Great food, great service, and everything was so cheap! All of their bocadillos are very tasty and…read morewe especially enjoyed the calamari one. I highly recommend going when it's not as packed as they seemed to get busy easily. The bartender when we went didn't seem to speak English so if you don't know Spanish it could be a little tricky but you can always just point to what you want.

Because I was staying in the hotel across the street, Black & Gold was the easiest venue for me to…read morecheck out. I went once in the early evening, sat at the bar, and got a perfectly poured Guinness and some very good tapas. I went back the next day with my work colleagues for lunch, and we ordered from the daily menu. This might have been some of the best bar food I've had in Madrid. It was so good that my colleagues joined me back here the next evening after work, where we had several pints and chatted up the bartender and waitstaff, all of whom were exceptionally friendly. I'm not sure why other reviewers are saying they didn't get good service here. Every visit I had over 3 days was excellent.