Cafe and Tapas Bar Carisma in Warwick

Impressed with our first visit to Carisma where five of us shared nachos and a couple of the sharing platters - I also identified some individual tapas for a future visit. Good service and it looked as if there are different eating areas

Rated number 3 restaurant in Leamington Spa doesn't bode well for the rest. Firstly, advertised as being a Lebanese restaurant. No! it's a tapas bar with some Mediterranean dishes. Most, I imagine are straight from the freezer to the plate via the fryer. The mixed wild mushrooms were thinly sliced button mushrooms, not sure, other than being mixed in the frying pan, they came anywhere close to the menu description. Overall, the ingredients were poor,even the waitresses couldn't be bothered to come over to see if everything was OK. Only positive was the salad was nice.

We were looking for something to eat on a Saturday afternoon. Many places didn’t open until 5. The tapas are lovely with generous portions. Whoever said the food was obviously frozen must have eaten at a different restaurant. I had tempura vegetables, pork belly and halloumi. All delicious. We shall return!

The food was fabulous, all cooked on site. Especially the stone bread, it was so light. The staff were superb. All round a brilliant evening.

We booked a table here on the Saturday afternoon for that same evening - I suppose this should have told us something…. Nice welcome and seated upstairs. Wine was tasty, but sadly the food is mainly frozen dishes, not really what we were expecting. The vegetable skewer was nice but this was an alternative to something ordered, so they made this up from scratch. Such a shame.

Called on the off chance whilst having a short break to the area,managed to get a table for 2 and enjoyed some very good tapas,portions were good and the quality of the food was very good,service was very good and their was a nice atmosphere to the place.Will certainly come back here again no problem give it a try, you will be pleasantly surprised.

This is a fabulous little restaurant my partner and I visited for a lunch today and it was amazing! The staff are very attentive and friendly and the food was incredible. We had the all grilled platter, stuffed vine leaves and patatas bravas and it was worth every penny. Hands down the best patatas bravas we’ve ever eaten and the platter was second to none we will definitely be back!

Second time at Carisma and it didn’t disappoint. The portion sizes were generous. We started with 6 tapas dishes between us and were full! All of the dishes were tasty. The staff are friendly and the decor is cool. This is definitely the best eatery in Leamington Spa.

Thoroughly enjoyed our evening at Carisma. It came recommended by a colleague and we were not disappointed. Friendly, warm service and the loveliest, cozy atmosphere. Tapas we're outstanding - we had the squid, ribs, chorizo, olives, camembert.

It is a while since we have been here, but it remains excellent. The seafood platter was superb and there were other platters to choose from as well as the Tapas selection. Service was friendly. They were relatively quiet yesterday, but are generally full in the evenings and on Friday and Saturday lunchtimes when reservations are desirable. Good selection of beers and wine.

Carisma is the best tapas bar in Warwickshire. Staff are great and the food is beautiful. I highly recommend this wonderful eaterie

Me and my partner visited today and we had 11 different plates of tapas so we had a good taste of a lot of things. We got thru our first 7 and was still hungry and then had another 4 which then filled us rotten. Most of the dishes were enjoyable and tasty and there was a dish that wasn't what it said on the menu which was disappointing which was mixed forest mushrooms which was really just basic white mushrooms and for the price this was the most disappointing. All other dishes were nice size was average price was well over priced in our opinion . Decor and staff were great no complaints there. And plenty of options on the menu . Visiting from out of town

Great food, freshly prepared, good service, would recommend, went for tapas to share and each dish was lovely, come go again

The service is excellent and the food is delicious! It was a really good experience, we will definitely be back.

yum! very good staff! everyone was very nice, welcoming, good atmosphere and good food! yay! i love hummus yum! yum! yum! photos provided show empty glasses as i slurped thé drinks right up as soon as they appeared on our table…. sorry friends!

Lovely cozy spot with good quality food and great atmosphere. Good portion sizes and filling. Came here a few times now, will be coming back again.

Worth a visit Food delicious well prepared and came out quickly even though they were busy The waitress was very friendly

A truly wonderful place, lovely decor and really nice staff where we all enjoyed the ambience and great food. Will definitely be making it a regular place to go. Thankyou

Food was amazing and came really fast. All the service was perfect - overall great experience would highly recommend.

Wonderful friendly service, excellent food and lovely atmosphere. Perfect. We will be back soon to enjoy another Espresso Martini!

Brilliant food, amazing service and a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Can’t go wrong. We felt well looked after.

Beautiful food as always. Tapas are delicious and full of flavour. Service is friendly and attentive. Price is excellent. Food quality is perfect. Best place for Tapas in Leamington,

Lovely food and reasonably priced. Staff are attentive, efficient and friendly. They were prompt to act when some drunk girls were being particularly loud but staff did so without commotion or ruining the evening. Nice place, would eat there again.

Really enjoyed our lunch at Carismas. Very attentive and friendly staff. Lovely tapas - good value for money. The Aperol Spritz were delicious. Will be back.

Visited having read superb reviews and was excited to try this venue. The venue itself is lovely & the staff were excellent. Disappointingly the food itself was underwhelming & average. The garlic mushrooms & Brie very ‘Iceland’ and the cauliflower wings were over cooked and...

Visited Carisma last night with a group of 7 friends for a birthday get together. It was such a lovely atmosphere the whole time we were there and the team on were amazing. Attentive and charming. Couldn’t fault anything and very good value food and...

Booked here for an anniversary lunch with two friends. On a rare sunny day we were seated at the back of the premises, a lovely warm sun trap. The staff were very attentive without being intrusive and the food was excellent. I would definitely recommend...

Outstanding food and very accommodating for us with a newborn in a buggy. Thoroughly recommended.

We came across this place by accident when visiting Leamington, would highly recommend. Foods was great, service fabulous with friendly and attentive staff. Possibly the best Hummus I’ve ever had!

Really excellent food, variety of great quality issues and friendly efficient service. Highly recommend. And I have to write some more words here for TripAdvisor.

Service was amazing, food was incredible, such a cute little place too. Overall such a lovely experience, 11/10 recommend!

Feel and energy of place is really intimate and comforting. Food was great, service was really warm and inviting we felt really looked after. Loved the Cauliflower wings and the bread is so nice. would recommend and come again.

We cant recommend enough. The staff and service were first class the food was fabulous definately the best tapas have ever had. Its small with lovely decor and a great ambience. Will be going back again soon 💜

I visited with a friend. We had 4 tapas with garlic bread and herby feta fries. Everything was hot, fresh and delicious. Service was excellent too. Wouldcertainly recommend and revisit

Delightful laid-back spot with great staff and interesting food. The place has a rear garden and an upstairs so actually can accommodate more people than it seems at first glance. I'd happily have a party there.

Amazing food, lovely atmosphere and really friendly staff. It really feels like you're on your holidays.

As a fond fan of Tartine, nothing ever come close until I found Carisma! Honestly some of the tastiest tapas I’ve had in a long time. From their Pork Belly to their Prawn Lollipops. Calamari to the Chicken Ams Chorizo Skewers! Everything was ABSOLUTELY BANGIN!...

Food great service lovely and speedy, lovely casual evening. Nice ambience and decor and plenty of space

Amazing food, beautiful interior. The sangria is pricey but so worth it. Not great for vegans though, could improve in that area.

Another lovely meal at Carisma for my partners birthday - excellent food and service! Been a few times before but this was our first time sitting in the lovely outside space! Thank you to all the staff and chefs for a great evening, we will...

Tried here off the back of the reviews, Firstly lovely setting and nice welcome. Service was exceptional throughout. The food was nice, but nothing special. The nicest bit was the lovely bread. That’s a 10/10. As I said, the rest was above average (we had...

Very friendly staff, delicious food. Loved the whole experience, amazing restaurant! Thank you very much

This was a chance visit and we have eaten in many tapas bars, but this was absolutely delicious. Well worth a visit. Food was delicious and the garden very quirky. Wud bring friends and recommend and that’s a talk order from a fussy pair Sangria...

Went on Saturday. The food was amazing. Tasty and fresh and plenty of it. The service was very attentive and the ambiance was nice for a date night. We’ll definitely be back

Very enjoyable atmosphere and delicious food! Service was good, great variety of flavours in the dishes.

A beautiful atmosphere with very friendly staff. Gorgeous food. Very clean with a lovely garden at the back.

Another amazing night at Carisma! Lovely cocktail to start and then the grill (fish and meat) sharing platter for 2! Looked stunning and tasted REALLY good!

Beautiful little restaurant in the heart of Leamington Spa. Really poor quality food and an extremely disappointing experience. My son and I fancied tapas but sadly our experience at Carisma was a let-down. Poor quality expensive food. The wine however was beautiful - expensive @£10...

A lovely restaurant. We were a party of 9 and had no reservation on a Saturday night but the manager set up a table for us in the garden. The food was lovely very big portions. Great staff snd great atmosphere, highly recommend

Lovely food, well cooked and nicely served. Generous tapas. Cheese in the salad, veg with the goats cheese added variety to this tasty meal

Brilliant food & brilliant service by Ibrar! Can't wait to come back. 100% recommend this place - The food is unreal.

Amazing! Such a great place! Great tapas for my wife’s birthday and even got a browny with candles in it for her. Highly recommended!

We had a lovely tapas meal in this restaurant. It was very busy and it does not take bookings. We had a glass of wine in the bar until a table became free.

Now becomes one of my favorite in Leamington Spa! Love this place and its atmosphere. We had a wonderful time with our friends.(though we are disappointed at calamari)

This is my favourite tapas place in the whole Warwickshire. I love the decor, huge selection of amazing dishes, and the staff is very friendly and providing an excellent service.

Great atmosphere and fantastic food, and lovely waitstaff! Would definitely recommend for dinner wit friends or for a date :)

Brilliant tapas, nice atmosphere great service. Walked in on Friday evening and got a table, no booking.

Delicious food in a relaxed setting. Perfect for a daytime date out! Have previously been for evening food and for an after work drink & snack. Those times were also perfect. The food here is amazing and the staff are kind & knowledgeable.

This was our first visit to the restaurant. The atmosphere is intimate and relaxed, the service is good and the food tasty. We shared the grilled meat platter and it was delicious. Thought about a dessert but not at £9!! Would have had a coffee...

Delightful! Really enjoyed myself. Sangria was lovely. My favorite was the meatballs. Thank you to the people at charisma.

Excellent food, good atmosphere, great service, good company. What more can you ask for. Visiting from up north. Will visit again if we are down this way.

Honestly one of my all time favourite tapas places to go in Leamington. Me and my partner have been numerous times now and it fails to disappoint. Great variety and a reasonable price for the fresh produce. Highly recommend to any tapas lovers.

Went to this restaurant for the first time on the 1st July. The most positive part of the experience was the waiting staff, they were very polite and helpful! The restaurant inside is decorated really well, we were on the first floor inside and it’s...

Great food, early close (10:15) for hot drinks and desserts spoilt the end of the night. Service was pleasant but let down by closure of the kitchen at 10:15

We found this little gem online when we planned a day in Leamington and it did not disappoint. It's a relatively small, relaxed environment great for couples or small groups. Service was excellent, attentive yet left us to chill. The food was utterly divine! Pork...

My daughter and I had a great meal with the Tapas cooked and presented perfectly, served friendly and efficient staff, a definite go to place when in Leamington Spa.

Third time here and the food is as gorgeous as the last 2 times. Fantastic meat platter and halloumi and honey roasted chorizo happily fed the 3 of us ( including one slightly fussy eater!) I would totally recommend this place and wish it was...

Excellent food. Fresh quality ingredients, nicely prepared and in generous quantities. Friendly staff.

Very yummy dishes. Love to enjoy a tasty vegetarian food that sometimes is hard to find. Seasoning and sauces were great!

This small little independent blew my mind, we sat on the glorious terrace out the back, think Mediterranean blues and yellows and orange, we had a meat sharing platter that was sublime, easily did 3 people, fantastic staff, Spanish music softly planning in the background...

Amazing food and service, it was quick, waiters were friendly, sat in the garden and felt like we were in Spain. Recommend the meat platter

Another top notch meal at Carisma for our anniversary, sat outside in the beautiful garden. Great food and great service. I particularly like the chorizo, the meatballs and the feta fries. We’ll be back!

Het eten was goed. Goed over de avond verdeeld. Mooie tappas erg smaakvol. Vriendelijk personeel. Zeer aan te bevelen.

We were served by Bety who was wonderful and so helpful! The food was absolutely amazing and he garden environment was very charming, we had a brilliant time :)

Lovely amazing food spot on was so delicious and we both throughly enjoyed our meal good service and lovely food

Came with dad as highly recommended by a friend as we come from out of town. Very impressed, lovely food and the sangria was delish. Would come again!

Lovely meal with interesting flavours.All plates were delicious.Staff were friendly and attentive.Would highly recommend this affordable and authentic middle eastern tapas style restaurant.

Really great service and personalised experience. Had a lovely red by the glass. The saffron chicken, pan fried prawns and artichokes were especially good.

We went prior to visiting the spa centre in this well located restaurant in Central Leamington.We ordered a sharing board and 2 Tapas dishes to share.Food was beautifully presented and very fresh. We sat in the courtyard garden which was lovely.Only downside was that we...

The most delicious, fresh tapas! Wonderful service too 😊 looking forward to going again! There was two of us, we ordered 5 dishes and there was plenty.

Excellent service. Food was absolutely delicious. We had the meat platter to share and a couple of tapas each and that was plenty of food for 3 adults. White sangria went down very well!

I had lunch with a friend and we shared the best tapas I have had in the UK. If you’re looking for authentic tapas this is the place for you! Crispy potato bravas, big fat prawns, grilled halloumi, home made tzatziki, warmed flat bread, all...

Lovely tapas (king prawns to die for) and excellent service. Not cheap but you get what you pay for. Nice setting and a garden to enjoy if the weather is good. Lunch menu is a cut down version of the evening but still plenty of...

Tasty generous portions from an interesting wide choice. Service prompt and friendly. Came away delighted.

Teasty food ! Lovely staff . Great evening . Thank you ! We enjoyed a lot . Tapas - big portions .

Absolutely fantastic food. The honey glazed pork belly in particular is sublime. Really good service and very attentive staff, nice ambience, overall just an extremely pleasant experience.

The staff are so friendly they make every dining experience a wonderful one. Going out of their way to make you feel comfortable. Welcoming to little tots, who are finding their way. Food is always spot on, plenty to choose from. Can't fault it. House...

Fantastic place The food was delicious and very fresh Great frendly staff and atmosphere Highly recommended

Lovely restaurant, tapas was very delicious and so was the sangria. Friendly atmosphere. Staff all very nice and helpful, especially Betty.

Me and my girlfriend really enjoyed the carisma's lovely atmosphere and the food here was just excellent and the staff are kind and friendly would to definitely recommend to come if you are going out for dinner in leamington spa

I went to this place with my friends and we order a Mediterranean platter it was absolutely delicious and also the service was amazing couldn’t fault anything about the service the staff was friendly and very helpful

Been there a couple of times now. I really enjoyed it here, the staff are super friendly and really enjoy coming here. This time I came with my friends for dinner, we had 2 platters and tapas which was more that enough for 5 of...

Lovely people and great food! Especially reccomend the sucuk and vine leaves which were delicious :)

Food's great. Value for money about average given the town, but pricey given my wallet. Baklava really good but £9.50 per portion for a pudding? Hello? I love going out in Leamington and I love the diversity of food available and super diverse menus, but...

We couldn't fault the food and the service. Lovely ambiance in the restaurant. We ordered 2 seafood platters, for 4 of us but the chef very kindly advised that one would probably be enough for lunch, which we really appreciated. Our waitress was lovely and...

Great place to enjoy your dinner date, dinner with friends. Big selection of yummy food. Portions are big and tasty. We had a fish plater, nice colorful, selection of prawns, squids, sardines, crab claws, salmon, lots of salad, olives, cheese, dips… and more. We enjoyed...

Fantastic atmosphere and food, a real challenge trying to pick a favourite tapas dish! Will definitely be returning!!

Lovely find! Very friendly staff & excellent food & wine. Just pooped in for some tapas & well worth visiting

Food is fabulous, so fresh amazing choice. Staff are very attentive you deserve your top trip advisor review

Fabulous and plenty full food. Service was brilliant, smiling and very attentive staff. Couldn't fault our night here