Taberna del Alabardero Madrid - Restaurante Palacio Real

This place has been on my radar for years. I stopped in for lunch on a busy Sunday but was a little early. Managed to get a great table just inside past the bar. The classic Spanish dishes here are authentic and delicious. Garlic shrimp and rabo de toro both cooked and presented perfectly! A selection of tapas from the bar makes the meal complete. Also, plenty of wine to choose from. Service is professional. As we were finishing, the place was full, so go early and enjoy.

Just perfect. Authentic Spanish experience. The food is delicious, the wine great too, and the service friendly by real pros who care about their profession and traditions. We ate tapas standing at the bar, and were the only tourists in the whole restaurant (non-Spanish ones anyway!) Very reasonable prices for the quality.

What a gem! On Christmas it was hard to find a place to eat. By chance, we chose this place. And what a pleasant surprise!! This is an establishment with history and it shows. From the moment we stepped in, through the pictures on the walls and the transparent kitchen. The dishes were very tasty, not overpriced and beautiful. We were too full for desserts, but received one, on the house, and it was delicious. We had cured salmon to share as a starter, lamb chops and ox tail as main, water, soda and a glass of red wine. Total 95 euros. Highly recommend.

Some reviews say the ox tail has no flavour. Definitely not the case. It’s definitely subtle but very flavourful. Favourite dish for my Fiancé. The baby cuttlefish was my favourite. Good service and good atmosphere.

If you are looking for authentic Spanish dishes, this is a good place to go to. We stumbled on this place by luck, and we were pleasantly surprised with how amazing all the food was, so much so that we wanted to go back... Definitely recommend!!!

We ate here twice during our stay in Madrid. It is an absolutely incredible place to eat. The food is amazing and the service is equal. Alfonso was with us for four hours of experience and, by the end, felt like familia. The manager was also very attentive and the entire time we were enjoying conversation, drink, food, and more. I can’t wait to come back to Madrid and eat here once again.

Me encanto el restaurante 😍😍. Every time I go to Madrid I always try to book a table here to enjoy the foods. It’s incredible and I love it very much. But it seems not easy to book a table here. Yesterday I had a perfect lunch and today I want to come back but cannot book a table because it’s always busy 😭😭😭😭😭. So sad.

We only stoped her to use the washrooms, it decided to take a break on our walk to get a glass of wine as well. We ordered a glass of the house white, and one of the house red. Both were amazing! And they gave us a plate of delicious olives as well for free. Place was clean, service was great. And the view from their patio was amazing!