Delicious food and excellent service. The best sole I've had. The preparation and presentation of…read moreeach dish was perfect. The restaurant itself is well designed. Classy and romantic atmosphere with beautiful floral design consistent with the entire One Aldwych building.

I would highly recommend this restaurant for several reasons…read more 1. Location cannot be beat if you're in central London! It's a beautiful restaurant that's ideally situated next to the theatre district. 2. Menu is very interesting and full of unique items that are rare to find on traditional restaurant menus. It's also quite good for vegetarians (3 mains and 3 apps are fully vegetarian). 3. Service was quite good. Our server was quite attentive, helpful, and gave us excellent recommendations. The chef's assistant also came out a few times to say Hi and even brought us complimentary coffee at the end. 4. Price is incredibly good for the kind of food, experience, service, and location you're in. Two of us had two appetizers, two mains, 1 dessert, and a carafe of wine for £80 (incl. service)! 5. Finally -- the food. Explosions of flavor, unique textures, and interesting preparations all combine to make this a wonderful experience. I had memories of eating in San Sebastian at Michelin star restaurants...highly recommended for 1/5 of the price! Check out the pictures to see some of the things we got. I would highly recommend the "Traditional Talo" and "Arraultzak". The "Arroz de Setas" was also awesome, but a bit salty for my taste. We got an excellent Rioja to go with the food which was perfect. For dessert, the salted caramel is a no-brainer!

We spent £170 on a meal that left us questioning the most basic standards of a professional…read morekitchen. My child ordered duck. What arrived had a charred skin, but the meat underneath was red, cold, and raw in texture -- not pink, not rare, but genuinely undercooked. This was served to a child without any warning or explanation. My tuna was supposedly "seared," but it had clearly only been heated on one side and was cold throughout. This isn't about personal taste, adventurous cuisine, or "authentic style." It's about fundamental temperature control and food safety. There is a huge difference between rare and unsafe, and this crossed that line.

I didn't know what to expect when the hotel concierge recommended the restaurant, but I decided to…read morebe adventurous. The restaurant wasn't small but still had an intimate feel. The service was at the doting level, I felt spoiled from the moment I was seated. There are two huge coolers. One full of aged meat and another filled with amazing wine. The dry aged, grass-fed, "Spanish version of Kobe" beef was so special. It was not an inexpensive dinner, so be prepared for £120 per kilo. Worth a splurge to experience the amazing staff here. Spoil yourself! And, try the creamed Swiss chard, I could have licked the bowl (except that would be embarrassing... )

It has been a few years since I was last at this restaurant, but after visiting this restaurant…read moremany times, I feel it needs a review, and an excellent one at that. First of all, the atmosphere here is fantastic, very warm and comforting. The service you receive is always with a smile and so attentive. Ordering from the main menu, you can't go wrong. The steaks are all cooked to perfection and all dishes are served with the most simply and perfectly cooked vegetables. It is a family run business, and this is what makes it a cosy & welcoming place to have that special dinner.

Authentic Spanish restaurant providing great well priced food and excellent service to boot…read more The set menus are wonderful, based on a few staple favorites but with fresh additions when available. My personal favourite has to be the Scampi meunier, cooked to order in a cream White wine sauce with cheese and mash potatoes. Defiantly old school classic provencal cooking which may be out of vogue but hugely satisfying none the less. Whitebait and the freshly prepared boozy deserts hark back to the days when going to a restaurant meant fresh food freshly cooked from scratch. An occasion to be savoured. Highly recommended, Agostino and his wife are very friendly and it is always a pleasure to enjoy their hospitality.

Excellent food, lively atmosphere, and fantastic service by all the waiters and waitresses! They…read morereally make the feeling of the restaurant homey and alive! We will go there again and again on our next visits!

If you are in Purley, you must try a Tom-a-Hawk at the Las Feuntes! You haven't lived until you've…read morehad it! They truly are the best Spanish Tapas in town!!!

I love Spanish food! There is something just magical about sipping wine and grazing after a long…read moreday at the office. The Donostia Social Club, hidden in the POP Brixton Container complex, is a lovely homely little venue that serves great tapas (although definitely not at the prices you'll get in Spain), that is pretty authentic - even down to the little squat bread sticks you get with everything in Spain. It's a very intimate restaurant, although there is limited outdoor seating if you're claustrophobic, but I love what they've done with the place. The white tile wall reminds me of restaurants I've visited in Spain, although the tiles are much bigger, so it's an interesting English take on this. The Patatas Bravas are particularly lovely and come with salt flakes, chilli and tomato sauce. The meat platter is nice, (It was okay for the UK, but nothing like the standard you'd get in Spain) but the bread is a little too thick cut, it really needs to be thinner, it's hard to take a bite, so I'd suggest if you order this you ask for them to thinly cut this. Absolutely yummy!

Be careful not to miss this place as it is actually above the entrance to Pop Brixton - on entering…read moreif you don't turn around you won't see it and it is one not to be missed! This tapas place has a little upstairs outdoor seating (lovely for a summers day however when I was there it was waaaaay too cold) which provides a great view of the rest of Pop Brixton down below as well as inside where there is long wooden bar with stools where you are seated and served from behind the bar. The place has a cool vibe and an amazing looking menu! I only tried a taster given our during an event - a huge creamy wedge of goats cheese, a little leaf with a strawberry and balsamic glaze on top - which was really really good and will mean I definitely return for a proper meal. The menu ranges from £3.50 (for a scallop) to £7.50 (lamb rump) and everything sounds incredible. What a great find!

This restaurant is well laid out and organised, they remind you of your reservation by phone and…read moreare very accommodating for dietary needs. Indeed all the staff were delightfully charming and courteous. Nevertheless, the ceiling is a bit of an eye-sore (test tubes full of different dull colours) but at least there's an acceptable reason behind their being there (they are to signify the restaurant's connection to their origins in Spain where they actually have a lab to concoct a whole variety of spices). As for the food and drink, it does have to be said that the 5-course taster menu is not that filling and the price for still water (£5) seems a little extortionate. However, the bread (available in white and brown with pumpkin seeds and served with olive oil) is certainly very pleasant and fresh, the scallops are well cooked and suitably complimented with vinaigrette flavour, the egg is masterfully poached and the pouring of more yolk on top is an original touch, whilst the monkfish confetti is wonderfully creative with confetti pieces made of edible souces. So although I can't shake the feeling that Ametsa does lack that extra special something, on the whole it does excel in its food and service and is well worth a visit.

If I could, I would rate Ametsa as 4 1/2 stars…read more We arrived a little early for our reservation, and were seated immediately. The space isn't very big, but it was sleek and modern. I liked that the tables were nicely laid out so you didn't feel cramped while eating. My wife and I opted for the 105 GBP tasting menu, and we ate the following: Watermelon and tomato soup: this amuse was a nice and refreshing start to our meal Trio of appetizers: we were served, in fun plates, a salami-flavored roll, gyoza, and fishcake wrapped in phyllo. All were tasty. Scallops: they were nicely cooked, and I liked the house-made crackers. Fried lobster: this was so good (crispy and light), wish I had a bigger piece. Runny egg with ham consomme: tasted good, like breakfast Cod;nicely cooked Monkfish on the beach: the monkfish was nicely cooked. The "shells" were actually edible, but they tasted mostly of sugar. Pork belly: very soft and tender After a beet juice cleanser, we were on to the desserts: "Donut": apple puree was surrounded by a chocolate shell. This was a fun dessert to crack open and eat. Chocolate truffle: two pieces of deep, dark chocolate Final course of chocolate: there were some moons, stars, and more chocolate: while good, we were totally stuffed by this time (3 1/2 hours into our dinner). All in all, we really enjoyed the food and the service (though it took some time to get our bill). The meal was definitely not cheap, but if you are looking for a Michelin-starred restaurant in the Belgravia area, you should check out Ametsa.

Not the best advertisement for this ratther overplayed chain…read more Food so so although service is friendly and attentive Not somewhere I would rush to again. Too much reliance on the good old microwave I guess, otherwise "barbecued pork chunks" wouldn't arrive in five minutes PS As for Kintaro, the other review, the Alhambra is a Moorish palace, not a restaurant, and is in Granada, not Madrid !!

I went here with 2 friends for a late dinner and it looked as if it was already closed because the…read morelighting was so dim I could barely see my food but that was the only bad thing about the experience. We ordered Sangria and it was delicious except the fruit they put in the wine still had the rinds and we like to eat the fruit from the bottom. The tapas was really good and we ordered about 12 plates for 3 of us and a dessert and we were stuffed. I wouldn't recommend the paella because it was more like rice with meat in it than actual paella but it was still good. The coquettes were the best part of the meal and we had to order a second helping. This is a pretty good restaurant for a night out in Colchester but don't expect it to be cheap. Definitely worth the money though!

I love an "I'm full but the food is so good so let me eat more" type of night!…read more Let me just start off by saying I never would've guessed I'd find great tapas in London! This place was super cute, spacious, and played some good music that paired well with the atmosphere and theme of the restaurant. The servers were very kind and knowledgeable of the menu as well. We started off with a meat platter, chargrilled bread with tomatoes along with two delicious cocktails. For our tapas we ordered the *Patatas Fritas *Crispy Pork Belly *Grilled Salmon Filet (the only dish I wasn't super crazy about) *Alitas De Pollo *Croquetas De Bacalao *Chuletas De Cordero Even after all this, there is always room for a little treat! There's no way we could leave here without ordering churros, and I'm so glad we did!! We also added a bonus sangria , because why not? This is one of my many places I will revisit when I return to London. Highly recommend. More details/descriptions in my pics :)

Honestly, can't say how this little spot has remained off the radar for so long. I've eaten at a…read morenumber of Spanish tapas places around town, but this little local is fan-tastic ! The kitchen staff really know their stuff, producing classics with flair. Presentation is great - all their dishes look so appealing and sophisticated. The cocktail menu is excellent and worth popping in for alone, or paired with a snack at the bar. I'd recommend booking on weekends as it gets really busy and altho' the restaurant has just recently expanded in size, it is still buzzing with clientele. It's difficult to say what is best, but I love their rosemary manchego with quince jelly. The fish, meatballs, jambon, squid, aubergine, ah... so many fantastic dishes. Try everything ! you can't go wrong. .... visiting a month later, and I'd just add that the paella and squid-ink risotto were superb on Saturday night.