Casa Lucas

This is my second time in Madrid and third time in Casa Lucas. I mean I love you guys. Oxtail and chicken tostas are my all-time favorites, but that tomato salad with goat cheese was also very delish!

We had a late lunch here and really enjoyed it The food was great and the service was an also very nice. The atmosphere was fan but things special. The pork on onion bread. I also really liked the black pasta with carrots

On our last night in Madrid we serendipitously found ourselves at casa Lucas. Somehow it ended up being the cherry on top of our already amazing time. The service was so welcoming and the food surprised us with how delish and creative it was. My friend ordered a dish with their “corn mousse” which we loved so much they brought more of it out to eat with bread. We recommend the oxtail as well as it truly melted on the tongue. We cannot wait to come be back to Madrid and definitely back to Casa Lucas.

You will find this cozy spot among several tapas joints and bars. The unassuming exterior gives way to a warm and laid-back atmosphere inside. The wine selection is great and the food is simply delightful—portions are surprisingly generous. The service? Top-notch. If you're up for a chill vibe and traditional Spanish tapas, this place is highly recommended.

We got here pretty late so the place was pretty quiet. The staff were lovely and the food was amazing! Would tell everyone to go here.

Photos are taken with a broken camera. The food was absolutely amazing. I ate what I normally don’t because nowhere tastes good. But at Casa Lucas everything was extremely delicious. I can’t wait to go there again.

Great food and best service crew! Love the fact that they had various specialties, we did try the fox tail and foie gras and both were amazing. What stood out for us is the wait staff (i think his name is Mike) he is very attentive and proactive. No regrets and highly recommended.

A great establishment that serves up delicious food and great wine! Opens at 8pm, which you’ll know by the amount of people lining up outside! The place inside is quite cosy, so make sure to have a booking. Highly recommend, you won’t be disappointed, and you can have a full dinner here as well which is great!

My wife and I visited Madrid on a vacation. Casa Lucas was recommended by a friend who lives in Madrid. The restaurant isn't a huge space but it can accommodate a good number of people at tables and at the bar. Eating with some locals, we followed their lead with ordering. I really recommend their: - Fried Squid with bacon and squid ink - Braised Ox Tail - Their cous cous with chicken Whatever wine my friend ordered went well with the food we ordered. The food came out in a reasonable timeframe. The restaurant was accommodating with our small dogs joining us inside. We really enjoyed our meal there.

We had made reservations for a table for 2 and when we arrived they did not have our reservation written down, but when we showed them the confirmation email they quickly sat us. This was a cute little bar that served both tapas and entrees that were delicious! It was very busy and crowded but the ambiance was perfectly Spain! We ordered a bottle of white wine and a variety of dishes to try and were delighted with everything! 10/10 would recommend stopping in for a drink and bite. You will need reservation unless you want to wait a long time!

If you are in Madrid, I recommend you visit this quaint tapas bar in Cava Baja , Madrid. Very popular place , so I strongly suggest to make reservations when planning to visit. We went just to try the Rabo de Toro. I must saying it was amazing. The pics of my boyfriend's reaction says it all. Do t miss this place when visiting Madrid. You will not be disappointed.

Wonderful little tapas bar. Quite small, but they do take reservations and without one you will be waiting and fighting for standing space by the bar. Started with a free taste of a really well made chicken liver pate on baguette. Croquettes were very good as expected. Really nice surprises were the risotto with fois gras, mushrooms and egg. Fantastic and a must! Also ratatouille on baguette and also pork loin with egg. Both were great. Fantastic experience on the historic Calle Cava Baja! Also very friendly service and help with the menu if needed.

Was dreaming of this rice dish for 8 years and was so happy today that they are still serving it. I ate the entire thing by myself at the bar. I wonder how many others do the same, dreaming of fois and egg and rice... and I think mushrooms. So good...

Superb food and service! Yum all the way! Thanks to Joe and Jeric! Atta good experience!

We had a lovely time at Casa Lucas on a Sunday night. Bartender Javier was a terrific guide. We started with vermú-- lovely vermouth on ice with a bit of orange peel. Tapas: gilda (olives, anchovies, and a mild green pepper on bread with a final splash of olive oil), an aspic of spinach and puerros (fabulous), and finished with a seafood stew wrapped in a sheet of black pasta (we split an order). Unlike some of the other places on the street, the seats at the bar were comfortable, the service was excellent and prompt, and while Lucas was lively, we could actually carry on a conversation. We liked Lucas so well we went back the following night after starting at another place. Unfortunately there was no space.

Everything was wonderful. Honestly - I'll be back. Add this place to your list and if you get a chance sit at the bar.

Truly delicious! Definitely worth a stop if you are on Cava Baja. We passed by and saw how crowded it was our first night in Madrid and came back to try it out. We were able to reserve online and score a table at this tiny establishment. Worth the extra trip. Delicious calamari with squid ink mousse and tender oxtail. Excellent service and wine recommendations as well. Try it!

I managed to get a seat here last night. What a delicious place! Very kind and attentive service. Not sure if the guy with the glasses behind the bar is the owner, but he sure was exceptionally good at running the place. Great music was playing. I got a vermouth and a rabo de toro. This oxtail was so complex, so rich, so tasty. I wish Zi had better Spanish to ask how it was made. The free tapas is delicious. Even though I was full, I ordered the alella tapa. Very good. If you can get in, you should definitely try this place!

Great food, a good variety and very tasty! And the wine was lovely.

Amazing calamari anyone would love. I recommend stopping in as you stroll enjoying tapas

Great food!! Well priced!! Great crew!! We came back 3 times to this place. Our favorite is Fardos, Rabo de Toro and Callos!!!!

Definitely happening place. Good wines and nice service. Food was not my favoiritnbit so many locals were there so I must have made a mistake by ordering the wrong things. The Restaurant is not great for people who don't eat meat or pork. While they have a few dishes with fish, and the kitchen was accommodating to prepare some foods without ham, I found Everything we ordered overly creamy--rich and heavy. Not my taste.

Came here after our Sunday afternoon at El Rastro. Great tapas and wine. The place is quite small but we found a cozy spot. Lovely croquettes and tomato salad. Great street for tapas.

Great little tapas wine bar on Calle cava baja. Awesome food and great attentive services. We arrived shortly after 8:30pm and was seated right away. Within 10 min there is a line waiting outside and I see why. Servers were all friendly and food was outstanding. They even start you off with complimentary tapas to start the night with the drinks. Worthy mentions were the grilled pork and also the alella (chicken with purple seer onion and corn mouse) pinchos. For big plates we ordered tuna sashimi tataki with mashed apple was fresh and had great use of sauce and sweet/salty combo. The ox tail was melt in your mouth soft and savory and full of flavor. Would definitely recommend and go back again. Updated - we did return for second visit on our last day and tried out several more dish in menu. All top notch. Shrimp cold tapa, scallop salad and squid with ink mousse. Delicious. Definitely our favorite Resturant while in Spain over last 2 weeks.

This is a small restaurant so I recommend reservations. Every bite we had was delicious. The staff was friendly and professional. I highly recommend Casa Lucas.

Great food. The vibes were perfect and the food selection was great. The gentlemen brought 4 different favorite tapas and the salmon was one the one

I'll spare you the photos of what we ate as there are plenty of great pics for this place. I'll focus on the sheer joy of experience having dinner here. Seeing how popular this place is, and how terrible my wife and I are at planning things out, we walked to Casa Lucas arriving at 7:45pm, 15 mins before it opened, hoping we can sneak in for a table for two without any reservation. We were greeted with a very warm smile from one of the (presumably) owners, invited in, and happily took a small table for two in a nook at the back. We knew what we wanted, but feigned to look at the menu just in case. We ended up with the tomato and goat cheese salad. While the remaining dishes were spectacular, I have to say the salad is probably one of the best things I've eaten in a long time. Perfect balance of brightness of the tomato, the pungent flavor of the cheese, the herbaceous oregano, then the binding smoothness of the olive oil. It was phenomenal. The best dish we had was the squid ink cannelloni. Never would have thought about filling cannelloni with zucchini and carrots, and shrimp. It worked like a symphony. It was very robustly seasoned, not overly so, but if you've adjusted you palate to milder Mediterranean for a week, this will wake you up. This was followed by the calamare with squid ink mousse. Again, a mind-stretching experience of light crunch of the calamare batter, the depth and sweetness of the squid ink, and the overtones of the aioli that permeate throughout. The food, was delish. What sold us overall was the atmosphere, but moreover, the warmth of the patrons. They spoke little English, but they tried. When they got the idea of what we wanted, they made recommendations of half (media) or full racciones (portions). I asked for a vino blanco recommendation, somewhat dry but fruity notes, and they found the perfect pairing. We loved this place, not just for the food, but the atmosphere, and for the kindness and knowledge of the two gents that were working the front of the house. Gracias por todo, Casa Lucas!!!

Came here for a very late dinner and it wasn't crowded or loud. The seats are like stool, so I wouldn't imagine it being too comfortable (I sat on a bench like seat). Anyways, service was pretty good and the food is decent. The restaurant could be somewhat cute for a date- it has its own aesthetics. Canelón ($10)- 3.5/5 This was black pasta, stuffed with seafood, curried vegetables on cream of fresh cheese. Good thing the server told me about the half portion because this made me quite full and I wouldn't be able to finish the big one. There's only a slight curry taste and more of a cheesy taste. Overall, a very interesting/different plate.

Very good tapas. Intimate setting, casual, family like, good service. Three tapas shared between two people, €31

Tapas were excellent! Looked online for a recommendation and found this place. We thoroughly enjoyed our meal and drinks and left satisfied. Ordered the chicken and pork with carmelized onions. Both were delicious. One came with an egg on top. The cous cous curry chicken would definitely recommend. Our server at one point said we were ordering too much food and he was right. Very accomodating. The sangria was one of the best i have had in madrid.

We stopped in for an early lunch (1pm), during our latest stay in Madrid and has two very memorable dishes. We started with some lovely, traditional mushroom croquettes - creamy, and tasty balls of deep fried goodness. Next came one if the memorable dishes - black pudding (blood sausage) on toast. Wow. This was some of the best blood sausage we have had. Next came the second memorable dish - calamari bundles with bacon in a squid ink sauce. Very unique, and cooked to perfection. The taste was something we have never had before, salty and creamy with tender calamri and an interesting visual. Service was quick, very helpful with the menu and attentive when needed. The space has a nice bar, but it is cramped and be prepared for a wait during peak times as it's very popular.

Great food! This is a whole in a wall in Madrid , cava Baja area. Must try food The calamari with ink and the ox tail!!

We got here before they opened and waited outside for a little bit. After they opened a lot of people started coming in. It is a small restaurants and could get packed quick. Our server was really friendly and spoke good English. We ordered the jumilla, alella, duck foie, and calamari. The server told us it might be too much food and did a 1/2 order for the duck foie and 2/3 order of the calamari. The jumilla and alella came out together. It was one of the better pinchos I had in Madrid. The calamari came out next. It came wrapped in 2 separate bunch each with a piece of bacon and our server sliced it into pieces and mixed in the squid ink at our table. That was pretty cool. Tasted very fresh and flavorful too. The duck foie was ok, guess it tasted pretty standard. Would definitely come back to this restaurant again. Would love to try more of their pinchos.

There's less locals compared to others when Boo Boo and I came for dinner here a few days ago. This was probably a nice local place before tourist took over. We shared the seafood in squid ink pasta, mushroom croquets, and the blood sausage over bread. I didn't really like the pasta. It had a musty taste which didn't sit well for me. Seating is tight and limited. The 2 waiters kept bumping my back as they walked to and form the kitchen.

Casa Lucas is a nice home-y shop located on a super busy street. It was very unassuming and didn't have too many people flowing out the doors like all the other bars, so that was good for us! I thought we were in for a long wait, but we were surprisingly sat instantly around 10:30pm on a Saturday. The waitstaff was super friendly and spoke a decent amount of English, so that helped a lot. What we ordered: Double beer: Because, why not? Pincho (spelling?) plates: Blood sausage with onions & scrambled eggs: Wow this was fluffy and tasty. Definitely worth getting for 6 euro Chicken with caramelized onions: Tender chicken, not too dry, excellent flavor. Another 6 euro. Definitely worthy BACON WRAPPED SQUID WITH SQUID INK MOUSSE: Enough said. Lots of flavor. Lots of squid. Delicious. ~19 euro We were surprised to be finished within a half hour, which includes the seating, review of the menu, ordering, and finishing. Definitely the best meal we had in Madrid.

This is was pretty easily one of the best meals of my life. Surrounded by fancier looking spots, Casa Lucas wouldn't necessarily draw your gaze, if you didn't know to look for it. But you should be looking for it, everyone in Madrid should be. Something a bit peculiar is that its not the only restaurant on the street that has a similar sounding name, casa luca next across the way is probably better known (the king loves their food), and is certainly more fancy (I felt fine wearing shorts here, but the place across the street is a long pants/collared shirt kind of joint). Walking in, the first thing that struck me was how small it was. This is in now way to say rundown (its posh for sure), but there is only a few places to sit. Honestly, that kinds of adds to the special feeling of it all though - they are cooking for you, and maybe ten other people. The care that must go into this food speaks for itself when it comes out, nothing rushed, nothing prepared poorly. We started with a chicken tapa that had mashed corn and a teriyaki esque glaze, it was easily top 5 tapa I had in Spain, let alone Madrid (one order per couple is good). We then moved on to the calamari with squid ink, it was truly spectacular, even my girlfriend who isn't into seafood said it was tasty. Again, its a huge portion, I wouldn't order one for myself. The piece de resistance for me though was the oxtail. Holy hell. It was phenomenal in every way. Tender, flavorful texture that simply melted when bitten into. One of the finest things I've had in a long long time, its a must try if you're here. Again, as with most places in Madrid, this whole endeavor was very reasonable, we had all these dishes, plus a salad for the non-seafood lover and a few bottles of wine for around 120USD; Vive la Madrid. Seriously, if you're in town and are looking for a spot to knock your socks off this place is it.

Absolutely incredible Spanish food. I have lived in Spain for four months now and I haven't not found many Spanish restaurants that I feel strongly about. But this one is absolutely fantastic and you must go to La Latina to eat here. The restaurant is incredibly small so I would recommend making a reservation. I happened to go there one night without a reservation and my friends and I only had to wait about 15 minutes so we got very lucky. The menu is amazing and I don't think you could go wrong with any choices. But we shared a bottle of white and split four things amongst 3 people. We didn't think this sounded like a lot of full but we were so stuffed after the meal. My favorite was probably the tomato and goat cheese salad. The tomatoes were so fresh and I loved that the salad had goat cheese instead of burrata or mozzarella. The mushroom croquettes were also fantastic and the chicken cous cous was great too. The most interesting thing was the black pasta with veggies and seafood inside. It was not what I was expecting but it was so tasty and I was so pleased with it. It was extremely filling though. Overall this was a wonderful meal and I am so happy to have discovered this place. The staff is also incredibly friendly and helpful and they speak English.

Loved this place. They are a small restaurant with only a few tables. They get jammed packed the first night we tried to go there without a reservation we weren't able to get in. So we made reservations for the next night. I would definitely recommend reservations they fill up fast. Service was great there. the guy who took our order was great he explained the things we had questions on and he also gave us recommendations and he was honest to tell us that we ordered too much food for two people when we asked him if it was enough food. The wine recommendation he gave us was great. It fit what we were looking for. Dishes: we ordered the squid with the squid ink calamari and that was SOOOO delicious!!! I was in love. We also ordered the meatballs which were delicious with the mash potato. We had the Pollo tostada which was very flavorful. And the croquet (they were out of the mushroom one so we had six of the other one and it was delicous). But my husband and I both agreed the food here was amazing!!

Found this gem thanks to the trusty ol' Yelp while in Madrid for a few days. It is on a pretty popular street FULL of bars, like bars in tiny alleyways between bars, kind of bars. We stayed at an AirBnb and our host told us to go to this area rather than the main strip to get away from a majority of the tourist restaurants. Many around Casa Lucas are the type of restaurants with about 100 items on the menu and servers in the street trying to lure you in. Don't go to these places. No restaurant can cook 100 dishes that well. But Casa Lucas was a hidden gem amongst all the others. Very small so be ready to cozy up next to neighbors or sit at the bar. Daniel & I stopped in here for a late bite to eat. We got a delicious goat cheese and tomato salad and a nice chicken tapa that was probably one of my favorite food items in all of Spain. The Chicken Tapa was the Alella - a nice piece of bread topped with amazing sauces and chicken with pomme frites. My oh my I am salivating while thinking about it! The two owners were at the bar and spoke to us and taught us different Spanish sayings while we ate here. It was a great experience and one I will remember for many years to come.

Brilliant food and service! A small unpretentious cafe with only five tables, but we had the best dining experience in Madrid!

Upper scale tapas restaurant and bar. Unusual tapas, very tasty. For a table you should try to make a reservation. If you just show up and they're filled, the advantage is you can still do a tapas crawl with other tapas bars, some excellent, along calle Cava Baja in the La Latina quarter. Or, like us, even though we were quite filled, you can crawl after Casa Lucas. I mean, how many times were we going to be in Madrid?

Thank you for the great meal. I loved the vinegary anchovies, and most importantly your hospitality and warmth

Not very touristy. The people are nice and the food awesome. Just step in grab a quick class of wine and tapas to carry you for a few hours. Loved it!!

[OVERALL] We came here pretty late, a little before closing. The inside had a nice homey feel. The servers were also very nice. The food is pretty cheap and filling too. [FOOD] Bread with Sausage: They give this to you for free. I'm not sure if it's sausage or salami, but it's some kind of cured meat. It tasted really good actually and was a nice light starter. Alella: This costs €6. You get two slices of bread topped with a generous portion of chicken and a handful of pommes frites (super thin and crispy). The meat paired well with the sauces, the onion was incredibly sweet and delicious, and the corn was sweet (a little bit overpowering though). Altogether, it tasted super good, and I definitely recommend this dish.

Found this place thanks to yelp reviews!! We were in Madrid for a few days and it overlapped with my friends birthday. We yelped some good places on Cava Baja and happened to walk into Casa Lucas - and boy were we glad we did!! It's a quaint, small restaurant that gets busy fairly quickly. It was pretty full when we got there. We headed to the bar to have the bartender put us in line for a table. While there we had him pick a spanish red wine for us and it was delicious! We were quoted about 25 minutes for a table, but we were seated in less than 10! We asked for Sangria, but we were told they had something else with red wine, vermouth and sparkling something or another - whatever it was - it was delicious! As far as food goes, IT WAS DELICIOUS! all of it. Forgive me, I don't remember the names of everything we had, but I remember what it was - the mushroom croquettes were wonderful! the filling was extremely flavorful! We also ordered the toast that had chicken and caramelized onions - oh my goodness! one of our favorite dishes of the trip! And finally, we ordered a vegetable and shrimp black pasta with some cream sauce. I don't each much meat/seafood, so I took out the shrimp, but the pasta, sauce, and veggies were really good. We absolutely enjoyed our entire dining experience and highly recommend it!

We absolutely loved our dining experience at Casa Lucas! After reading some of the reviews and seeing that it could get busy pretty fast, we decided to head in for an early dinner and got there around 8 PM when they opened. The place is very small and intimate. There is some seating up at the counter, and about 4-5 tables which seats 4 people each. We ordered the alella, croquetas, y fardos. The alella is chicken in soy sauce, purple onion, and corn mousse with sesame oil. 5/5 - this was my husband's favorite dish. The croquetas came with a total of 6, 3 with jamon and 3 with mushrooms. 5/5 - These were the best croquetas we had during our whole 2 weeks in Spain. The mushroom croquetas were absolutely phenomenal! The fardos is a calamari dish wrapped in bacon served with squid ink and mixed together at your table when served. 5/5 - This was my favorite dish! The bacon, calamari and squid ink were so amazing and balanced perfectly. Definitely a must order! They have a great wine selection as well! So make sure to talk to the very friendly staff and order up a glass...or 3 ;) We loved everything about Casa Lucas and will definitely stop by the next time we're in Madrid!

Definitely a hidden gem. I will for sure come back to this place when I bring the rest of my family to Madrid. Best food and best service in the city. The croquettes are amazing, I order the Macarena eggs and they were to die for. Definitely try the calamari with bacon and squid ink it is so tasty. The food is unlike any tapas bar in the city. It's just one of those places that you come across that is not over populated with tourists.

Seriously good food here. High-end stuff. With Asian and French influences, and I'm sure others. I only had a few dishes but they were all divine. Service was friendly and efficient and spoke English well. Interesting, though this place is categorized as a tapas bar, the items on the menu are pricey for tapas though some come in split portions if you ask. I wouldn't recommend eating here like I did alone, but if have two, ideally 3+ in your party, you could have a wonderful tasting session. That said, it's a very small place, and was full year 8:45pm (opens at 8pm). If you want a seat, attempt to come early! Bathrooms: Downstairs. A bit small, but clean and modern.

Favorite meal in Madrid so far. The customer service was so good I had to review ASAP! Arrived around 1130pm and place was packed but we found a spot at the bar immediately. Had the squid ink calamari, ox tail, and pork loin with carmalized onions - all SO DELICIOUS. They also gave us some olives while we waited. They were so different (good) than olives in America! Service was as amazing as the wine. Very cute, cozy and bright. Definitely 100% recommend! PS there is a guy here with a South American/Mid west accent - such a trip

My buddy said this was one of his favorite "bites" in Madrid. I would agree. We split the Alsella (chicken, caramelized onions and corn purée on toast) and the jamon croquettes. Both were delicious. The bonus salami tapas was also great. Crowded full of locals which makes it even better.

Wonderful! I was so happy to have the server we did, I spoke broken Spanish but was still able to order. She saw I was trying and was very patient. The drinks were really good and had a chicken dish - everything was incredible.

Fantastic. Just absolutely-awesome-tasty-to-the-nirvana-you-want-it good food! If you're in Madrid, the "tapa tapa"-signs are buzzing all around you. These tapa-tapa-restaurants vary SO much in both quality as price range. Which one to choose then? Go to Casa Lucas! Do it, do it, do it! And make reservations beforehand, it's quite small and it's treat to sit here at a table. This is a local place that serves exquisite food; and with "local" I really mean that the Madrileños are eating here. Not your hipsters and youngsters, not your fellow non-Spanish tourists. Every foodie must admit that this really, really the food that you're willing to travel for; this is the food that you're willing to wait for; this is the food that you smell, sense, taste that it's made with devotion. With affection. With love... When in Madrid. When going for dinner. Make reservations here and practise your Spanish. Jewillet.

Came here for lunch! Small place, but it was sooo good! 1. Black ink squid-mixed with curry flavor...great presentation! They mix it for you! 2. Tomato with goat cheese salad 3. Cannelloni with seafood - cream sauce......mouthwatering and filling! 4. Glass of wine is cheaper then bottle itself. Might as well order 4 glasses then the bottle! Great service too!

To notch tapas! Although I only had the chicken soy and pork onion tapas, I'll be back. Highly recommend. Service great.

I think every meal tried in Madrid were all so amazing. You won't be able to eat calamari from anywhere else once you try it here. SOOO DELICIOUS with the bacon and squid ink. I still dream about coming back just to eat this again. We also got some kind of oxtail dish that was good, but the calamari won our taste buds.

We were joining a tour and had 2.5 hrs break so we went to Mercado San Miguel but want something a little heavy so we got this place through trip advisor review. The cod, crochet, and tomatoes with basil & goat cheese were so good. We also had a rice mushrooms. My kids just loved it .

The fried squid wrapped in bacon and mixed with the ink mousse is worth the 5000 mile trip from California. It was so rich and yummy. We could only eat about half of it though, since this was the first stop for my wife and I on our second night of tapas trawling. Staff were very friendly and polite. We came back a second night and got the three warm tapas: chicken, pork, and blood sausage. The chicken with the polenta mousse was excellent and I highly recommend that one. The blood sausage was good too. I'd never had blood sausage, and had thought it would be more liver flavored. Nonetheless, it was good. The pork one was ok, but ended up tasting a bit bland next to the other two. If you're in madrid, and looking for tapas, defnitely stop by Casa Lucas.