Gandarias

We had a lovely meal here on a very busy night. The anchovy starter was fine, if a little expensive. Then we both had the steak and fries. Absolutely wonderful steaks, moist, juicy, and beautifully cooked. Great service and well worth a visit.

For the sit in restaurant - great octopus, great T-bone steak. Cheesecake a bit too cheesy for my liking but still good! Friendly service. Note, you will need to book in advance for the restaurant (even on less busy days, we had to book for a Monday night).

Had an awesome experience. I went as solo diner. Place was crowded on Sunday 2pm. Ask for the English tapas menu and this will make ordering easier if you don’t speak Spanish. Otherwise, just point at the food at counter. They will pick what you want and you pay on the spot. Go find a place to stand and eat the very yummy tapas. Highly recommend the tapas - foie gras, steak, sea urchin. The pork cheek was a bit dry for me. Plus point, I was not pressured to order drinks.

It's a great local taberna(restaurant). You can also try the very good quantity of different pintxos where they have but unfortunately if you make a reservation you can't order pintxos. We ordered fish (very fresh), a plate of jamon and a dish of meat. All were great, and we would go again, but this time we will try the good looking pintxos.

We booked and had full meals rather than pintxos. Great food and large portion sizes. Maybe slightly on the dearer side but worth the money. Crab Russian salad and scallops were fab.

We sat for a reservation here last night at 8:30, and the experience was sadly underwhelming. The service was kind, and we had great wine and ham as an appetizer. The entrees were slightly lackluster, most notably disappointing was the white fish. The bread they served was stale. The steak was good but compared to neighboring restaurants, for the price, the quality lacked. The tuna belly salad was good but came with a small farm’s worth of onions on top. The most shocking loss was the cheesecake- horrible texture and taste down to the ice cream. We disliked the cheesecake so much we asked if it could be removed from the bill because we barely had a bite each, to which our server said “it’s not bad, you just didn’t like it” which was hysterical but also disappointing. Maybe standing for tapas is better, but avoid this tourist trap.

My personal favorite in this neighborhood. Excellent tapas, clearly labeled wine options, easy-to-read menus on the wall in four languages. The ordering experience was also less hectic than at some of the neighboring bars, even though the place was quite crowded. The service was very efficient and professional.

Busy place! We went during the post lunch period. Maybe too busy. We found it quite dirty, with tissues and food debris on the floor. Service was quite slow. Excellent choices of wine, they have a machine that allows them to offer more expensive wines.