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.

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.

So I'm told San Sebastián and Barcelona are where you hit when you want to experience the cutting…read moreedge creative styles that have given contemporary Spanish cuisine its GOATED reputation for the past few decades. Madrid, on the other hand I quickly came to realize for the most part leans into traditional styles, to the point that some could deride it as verging on tired and stuffy. That being said, you could do far worse than getting a taste of Madrid here, where said traditional dishes are presented in updated and fresh ways in an extremely lively convivial atmosphere, in a gorgeous sultry dark wood barroom setting. I originally popped in here during the height of lunchtime, the Spaniards most important meal, if not overall part of the day. Perhaps not surprisingly the place was packed to the gills and electric, with a typically fashionable Madrid crowd gathered around the bar nibbling on tapas and sipping on Tinto de Verano and vermouth with chatter and laugher filling the room. We came back a few hours later (Madrid proved to be the exception to anywhere else we traveled in Spain in that a good number of places were actually open during the traditional siesta hours of 3;30-7:30 whereas most every establishment elsewhere would be completely shuttered) to find the place pretty much empty and were able to steal ourselves a very nice snacky meal. I am in general a sucker for chorizo of all stripes from the soft and spreadable Mexican vartieties to the more solid traditional Spanish version and the simple presentation here of thick slices of thee sausage served in its own thick, syrupy delicious juices and topped with a fat green pimiento pepper were as lovely as any I can remember, I gobbled the dish down way too fast. Also scrumptious as hell was the squid sandwich or calamari boccadillo. A smallish yet well stuffed sandwich on a soft roll, packed with perfectly lightly fried yet wonderfully crisp squid and smattering of aioli alongside some house made potato chips, this is apparently curiously one of the landlocked cities signature dishes, despite the considerable distance from the sea. I've heard that mediocre versions of the dish are quite common so if you want to sample it when in town I would certainly recommend stopping off here for one. This place is very centrally located to tourist heavy Centro district yet still manages to retain an authentic and sophisticated, decidedly non touristy vibe and clientele and the staff was uniformly gracious and professional. Definitely worth a stop in and if you want to partake in the lively lunchtime bar scene maybe arrive as early as possible in hopes of securing a coveted bar seat before they are inevitably quickly snatched up.

An absolutely fantastic place for dinner - small, charming, and intimate with an obvious local…read morefollowing. The staff was friendly, engaging, knowledgeable, and spoke English very well. It was just far enough of the Main Street to be removed from the noise and chaos that you see in many Madrid restaurants, but close enough to not feel isolated. The food was excellent and reasonably priced. There was quite a variety of dishes and they obviously make a priority of using locally sourced meats and vegetables. Highly recommended!

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