La Sanabresa

Stopped by recently for dinner and enjoyed the informal ambience and generous portions. We started with the paella and fried eggplant and then had the rabbit and tripe; the rabbit was a bit dry, but still tasty. One could easily eat there for a week without exhausting all of the choices on the 17EUR menu which is a great value if, as we do, you enjoy rustic cuisine. Service was friendly to non-Spanish speakers, but not intrusive. Their opening hours vary and we went back another night only to find a sign on the door saying that they were closed despite usually being open that evening, but we'll definitely try to visit again next time we're in Madrid.

We got there at 8:19pm on a march friday night and already there were about 10 people lined up. Pretty much everyone that got there by 8:25pm or so got a table as they do have a rather large seating area. You can preview the menu outside their front door while you wait. Two of us had the fancier 32E 2 course meal, and another had the more simple 16E 3 course meal. For apps we had the house made croquettes, battered eggplant, and cooked chard (actually tasty). Comes with rather dry table bread. For mains my T bone steak had a nice crust and had decent seasoning, but for a steak barely 1.5 cm thick, the insides were almost raw. The quality of the steak was also quite poor. Lamb chops were very thin (under 1cm) but tasted good and were cooked all the way thru. My wife had the tripe dish served stew like but it was way overcooked and mushy (I like a bit of chew in my tripe). The fries were hot but not quite crispy enough for my liking. For dessert we had a cooked banana with whipped cream and chocolate. Wine was the bottle shown in my photo, which tasted like a cheap red wine that I would use for cooking. Overall a quick and hearty meal with large portions and affordable, but don't expect expertly prepared dishes to come to your table.

Fantastic food and a very reasonable price. Place was filled with locals which is always a good sign. Completely meal with starter, main, dessert and drink. Large menu to suit any taste.

A place you can eat and enjoy Spanish food and drinks. The restaurant is not so big and was full at lunch time. You can choose from big variety of starters, main meals, desserts 🍨 and drinks 🍸, just for 17 euro per person. The service was good and fast.

I found this local gem restaurant through google map. After reading the reviews, I decided to go for a try during dinner time. And before they even open, there is already a number of patrons hanging around outside the restaurant queuing patiently together with me 🤣 I was lead to my seat shortly after the restaurant open for business. I then ordered a few items to try. Just as expected, the food taste fantastic! The staffs are really friendly and approachable as well. I would recomend this restaurant if you wanna try out something local and authentic 😋

We've been for lunch 5 times in a 2 week trip. Delicious, traditional, lively, friendly staff, efficient, great value. In addition, what keeps us going back is a wide range of vegetable side dishes - it's often so hard to eat healthy while traveling. ¡Muchos gracias, La Sanabresa!

A place that we chose on the run but which did not disappoint us. They have menu options through which you can create your perfect meal. The prices are also very affordable for the location they have. I recommend this place

A part of me didn't want to leave this review because I don't wish this place becomes touristy and lose it's charm. So if you're going just going quietly without sharing all over the Internet. The restaurant has many 3-course-meal packages to select and each of them has many choices. The local food served were tasty. The waiter are very attentive, although they don't speak very good English, but they're very friendly. My wife and I had a dinner with 36 euros, that's very cheap isn't it?! Too bad we didn't have second chance to come back and taste other menu during our trip.

What a gem! After about a week of traveling in Spain, my boyfriend and I were getting tired of tapas and wanted to try something different. Found this place via Yelp and I'm honestly surprised there aren't more reviews. The atmosphere reminded me of a cozy Italian restaurant, white tablecloths and all. Waiters won't spend much time with you since they're busy but are helpful if you need a recommendation. It seemed like most of the diners there were locals. Onto the food - Everything we had was delicious. I went for the 3 course menu (appetizer, entree, dessert + drink/bread for 16€) and my boyfriend opted to order all of the above a la carte. His total came out to only 17.50€ so that's an option if you want to try something that's not on the 3 course menu. I got the ratatouille, grilled pork chops with black pepper, and Santiago almond cake. Everything was super flavorful and cooked beautifully. My boyfriend got the mushrooms with garlic, rabbit with garlic (yes he loves garlic), and caramel toffee cake. Dessert was the highlight--both the cakes were indulgent but not too rich or sweet, which we appreciated! If you're planning to go for dinner, I would suggest arriving 20-30 minutes before opening so you can be seated with the first batch of customers.

Castillian soup was delicious. Thinking garlic white wine broth that you have to finish dipping all of your bread in to get to the last drop:) Arroz cubana plain but good. Rice, tomato sauce and a tasty plantain. Main courses: deep fried beefsteak with ham and cheese and patatas fritas... a little too deep fried (salty, maybe old oil used?) Pork loin medallions with patatas fritas not bad.

So we wanted something great after a long day at the museums. We arrived to find no line. We had to wait about 20 minutes nonetheless. There were a couple of empty tables, but there might have been kitchen or staff bottlenecks, I don't know. We were also skipped by a local who took a table from another local. Then they proceeded to ask for other tables to be added to their to make their party bigger. But skipping seems the norm here. Londoners wouldn't be happy. We had croquettes that were chicken and hand shaped. They were tasty. They didn't have pork croquettes, the Miami in me was not happy. But it turned out well. The gulas was tasty. I got the one with garlic and it was great. I wish there was more garlic, but I'm a garlic freak. I forgot to ask if it was made with fake fish. The asparagus was grilled and delicious. It was the best I've had and my favorite part of dinner. The rabbit could have used more sauce. Some pieces were significantly overcooked and inedible. The dorado was tasty. It was beautifully seared. It was the whole fish at a great price of only 7 euros. We were both charged for bread service, neither of us ordered bread. I was tempted to steal the bread and the basket, lol, but we let it slide. Overall the food was hit or miss, and thus the 3 stars. The service was remarkable. Certainly a good testament to paying a livable wage and not making waitstaff depends on tips.

Three course meal for 14€? Count me in! This place is everything you'd want and more, especially, when visiting a new culture. My friends and I found this place on Yelp, and we knew we had to try it! Just like the reviews stated, the food, staff and experience was amazing. Make sure to get here early because it fills up fast! We all ordered three course meals. I ordered the ratatouille, cod in tomato and Santiago almond cake. All were fresh, flavorful and generous portions. One thing I really enjoyed about the ratatouille is that they added egg to it, something I found was a common thing in Europe. In addition to our awesome food, the staff gave us a pitcher of sangria. It was the best sangria I've ever had! If you are visiting Madrid, don't miss this place! It was the best restaurant we ate at!

My favorite meal in Madrid! Definitely come here for lunch!! The menu of the day was an amazing deal. I got two large tapas, a delicious dessert, and a drink for 10€. Although, the portions are so large, I would have been happy with one 5€ tapa for my lunch. I went with a friend, and we got the paella (5€), chicken croquettes (5€), deep fried anchovies, almond cake, flan, and sparkling water. Everything was amazing, but the standouts were clearly the paella, croquettes, and almond cake. Those three alone would have been enough for two to share. The paella is HUGE and the croquettes come with 8. And the quality was great! Everything was cooked well with fresh ingredients and plenty of seasoning.

La Sanabresa is the type of be restaurant every one searches for in each city they travel to (or live in) - authentic, fresh, local, delicious and un-pretentious. During our four days in Madrid we ate here twice, it was seriously that good! When walking in you get an immediate sense of how good this place is going to be as there was a constant stream of locals coming in and queuing up outside the door, so make sure to come early or come later or you will be waiting. During our first night there we started with delicious, head on Gambas La Plancha (grilled shrimp) that were perfectly cooked. The house rice special, Arroz Delicias, was packed with so much flavor (shrimp, iberico ham, mushrooms) that it was on eof our favorite dishes. Our next dish goes on my list of all time favorites - Solomillo Pimienta (grilled pork in a pepper sauce. I could not stop eating this dish! The pork was moist, seared wonderfully and the pepper sauce popped the flavor. We ended with the Bacalao con Tomate (cod in tomato sauce), which my wife loved. The cod had a slight fry on it, was very moist and the tomato sauce was nicely bright and acidic. During our second visit, we had yet another dish that goes on our all time favorite list - the meatballs in an onion type gravy. Wow, just wow... The meatballs we're tender, flavorful and the sauce was perfection - literally a sauce you could put on a shoe to make it taste amazing! We also started with their Russian potato salad, and a beans and ham dish. Both were very good and very well prepared. Next, we tried the grilled steak in pepper sauce (love the pepper sauce) and the steak was perfectly prepared, beautifully seared and well seasoned - another beautiful dish (which is a theme here). The wine list is large, well thought out and inexpensive. The service was polite, attentive when we needed it, and helpful with menu. The ones we dealt with spoke little english, but we we're more than able to get by on our okay Spanish. When in Madrid, this is a must visit restaurant!

Excellent meal - I recommend getting one of the menu of the day options. We had the fried eggplant, stew (which was a little more like chicken noodle soup), stuffed peppers (excellent! I wanted to scrape every last drop up with bread), croquettes and for dessert, strawberries and cream and chocolate cake. The cake was better than the best bakery at home. And they had good bread! 2 of us ate 3 course meals and enjoyed a bottle of wine for 33€, amazing!

What a steal/deal our meal was at this small, bustling place! You'd think the quality of the food would be less than good given the price point, but that's not the case. Had tapas earlier, went to the Prado for a quick tour to work off the tapas, then here for dinner. Wasn't starving, but the food was delicious. Went with the €18 3-course dinner. Ordered the calamari & grilled oyster mushrooms for starters. Oyster mushrooms were the winner, but the fried calamari were fresh & tender just not as tasty as the mushrooms with some minced cured meat sprinkled atop. For main course ordered grilled lamb chops medium & T-bone steak medium - nice char on both meats, to me slight edge to lamb chops, though the steak was cooked very well (fat rendered so that gristle on edge was edible). And those padron peppers, love them, still waiting to encounter my 1st hot 1. Desserts chosen were tiramisu & whisky cake, both were well done, edge to the tiramisu for me because I needed that espresso kick after all that food. I'd come back again next time I'm in Madrid. Service was friendly & efficient, the waiters were working their tails off but also spending time explaining the menu to diners needing questions answered (very patient!). Get there early our prepare to wait.

A really great place to eat! Every food that we ordered was delicious; an extraordinary service (especially with our server Carlos); and such a friendly place to eat. Went with family, and everyone had a full belly by the end and it was not expensive at all! Highly recommend it!

We really got lucky coming here! Our best meal in Madrid so far! Hubby got: pimientos de Padrón (peppers, so flavorful), the lamb chops and a glass of white wine. I ordered the champion al ajillo (garlic mushrooms), cod with tomato sauce (very temperature hot) and a torta. Everthing was full of flavor, right temp... and service was excellent ! Like others have said, this is a hidden gem, you gotta go! Meal was bomb!

We found this place on yelp. This is by far our best highlights of our trip yet. Foods were just heaven. Bottle of wine came with the menu plus bread (fresh). Mushroom with garlic was my favorite dish. Desert you can't go without getting it. So delicious. Overall we loved everything about this place. Very cheap too. Will come back for sure. 6 stars!

We went to this place based on good reviews here on Yelp. It did not disappoint. We got there when it opened and within an hour more than half the tables were filled on a Tuesday night. We opted for the 16€ fixed price dinner and had terrific appetizers including grilled mushrooms, asparagus, and fried eggplant. Dinners were pretty good, chicken, veal, and beef. The deserts were outstanding - cheesecake, sponge cake, ann my favorite, flan. A half bottle of good red wine was only 6.50€. Bottled water was included. A must visit for anyone wanted to get away from the more touristy areas of downtown Madrid.

This is a no frills place, gets really busy, and has amazing daily menu options for a really good price. I loved it the first time around that I had to go back again for dinner. I went there a little early to avoid waiting the second time. The daily menu we chose includes a starter, main course, dessert and drink for a sweet deal of 11€ per person. Whats even better is that when my husband and I got the same wine, the server gave us an entire bottle at no extra cost. I loved everything here.

Wow! Found this place thanks to an Eater article online. It's amazing. The great thing about this place isn't just the food - although it's very tasty - but the atmosphere. It feels like what it is: a family restaurant. We arrived for lunch around 2 pm and had to wait about half an hour for a table. Like a lot of Spanish restaurants, they offer a menu of the day at lunchtime. So for about 10-11 Euro, you get an appetizer, main course, dessert, bread and drink. If this sounds like an insane deal...well, it is. I don't know how to describe the menu except to say that it feels like home cooking. There's a heavy focus on meat in the main courses, but they might be willing to modify if you're vegetarian. The starting stew was amazing and felt like the chicken noodle soup that your mom might make when you're sick. I had garlic chicken. I wasn't adventurous enough to order the tripe stew, but my friend got it and it was spectacular. The portions were large. If you order wine, they give you a small bottle that has more than one serving. This is something that some restaurants to, and it was wonderful. The tinto de verano - wine with lemon and seltzer - is also spectacular and comes in a massive glass. Finally, at the end of the meal, the waiter brought us a round of complimentary shots. Everything was incredibly flavorfull The service was incredibly friendly, but - like in many Madrid restaurants - it took a while. Lunch here is a drawn out affair, so plan to spend at least 1.5 hours over your meal. Overall, I'd highly recommend this place for a taste of both Spanish food and culture.

This place was great. Eat like a local with locals in this neighborhood gem. Great ambiance, great food and drink, even better price. Make sure to get there early so you can actually get in and not wait in line. I'll be back. Thanks to my uncle for taking us there. Amazing.

We thought the chicken on the menu and immediately came inside but unfortunately we were late in the evening and they were out. We opted for this of each a fried rice and a fish entree which were equally amazing. The staff left something to be desired but I think that's a euro thing. I would recommend this space for food and ambience and the price point was very good

Meal of the day consists of a tasty variety of options, all served with a smile and a great bottle of red. All for 11 euros. Great value for money.

This is an excellent Madrid neighborhood gem. Friendly staff, delicious mouth watering foods, amazing variety, will please even the fussiest of eaters (me) with dietary/allergy restrictions. Their menu includes a grilled vegetable platter which this week had asparagus, tomatoes, mushrooms, zucchini, onions and leeks, fresh and crisp, other vegetable dishes my family ordered were the eggplant fritters, the sauteed/roasted? artichoke hearts in garlic sauce with some crumbled ham/sausage on top, also the mushrooms in garlic and oil, so good. We had lamb 2 ways: the baby lamb chops grilled and twice on 2 separate visits during our week in Madrid we had their suculent, mouth watering, fall off the bone roasted lamb which is long roasted (12hr braise I think). Also grilled fish was fresh and delicious. The deserts were worth leaving a tiny bit of room for. You will not be sorry you found this place. Note: No reservations, when busy there is a line. Well worth the wait. Perfection in taste, friendly unhurried service.

Found this place after doing a quick Google search on the first night my boyfriend and I arrived in Madrid. We were in the mood for something casual. What a great find! We didn't eat much that day since we drove from Bilbao and hit some traffic on our way into town. We ordered the sauted chard, mushroom with jamon, grilled vegetables, salmon, hake, a pitcher of sangria, a bottle of red wine, and tiramisu. The mushrooms, grilled vegetables, and salmon had a nice sear on them. Really pleasantly surprised by the great service and quality of food. Prices were also VERY reasonable. The chard was a bit mushy and the homemade tiramisu didn't seem very fresh but the rest of the meal was great!

I took my sister here around ten after we got her checked into her Airbnb, and it was crazy crowded. There's no standing room in the restaurant so we ended up waiting outside for twenty minutes. When we were seated we were brought bread and water immediately, which was nice since we were starving! We had checked out the menu while we were outside, so once the waiter came we ordered the omelette, grilled prawns, and pork with potatoes. The shrimp were tasty, the omelette perfectly light and fluffy, and the pork was cooked well with a good flavor. Nothing was spectacular, but it was all good and fairly priced. We got the cheesecake for desert, which had blueberry topping, although the crust was more flan like than crunchy. In total we spent €25 for two people in a nice family oriented sit down place, which was nice in comparison to a noisy tapas bar for my tired companion.

I was given a tip on this place from a lady I met in Logrono. Glad I tried it. Tha place closed for lunch at 4:30. We got there just after 3:30 and the place was packed with locals. Took about 5 minutes to get a table. Food was described to me as " like my mom would cook, which I took to mean home style. Even though the waiter had entirely too many tables. He was able to pull it off. The munu was in Spanish with English descriptions, which helped. He repeated our outer back to us in English. There were 5 different priced fixed priced meals, each with starter, entree and desert. Each piece had 5 to 10 options for each course. You could also order a la cart, which we did, because we really aren't desert people. All the food was excellent, and the servings were huge. Our starters were grilled aspagagas and mushrooms and garlic, in plenty of olive oil. My only complaint of the whole dinner was that there was some of the woody stalk on the asparagas, about 2 of the 18 or 20 was tough ends. No problrms, I just ate around them. Mains were chicken and garlic and sweetbreads and garlic, both with plan to of olive oil to dip the crusty bread in. They were both spook good, but, I could not finish my sweetrbreads. It was a huge serving and I Hartley touched my French Fries.... That and a bottle of the house Tinto, red wine, was less than $30. 2 hours later and I'm still stuffed. I doubt I"'ll have dinner after a lunch like that....Wow. If you're looking for a locals place.....this should be it.

After a long day of sightseeing in Madrid, we just wanted to have some decent authentic home cooking Spanish food in a clean restaurant! What a great find! The food is fresh and tasty! The portion is big for the price and the price is unbelievably cheap. I enjoyed all my selections included in the price: A bottle of white wine Garlic mushroom appetizer Fish (Forgot what kind of fish it was but it was a whole fish and was very fresh!) Almond cake dessert - not very sweet and I love it My husband loved his paella appetizer and tiramisu dessert. He can't remember the name of the dish he ordered but he loved it. The menu has English translation and the waiters are very friendly. It is also very close to the Atocha subway station. (Please double check if you are taking the subway.) I would definitely go back to this restaurant again and again and agian... to try other dishes.

I came here based on a recommendation from a food tour company and SO glad I did. My friend and I were looking for a sit-down restaurant since we had had our fair share of jumping bar to bar and tapa to tapa. Friend and I did their menu del dia, which there are 3 price points to choose from. Get the mushrooms as an app!! The paella was ok. The garlic chicken entree was a bit dry and oily but some pieces were quite flavorful. The almond cake and flan were good.

Delicious food at an amazing price. The prix fixe menu has a great variety of food to choose from. During the week, the price was just 12 euros for bread, an appetizer, a grilled fish and side salad main course, sangria and a dessert. Everything was wonderfully prepared and the service was top notch. We returned on a Saturday, the price was 16 euros. Ordered different dishes and the quality was still awesome. I highly recommend!

Amazing value: ~10 Euro for a 3-course meal, lots of choices, huge portions, authentic atmosphere in which nearly all other patrons were speaking Spanish. As the Spanish Yelpers have mentioned, the decor is dated and the tables are close together. But we still came back twice to sample different dishes. Some of our favorites? The 'appetizer' of sauteed mushrooms was enormous, garlicky and delicious. My wife also really enjoyed her paella 'appetizer' (another huge portion) which even came with soft shell crabs on top. We didn't see paella on many menus in Spain. I know that it is more of a Valencian dish, but she was happy to have a chance to sample Spanish paella. Another night, she enjoyed a simple chicken soup appetizer. I can't actually recommend any of the four main courses that we tried (mackerel, trout, meatballs and or the mixed fried seafood). But I think we may have just ordered the wrong things. I'd like to try some of the other dishes if I ever make it back to Sanabresa. The desserts were all good. My wife especially enjoyed the flan and the creme brulee. And that 10 Euro special? It includes bread and a drink. I think we had tinto de verano (red wine mixed with lemon and seltzer over ice) each time. So overall, great value and some good food, some mediocre dishes, but lots of choices and an authentic Madrid experience. If you're feeling adventurous, give it a shot. Perhaps you'll find some dish that you like! Incidentally, one of the waiters has a very impressive moustache.

A large variety to chose. We discover this place by chance on the last night in our stay in Madrid during this trip. We enjoyed it and had a great meal Including a bottle of wine for a good price. The waiter was awesome , and paciente and always with a smile ( PEDRO , i think , even though the too many tables. if you are looking for local places in Madrid, this is a place to go

The best eating I did in all of Madrid. Also the most inexpensive. I got the menu with ratatouille as the first course and grilled swordfish as the 2nd and an almond cake for dessert. Everything was cooked to perfection. If I go back to Madrid I will most certainly come back.

Best chicken croquettes. Amazing food. Friendly staff. Must go whenever you're in Madrid!

Appetizers were delicious but the food was too greasy. Service wasn't so great because they just had 2 waiters so we had to wait a while for everything.

Local feel, tasty delicious tapa's! We've been to Spain three times now-this is one of our favorites!

Excellent Spanish food. We went for dinner just before it filled up. The place was packed- the atmosphere was great. The server helped me select beer since it was my first night in Spain and I was unfamiliar with the choices. Large portions and very reasonable prices. We ordered peppers (sweet red peppers in oil) and ratatouille for starters, pork chops and rabbit (conejo) for the main meal. The rabbit was amazing with bits of garlic in an olive oil sauce. The pork chops were a bit tough, but not bad enough to lower the rating to 4. The mushrooms I saw on the table next to us looked fantastic. Would have gone again if we were in Madrid longer!

What a find! With so many choices of restaurants in Madrid we happened to stumble across a winner near our hotel, at this small, unassuming, very busy place, with little atmosphere, crowded tables, but really FANTASTIC FOOD! I'm a foodie and I was very happy. The regular menu options are extensive but the best deals going are their 4-5 daily house special menus that each include 3 courses, bread, and wine ranging from 10-15 Euros for the entire meal! The portions are large, with many options per course depending on which daily menu chosen. Four of us ate very well for under 50 Euros. Do not miss this place!

While on vacation in Madrid, we were looking for a place to eat at 10:30 PM that didn't just have tapas when we stumbled across this restaurant. The food was great! We were starving and barely had to wait for it to come out. We ended up going there for the next 2 nights and it did not disappoint! It fills up quickly with a lot of locals.

This is a pretty standard and decent restaurant that offers a solid menu del dia in 3 different price options. Came in at 3pm after the mid-day rush and was seated immediately. The gazpacho was very tasty, as was my dessert of strawberries and cream. My main dish of chicken and garlic was a bit dry, although it was flavorful. My husband also had the gazpacho and a frozen ice cream cake (very yummy) and he had the fish of the day, grilled and very yummy. Overall it was a solid restaurant -- you can't go wrong with the price and the portions.

Incredible prices for extensive menu of excellent food: (5) lamb chops, pork joint or chop, mushroom dish all 6€

Great restaurant, the mushrooms with garlic are to die for. Everything tastes great, except for maybe the mixed pescado.

Visiting from the US. Recommended by our local family & we were not disappointed!! Great food, at reasonable prices. Our only regret is that we couldn't try more items, we were too full!! Stood in line before opening & by the time we finished eating, the restaurant was just about full. We are trying to figure in a repeat visit before we depart Madrid.

Really good food and at a fair price. We had grilled asparagus, bean stew, ox tail stew, and lamb cutlets and were not disappointed by any of them. The desserts - flan and profiteroles - were great. The wait staff was friendly but not much English (though the menu was in English). I would definitely return!

A good restaurant for basic food with an extensive menu. Very quick and efficient service and huge portions. I ordered a starter with my main dish and I quickly realized that I didn't need to. I couldn't finish the main dish. If you want a regular meal (not tapas) this is the place for you.

A great price for three course meals.i ordered the mixed paella and it tasted fresh. I was tempted to order just the paella since I went on a Thursday and they only offer it that day. However for 11€ you can't beat getting three dishes (two meals and one dessert). It also includes a drink which we got Amstel. I wish they would have given us Mahou. My hubby got the lamb leg and I got the chorizo and eggs. Both were good. The roasted pork leg succulent. My eggs and chorizo were nicely fried. We also got a piece of bread which was soft and also comes with the menu a dia. I got the torts de gallery's and my hubs got the eclair in chocolate sauce. This was a restaurant that has locals and we would go again. We don't like going to touristic restaurants and this was definitely more authentic.