Saw the positive reviews on Yelp and noticed this place was a 5 minute walk from our hotel - I was…read moreSOLD! Was not disappointed. Walked into a clean and welcoming dining room. Staff very friendly and made great recommendations. The owner came over several times to check on us and allowed us to try a traditional soup dish on the house. We loved the croquettes, the tuna tartar and the squid/veg dish! Staff was pleasant and patient since our Spanish is limited. Highly recommend for authentic eats!

Looking for a place to eat on our last night in Madrid, Yelp came to the rescue. Even though there…read morewere not many reviews or photos, my gut told me to give this place a try. This was just a few minutes of walking distance from our Sonder suite. After shopping for 6 hours, we were famished. We walked in around 7:30pm. They were kind enough to turn on the lights up for us in the dining room and seat us (dinner usually starts at 8-10pm in Spain). Let me just say that service was a class act from start to finish. Here is what we ordered: My son: I am going to have the Cod Tripe. What are you ordering, mom? Me: the Oxtail Traditional My son: Oooh, I will have some of yours too. Me: of course you are. My son: you can have one of my tripe. Please know that most places will ask if you want bread. They will charge you for it. My son used the bread to soak up the Cod Tripe Soup. I loved the chickpeas and I am happy my son got to have tripe before leaving Spain. It was on his bucket list of things to eat here. Our waiter came by with complimentary gazpacho and omg, what a delightful treat. It was perfect on a hot summer day. It had bits of potatoes and pears. I wanted a whole bowl. I think this place is a hidden gem!! Surprised that there are not more reviews. The food was absolutely delicious. It had that homemade touch! Don't forget to order dessert. We got the Pineapple Presented in 3 Textures. It had coconut milk and sago on one side and cinnamon crumbles on the other. The pineapple had sprinkles of salt. The flavor profiles tickled my tongue. Perfect on this 88 degree day. Truly worth a visit!

Pretty pricey and the server seemed a little disinterested in helping us but the food was very good…read moreand the wine on offer was amazing. The interior is also quite pretty to look at so all in all we enjoyed our experience. I don't know if we will go back, but we were absolutely not upset at having stopped for dinner at Serafina. We got steak and it was very tasty.

We were recommended to this restaurant near Puerto del Sol…read more They seem to have local clientele. Food was good, so as service.

The food was amazing and the service was top notch. We ordered a total of 5 different dishes, a…read morepitcher of sangria and a desert. The tapa dishes were all very good. We ordered a salad which was a very unique dining experience because it came in a pot with scissors. You cut pieces off and topped it with chicken and egg plant it was honestly really cool. Next we had a Spanish pancake which was ok I personally wasn't crazy about it but it was good nothing crazy though. We followed this up with the croquets which were small but very tasty filled with ham and cheese. We then had the Potito or Baby Jar. It's egg mixed with truffle and garlic in a small jar. It was one of my favorites so much flavor in this dish. It went really well with the bread they serve. The duck racks were also very good nice amount of different flavors from all the assortment of toppings they bring you. The last tapa we had was the star of the show. The flaming steak was amazing m. The perfectly cooked steak was seasoned to perfection and they literally brought a fire to your table when they cooked it. I was in love with this dish and would definitely recommend it as a must have. For desert the last thing we had was the crema de queso. Definitely an interesting take on desert. This place is amazing one of the best dinner experiences I have had. Thank you Anthony Bourdain!!! Pro tip: this place is kind of hard to find. It's immediately next to a restaurant with a black cat on its front door.

Looking for a late night "snack", (just before midnight) we walked around the corner from our hotel…read moreand discovered La Gabinoteca, a quaint Tapas restaurant featured by Anthony Bourdain on his show "No Reservations". The restaurant was not extremely packed, but it was lively. It took a minute to find someone to seat us, and once we were seated our waiter told us we had about 10 minutes to order before the kitchen closed, although they advertised being open until 2am. We kept wondering why everyone was looking out at our table from the kitchen but no wait staff came over until finally we realized there was a buzzer on our table that we could use to summon the wait staff, get our check etx. When the waitress came over she was friendly and assured us we had enough time to order what we wanted from the kitchen. She also tried to speak English as best she could to explain what the dishes were. We ordered some typical tapas - Ravioli Burrata, Chicken Wings, Croquetas, Gyoza of Ropa Vieja, and Duck Tacos. The tacos were flavorful and the Gyozas were delicious. The other tapas were just ok, didn't stand out any more than others. I did not like the texture of the Ravioli and it is a cold dish so seemed bland to me. I thought the food was good overall, but it did seem a little pricey.

A wonderful tapas bar in La Latina district of Madrid…read more Probably one of the better ones we have visited while bar hopping. Service was very friendly. Sangria was in top 3 that I have had in Spain (and I had a lot!) My husband enjoyed his wine. Tapas were much more plentiful, beautiful & delicious than other places in the area. A great find!

In comparison to a lot of other places in the area, this place lacked in service and overall…read moreappeal. The pictures on yelp of the interior are old I believe because the inside looked nothing like them. Not that that's bad, I was just confused for a second when I walked in. What I ordered: I got a tinto de verano, a sangria, and the goat cheese tapa. I liked the tinto de verano a little better; although, they were the same price and were fairly similar. The goat cheese tapa was great, but nothing special. Overall it was kind of a letdown since some of the reviews I read said this place has the "best tapas and sangria in Madrid".

Service was amazing. I'm not sure if they wanted us to feel like we were literally hanging out at…read morehome, but we did. The wine selection had great variety and we were excited to see a Malbec from a winery we've actually been to! Every detail of this restaurant was a consistent theme of "welcome home" the napkins seemed to be signed with the name of the restaurant, the lighting, was enough but dim, not crazy bright. The seats were comfortable and the tables were intimate. I'm definitely writing this review so we can try to remember this place when we come back next year! My dinner was eggplant, there was so much flavor in my dish and I remember there being several vegetarian options.

We were extremely fortunate in being able to have dinner here tonight (without a reservation). Saw…read morethe reviews on Yelp and decided to give it a try. The food was amazing and the service and ambiance were top notch.

Yes, it is that good…read more Yes, you should definitely make reservations. Yes, you should get the mussels. Yes, please save room for desserts. Cannot wait to come back.

Traveling in Madrid alone, I wanted to treat myself to a good authentic Spanish meal and this place…read moreseemed to fit the bill. After doing some research, I found this place offered traditional Spanish tapas with a modern flair. I stopped in late, around 11pm but the place was lively. I loved the modern decor and would recommend this spot to tourists and locals alike! For dinner, I started with the "Alubia negra de Gernika con chorizo y piparras" which was a red soup with black beans and sausage. It was very tasty with the bread that was served warm with my meal. Afterwards, I got the "Albóndigas de Buy Carbonara con Guanciale, pecorino rallado y yema de huevo" - which were some of the best Albondigas I have ever tasted. Seriously GET THEM, even if it is just to share. They were so good I wanted to go back the next night and get them again. This would be a great date night spot or place to celebrate a birthday. The staff was extremely professional and help (they suggested I order a 1/4 portion of the soup because of the size, which was very helpful). LaKsa was pricey but I think the cost matched the experience. If I have the chance, I will definitely come back.

I HIGHLY recommend this place if you are looking to eat some paella. They have different types of…read morepaella, and loved the spicy sausage as well as the valenciana .

Of all the paellas I tried on my trip to Spain, this was hands down the best of the bunch. Had the…read morechicken/rabbit paella. Very rich in color and flavorful.

You can't leave Madrid without trying the suckling pig, so here I am, doing touristy thing to…read moreexperience Madrid suckling pig. El Senador had been around for a long time and was highly rated on yelp, but it was not impossible to get a reservation, unlike Botin which had hordes of people waiting outside and completely booked for several months. El Senador was very close to the Royal Palace, housed in an old building, exuded history. The meal started with bread and a delicious pan fried sausage called chistorra. We ordered the calamari and the bean soup as a starter, then roast lamb (1 person portion) and suckling pig (1 person portion) as mains. The calamari was generously sized, but tasted just ok, very simply seasoned and looked better than it tasted. The chistorra was succulent and flavorful. The giant bean soup was also hardy and savory. The mains were disappointing and glad we got 1 person portion size instead of 2. I didn't see the hype. Flavors were monotonous, like they were only seasoned with salt. The suckling pig had crispy skin, but not blistered like Chinese roast suckling pig. The side of sauce/dripping provided little additional flavor. Honestly, I would rather have the Chinese roast suckling pig over these. The dessert was also a huge disappointment. The apple dessert was just thinly sliced and caramalized apple topped with a scoop of ice cream. I expected a tart or some kind of cobbler/pie creation here, but no, just plain sliced apples. The meal ended with a shot of licor de cafe y nata, which was a delicious sweet ending, much better than the apple dessert.

Recommended by our concierge and it was perfect! Beautiful restaurant,amazing food and friendly…read morestaffs.. I would love to go back if I visit Madrid again.