I was shopping nearby and decided to stop by to read the menu (with translation help of course!) - the workers were really nice and were encouraging me to come in by showing me the food & english menu. There's an à la carte menu & daily menu (22.5 euros for 3 courses). I asked the worker what his favorite dishes and fully trusted his decisions from the daily menu. The daily menu set was definitely worth the price and I loved the selection, especially the steak and cheesecake which was not too sweet at all. The first dish reminded me of tripe and intestines, super yummy as well. read more

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Good food, the meat platter was delicious. Can be shared by 4 people. Calamari was good as well. The server was very nice, even she spoke a little English. read more

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Dinner for three people on a week night. There were many tables open, so we opted to sit outside. At first we were looking for Alhambra, but the server said they're the same. The "Alhambra" store sign was next door and boarded up. Maybe the owners went on vacation. The servers spoke Spanish and not much English. When I tried to pull up Google Translate on my phone, they didn't seem to care for it. We put in orders for a salad, the meat plate (menu says it's for 2 people), and the garlic shrimp. Another server came back to tell us it's way too much food. He suggested to remove the salad since the meat plate comes with fries and salad. We agreed. The garlic shrimp was delicious. They served it on a clay plate, and it was still sizzling when it arrived on our table. meat plate was indeed a lot of food. Some meats were ok, like the chicken and sausages. The beef was on the tough side and we had to add ground black pepper. We asked for steak sauce ("salsa di bistecca") but they only brought out Tabasco. The fries also needed to be salted, and they brought ketchup when we asked. The tinto de verano was really good. It was better than the sangria because it's carbonated. I thought this restaurant was pretty good for Spanish food. During our meal we saw people trying to sell roses and other trinkets. There was a pair of males beatboxing/rapping in Spanish trying to get tips. read more

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Excellent food, good service, charming atmosphere. Unpretentious restaurant that delivers more than it promises. A great surprise. read more

Nice and enjoyable. A lot of food so order smartly. Very nice staff and a pleasant.

Friendly service, open later, positive vibes, good value for the area. The skirt steak was just a bit tough (I was cutting against the grain) and unevenly seasoned. Saw the meat platter and would definitely order it for a group. read more

Venta El Buscón - Entraña de Ternera - Grilled Skirt Steak - €18 - Tapas/Small Plates Near Me - Madrid, M

It was very busy on a Friday night. The food was very good. We ordered churrasco de ternara de zaroma and it was delicious. This is the place if you want Spanish food. read more

Venta El Buscón - Tapas/Small Plates Near Me - Madrid, M

Had a massive skirt steak with fries for 20 euros. Service was friendly and attentive. The place had a fun, welcoming vibe. Highly recommend this spot if you like lots of delicious food and cheap wine! read more

Venta El Buscón - Entraña - Tapas/Small Plates Near Me - Madrid, M

Excellent place for tapas. The meat platter is simply amazing. The food is delicious and quantities are huge. Reasonable prices too. The service is great and ambiance is casual. read more

Definitivamente una sorpresa muy agradable durante nuestro viaje a Madrid. Llegamos sin reserva y por recomendación de la youtuber Samatha de Noche (excelente, siganla para buenos detalles sobre España que usualmente no te dicen). Al llegar al lugar, Mari de Peru (porque ese es su nombre artístico según me dijo) nos atendió con gran amabilidad. Las sugerencias fueron excelentes. La sangria (que lleva tinto de verano entre muchas otras cosas ricas). Cenamos una paella deliciosa y la parrillada fue una porción muy abundante para cuatro personas y delicioso. El bizcocho de queso y el cafe riquísimos. Una muy agradable sorpresa y para nada una trampa para turistas. read more

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Our absolute favorite restaurant in Madrid! In fact, it was so good we went back two more times! Highly recommend the Parrillada. Best we could find in Madrid (and trust me we tried a lot haha) The staff were so friendly and made us feel welcome. Shout out to the owner Mary for being so amazing all week! read more

Venta El Buscón - Parrillada - Tapas/Small Plates Near Me - Madrid, M

This place is really good! It's a lot of fun too! We've been here two nights in a row. The staff is great and the place is open real late. The first night we shut the place down and they welcomed us back with open arms again the following. Beer is really cold. Sangria hits the spot as well. However the real deal is the Meat Platter. It's insane. For about €22 you get enough food for three to four people. We ordered some other things as well, but the platter is nuts. You get ribs, steak, pork, chicken, and sausage. It's enough to put you into a Meat-Coma. They have a seafood one as well that I'd love to try. It's really reasonable too. We literally ate and drank way more than we should have and it was €86 for 5 of us. Highly recommend coming here!! Enjoy!! read more

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My hubby found this place online, after we viewed couple pictures, we decided to come to this place and give it a try. I was a bit worried about it would be full of people and we had to wait again, since its location was quite close to the hot spot in the city centre. But well, it wasn't many people around, we were able to just come and get a table. The staff here was a bit strange to me. I started to realized it after couple days in Madrid. The waiter seen like will only communicate with you in Spanish mostly. Some few try to speak with me back in english. In this case, the waitor of this restaurant spoke only Spanish to us, which we told him, we don't speak Spanish. It was alright for me, if the person doesn't know english. But it seems like he did understand what we say, but reply us only in Spanish. I just found the situation was a bit funny. The waiter was quite helpful actually. We ordered a grill plate for 2 person. Wow, that was a big plate and all the meat looked good. So we just started our meal. I found the tasted of it was quite good, it was better than I expected. And the general cost of this place was also not that expensive as I thought it would be. I kinda like this place, glad that I visited here. read more

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I came here last night with a friend and had a great time! We arrived just before 9pm and the place was full (which is generally a good sign), so we got a seat at the bar and had a beer with a free tapa to pass the time. The place is very lively and all the people working here are super friendly! After 15 to 20 minutes or so, we were seated. We ordered their paella and a platter of Iberican meats. It was delicious, and probably best to share for more than two. The paella is quite salty so make use of that lemon! The meats are sliced very thinly and there are about 5 different varieties which are nicely arranged around the plate. It comes with a basket of toasted and buttered bread and 4 pieces of cheese. One of the favorite dishes that were ordered by multiple groups in the restaurant was the steak, which comes steaming in a hot dish. It smells heavenly! I'd love to try it some time. After finishing, we were given two free shots -- hence the 5-star rating. Note, service here is wonderful and quite attentive but you may end up in the restaurant for 2 hours. Eating over that period of time is a cultural thing. When I'm in Madrid again, I'll definitely be back here! read more

Venta El Buscón - Tapas/Small Plates Near Me - Madrid, M

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We came to this restaurant because Alhambra (right next door) ran out of paella and lied to us about it when they brought out two plates for another table right in front of us. So we brought our pitcher of sangria over and ordered some yummy paella. They were the same owners, same menu & prices, and great service. This place is underrated! read more

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Stumbled across this restaurant whilst on a desperate search for meat, after having suffered from 5 days of bread, fruit, and water (half from the deplorable food scene in Granada and half from a bout of food poisoning the one meal I dared to eat meat in Granada) I'll admit part of what lured me in was the rabo de toro - Spanish oxtail stew - and partially also the attractive waiters.. in any case, the food was delicious, the waitstaff friendly (which, believe me, is hard to come by in a country where restaurant etiquette is rather lazy to put it euphemistically), and the prices reasonable. My stew was flavorful and generous at €10, accompanied with a glass of delicious sangria to wash it down. The party next to me had divine looking plates of mussels, clams, and salmon, as well as gazpacho for their post-meal. Don't know if this is standard practice or the fact that I was a chick dining alone, but the waiters gave me a free chupito of something (yerva? Who cares) at the end. I'm still buzzing in a delightful way and it's only mid-afternoon. This is located right off the plaza between Tirso de Molina and Puerta del Sol, and is worth a stop by while you wait for a v.o.s. playing of a movie at the nearby Yelmo Cines or on your way back from the overwhelming eye candy at one of Madrid's great art museums. read more

Venta El Buscón - Rabo de toro - Tapas/Small Plates Near Me - Madrid, M

I lost my friends one night and walked into here looking for them and never left. I spent a wonderful evening drinking red wine and evouring the food that the barman kept bringing. Lovely smoked chorizo slices in a crusty bread, pimento de Padrone done to perfection. This place is next to a load of otehr Irish type tourist bars and I recommend this for a break from the mayhem. Came in here a couple of days later for an afternoon and it was packed with a diverse mix of locals and the more mature tourist. recommend the pimento de Padrone over anything else, House red is a good and service very attentive. Very cheap as well read more

Venta El Buscón - Tapas/Small Plates Near Me - Madrid, M

Stop number 2 in our Madrid bar hopping night. Another great bar with great food and friendly staff. Same concept; buy a drink and your tapa is free, and tapas get higher quality as you keep ordering drinks. The night is young, and this could go on for a while... read more

Venta El Buscón - Tapas/Small Plates Near Me - Madrid, M

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LOVED this place! This place isn't far from Plaza del Sol which is a super touristy part of town. That said however, there were not a lot of tourists here. Clearly, this is a local hang out. Although...they did have a menu in English for us. So... still, looking around, this seemed like a local crowd. Or tourists who all spoke beautiful Spanish. For starters, they set down a small dish of chorizo or something like it. Since I haven't eaten meat in about 23 years, I couldn't tell you what it was. However...I *could* tell you that it tasted really delicious and I astounded my husband by asking for seconds and thirds. Yup, that's how good the stuff was. Hubby had some meat dish that he loved - and devoured heartily. I had grilled prawns that were delicious and fresh. We also had some Spanish tortilla and washed it all down with some rioja. So good. But, you need to time it right. It was a Sunday evening - early - like somewhere around 7p or 8p and it was PACKED. Luckily, we didn't have to wait for a table. It was amazing. Go here!!! read more

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Starving by the time we came upon this restaurant. We ordered right away and was served fairly quickly. Shared paella, grilled chicken and oxtail. The tables are packed closed, but it was a nice crowd and good vibe, with a large bar. Prices are very reasonable for good comfort food. read more

We were excited about the big meat plate, the prawns, and the squid. They were all disappointing unfortunately.. The skirt steak was so rubbery it was so tiring to chew. All the meats were a little burned, especially the squid. We were tried to scrape the black off the squid to eat some of it.. it was too bitter. The only thing really edible in the meat plate was the chicken. :( The reviews here were very misleading so I had to leave my honest experience for people similar to our party of 4. read more

Ugh, this place was so stupid good. On our last night of our two week European adventure we settled into a table at Venta el Buscon not even realizing what was about to happen. We ordered a ton of things for the two of us. A huge jug of sangria, the patatas bravas, the Spanish meatballs, the paella, and the garlicky shrimp. It might not sound like a lot, but the portions were huge. Holy sh*t, everything we ate was amazing. Who knew Spanish meatballs were like the best things ever? And after all the patatas bravas we had in Spain, this was the best. The aoili was incredible. The paella was a bit mindblowing and though the shrimp were a little "shrimpy", the sauce was to die for. All of the waiters were more than nice to us and though they didn't know what "Yelp" was, I told them they'd find out soon enough. If you're in Madrid, go here. read more

My family and I had a very filling breakfast here. For just a few euros, you can a beverage and tostada (toast) dish. The tostada dishes come with a variety of options including tomato spread, bacon, jam, eggs, etc. The tomato spread was so good! It reminded me of bruschetta minus the basil. The portions here were huge! There was soooo much bacon! And it was really good bacon! My sister had the cured ham and cheese tostada, which also had a TON of food. Everyone opted for their freshly squeezed orange juice for their beverage. Overall this place was such a great value for a hearty breakfast. read more

Venta El Buscón - hearty breakfast! - Tapas/Small Plates Near Me - Madrid, M

Great Tapas Bar in the center of Madrid. Just around the corner of Apple Store. I recommend Gambas a Ajillio and Pimientos with salt. read more

Venta El Buscón - Gambas Ajillio - Tapas/Small Plates Near Me - Madrid, M

It is a great place for dinner. Our waiter, Jorge, was very nice and provided great service. read more

Venta El Buscón - Outside - Tapas/Small Plates Near Me - Madrid, M

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I recently took a large group (35 people) to Madrid for a hockey expedition. We broke up in to smaller dinner groups for a few of the nights, and Venta el Buscon was far and away the favorite of the three choices that the groups visited. Fantastic atmosphere and great service. We had a table of adults and one of teenage hockey players. Not too many Spanish speakers among us, but the staff were helpful and patient. We tried all kinds of different dishes, and should have heeded the server's warning that the portions were VERY big. We shared between two, but really would have been better off sharing between four to six people. The first night we were there, the paella was very salty - almost inedible as a result. But other dishes were solid, including prawns, calamari, tomato salad, house salad (massive) . It was the atmosphere that made the night for us - the manager in particular, was thrilled that he had a bunch of female hockey players in his restaurant and was peppering the girls with questions. Highly recommend. read more

This place was great! Platter full of all kinds on meats, including ribs and sausages for a great place! The actual restuarant seems to be located in building that goes backs middle ages! read more

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A great casual meal with typical Spanish foods, some great meats, and awesome Sangria. Not to mention, the staff was friendly! We got about 4 plates to share and it was more than enough. If you get the parrillada, it's not for 2 people but in fact 4. The food also cane with some fries and a small salad. read more

This is the same restaurant as Venta El Buscon (the real name of it). I don't understand what all the hype is around this place - I came because from the reviews I understood this to be a well priced local (for Sol) spot with quality food. The price is only about 1 euro less than it's neighboring restaurants, but with the 1 euro difference you're sacrificing a lot of quality that you can easily find right next door, at Alhambra for example. CONS: (the food) The restaurant calls itself a steak and seafood place, so we ordered accordingly: Gambon al ajillo (8eu): the shrimp were of a decent size but were a bit overcooked. The sauce they come in is average. Nothing bad, but nothing to come back for. Meat platter for 2 (20 eu): Terrible. It came sizzling and smelled great, so it seemed so promising! A skillet of chicken fillets, a rack of ribs, 2 chorizos, 2 slices of morcilla, and 2 fillets of tbone steak. The morcilla had a nice peppery taste to it, by far the best on the plate, and the chorizo was grilled quite nicely, however the chicken, ribs and steak were extremely fatty, and the steak was overcooked. Most of the portion served was either bone or fat, and the part that was edible was TOUGH, not worth the purchase. It comes with a side plate of lettuce and tomato slices (for what??), roasted red pepper (tasted ok, but again, for what??) and a nice portion of well cooked fries. Sangria (jarra for 11 eu): Just as the waiter promised, not incredibly sweet or strong. I think they put mailbu in it so it's got a coconut-y flavor, which also makes you believe will be stronger. 1 jarra has a tonnn of sangria in it, but I split it with my girlfriend and walked away feeling pretty normal, so I'm going to say it's on the weaker end of the booze-filled sangria spectrum. PROS: Service: I will say the waiters are doing a ton of work tending to all the tables, but are definitely more attentive than most you'll find in this area. But, no one goes to a restaurant because they hear the waiters are doing their job. Also, the bread. Sounds weird, but bread in restaurants is often served stale or cold. The bread served was not your typically basket of sliced white baguette bread, but instead semi-multigrain rolls which were crusty on the outside and soft inside. Perfect for the gambon al ajillo sauce. read more

Went here at 7:30 pm on a Tuesday. Not busy, fast service, knowledgeable staff, bar is great, and the food was fantastic! Got the house special salad which ended up being more green and healthy than traditional American salads. Had the oxtail soup which came with a side of fries. The oxtails were great but lacking in meat. I actually don't know if that's usual for oxtails, but it's definitely worth trying! read more

Venta El Buscón - Tapas/Small Plates Near Me - Madrid, M

This was the first place we ate at in Spain, my first vermút (not my last, YUM), and the Mr's first cerveza Maho (can you get it here, Bevmo here we come). It was also our first plate of patatas bravas, and our first chupito at the end of the meal (I think it was chartreuse, which I don't like). We just had the potatos and a plate of cheese I think, but we both loved the spot, even though it probably wasn't the most vegetarian friendly restaurant in Madrid (this is true of most bars, where Jamón seems to be king). read more

Again another winner in Madrid! Bar guys were very friendly and tapas were good. I think you can get better tapas in Madrid but as a place to hang out it's as good as any! read more

Juan and Angel were there every morning with a smile and fresh squeezed Orange Juice to welcome me! The food was fresh, and tasty everyday! I recommend Venta el Buscon! read more

Everything was delicious! We ordered 3 orders of the Garlic Shrimp because it was so good. The grilled vegetables are to die for. The beef entrecôte was amazing! read more

Stopped in for afternoon glass of wine and a Vermouth, with smoked cod and red pepper. Great! Service friendly and helpful.

sepia aoli very tasty and it is also worth to try the paella, I can also recommend the vino rosado, really nice tapas bar I will definitly come back read more

Bad food (my son's was inedible) and bad service. Major disappointment. They brought out the wrong food at first, took forever to get the bill, and then joked with us about getting change back. read more