Casa Jacinto

We plan to return later this week! About the experience: We dined at this quaint local restaurant with classic Spanish decor rich in Spanish traditions. The staff were two lovely men with exquisite class who greeted to Americans with open arms. While I am of Spanish heritage and speak Spanish my wife speaks English. Yet the staff made us feel at home. Next to food, the dining experience makes an already delightful meal even that much more an unforgettable experience. About the food: the offerings are varied, plentiful but not overwhelming. You can have starters, appetizers then move on to more heavy plate and finally your main dish, although you do not have to eat from every option. We shared the stuffed pimientos. These are not you normal stuff peppers. They are small variety pepper and I suspect they peel the skin because the peppers melted like butter in my mouth. They were stuffed with salmon. The flavor came from a pure vegetable puree that was infused with cognac and other spices. I almost didn’t share with my wife but she had a knife in hand. My wife ordered the sea bass which is half fish on its back (literal translation). Fish was tender and flavorful. I ordered the lamb chops which were seasoned and grilled perfectly to maintain moisture and tenderness and were accompanied with French fries. Dessert was the flan that was smooth as silk. Finished with a grappa variation aperitif (Baileys) and of course white and red wine. We ate like Royal family for such a value price. We love it and will be back this week and later this month. UPDATE 22 November 2024 We visit Spain annually and when we are in Madrid Casa Jacinta is a must dine event. We’ve come to know the staff, David, quite well and it feels like we are locals. Below are some pics of our delicious food we ate on the eve of our return home to the USA.

A traditional old Madrid restaurant that makes classic dishes. The food is rich and hearty, with lots of slow cooked soups and stews. The Castilian soup is particularly delicious. The staff are extremely helpful with guiding your order, but upselling or pushing any dishes, but advising restraint! It's a friendly place to have a great meal.

We came in for dinner and had their house specialty setas con almejas for starters. For our main dish we had the lenguado and chuletillas de cordero lechal. For dessert we had the leche frita and trufa.

We came here for lunch around 1:30 pm. with no reservation, but they had an opening on that note, I do recommend reservations. The food was really good, and it's definitely a must try classic Spanish food.

I want to recommend this restaurant (Casa Jacinto) so much. We came here on recommendation from a Madrid local friend of ours who suggested it as it was quite close to where we were staying in a nearby hotel. My wife and I ate dinner here one evening very late as we were exhausted after some big work days. The two waiters are some of the most welcoming people in Madrid and not only that, they are of exceptional professionalism and service. The first night I ate scallops cooked on the shell as a starter and had the house specialty clams with wild mushrooms, my wife had a perfectly cooked sole. All of these dishes were fantastic and I’d be happy to have any of them again. Given we had such a nice time, we came back for Sunday lunch where my wife had the iberico jamon, croquettes and salad caprese. I myself had the cocido madrilènes. These meals once again were beautiful. I’d strongly recommend that if you have the cocido madrileno that you don’t need to eat anything else for a few hours afterwards as it is most filling. All in all we’d come back to Casa Jacinto in a heartbeat, not just for the food but the great service and the wonderful ambiance of this little restaurant in the back streets of central Madrid.

Excellent, what a fantastic find. Located down a quiet street off the beaten track. We had a very warm welcome by the owner and waiter. This is a family run restaurant which has been open 155 years and plenty of memorabilia on the walls. Let’s hope it stays open for another 155. It was very relaxed atmosphere, the food was superb, fried anchovies tasty and delicious. The steak cooked to perfection as was my sea bass. We finished the meal with beautiful homemade truffles. I would highly recommend finding this delightful old restaurant.

Had a fantastic dinner with colleagues. Very well worth a visit. Good quality and very very decent pricing.

It‘s an old and quaint Spain restaurant with a lot of tradition. I ordered the typical cocido madrileno and it was really good. I paid less than 30 Euro for an Aperitif (they just put it there without asking), Madrid stew, Water and Dessert. So Price-quality ratio was good :)

Great service and AMAZING FOOD. Everything we had was absolutely delicious. Tuna and tomato salad, steak and pepper, eggplant and veggie beschemel, and chocolate truffles for dessert. Totally awesome meal and EXCELLENT service!