Bar El Estrecho

Excellent find…recommended by a local shop keeper. Staff were friendly and welcoming. Tapas were good and everyone in the restaurant was having a great time. Highly recommend when in Marbella.

The finest Tapas bar in Marbella. Food, service, atmosphere and location makes this bar a must visit. Frequented by ‘locals’ despite the tourist numbers in the old town and that tells you how good it is. We were regular customers a few years back and visited again recently and it’s still excellent. Find a place at the bar or grab a table when available. The in house cask Vermouth is the best!

A cozy and authentic tapas bar. Service-minded staff, good music at a suitable volume. Had Plato el dia and got a big plate which was very good👌

Excellent service welcoming us to this lovely traditional place. We had nice tapas, timely delivered to the table following our eating pace. Our choices from the menu were: ensaladilla rusa, albondigas caseras, boquerones fritos, calamares fritos, patatas bravas and croquettes. Thanks for the great experience! We will be back!

Lovely place. Mostly locals. Good prices, delicious local tapas. Definitely must visit place in the ole town.

Very typically Spanish which we love and has a great atmosphere and very good tapas. Been here a couple of times now on different visits and always enjoyed. The price has pretty much doubled since we were last here 8 years ago, but it's still good value. Tapas from €3.20 to €4.80 and plates from €9.20 upwards. Would definitely recommend.

On a quaint little street, you'll find this charming restaurant. It offers a great selection of delicious tapas, but the service truly stands out. It's an excellent place to enjoy brunch.

We visited Bar La Estrecho with high expectations after it was recommended to us and we saw its high ratings on TripAdvisor. Unfortunately, the visit did not live up to our expectations. We tried the following tapas: • Croquetas Caseras • Chorizo al vino Characoles • Ensalada de pimiento asados • Carne Mechada • Ensalada mixta con atún The food was barely a three out of five. The flavors were mediocre and the dishes lacked that special something we had hoped for. The service was okay, nothing to complain about there. The atmosphere, in an alley at a standing table, was functional but not particularly inviting. We had expected much more given the positive reviews. Compared to tapas bars in San Sebastian, where we recently were, this is almost bad. Any pintxos bar in San Sebastian outshines Bar La Estrecho. In summary: a disappointment and not something we will recommend further.

This place is great. Yelp ratings seem unusually low compared to google and trip advisor. Service was astounding. Quick and attentive even though it was packed. They went out of their way to get us a table even though they were totally booked. Great food.

This place was just ok. We had a variety of tapas and the sangria. At the door we saw a bunch of trip advisor badges so we thought it would be good but we were a bit disappointed. The food was just ordinary.

Great traditional food and tapas. I had my first taste of boquerones here! I liked the marinated one better than fried but a must try. And shrimp pil pil! Omg. I wish they had outdoor seating but it's worth the authentic food. It's in a little alley and hard to find but delish

This place was great. It is quite hidden but we searched for it after seeing how highly rated it was on trip advisor for tapas. We were not disappointed. It's a tiny place with great and friendly service. I loved everything we ordered, which included the meatballs, Pork, sausage, tomato salad, croquettes, and a spinach and chick pea special. We had about 7 orders of tapas plus a bottle of wine and another drink and the total was $37 euro! Great experience.

Ordinary and basic food. The "1 Racion" which is the big portion was little food. We had the fish with oregano and it tasted too much like oregano and lime (This was a good portion of food but it's just the fish no sides). The Slow Braised Pork with Fries was a small amount of food. They put the fries on the bottom and the pork with sauce on the top so the fries get soggy.

Lovely cafe that serves traditional Spanish tapas. Wonderful food. Try the meatball tapas and red pepper salad.