Serena C.
Google
The staff is very well trained and very professional.
But still, Saddle Madrid was a huge letdown!
The tasting menu was €185 per person, totaling 8 dishes including dessert. Each dish, including sauce and plating, was no bigger than the palm of my hand, and I was still hungry when we finished.
More importantly, every single dish was extremely salty. After the third dish, I told the waiter to use less salt for the rest, but it was still salty!
After 5 "tiny" appetizers, the main course finally arrived: "Catch of the day," which was a small piece of grilled grouper. Seriously, no bigger than the palm of my hand! And to top it off, the fish was bitter, and the sauce poured over it was flavorless... At that point, I didn't want to make any more requests.
After the main course came a raviolo (Italian dumpling). The dumpling wrapper was half-raw (hard and thick), filled with mushrooms, and incredibly salty.
Every single dish used mayo; maybe this chef couldn't design a menu without mayo?
The problem is, does this restaurant really deserve a Michelin one-star price tag of €185?