If I died and was in food heaven and Anthony Bourdain was my host, this is where he would take me…read more The food here is amazing, fresh and the menu was absolutely developed with culinary care.

This is one of my favorite haunts from the days when I lived in Madrid. It's a little neighborhood…read moreplace that has a nice selection of wine and beer, and tapas, of course. Cazorla is especially known for its battered and fried seafood; the shrimp are especially good. I also have enjoyed the tuna salad -- which is very fresh -- and the garlicky gazpacho. They don't speak English here, so be prepared to order in Spanish. Come early, because the place gets very crowded -- standing room only -- in the evenings. The crowd is very kind and convivial, and even if you don't speak English, wine is an international language, so you'll get along just fine.

This awesome little place was just down the street from where I'm staying on holiday! They have a…read moregreat selection of local food and they aren't stuffing tortilla down my throat (a delish dish but I can't have anymore egg with potato!)!! Great atmosphere, excellent service--especially as I was ordering in English! Got my food "para llevar" and enjoyed a café while I waited. Definitely recommend!

I used to live across the street from Tribuetxe and always wanted to try it; I just never found the…read moreright time to pop in! Finally, after visiting the Mercado De San Fernando on Sunday, a few friends and I decided to drop in and try it out. It's definitely a neighborhood bar in its simplicity-- nothing flashy or trendy about it, which I love. The staff was really friendly, you get a real tapa with your drink (not stale potato chips), and they looked like they had a good variety of drinks and snacks. Any bar that has Txacolina is perfect for me! They also had mini bottles of beer from Bilbao that my friends really liked-- and it was a beer we haven't seen elsewhere in Madrid.

The best food we had in Madrid hands down, and that's saying something for a city with so much…read moredeliciousness to offer. I'm almost reluctant to review this place because I want it to be my secret place, even though I'm a tourist and I don't live here, and this place was packed to the brim with locals when we got here. It was definitely intimidating at first, because you can't find a word of English when you first enter. Ask the counter if they have an English menu, of which they seem to have only a single copy. Food is fantastic. We got the patatas, prawn/mushroom/seafood brochettes, and the tuna tartare, and everything was delicious and succulent down to the last lick. The chef has the sauces and flavors down. Masterful, yet approachable. Potatoes were soft and flavorful, and warmed us up on this cold day. The tuna tartare were honestly unlike any other tuna tartare we've had. Portions are generous, and any carbs that come with the orders go perfectly with each corresponding creation. There was only one waitress/bartender on duty, and one chef- and both of them were so nice too! So glad we decided to give this place a try on our last night in Madrid.

Awful experience, but worst than the food was the nasty staff…read more All the bartenders and waiters were talking trash and making fun about non-english speakers at the restaurants in their faces. They were purposely bringing expensive items to their tables that they didn't order and forcing them to pay. They did the same to use since I was speaking english with my wife, and I confronted him (Jesus) in spanish about the practice, I paid and left. The whole staff was making sexual jokes about a group of female foreigners and joking about pissing customers drinks/food among other comments. Even when they were greeting them out at the end of their visit they were smiling and telling them "a tomar por ****" with a smile on their face... which is an insult. I have never seen anything like it during all my years of travel, the staff were a bunch of old men 50+ and the worst was a man named Jesus. Day 2 of 16 visiting Madrid, and I am glad we had this experience sooner rather than later. By the way; 46 euros for the Cider for us, and a Calamari (squid) appetizer. Outrageously over priced.