La Mallorquina

Nice place to start off your day, quite a lot of different choices, there are 2 entrances (or one of them is exit im not sure), one of them is with a long queue (right next to metro exit). One little tip is that you should just enter via the other entrance as from what I observed, some people just enter via the other entrance and places order, while for the long queue as they are waiting outside, they do not know their line are getting cut, the staff do not care neither as they are super busy. It is kind of messy but the food tastes good and thats all i care.

My favourite pastelería in Madrid. The first place I visit as soon as we arrive. Grab a table upstairs, eat at the bar, or takeaway and enjoy your food in one of Madrid's many plazas. You won't be disappointed!

This place is an establishment so this review is just a small drop of water in an ocean of information. But we did not see this as a "must try" kind of place. We stopped in for a quick breakfast pastry and we both got a chocolate croissant. They were ok at best. The problem we both had was that they were extraordinarily sweet. While this pastry is always going to be sweet, this was sweeter than dessert-level. It seemed the dough was sweet, the filling was sweet of course, and then it was glazed with sugar or something. While it was fine and all, I'm not sure this lived up to the hype. That said I would come back to try the savory options to see if they are more to my tastes. Obviously the place can be mobbed with people so be aware of that.

Had the vanilla napolitana, a ham and cheese sandwich, and a strawberry cake. Good quality food. After a walking tour, a stop here for their cake got my sugar going again.

The last time I bought a pastry here it was quite tasty, but my recent visit was disappointing. I noticed that one employee, presumably a baker, was moving the pastries from one tray to another using blue gloves. This caught my attention because, unlike the sellers who use tongs, it raises concerns about hygiene. We don’t know how clean those gloves are or when they were last changed, and it’s difficult to ensure they remain clean if removed and put back on. I found this practice unpleasant and decided not to buy anything. While the products themselves may be good, for me hygiene is more important than taste, which is why I’m giving three stars.

Queued before they opened. Came in for the cream and chocolate napolitana and coffee. Came back a couple of days later. They have a queue for a reason! Wish I could have brought back the pastries to Dubai - so good.

Very traditional place, the sweets where amazing. The staff is fast. You also have upstairs a Tea Salon. There is a high diversity of sweets, but also more brunch pastery as well.

Super busy most time of the day. Ordered 5 items that could be taken away and was wrapped nicely and easy to take on plane. Everything was delish without being too sweet. Large in portion for the reasonable prices. Wanted to try everything!!