Bravas tapas was perhaps one of the best meals I've had in my entire life, and I do not say that…read morelightly. We stumbled in on a whim, just looking for a good place to grab a bite to eat for dinner, and found a restaurant where everything was incredible. You cannot go wrong. The Patas bravas was really good, though simple. It was presented in a really cool way, with a dipping sauce on the side. The spinach croquettes were so tasty and cheesy. The yellowtail sashimi was really refreshing. The braised short rib was INCREDIBLE- so tender and flavorful. With great onion rings. The best thing we ate, by far, was the grilled octopus. It was perfectly tender and crispy at the same time. It had such good flavor and such a good sauce. It was one of the best things I've ever eaten. The waiter was really great, we were in between a few items and he actually decided to surprise us and picked some items for us. The aperol spritz was also really tasty and well balanced! If you're looking for a place to eat near tower bridge, you can't go wrong with Bravas! The dessert was also really good- it was soaked in this delicious cream sauce and had a fun mango sorbet on the side

We arrived at Bravas Tapas for our 5:30 PM reservation on a particularly hot day. The location by…read morethe docks is undeniably charming, but the indoor dining space was uncomfortably warm. Unfortunately, the restaurant doesn't have full air conditioning--only a few lucky seats are positioned near the AC unit. We even brought portable fans, which ended up being necessary as the sun set directly into the restaurant's glass frontage, heating things up quickly. We ordered a broad selection of tapas: octopus, the salmon-wrapped sweet potato crisp, fennel salad, pork belly, spinach balls, and the bravas potatoes. The food was hit and miss. The pork belly was the highlight--flavorful and tender with a sweet glaze. However, other dishes fell flat. The fennel salad surprisingly came with canned pineapple, the spinach balls tasted like they were made with frozen spinach, and the bravas potatoes were essentially frozen fries--not what you'd expect from a place with this kind of setting and pricing. Service started out fine but slowed down significantly over the course of the meal. A couple of our dishes were forgotten entirely, and the heat made the wait feel even longer. Overall, Bravas Tapas had its moments, but between the uneven food quality, heat, and spotty service, it left us more frustrated than satisfied. It's a beautiful spot with potential, but there's room for improvement--especially when it comes to consistency and comfort.

I'm sorry I don't understand the hype…read more We waited 15min in the rain to be seated only to be given a 1.5hour dinning time. Hey initially brought a drinks menu to us when we are waiting in the queue but they didn't come to take our order until we got our table so I don't see the point. We ordered a wine and a beer. Wine tasted worse than most wine we have in other restaurants and the beer is with a thick foam and small glass.. The food is alright but with the service and portion, I didn't think we get our money's worth.

Bermondsey Street was a main thoroughfare for us. It may not have always been the most direct route…read morebut when you don't know where you're going, it's good to go where you know as you figure it out. I will say that the app - City Mapper - is worth installing on your phone. Oh, but when you're travelling out of the US, you don't want to pay the high roaming charges. Then I say, go to the "airalo" website and see if what they offer might meet your needs, and if it does, install it too. Most newer phones allow you to install electronic SIMs. If you follow the instructions very carefully, you can set your phone up to use this second line for local data access and that will allow City Mapper to run for you while you roam around. I know that I'm sounding like a commercial but that's how much I liked using the app. While I didn't always know which direction I was facing, by watching the app as I moved, I could see if I was heading toward or away from my target. Okay, back to Jose. We walked by this place several times, both during the day and at night. They always had guests, especially at night when the crowd seemed to spill out of the restaurant to the outside tables and surrounding area. People looked happy as they indulged in their food and wine. We stopped once and read the menu. It's quite small and written on a chalkboard. It looks like every now and then, they erase something and write something else up. Having been to Barcelona, we weren't particularly impressed with the menu and didn't plan on dining there. Until I read the reviews. And looked at their website and learned about Jose Pizzaro, chef, owner of six restaurants in London and one in Abu Dhabi, author of six cookbooks, a regular on BBC cooking shows AND that the Tapas Bar Jose is mentioned as a Bib Gourmand in the Michelin Guide. Service was wonderful. It was cool watching Chef prepare our food. The Pan con Tomate was so simple and yet so delicious. A slice of bread, toasted, rubbed with garlic, rubbed roughly with a ripe tomato, slightly salted and drizzled with olive oil. I could eat that every single day and LOSE WEIGHT. The Bermondsey Bomba was like a giant Porto Bakery (forgive me Jose) Potato Ball with more meat in a spicy sauce placed on top of a bed of aioli with a dollop of seasoned tomato paste on top. I could eat these every single day and GAIN WEIGHT. The Boquerones were heavenly. The Clams with Garlic and Parsley, devine. And the Patatas Bravas...come on man, they're just potatoes! Crispy on the outside, soft and warming on the inside. Once again, the aioli and seasoned tomato paste just brings it all together. Service was warm and friendly. They were kind enough to let us order in rounds so we could gauge how much to order. Honestly, we had five dishes and were stuffed. Pictures to follow.

Tapas style restaurant with lots of seating behind the bar. The seating area in front of bar is for…read moredrinking. Lots of space in this restaurant. Good for groups of all sizes. Spanish restaurant. We enjoyed the anchovy, eggplant, squid . The sea bass was okay. You can skip this dish. Can be quite loud with people drinking and talking loudly near the bar area. Service is a little slow. Mandatory 12.5% service charge

If you're looking for authentic Spanish food DONT come here. The sangria wasn't good it's out of…read morethe draft with carbonation and the food wasn't good. Patatas bravas weren't good and even the bread sucked. Very disappointing because I was looking forward to coming here.

It was only average. Went here for drinks and dinner with a business colleague. Had a variety of…read moretapas and two mains. Pan con tomate was not very good, a disappointment really. Jamon was not bad. I felt the tuna was too salty and the fried veal was really bland. Not very impressed with the service either which started out good but then got very rushed. I felt like they wanted us out of there. With so many great restaurants in London best to try somewhere else.

Great food and wine here. Quality of the ingredients is great and the service is attentive and…read morepersonable. Really nicely set out and good vibe. My only tip is that the food is bigger than traditional tapas! We over ordered against the recommendation of the waitress - but it all sounded so good we wanted to try more! Oh and get the arroz negro! Delicious!

The food was great. The staff were helpful but the restaurant is in the arch of London Bridge…read morestation so is a little cramped and noisy with trains going overhead very frequently. That said if you come for the food it is really quite good!

We had a fantastic experience at Lobos. The drinks were good. And the food was perfect for the 4 of…read moreus. The bread and butter was to die for the butter was magical. The steak was cooked to perfection. We all wished we had more of the secret pork Iberica but it was amazing as were the the potatoes that came with it. The meatballs were good but not great and the patatas bravas were just okay. Definitely would come back. The service was quick and helpful!

We stopped here for a quick tapas before heading out for dinner. We ordered close to 9 tapas items…read moreand a jug of sangria and our total cost was just about 50pounds which was pretty decent. Food was wonderful, I loved everything that we ordered from the fried anchovy to the chorizo, and patatas brava. Service was a good and staff was friendly. Will definitely recommend this place.

Off the beaten path on the Westside, authentic and Friendly. Family-owned, if you are there, the…read moreowner of 27 years might be having dinner or supporting the staff, you can ask for Him and probably get a chance to enjoy an interesting conversation about the origins. Thanks for a great meal!

Don't be deceived by the outside which looks quiet but it is buzzing downstairs. I have been to…read moreBarcelona Tapas Bar on two occasions. The first time we sat at some high stools next to the bar area at the bottom of the restaurant. We ordered just four dishes and that was enough for two. We liked it so much that we went back a couple of weeks later with two friends. This time we sat at one of the tables. We got a bit carried away with the menu and before we knew it we had run up a bill of over 150.00. This included several margaritas though which were smaller than usual but nice and strong. Dishes we liked were chorizo Iberico 5.00 (dry pieces of fresh chorizo), cabrales cheese (really nice aged cheese) 6.95, pollo al ajillo (chicken cooked in garlic and wine 3.95, prueba de cerdo iberico (pork with garlic and potatoes 4.25, gambas al ajillo (large tiger prawns in a garlic, chili and wine sauce, really hot but very good) 6.99, also the Octopus salad is really tasty for 5.00. Barcelona Tapas bar has a very authentic atmosphere with Spanish music and friendly Spanish staff. Highly recommended but watch the bill, it runs up really quickly.

Sorry to burst everyone's enthusiastic bubble, but I don't get it. After the rave reviews, I was…read moretremendously excited to taste my way through the diverse menu. Unfortunately, I found myself having to convince myself that something wasn't dry or overly salted more oft than not. By the end of the dinner, I was positive my £20 could have been better spent elsewhere. Where do I begin? Olive oil was delicious but they charge for each little dish they give you. Bread was, well, not so delicious (tasted a bit like supermarket bread with a bit of a crust) and they charged per person (although this is expected in London). Sangria tasted, as one friend put it, like sugar water. Perhaps they watered it down because we ordered it during happy hour (half off) but it didn't even taste like half the alcohol. With the exception of the jamon iberico, the pimientos padron, tacos de berenjenas, and the bunuelos de bacalao, which were fantastic, I thought the rest of the tapas were, at best, okay. This included the albondigas, the pincho diablo, croquetas de jamon iberico, and the list goes on (about 10 more). While none of these were bad, none of them stood out. At this point, the restaurant was batting .307. Good for baseball, not really for food. But probably the most disappointing dish of the night was the paella. The vegetarian paella one poor girl ordered was straight up salty, which we sent back to the kitchen after everyone had tasted it and confirmed it wasn't the case of a few sensitive tastebuds. The kitchen agreed that it was over-salted and she ordered two tapas to replace her paella, which could not be made in time. However, even the Catalana was too salty (we didn't complain because it wasn't *as* bad and this one was for 6 people). Everyone just kept drinking water and sangria to dilute the saltiness. I suppose no one aspect of my dinner was particularly terrible in any sense, but the additive property of many small problems made the meal disappointing.

Okay, so first warning straight out of the gate: this place is cramped. If you go at peak time…read more(I've only been twice, both times for dinner) expect to be sitting right next - and I mean *right next* - to some other diners. Both times this has been fun and the unplanned company has been welcome. The place is small with the real feel of a family-run restaurant (not sure if it is or not). The stand-out menu items were pork cheek which was very tender, and grilled octopus (wife reported good things). Service was very good, with no complaints about our constant order additions.. and a good wine recommendation (a rioja, can't remember the details) to boot. We'll definitely be back

Friendly staff, excellent service. Food is fantastic. Casual environment - but maybe not for much…read morelonger because this place is soon to get crowded I suspect if they keep up this good work. I had the tapas - pork cheeks, crispy fried calamari with aioli, baked chilli prawns, jamon croquettes...and then paella. Finished with crispy Churros dipped in thick dark chocolate sauce. The Churros is very similar to the popular joint in Madrid...if you've been there then you'll know it's delicious! Not surprised to find a cool place like this in the heart of Dalston!

My wife and I were starving one afternoon waiting for our tour of Sky Garden and stumbled into…read moreLeadenhall Market. Viandas was the only place with an open table so we sat down to get a snack. Little did we know that the food was so good that the snack became a bocadillo, some empanadas and a lot of charcuterie. Everything was great and the prices were totally reasonable for that part of the city

Super great spot for Iberian ham and cheese. Got the half plate of upgraded ham and a variety of…read morecheeses with sourdough. Perfect.

Having enjoyed Pizarro, our eyes lit up to see Jose Pizarro Broadgate. The Jason croquettes were…read moreinedible, we left them behind and the waiter asked, everything okay? You don't want to finish? Uh, no. The gambas were the highlight. The mini burgers dry and disappointing.

A friend brought me to Jose Pizarro on my last visit to London because he knows how fond I am of…read moreauthentic Catalan tapas. He was right - this place is spot on. All the classics were on the menu, many with unique twists that didn't stray too far from authentic to be real.