Saddle Madrid

"Saddle is a tasting menu spot in Salamanca that’s versatile enough for any important event, from a romantic proposal to a 40th birthday extravaganza—just expect to spend at least a few hundred euros per person (high by Madrid standards). The bar area is sleek and sexy, but the dining room is the highlight, with geometric light fixtures hanging over the tables from wall-to-wall skylights. The dishes, like the garlic-topped Mediterranean red prawns, Caspian pearl caviar with blinis and crème fraîche, spider crab marinated in sherry, and aged beef shank deliver and let the flavor of the high-quality ingredients shine without excessive sauces and seasonings. Every course on this tasting menu is so phenomenal you’ll already be planning a return visit over the after-dinner coffee, where you can select your preferred beans." - lori zaino

"Saddle is a tasting menu spot in Salamanca that’s versatile enough for any important event, from a romantic proposal to a 40th birthday extravaganza—just expect to spend at least a few hundred euros per person (high by Madrid standards). The bar area is sleek and sexy, but the dining room is the highlight, with geometric light fixtures hanging over the tables from wall-to-wall skylights. The dishes, like the garlic-topped Mediterranean red prawns, Caspian pearl caviar with blinis and crème fraîche, spider crab marinated in sherry, and the aged beef shank deliver, letting the flavors of the high-quality ingredients shine without excessive sauces and seasonings. Every course on this tasting menu is so phenomenal you’ll already be planning a return visit over the after-dinner coffee, where you can select your preferred beans." - Lori Zaino

"The name of this restaurant located opposite the Ministry for the Interior is an equestrian nod to the legendary Jockey, a famous name in the history of Madrid gastronomy, that once occupied the premises.In essence, and despite the more modern look, Saddle replicates the philosophy and excellence of luxury restaurants from days gone by, hence the impeccable service and levels of comfort which enhance superb contemporary cuisine that is built around classic recipes. The overall ambience is one of space, light and elegance, and includes several private rooms plus an inner garden. The classic-contemporary menu (with media ración options) is complemented by a tasting menu. The constant movement of trolleys (bread, butter, cheese, spirits etc) adds a further special touch!" - Michelin Inspector

"Madrid has establishments where food gets the sci-fi treatment—a centrifuged this, a spherified that—yet a dwindling number of restaurants offering Old World European luxuries like foie gras, caviar, and roasted rack of lamb. Enter Saddle, a restaurant so unabashedly classic (bread carts! leatherback menus! ambient jazz!) that it feels, ironically, fresh. This is an ambitious restaurant with a laser-focused kitchen that understands nostalgia as well as it does service and culinary technique." - Benjamin Kemper