Café de Oriente Palacio Real

With Royal Palace in view when we dined, price was higher for a good reason. We enjoyed our outdoor seating, weather was chilly but with heaters around us, it was an unique experience. Scrumptious food was elegantly presented. People watch when sipping wines. Wrapped up meal with yummy Irish coffee. Will recommend.

A really great and surprisingly priceworthy experience. Innovative dishes and very friendly service. We will definitely come back.

Nice meal, lovely venue. The truffle soup was a bit too much for me but the rest of the menu was beautiful. I could eat the meats and bread all day

Amazing view and food was excellent. We loved the cheese plate and the blue cheese was exceptional. The calamari was out of this world!

We went for a short coffee break before our departure from Madrid so the memory is quite vivid. Coming from Vienna my first impression was if I am entering a Wiener Kaffehaus (traditional viennese coffeshop). As it appears the interior is in fact inspired by viennese coffeehouses. The only thing missing tough is a huge display case with cake and other sweets. But after ordering coffee and sweets from the menue this "critic" can be forgotten :-D My wife had the slighty warm cheesecake with fruitsauce and I tried the traditional torrija del Café de Oriente con tofe y helado (a kind of french toast infused and topped with rich and delicious toffee sauce). It was a delight. It is a little bit more expensive but it's quite an exquisit location and interior. The only thing I want to mention is that from my point of view the staff could be a little bit more courteous. But to be fair this is not an issue we experienced just in the Cafe de Oriente but in nearly every place we went (except some small tapas bars). So I guess it's more an cultural difference. In case of the Cafe de Oriente it was quite vivid to me because I know the feeling of a viennese coffeeshop and though the waiters in vienna are known to be rude (Wiener Charme) they are more around and ask more often if they can bring anything else. All in all it was an amazing and delicious visit and I think I would visit the Cafe again next time.

Had dinner here on a weekday. Great location in front of the de Palacio Real. I had the veal with tuber chips, together with the usual Spanish starters like jamon, tomato and bread, eggs with shrimp and mushroom, and chorizo sausage. Dessert was a french toast with ice-cream nestled in a pepper glass bowl made of sugar. Service was attentive and the restaurant has a good ambience whether for a business meal or a catch up with friends.

Its location is wonderful. Located just in front of the de Palacio Real. We had some nice drinks and something to eat to refresh our afternoon with our kid and one friend while we were touristing the area. Great stop while you are doing tourism in Madrid.

Super cozy place with great service. So great that they kept my wife’s cell phone until she discovered the loss :-)))) Prime location. Elegant dishes