This is the best Portuguese English restaurant I've ever been (I've been there more than ten…read moretimes). The 'bacalao dorada' and the 'ensalada de bacalao' are a must. The house 'vinho verde' (green vine) is great, the choice of desserts is wonderful and the coffee is exceptional.

From the owner: En Tras-os-Montes ofrecemos más de 25 recetas de bacalao con recetas desde las más clásicas de la…read morecocina portuguesa hasta innovadores recetas de elaboración propia. Además de bacalao, tenemos una amplia variedad de entrantes, guisos tradicionales de Portugal y las mejores carnes de ternera de Aliste (Zamora). Para terminar la comida disponemos de una carta de postres, con recetas españolas y portuguesas y todos ellos de elaboración casera. Y para regar dicha comida está nuestra extensa carta de vinos, con más de 200 referencias de los mejores vinos.

This meal was fantastic! One of my favorite places I ate at in spain while I was there for a week…read more I got the oxtail and sweet potatoes. I was a little weary at first because when the meal came, I saw a crepe like item next to some sweet potatoes. Rest assured this is jam packed with oxtail meat! The port sauce that came on the side was an amazing compliment to the oxtail as were the sweet potatoes. Everything was seasoned perfectly and the meal was well worth the price. I also got to try some appetizers while I was there (I don't remember 100% what they were but I think one of them was a squid dish.) and they were all amazing. I also had a dessert (again, I cant seem to remember what it was but it was also incredible.) I cant wait to go back to Madrid just to go to this restaurant again.

wowowoowow so good!!! I ordered the "Vieiras à Brás" which…read moreis a scallop dish mixed with truffles and some sort of crispy noodles that resembled hickory sticks... absolutely delicious. My friends ordered the ravioli and the ribs... these were also amazing. It was on the pricier end, but not too crazy. Definitely worth it and one of the better restaurants I visited while in Spain.

I love this restaurant so much. It provides unique and…read morespecial spainish fusion food with cheese. The mushroom and chicken are my two favourite dishes.

Yes!! Great place! Delicious Portuguese food. Friendly attentive service. Good drinks- I had…read morethe sangria. Be sure to try the pastel de Lisbon for dessert.

I've been visiting Malaespina for over a decade -- from my time living in Madrid to every trip back…read more-- and one thing has never changed: it's easily one of the best spots in Madrid for a no-frills, delicious tapas meal and amazing sangria. The quality of the food has remained consistent for the 10 years I've been visiting! Tucked away just off Sol, Malaespina is the epitome of a classic Madrid taverna. The inviting, unpretentious atmosphere, the cozy charm, the prices, the energy -- it's hard to capture it all in words. There's a certain magic at Malaespina. The tavern has been around for hundreds of years, and I often wonder what it was like a century ago. I'm always amazed that such a gem exists in the heart of Madrid, a city center filled with tourist traps. Malaespina draws both locals and tourists -- and for good reason. The food quality to price ratio is unbeatable. On our most recent visit, we had huevos estrellados, tortilla tapas, sangria, and espressos, and spent about $20 for the two of us. You really can't beat that! Here's hoping they stick around for many more years to come.

Came here for lunch and had a decent experience. Staff were super friendly and restaurant was nice…read more We sat outside and ate our meal and it was quite pleasant. When we first sat down they gave us a welcome bruschetta and bread for free which were pretty decent portions. We then ordered our food and it was pretty good as well. We ordered their half chicken (pollo asado con patatas), sirloin steak, and Malaspina tosta. The portions were huge and we definitely over ordered. We thought they were more the size of tapas but each dish was a huge portion itself which definitely isn't a bad thing. The food tasted pretty good but I think it just lacked flavor occasionally. All the meat was cooked well and was very juicy, just could use a little more flavor. Otherwise everything was good. Solid 4 stars

Another locals spot. Complimentary Olives served with drinks. The menu is cutely hand written and…read morethere are black and white photos covering the walls. Really, the interior is charming and cozy without trying too hard. Recommend: (First off: tapas = smaller plates, raciones = larger portion. I always think it's better to order a bunch of tapas, but I guess it goes without me really having to say) Torta de la Serena: a Torta comes from a round that has a yummy, gooey interior that has a slight funk. Here it is served on bread with a jam. We ordered two rounds of these. If I could go back, I'd order a racion. Jamon iberico: duh. Chorizo iberico de bellota: slight spice, saffron. Also delicious. I'm half Portuguese and used to a slightly different style chorizo that's a little more fatty. But after this trip, who needs more calories??? Service here is better than the Madrid standard. You kind of just have to yell over to the bar area what you want and they pass it to you over the counter. The owner asked us what type of wine we like (fuerte or suave?) and just started pouring from a bottle that he thought we'd like. One of the highlights of my Madrid food and bar crawl.

actually this is a very nice tapas bar with a nice, arabian style interior. please do not expect…read morethe waiter to speak english but they have an english car for you. food is delicious, but you will only find cold tapas there and the vino tinto is also very good (but a litle bit cold for me) the waiter is very friendly. enjoy your stay.

Fantastic place. Great food and even better service...lovely place. Order the Bacalhau riceread more

We can't say enough about how much we enjoyed dining here. The room is painted in soft tones of…read moreyellow and gold with matching tablecloths and cloth napkins. The service was as gracious and filled with old world charm as the room. The house provided an hors d'oeuvre of chick peas with a lightly marinated cod. It was amazing. We shared a simple dinner of house salad and seafood rice. The food was outstanding. The simple salad included asparagus, roasted peppers, tomatoes, several kinds of lettuces, black olives and herbs, and everything was very very fresh and so tasty. But the highlight of the meal was the seafood rice. It is a short grain rice piled with shrimp, gambas, clams and in this case a light fish called tamboril. There is a tasty broth that covers all of it. The dish is at once light, delicious, filling, and satisfying. The broth is amazing. We loved it. We finished our meal with a delightful homemade chocolate mousse. Last but not least, the owner-server was attentive, thoughtful and did everything possible to ensure that we had a great meal. In this he succeeded admirably.

The size of everything you order at this restaurant is epic in size!…read more If you're looking for a tasty place to eat near the theaters in the area this is the perfect place to stop! The croquetas were spectacular!

We were walking by and noticed this place was playing the USA - Belgium match on the flatscreen,…read moreand so the three of us ducked inside. We were charmed immediately by the taxidermy: the mounted heads of stoic bucks, a ram-ewe couple, and as coat hangers the upturned hooves of unlucky deer. "Charmed" because it had been some time since any of us had stumbled upon a true "greasy spoon". While American goalkeeper Tim Howard was setting a record for most goals stopped in recorded World Cup history (16, to Belgium's shame), I sipped Martini vermouth and picked at an oily chorizo empanada, and later a pincho of tortilla. Plates of these tapas, the kind that has sat out all day, accompany basic drink orders. The waiter balked when we ordered waters to accompany our drinks, as water is for fish, and the waitress gave us a lot of stink-eye because she was Portuguese, and the Americans had knocked her boys out of the World Cup. I loved them both immediately. The bar was occupied by four police taking a break from their shift. Of course they were drinking vermouth and cocktails, and watching the match. Of course they drove away at half time. Outside the door a "smoker's stool" is placed, for the bartender or whoever needs it. The door is flanked on the one side by a cigarette machine and the other, a pair of chintzy slots: "Java Treasure" and "Gnomes". The walls are pastel-pink. The floor remained littered with discarded tapa shreds, napkins and receipts until closing-time. I noticed that my friend had spilled her drink a bit and the liquid was traveling slowly across the tabletop and I thought to myself, "this is the kind of place where it is okay to just let it happen", and none of us, if the others even noticed, made any attempt to wipe it clean. All of these qualities are worth a lot in the arena of greasy spoons. These sorts of places are disappearing in the USA at least, relics of the 1970's, and it was refreshing to have discovered one. I imagine their breakfast cures hangovers and the clientele is largely regular. Don't let that stop you. If you are in the mood for lowbrow, working-class greasy spoon goodness, stop in here. At least for the taxidermy and complimentary shot after your meal.