Mar I Terra

The best tapas in London. Nothing more to say. Every dish we ordered was fantastic. The atmosphere is so cozy and friendly and made me feel like having a feast at a family friend’s place.

Been here lots of times over the years Pre booked for today for husbands birthday lunch This place never fails to satisfy and deliver on quality Amazing food Lovely wine Great ambience Lovely friendly owner Great location Will be back Thank you so much

The tapas was really good and we had a great time! We’ve always wanted to go to this place and finally went for a birthday.

Sadly I can only give this place 5 stars where 10 should be more like it!!!! As an avid lover of Spanish cuisine and culture the wife took me here as a birthday gift. Absolutely amazing and a good menu selection, everything cooked to perfection and the staff were amazing too. Fantastic wine and drinks selection available and great prices too. Will definitely return and thank you for my experience

What a hidden gem on Londons dining map! Super good, authentic raciones out of the Spanish cooking playbook. The albondigas were outstanding, the pulpo gallego brilliant and perfectly balanced. And it is quite romantic too outside in the little backyard!

Just like being in the middle of a Spanish Town... But in London. Real, authentic Spanish Tapas. All fresh and delicious. Service was wonderful 10/10. We originally got a suitable portion for two but had to keep going back for more, it was so tasty .

Nice lovely small restaurant and very nice sangria. It very simple place. Would love to give a 5 star if they make it fresh

Very good food and cozy restaurant.

This was a very pleasant experience for Spanish Tapas in London's South Bank. It is tucked away and you would readily just walk by it likely so the food has to be good to attract people in. The atmosphere is very casual with maybe 20 tables and a bar. Nothing fancy just good food. The wine list isn't extensive but nice pairing with very affordable prices. Here were some of the standout dishes: -Chicken croquettes -Rabbit casserole -Garlic/Chili prawns -Beef and pork meatballs It was a nice meal.

Excellent intimate little Spanish restaurant in the heart of central London off of Blackfriar Road. The cozy little space is hidden away at the end of a side street and the staff warmly welcomes you as soon as you walk in. The patatas bravas were a bit salty with way too much sauce, the tortilla española tasted authentic, and the chicken croquets were quite yummy. I was impressed by the sangria jug and the authenticity of the drink. As usual, the prices were probably normal for London, but they were expensive for me (an American not used to the high prices of London).

My husband and I met friends for dinner here last night and overall had a nice experience. Service was a bit iffy with the waiters seeming to be more interested in talking to each other than customers but we had a nice time talking to one another anyway. I got a glass of the house white which was dry but pretty bland. My hubs liked his house red better. I ordered the lentejas which were very nice and the aubergine. I thought the latter was a bit small for even tapas. My friend's patatas bravas were nice and crunchy and served warm. My husband got the beans and morcilla; it was good but not ground-breaking. The roasted veg though was lovely. Overall, a nice time in nice surroundings with good art on the walls.

This is a really cool, small tapas / Spanish restaurant. It's a really peculiar little building and is pretty cute and homely inside. It's not big and posh or flashy and is really all about the food, the friendly vibes and the good service. The prices are really great, nice and cheap just how I like them. The atmosphere was awesome, as I said, just really friendly vibes, before the food comes out, you just feel it's going to be nice from the casual feel of the place. I ordered the Arroz a banda, which was saffron rice with seafood through it. Perfect - no complaints - really tasty, fresh and had a home cooked feel. To end the meal, we went for the spanish cheeses which was around £10 but the selection was awesome and we were all sharing and splitting everything so it didn't feel to expensive. I had a great, relaxed evening here. Stop by if you can, have a cocktail and enjoy some tasty home cooked Spanish food!

Has too some of the Best Tapa's on the planet Hands down.. Great Service, Great Food, Great Price.. + I'm from NY!!! I have visited this place every time i came to London, i'm going to make it a tradition. This is a Must visit for New Yorker's Or Foodies!!!

Our first time at a tapas restaurant. We picked here because of its yelp rating. We didn't have a reservation but a 6 the place was pretty empty. Tables were quite small for 3 of us each getting 2 tapas. It became quite busy but food was delivered rapidly. Unimpressed with our bruschetta, but the rabbit that came after was really good. Interesting new experience. Spent about 70 pounds for 3 of us, one appetizer, one dessert, and no drinks.

This was quite a discovery, with easy access via tube and bus to home. We got a table within 2 minutes and a friendly waiter even provided us with seating choices. At 8:30pm on a Friday evening, the place was moderately busy. First impressions were - cute, convenient, quiet. We were seated pretty much as soon as we got there. The service is prompt and often, there were a couple of people waiting our table; somewhat unusual. They were quite friendly, although not super efficient. The "Chuletas de cordero a la plancha" comes as two lamb cutlets, cooked with rosemary, alioli herbs and mushrooms was superbly succulent and mention worthy. The roasted Piquillo peppers stuffed with fresh crab, baby squid sautéed with tomato, white wine, garlic and spring onions and the batter fried squid (although very standard) were good candidates in the seafood portfolio. Overall, there is nothing unusually spectacular about the food. Standard quality, standard fare, premium location - but comes at a reasonable price. To conclude, I can see myself going there a few times, every year.

Most expensive meal so far for around 71£ I thought there was a chance for a good meal... but no The small plates of food was boring and not at all interesting enough to eat. The only reason why we ate it was that we were hungry. We went straight to the nearest supermarket to get reasonable food. One person ordered bread with olive oil. We paid 10£ for that cause it was for the whole party.. could have been okay if the bread was not dry and the olive oil was so bad. Waitress was not at all service minded they were not contacting us at all. We ended up taking the money to give them straight to the waitress after waiting for a quarter. My recommendation to others - Don't go here!! I will never come back.

Hot damn, it's time like this when you are reminded why it's so good to drop money for food. So many times a disappointment, then a gem appears. It's been a long, long time since I had tapas this good, and the A gameh as been raised. Catalan spinach - fantastic. Patatas Bravas - looked worse but tasted better. Anchovies - not the salty memory from a pizza. Russian salad (a special) was a bit of an oddity at the table, but OK for me. Calamari - tender and tasty. I could go on, but you get the point. Aubergine in a tomato sauce - this is how tomato sauce should always taste, ladies and gentlemen. One bottle of house red down, with wonderful company and a happy belly, and big smiles all round. Only downside (and something noted on other reviews), that the service can be hit or miss - and for us, it was fine until the end of night and the waitress became distracted with a late large party, causing some of my party to miss their trains home. Free weird drink to apologise though, without nary a complaint from us to warrant it - and a hello from the chef. So, can't complain really - it didn't upset our evening enough. It certainly makes me look at edinburgh tapas in a new light... and wish Southwark was just a little closer to home. A bright light of Spanish food in the UK.

WOW!! Just WOW!! I ate here last night with five colleagues from work. We tried at least ten different tapas and all of them were very special. The rabbit, the octopus in wine, the chickpeas and spinach, and the chicken was extra tasty--and so were all four cheeses in the cheese board that we shared for dessert. I'll definitely be back!

This is my favourite tapas place in all of London. Located moments from The Cut and Southwark Tube Station below a railway pass, this unassuming Spanish restaurant is a diamond in the rough. Actually it's only about a 10 minute walk from Waterloo as well. Mar I Terra is simply furnished, taking advantage of as much space as possible with a well equipped bar for an establishment this size. The place usually gets a good lunch crowd, regulars mostly who return again and again. The patatas bravas are absolutely incredible! I've never found its equal - and I've eaten a lot of patatas bravas. I could have sworn a newspaper did an article on this place once and listed the recipe but I can't find it anywhere. I'm pretty sure my mind made that up as a coping mechanism for when I am away from this place for too long. Everything I've ordered here is amazing, but I can't say enough about the patatas bravas. If you are in the area, visiting the Tate, or taking up a show at the Old Vic - get down here! PS - And I just saw on Delia's website this is also her favourite tapas place in London! She has an recipe for patatas bravas inspired by Mar I Terra...I'm defo gonna make that this weekend!

Our friend D suggested this place as it's in his neighborhood, so we're walking along and on and looking up toward the end of some street I see this faded yellowish building and D announces that that's the place up ahead. Not much to look at from the outside. As you enter there's a bar and a couple of 2 tops scattered about and a second room with some larger tables. Decor is pleasant. Not a warm greeting from the guy at the door, we're just a 3 spot dropping in, but we're seated and our waitress is right there with menus and smiles, an instant uptick in tone. D's eaten here before and being flesh adverse he has his favorites picked out in no time at all, me and J take some time reading every line and being very pleased with what we see. The short of it is this: great meal, very good prices for the most part, wines should be better priced, excellent service. Check it out if you've a mind to. Enjoy!

Quite on the average side of things. Food, all of it, no matter what you order, will be covered in oil. Plates are a good tapas size. Nice outdoor place in the back. There is most certainly a lack of quality places to eat in the vicinity of this is at the top.

Excellent little find when all the other places shut down their kitchen. And we are glad they did... Everything was delicious. Don't short yourself on dessert!!!

we took a long detour to find this place after seeing the 4.5 stars it had on yelp. The decor is rustic and along with the buzz of the Spanish speaking staff i feel like id been teleported to the south of Spain. however, given it was only 5pm in the afternoon and the fact we were about the only people in there, it took about 15mts for get drinks and another 10 mts to get our orders taken. this was also strange given we were sitting at the bar at the time... we ordered the Patatas bravas, Ensalada Terra, Chorizo a la parilla and the Gambas al ajillo. overall all the food we tried was on the slightly bland side. the bill for 4 drinks and 4 tapas was over £70 and we left quite disappointed. In summary, there are better tapas places in town that are much easier to find.

Excellent Spanish food at reasonable prices, served charmingly and with pride and panache. Sure, you get the staples like Patatas Bravas. But you also get unusual and less well known specialities from regional Spain. What is certain is distinct flavours and mature cooking. The choice of Sherry to accompany the tapas is stupendous. The house wine is superb (an indicator that this place takes pride in doing things properly). There are two branches (the other is in Soho). Neither disappoints.

I was taken here for a lovely dinner last week, and as I've never ever ever been able to find it, I was super excited about going. Staff here were friendly, and the bar is cute. It's not the fanciest of tapas restaurants (certainly not as pretty as Maison Del Philipe around the corner) but it's cute and charming. Food was mostly excellent. The Jamon gran reserva was actualy the best ham I've EVER eaten. But it comes at a price - it's £15 for six slices. I'd still buy it again though. The rabbit dish was fantastic (and I don't even like rabbit). It's actually the simpler dishes where they fell short - calamari wasn't anything to shout about. I'm inclined to think the sauce on their patatas bravas sauce wasn't freshly made. But they serve croquettes, and that makes everything better. But it's not cheap. £8 for five little gambas prawns?! That's a lot of money (and explains how a bill creeps up very quickly). But then they serve salted caramel ice cream and I forget all about the things I don't like. There's probably a whole load of sins I'd forgive in exchange for caramel ice cream. I had an awesome time here. I like the staff, I like the venue, and I mostly like the food. But it's expensive and I think there are better tapas places in London. I think I'll try one of those next time, although I wouldn't be sad about winding up here again. I wouldn't be sad at all.

Awesome staff. Olive oil, olives and sardins are excellent. Rest average. Patatas Bravas and bread really disappointing.

Wonderful tapas with genuine and authentic service. Our meal was a little more costly than expected at around £40 / person with wine.

This place was great! Having been to Spain several times, can confirm - these tapas are the real deal. Excellent food, excellent service.

Great food, good decor. The garlic chicken and papatas bravas where phenomenal. Really wonderful meal.

Friendly staff and a visually interesting location. It is not cheap, but most of the tapas we had were lovely.

Happen to come across this place last night and was very glad I did, excellent tapas, really top notch and a lovely quiet and warm place to talk, warm. The staff were very friendly and wine was good.