Walked in where it's half empty and wouldn't let us in because we had no reservation yet the couple…read morein front us didn't and got sat down. STAY AWAY from this place who apparently doesn't want the people or work as the restaurant they advertise to be.

Sabroso is on a stretch of Holland Park Avenue dominated by cafes. And if I remember correctly,…read morethis also used to be one until not all that long ago not surprisingly, then, my review is based on a delicious breakfast I had here this morning. The decor is very smart, black and white art deco-inspired, which has really cheered up the site which always appeared rather dark in the past. When I think of tapas I expect a relaxed to boisterous experience, flamenco and jugs of Sangria. Sabroso caters for a more sophisticated clientele and should be very popular with the more conservative Holland Park set. Back to breakfast, though, which was great albeit not particularly Spanish. They offer a choice of pastries and cooked options. I have never been given the choice of half an English breakfast before and just couldn't resist I'm scared to imagine what size the full portion would have been as the half was very generous and good value at £4.95. A vegetarian alternative is also available (full size only), as well as the usual egg-based dishes. Sabroso offers a soothing alternative to the aforementioned cafes which are dominated by yummy mummies and their offspring at this time of day. The service was particularly friendly, and I will try and find an excuse to visit again soon.

Absolute the nicest place you could choose to have some nice, typical Spanish tasting tapas. The…read moreowners are still original related to the ones who opened this great place!! I been there during the week. It was very relaxed. Even tables on the terrace abailable... I can imagine it might be busy on the weekends, but soooo lovely!!!

My favourite all round restaurant in London (Toresano) was a, now closed, tapas restaurant. And I…read moremiss it. Lots. Not least because it was within walking distance of my front door. So while pug sitting for my best friend recently, I gave Don Pepe a shot. In short, I really liked it! I hasten to add that it is not quite as good as the dearly departed Toresano, but if you want quality tapas at a reasonable price, look no further than Don Pepe. The house red was pretty good. The chicken with garlic was excellent. The gambas ajillo was excellent but a fairly small portion. The calamari was great. The service was lovely and gave off a 'family' vibe. All in all, I was won over and I shall look forward to returning to Don Pepe very soon!

After a morning of siteseeing, we stopped in Notting Hill to walk Portobello Road. Kids were…read moregetting hungry, so we stopped in at the distillery and we were seated immediately. Staff was friendly and attentive. We ordered drinks, two got the Italian greyhound, and one blue door. Beautiful presentation of the drinks. We ordered our food and it was brought out nice and hot! The fish was a huge portion! Definitely could've split and I did share. The French toast was good, but my daughter ordered it without the popcorn and caramel. Husband enjoyed the chorizo, good and spicy! Son devoured his burger. Good spot for our first sit down meal in London!

We had flights. All were good. I was so happy after our drinks we bought one bottle and we loved…read moreit! If you go to Notting Hill, check it out. It's worth it! Don't mind the slow service. Thề atmosphere was cool

Shoutout to the wonderful workers managing this stall in Portobello Market. They had one of the…read morelongest lines of all the booths and were still cooking and serving customers with the largest smiles and enthusiasm. My friend and I decided to split a combo box (9 pounds in total) that was half chicken and half seafood and they seemed to accept both cash and card. The paella was so fresh and steamy and very filling even though we had split between the two of us. I actually enjoyed the chicken paella better than the seafood because it was more flavorful. Overall a great booth to stop by :)

I don't know what I was doing getting paella from a random stall at Portobello market, but I…read moreordered the Valenciana paella, which has chicken, and it was the most bland paella I've ever had in my life. I'm pretty sure they didn't even bother to add saffron to the rice. I ate some of the chicken and tossed it out after a few bites of rice. I also wish they had smaller sizes.

Food Rating: 3 stars Atmosphere Rating: 4 stars…read more Adorable place in the Notting Hill area of London. My friend and I made a pit stop for drinks and tapas after a full day of the Notting Hill Carnival. Once drinks are ordered, the tapas can be selected from a large buffet table/counter on the right side of the restaurant. Each appetizer plate costs £2.50. Overall, of the tapas we ordered, we liked the flavors but didn't like how some of the food was not hot or cold as intended. I kept my eye at the buffet table/counter for the recently served items. Pictures of some of the tapas we had: 1) http://www.yelp.co.uk/biz_photos/USzmydytDQ5ksyX22zURQQ?select=2CcnzriuY2NFRmqLlMdX4A 2) http://www.yelp.co.uk/biz_photos/USzmydytDQ5ksyX22zURQQ?select=8IKZ6k3-oLs5-t26pvoKcQ 3) http://www.yelp.co.uk/biz_photos/USzmydytDQ5ksyX22zURQQ?select=4tD1S_h0sUl5QF-4W54Akw Overall, worth a stop by for drinks at night. I wouldn't consider this a foodie destination though. *Note: the place is also known as Pix Bar or Pintxos.

This restaurant is extremely disappointing. The one star was generated from a cocktail that was…read moreadequate; however, the food was subpar. We tried at least 10 items. Unfortunately, most of the food was underwhelming and any hot food listed was cold. The best of the food was the Serrano ham & quail egg. We may have caught on an off night but food looked and tasted as if it had been placed out for hours.

Perfect stop for an early meal following our visit to the Natural History Museum. Our server was…read morevery kind, attentive and thorough. We had mixed greens to start, then shared the prawns served with fresh sourdough to finish off the delicious sauce from the prawns; and a side of broccoli. We were full after these selections and did not order more (even though there were other selections we would like to try). I had a vodka with English ginger beer - delicious. My husband had an English beer (can't remember the name). Definitely enjoyable meal and atmosphere.

We ordered bunch of tapas but were quite disappointed at a couple of things: too much salt in…read morepretty much everything, the mussels and razor clams not soaked enough in advance so a lot of sand in mouth, the ratio of portion to price is not there. The service is good, so is ambiance. But I don't like the taste so I won't try this restaurant again.

Smallest portions and doesnt taste good. Got an email offering free cava, omg what a nightmare! No…read morekids menus. Ended up over £100 and still had to feed the kids after. Provided feedback and was promosed twice someone would contact me but nobody ever did. Stuff off the menu not available. Used to absolutely love this place but now its gone down hill. Honestly the portions are miniture!

After a long afternoon shopping with my girlfriend, we spied a couple seats at the walk up bar…read morestyle counter at Tapas Revolution and promptly ordered some sangria to start. Sangria was a good but a bit sweet, so decided to switch it up to beers for round 2 which hit the spot! Service was a bit slow for what I'd expect from food in a mall, but we were tiered and not in a rush to get back on our feet. In fact, we were so tiered we didn't even bother to browse the menu, and ordered the set menu for 2 to share for £11.50 per person. It was a nice way to try a bunch of items and a good value and perfect for two to share. There is also a fancier set menu for £15.50 with a bit more meat options. Overall, I thought it was a fun way to end a day of shopping. Set menu included: Pan con aioli (bread and olive oil) Tortilla de patatas (traditional Spanish style egg omelet with potatoes) Paella de mariscos (seafood paella, very tasty!) Chorizo al horno (good 'ole chorizo. Yum) Albondigas (meatballs in tomato sauce - I think the meat was lamb) Patatas bravas (crispy roasted potatoes in a spicy tomato sauce)

I love Spanish tapas and the only way you'll get more authentic tapas than Los Malinos is by going…read moreto Spin. The portions are bountiful and the food is really good. We did four tapas and a liter of sangria for dinner and left very satisfied. The sangria is delicious and I've only had better in Valencia, Spain. I would definitely be a regular if I was a local and highly regarded it for anyone in the area.

Could not be more disappointed! Today was my birthday and I'm spending the weekend in London with…read moremy mum. A lovely day with brunch in London and a show followed by what was meant to be a lovely Spanish tapas. Issues 1 - when we got there we had booked for 7pm but there were no tables free. The way they looked was as if they hadn't reserved our table. We were asked if we wanted to sit down in the basement bit which was ok but not much atmosphere. Not great when it was booked weeks ago and booked under birthday celebrations. Issue 2 - the service was very slow. We ordered half a bottle of wine and tap water. The wine took 10+ minutes and no water. We said we were ready for food so she said she'd be 1 minute. 10 minutes later she returned. We had to ask again for the tap water. In the middle of eating the waitress also put her handed over the pouring part of the jug to check if there was water left... why would you touch it? Issue 3 - the table behind us who ordered after us get received all their food first .. where was ours? 10 minutes later she tried to give them one of our dishes, then we finally got it. But that was it. Fed up of waiting for the rest we ate the one tapas and then I complained to the waitress that it was now nearly an hour and 15 minutes since we ordered and we had got one dish! Issue 4- 10 minutes after my complaint about the time she came over to tell us one of the 4 dishes we ordered wasn't available. This was an hour and 20 minutes after we ordered! Ridiculous! We ordered a different choice; to be told a few minutes later this was available either. What Spanish tapas restaurant doesn't have chorizo...? ‍10 minutes later the rest of our food arrived, one hot, one rarely luke warm. Issue 5- a Spanish tapas meal, with 3 dishes and wine took 2 hours!!!! 2 hours!! Issue 6- I wanted to speak to the manager about the service, being put downstairs, the time to get food. His response, well that dish is popular... why take an hour and 20 minutes to tell me it isn't available! The rest he brushed aside and didn't have time for us. We paid the full bill, we got nothing as an apology and even were given a bill with a service charge on which we asked to be taken off! To still no apology and a disgusted look. I will absolutely not come here again, nor will I recommend it to anyone else. Absolutely appalling service and not an ounce of accountability or apology!

My husband and I ate here today for an early dinner. I had the aubergine gratinada and the peppers…read morestuffed with bacalao. My husband got the oxtail. The tapas are fairly priced IMO but the mains a bit pricier. We had no drinks. We were greeted with a friendly arrival and seated promptly and menus came quickly as well. But here it got kinda weird because a brunette waitress that gave us olives for the table seemed really offended that we didn't want them and asked for them to be taken away. She then became short with us whilst taking our orders. Anyway the food came quickly and I thought mine were quite good. The aubergine was appropriately cheesy and the texture was perfect: creamy and soft. The two peppers were overstuffed with bacalao which was very savoury. Overall a good stop in the area but the waitress' attitude was a turnoff.

I've walked past this place so many times, but have only recently stopped and eaten there. The…read moreSpanish bartender at Caldo recommended it to me, as did the Spanish bartender at the Squirrel. Two other places I frequent. On their recommendation I decioded to give it a try. I was lucky on my visit that it was a beautiful sunny Sunday afternoon, so we decided to sit outside. We were also lucky to get a table outside as it was so busy. What I also noticed was that most of the diners seated around us where Spanish, which to me was a good sign. We decided on a selection of tapas to share. We went for Croquetas caseras de Jamón ~ Homemade Ham Croquettes, Albóndigas de Ternera "La Bodega"~ Meat Balls "La Bodega" Style 100% Beef, Pimientos de Padrón "uns pican e outros non"~ Sauteed Little Green Peppers from "Padrón" with Sea Salt, Chorizo a la Sidra ~ "Chorizo" cooked in Cider and Pan con tomate y aceite de oliva. "Pan Tumaca"~ Bread with tomato and virgin olive oil. This was washed down with a large jug of Sangria. Everything was really tasty. In fact the portions were very large so we did not manage to finish everything. La Bodega is situated in a nice quite spot off Portabello Road. It has a great atmosphere and you could almost feel that you've been transported to Spain for a couple of hours. Groups of Spanish youth congregated later in the afternoon to watch the La Liga soccer match showing on the television. In fact it was so nice, we were joined by friends after we had eaten to just sit there in the sun and enjoy a few beers. A perfect way to spend a sunny Sunday afternoon in my book.