Bodegas Mezquita Céspedes

Absolutely loved our experience here! The food was flavorful, authentic, and beautifully presented. We especially recommend the salmorejo and ox soup. The location is perfect, just steps from the Mezquita, and the atmosphere was warm and welcoming. A huge thank you to Carlos, our server, who was absolutely fantastic. He was friendly, attentive, and made us feel right at home. He took such good care of us. We highly recommend this place to anyone visiting Córdoba!

very very lovely dinner here! amazing food (had the oxtail, eggplants and tuna in mojito sauce, all of which were fantastic), great drinks (tasty carajillo 43 and sweet wine), and topped off with wonderful service from jose rey; absolutely recommend!

Absolutely loved our experience at Bodegas Mezquita! The food was delicious, full of authentic Andalusian flavor, and the ambiance was perfect—right next to the Mosque-Cathedral, which made it even more special. A huge thank you to Juan Antonio, our waiter, who went above and beyond. His service was exceptional—friendly, attentive, and full of great recommendations that made our meal unforgettable. He really looked after us and made us feel welcome from the moment we sat down. Highly recommend this place if you’re in Córdoba. We’ll definitely be back!

While travelling on a bus trip through Spain, our tour guide suggested this restaurant to eat at for great food at very reasonable prices. Sounded good to us so we went for lunch. We arrived about 10 minutes before it opened at lunchtime as this was also suggested as it is popular. So glad we did! We loved it!! The food was delicious and the service by Juan Antonio was wonderful. He made great suggestions and made sure we were satisfied with all of our choices. A lovely atmosphere made for an excellent meal, try it, you won’t be disappointed!

I came here for a late lunch early dinner. This was one of the few restaurants open after 2pm. Most other restaurants outside the main touristy area close after 2pm. The food was really good with a great choice in vegetarian tapas. The sangria was really good as well. Our server Fran was exceptionally good. I would highly recommend this place.

Incredible! Our server Dave was fantastic, super nice and helpful. We basically let him pick our tapas and they were all super delicious. There was one that we didn't particularly like, and he was happy to just bring us another one! I loved every one of the plates & would highly recommend the pig cheek & the berengena & the croquetas.

We had a very good meal today and the service was excellent. Jose Rey is very nice. He provided some great wine to us. And we feel quite good. We appreciate a lot.

If you want to eat really good food close to the Mezquita-Catedral de Córdoba look no further! Staff is attentive and the food is amazing! I highly recommend Mozarabic meatballs in almond and saffron sauce as well Sephardic lamb tagine with honey, nuts, and raisins with couscous. Both dishes have been full of flavour. Just amazing stop from all the site seeing! Ask for Fran ;)

Phenomenal authentic Cordoban food (try the unique Manzamorra Cordobesa), with excellent service. Food all reasonably priced for the excellent quality. Mezquita is well deserving of its phenomenal reputation and is a must visit for all touring this venerable city. Food: 5/5 Service: 5/5 Atmosphere: 4.5/5 Value: 5/5

I stopped by Bodegas Mezquita in Cordoba for lunch earlier this year. I'd rate my overall experience 9.3/10: - Oxtail: 9/10: Well known Spanish Dish. The oxtail was really tender (a fork was more than enough to break apart the big pieces of oxtail). Flavour was great and the bartender told me the secret was lots of wine which gave it added layer of flavour and take away much of the grease - Eggplant: 9/10: Nicely caramelized, good balance with the hearty oxtail - Service: 9.8/10: They offered me a complimentary drink since the eggplant dish took longer than expected, as well as postcards on my way out. Prior to that, they seated me (table for 1) even though the restaurant was packed and I've seen other restaurants turning solo diners away

We loved this place for lunch. It's right in the center of everything. Our server was Rodri, super friendly, welcoming and explained the menu as we asked questions. The food is very very tasty, perfect portions. If you go during busy times- make reservation, or you would need to wait. Great atmosphere, not fancy yet comfortable and welcoming.

Excellent option! Great food lentil stew, mezarabic meat balls and pork cheeks in wine sauce!! Service provided by Salud, our waitress, was remarkable, we'll be back and we highly recommend! Sangria is super and we bought an olive oil bottle!! VENGAN !!

This restaurant is a must when in the area! I started with the gazpacho and finished my meal with the pork tenderloin and I was satisfied throughout this experience. Our server was Jose Antonio and he was attentive, helpful and super friendly! Excellent service paired with the delicious cuisine earns this restaurant a five star review. I recommend to all who visit this lovely area!

We day a day tour of Cordoba. Our guide recommended this restaurant. We did not have reservations but were lucky to get a table quickly. Oxtail croquettes were not good and lack oxtail meat. Potatoes bravas were good as well as the calamari. The eggplant was okay. Service was good.

Very cool and neat place. Conveniently close to the cathedral Mosque of Córdoba. Food was okay, nothing too extraordinary and the price is actually quite expensive for tapas. Doesn't seem like a local spot as there were a lot of tourists inside. I ordered: - flamenquin - 11€ = deep fried jamon (Iberico ham and bacon) roll with salad. It was that great, and it was dry and a little hard to chew. Felt a little sick when eating it. You do get fries, mayonnaise, and a small salad. Didn't come with much flavor and no dressing. - cerveza -2€ = beer - they didn't tell me what type it was, so I'm assuming San Miguel but usually beer everywhere else has been 1.7€ or less. - albondigas - 5€ = meatballs, these were pretty good. I'm a little worried because they were pinkish inside, but they were savory and drenched in sauce. Which also usually come free when ordering a beer. Plus side is my waiter did speak English fairly well. Overall it was okay, nice because it's convenient to do the Cathedral Mosque of Córdoba and it's easy for tourists, but I've definitely had better tapas and usually got at least one tapa free.

Great food, nice service. Amazing atmosphere. Really recommend. Very nice place. They have Tapas or plates.

Located right outside La Mezquita, Bodegas Mezquita is perfectly positioned to serve Cordoba's tourist crowds. The menu offers a variety of local dishes, and ordering the "tapas" size is the perfect way to sample a bunch of different things! We started with the Salmorejo Cordobes, a cold, creamy soup made of tomatoes puréed with bread and olive oil and topped with chopped boiled eggs and jamon. The Albondigas Mozarabes were meatballs in a green-colored sauce made of almonds and saffron, served along with fried potato strips. Finally, the Berenjenas Califales Rebozadas were half moons of eggplant, which were heavily battered and deep-fried and topped with a sweet, sticky reduction of Pedro Jimenez sherry and sesame seeds. All of the tapas went nicely with the basket of local bread (which included a long, crunchy cracker with pumpkin seeds). Overall, however, the dishes here tasted underseasoned and were perhaps toned down for tourists. Nevertheless, the comfortable atmosphere and attentive service made this a pleasant dining experience!

All the food is really really good. The Oxtail is incredible! Fried eggplant, croquettes and jamón are excellent! The service was very good and best of all...the prices were very reasonable. 6 people at a lot with beer for 110 Euros. Highly recommend!

Our first meal in Spain on our trip and my wife and I ordered the tapas daily special meal for 2. It had 5 tapas for the meal and a chocolate cake for dessert. It also included a drink. We didn't want to think and we are so happy we ordered this. It came with all the faves in the area such as the fried eggplant with honey, fried cod, pork in cinnamon sauce, potato omelette and meatballs. In our party we also had the calamari and a fried pork roll (can't remember the name). Uh, it was great. My brain was mush from traveling to get here and it was great to have all these great dishes sent out. The food was utterly delicious and we were happy as clams. For all we got and for the quality of the food, I thought this was a steal. If you are around the Mezquita (and you will be), go here for lunch. You will be glad you did.

Really great place for a tapas lunch while visiting beautiful Córdoba. Very attractive, clean, modern place with friendly and professional service (¡gracias, Sergio!). Their sangria is delicious. I had really good tapas. Started with a refreshing and generous salad of local oranges, almonds, olives and salt cod. Followed that with a delicious small portion of the cold salmorejo soup (the tomato one) and ended with the tapa of albondigas (meatballs) in a delicious saffron sauce. All for about €19. Very reasonable for food of this quality. Definitely recommend!

This is the best restaurant I've eaten in Spain! Everything dish was fabulous! I had tapas portions of the almond soup, the eggplant with wine reduction, grilled squid with coleslaw, mushroom croquettes, and tuna with mango mint sauce. The cheesecake was also awesome! You won't go wrong with any of these dishes. In fact, I am going back tomorrow to try other dishes. Make sure that you talk to Alberto Garcia, the waiter, who made all the recommendations. He may even share their recipes with you! We also got a little gift from their store across the street!

It was very, very busy restaurant and for good reason. Yet we were seated in about 10 minutes. Though I had researched what to eat, the menus were available in almost every language with a tablet. Everything was FANTASTIC. I can't say what were my favorites because each dish has something to write home about. We are so glad we chose this gem of a restaurant to be our first Spanish meal in Spain.

Fantastic lunch here. While the menú del dia was a little more expensive (14.90€) than a couple of places nearby, the variety and options were greater and the quality of food was amazing. Of the two salmorejos we liked the green and white one better than the traditional tomato. And the entrees - chipirones perfectly cooked, both the hake and cod were perfect. The oxtail was very tasty as well. The kids loved the albondigas. The service was much better than we have experienced in Spain so far. And it is in a very convenient location to the Mezquita. Would highly recommend!

A little bit expensive per dish for Tapas, but when you're right outside the main tourist attraction in Cordoba, it's not really a surprise. In their favor, the dish sizes were above average too. Between the four of us, we had meatballs with fries, Boquerones (anchovies - fried), squid rings, baby squid, a potato omelet, ham and cheese croquettes and finally patatas bravas. It was all tasty, though the Boquerones proved to be a little too "fishy" for my taste. The baby squid were very tasty. Ambiance, service (by Spanish standards, which have different priorities compared to US standards ) and overall experience were very pleasant.

This place was recommended to us by a could of our Spanish friends and coincidently by the front desk personnel at our hotel. It was absolutely fabulous! Our waiter was very friendly and made suggestions from the menu. The wine was fantastic. Can't say enough good about this place. Highly recommend it!

In the most touristy part of Cordoba. You'll pay just a little extra for the location, but their menu does feature innovative approaches to traditional standards and keeps quality high across the board. The small plates also let you try a good variety of things at a reasonable price. The amazing items: absolutely have the albondigas mezarabes. They come in a really well balanced almond saffron sauce that complements the meatballs themselves perfectly. You can order them both in a smaller tapas form as well as a larger serving. Also I highly recommend the perol Cordobes which is a Cordoban short grain rice dish with meat and mushrooms. I had been wary especially as a solo traveler to order rice dishes in Spain to avoid microwaved garbage. This required someone in the kitchen with some skill to get right and was delivered perfectly al dente (as advertised in the menu there is a bit of delay because it has to be finished fresh). The patatas alioli had a great garlic flavor and come cold so are good for cooling down when you come in. The salmorejo was good but unremarkable compared to others I had. Skip the bravas though, they were uninteresting and not nearly as spicy as advertised. Service is quite gringo friendly and they were a bit pushy about reviewing on TripAdvisor but the waiter was genuinely friendly and kindly gave me a sample of Pedro Ximenez to taste along with the Amontillado that I ordered for comparison.

Lourdes, our fast & friendly server, brought us three VERY tasty courses: the baked artichoke hearts with Serrano ham, the seafood paella ("arroz mariscos"), and the Sephardic lamb stew with cous-cous. We ordered the smallest ("tapa") portions of each, shared all, and each had the excellent cream cake dessert. We left quite full and very happy. A winner!