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.

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.

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.

Delicious grilled meat We stopped at this restaurant…read moreopposite the Temple of Diana for dinner because it was the only restaurant with an open kitchen at 7:30 pm. The food was pretty good - we loved our goat's cheese salad and the abanico de Iberico (rib) which was delicious, moist and cooked to perfection. The prices are reasonable but you need to order sides as the sides that come with the meat are limited.

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 ate here yesterday. It's was so good we came back. The grilled pork I had is so so wonderful…read more Others had the entrecôte rare, they loved it. And finally giant shrimp grilled (gambas). And two bottles of very good red wine for less than 15 euros each. Can't wait for the dessert and then the after dinner special dessert aperitif bellota. If you ever come to Merida, Spain for the fabulous roman ruins, come here for the fabulous carnes a la brasa. And the waitress was so friendly and helpful.