Garum 2.1 Bistró

Had such a great experience here❤️ Every bite was delicious, the waiter walked us through every course and explained it. Their cheese dessert was espectacular - one of the best desserts i’ve ever had. The prices were also surprisingly small for what they are offering.

So I stumbled upon this gem on a solo trip to cordoba as part of a wider trip. I expected something entirely different before I entered. What I got was an almost Michelin starred level of quality and attention at a bistro price. A son performing front of house perfectly with impeccable English to shame my pigeon Spanish. His dad performing some real miracles in the kitchen. A genuinely invite and unusual menu and all served in a style of some of the best restaurants I’ve ever eaten at (and I’ve been to one with three Michelin stars). Do not miss this place on your trip. A joy.

Very nice overall: delicious, well-priced food with sharing options and good wines (take the somms recommendations!). It hits the sweet spot between fine and casual dining (more casual leaning) and is great value for money. I'd personally prefer a different choice of music (jazz, classic or something instrumental, instead of the coffee house pop covers) but the volume was apt and it wasn't much of a bother overall.

If you are looking for creative and upscale versions of Spanish classics in Cordoba, do not miss an opportunity to dine at Garum 2.1. They have a small upscale (but not stuffy) dining room. Everything from the service to the wine recommendations and food were top notch. A little more pricey than your average restaurant in town, but not exorbitant and worth it.

Waiter gave an unwelcoming vibe and seemed like he made the other staff stressed and overall was uncomfortable to talk to him. The other waiter spilt our water, forgot cutlery, forgot bread. We ordered coffee and asked for it to be served with our dessert but it came much later. I forgot what fish dish we had but it was very bland. The starters were really delicious but the 4 mains we ordered simply lacked flavor and depth.

Food was very salty, every single dish, except their complimentary tortillas (which was delicious). We had starters of aubergine, lasagna, fried mackerel and main dish of pork with chickpeas and red prawn. Service - we appeared without reservation and guy at the door said to wait to see if tables are available. Then lady came and asked us to come with her, when we started to walk after her the guy screamed at us to stop and wait. As you understand we were very "pleased" buy this "warm" welcome. Then another lady appeared and asked us to follow her, on which we were apprehensive and looked at that guy, but he acted as if he is not telling to go or no, probably because the lady is his manager, so he just kept silent, we waited, another client who was walking out started to laugh at all this situation, we laughed as well. What a mess, that was definitely a sign for us to leave. We were seated on the second floor, I dont know what the ambience is there for dinner, but for lunch none at all - very loud american pop music. As I said everything we ordered had same taste of salt. For desert we had tiramisu, with was not tiramisu at all but chocolate mousse with beets and salt. Ah, and bread, not delicious at all. Even my son who eats bread everywhere and as much as he is able to left his piece. This was the worst fine dining experience not only in Spain, but so far at all. Those two stars were for food presentation, which was good.

If you are reading this, go ahead and make a reservation at Garum. It was one of the best dinning experiences we’ve ever had. This was definitely more of a fine dining experience. The food was creative and delicious. We tried various other salmorejo and did not like them. This one was one of the best bites of our entire trip. Everything was excellent including our waiter and the rest of the staff.

What a perfect place. As if Cordoba did not already have enough to offer, this little haven of goodness just adds to the magic. It is more than food, it is an experience and a wonderful and pleasant one at that. This is not feeding, this is a journey for your tastebuds, intricate layers of meticulous flavour that can only come from a dedicated family who give their all to please. Full Marks, well done. We will be back, again and again.

Hungry ? Waiting for a big meal ? Don't go ! Awaiting your palate to explode ? Want a food orgasm? Never tried a mouse made of salmon ? Then yeah come here ! Just arrived to Cordoba after Madrid and I swear to god that this is one of the best gastro bars we have ever been to. Was not expecting to see it in Cordoba, thank you Chef, your work is for sure so much appreciated! Don't expect anything big and filling but prepare your mouth to taste something unusual and different. Salmorejo amontillado - just trust your ears and let the Spanish guitar take you to an incredible food path. I can't explain what it tastes like but I will definitely never forget it. Smoked octopus with pig's ear - again trust your palate desire and try it , it is a very unexpected union of the octopus and pig but they married so well on that purée pillow. Pistacho mazamorra - just order it. I was surprised to taste white wine frozen in the jelly cubes. Thank you Chef ! You made our Cordoba welcome something special !

Amazing service and great food. Frank was our server. The cheese plate, eggplant with honey and cheesecake were the best.

Everything that we ordered were great. The price was reasonable and the staff didn't mind that we didn't speak any Spanish. They were attentive and kind.

Great location, awesome roof top bar. .friendly staff..food was amazingly good..very reasonably priced..the local vino selection was great..my girlfriend and I came 2x..it was that good..the oxtail churro was crazy..will recommend

Since I was alone and feeling fancy, I ended up at Garum 2.1, a well-known bistro tapas bar with award-winning food items (or so they said). All the Spaniards told me that I had to try two items in Cordoba: salmojero (basically a creamy gazpacho) and rabo del toro (oxtail). The waiter recommended I try the salmojero that had won some gastronomic award, so I ordered a bowl of that and of the rabo. Both dishes were, in my humble opinion, mind-blowingly amazing. The salmojero was creamy and well-seasoned, and the rabo was perfectly tender and fell right off the bone. Easily one of the best meals I've had in Spain. Service was excellent, prices weren't too bad (a little higher than average), and food was amazing. Very chic and modern - I would definitely come back!

We landed in Córdoba with intrepid tour and went here for lunch,it did not disappoint .the double crispy fried pork is to die for. So we went again for dinner Amazing place

Excellent service and the food exceeded my expectations. I had the award winning salmorejo and a couple tapas dishes. Everything was cooked to perfection, offering a mix of flavors. Highly recommend if you enjoy gourmet, reasonably priced food.

I was not really a fan of this place despite having sought it out for the fantastic reviews it received. We ordered the special menú del día which was the pricier of the two set lunch menus and consisted of 6 dishes. Half of them were really bad to inedible. To start we had the mazamorra which tasted kind of like uncooked pancake batter. Then we had ortiguillas (fried sea anemone) which were fried and battered nicely but just wasn't my thing. We also had a squid ink croquette which was excellent and it was the highlight of our lunch. The other three dishes I honestly can't even remember what they were nor did I really understand what they were anyway, but they were no better than the croquettes and pretty bad all around. Pricey for not really good food, but it is possible that we just didn't order correctly. On the flip side, I got a glass of their Garum wine and it was pretty good.

Maybe I ordered the wrong thing and gazpacho is not for me. I had the oxtail and its too many for one person. Higher than average price. They gave me free bread which is great. And the servers are very nice.

This place was recommended by our landlord in Cordoba and we thought the food and atmosphere were not that great. We ordered a twice cooked pork concoction and it was mainly bones and fried skin with minuscule meat. The other dishes were forgettable but they did have excellent red wine. Our server was average at best but he did speak four languages well enough. We wouldn't return.

Great high-end tapas bar. Modern design, chic interior. Very popular with locals. (No english menu.) Recommended.