was available for everyone, including us. The menu doesn't seem like an extensive one at a glance but there's salads, appetizers, soups (gazpacho), sandwiches, burgers, fish, chicken and steak. There's only one fish dish though. Club sandwich (6,50) - it looked like your basic club sandwich but it really wasn't. It was surprisingly very good. Came with fries. Velada sandwich (6,50) - had bacon in it and came with a fried egg and fries. The chef cut a little hole in the bread to show the egg yolk lol. Hamburger (10,00) - this also came with a fried egg and fries.

We stopped for lunch on our drive between Madrid and Sevilla, I would typically steer clear of…read morehotel restaurants... especially because it appeared a bus load of tourists was dropped off to gorge themselves, but was pleasantly surprised at how nice the building was, great service, a delicious meal, and really inexpensive!

Non attentive staff. Not very imaginative menu. Seemed disorganized and somewhat rushed. Busy…read moreparador, so they may have just been understaffed. But there is never a need to have to wait twenty five minutes after being seated, and then finally wave someone over, to be able to order some mineral water. Probably much better options with in-town restaurants.