Goya in City of London, Westminster

Spanish food "English style" since some tapas are not how they are prepared in Spain 😛, it is still good but a bit expensive

We ordered takeout, everything was delicious but the plates were super small. Too expensive for the amount, we ordered squid and when we opened it at home there was half a squid...

Nice quality food at a reasonable price for central London, friendly staff too

Great little place. Gets busy so worth booking: which days a lot about the food quality

incredible atmosphere with delicious food and great staff

Pretty average, reasonably priced. If I was in the area I would call in for some tapas and a glass or two of wine

The liver with onions is a gem 💍

Great food and staff were efficient. However, I was given a food menu that had no actual menu inside and was merely a 'cover'. Staff weren't that friendly either. I'd go back, but there would need to be improvements with staff-customer engagement, etc, to make it worth our while.

Goya was recommended by a couple we met in a nearby pub. Did not disappoint. Steaks were magnificent and was a welcome change to get vegetables not just chips. Wish we lived closer to make it our local.

As other reviewers have said, the food is average and the atmosphere entirely devoid. Edible but everything was average. Will I rush back there? No, but (as in our case, it was the only Spanish restaurant listing as open nearby on the Sunday evening we had little choice). Many other nicer places to go.

Lovely food and very polite and sociable staff 😀

I have been going in Goya for years... Almost 20 years !

Vi var här 2019 och åt mat och tyckte det var gott. Därför tänkte vi att vi skulle besöka det igen nu när vi var i London igen. Tyvärr blev inte matupplevelsen lika bra denna gången. Min man åt kyckling i vitlök och som vanligt tyckte han att det var gott. Jag valde krämig kyckling o skinka i kroketter. Det var en besvikelse, tyvärr. De maler kycklingkött och ska även ha i skinka. Jag hittade en liten skinkbit i de 5 kroketterna som jag fick. Som sagt en besvikelse.

Loved this celebration lunch. Very authentic, no nonsense Spanish dishes served in a relaxed setting. Everything was delicious.

great authentic tapas, just like grandma used to make. the decor is a bit dingy, but the staff makes up for it with the warm welcome

Cute little quaint restaurant in Pimlico! The restaurant is beautifully decorated and reminds me of a traditional Spanish restaurant, it has all been delicately and mindfully designed and it shows. The staff were not the kindest nor the most welcoming. The food was good but nothing to rave about and as a Spaniard I do hold quite high standards for spanish food. The pan with tomate was good, but it’s quite hard to mess such a simple dish, however the products were quite good quality and you could tell. The tortilla was my least favourite dish, it did not taste homemade and it was cold when brought to the table, would not recommend. The croquetas and calamares were nice but not life changing, they were okay overall. The best dish was by far the prawns, rich buttery and delicious.

The location is great but the food was a bit disappointing. I got arroz con pollo and a breaded stuffed something with cheese. I really enjoy the Sangria and talking to the waiter. Seating area was also a bit cramped even outside. I would return for the sangria but not the food.

From the US staying in Pimlico and stopped here for a great Spanish inspired tapas dinner. Good cocktails and food selections! Would go back!

After reading the reviews, we were expecting great Spanish food but our expectations were disappointed. It seems that all the dishes are prepared with frozen ingredients and there’s not much flavour. The staff were a bit inattentive and the prices are a bit pricey for the quality we had. Maybe the good reviews were for the old manager, who retired and is not there anymore. I’m sorry but I won’t visit this restaurant again, I can’t recommend it.

Decent Spanish meal. Have visited Goya many times and they gave changed management as the old manager has retired. I ordered the Solomillo but I was disappointed it didn't come with rice. It used to and I was looking forward to having it. This time it came with buttered veg and potatoes. Not bad but I would have preferred the rice. Desserts were nice too.

Have been loyalty customer of Goya for a long time.we love this place. Last night’s experience was different, very disappointed, food was terrible!!! Asparagus was overcooked, Chorizo was so bad, very watery and tasteless,we had to sent it back ! Grilled octopus smell bad and is not grilled as mentioned on the menu! Spinach is different recipes from what it used to be, sautéed with garlic and butter, now it’s spinach with tomatoes and lentils, taste funny with odds combinations ! Overall dinner experience was awful, we raised the issue with the manager but he don’t seem to agreed with us. Food standards dropped so very badly and service is a bit slow. It’s a real shame! We think they changed the chef. Not returning anytime soon.

This place has great food and great prices. Partner and I shared the Goya bread, albondigas, pollo stroganoff (amazing!), and an of order bread to sop up all the sauce. Bonus points for our toddler liking the pollo stroganoff.

Nice neighborhood Spanish restaurant serving authentic cuisine. Friendly staff and nice atmosphere.

Great tasty tapas and tiramisu dessert.

A lovely place the food was amazing but the staff seemed a bit distracted and seemed to favour locals over tourists,I can't fault any of the food it was excellent

Simple food very expensive price. Three of us ate calamari, drank water, two had dessert and two had coffee. 80 pounds. A theft.

Food is terrible and expensive. Tasted bad and ingredients didn't taste fresh. Tried 4 dishes but none of them were nice. Worried we would get food poisoning to be honest (although we didn't).

Excellent food ,Service ,and Ambiance .Brilliant ..

Great food and tables outside for warm weather 👌 😌

It could easily have been nicer if the chef(s) had tried. (Are any of them actually Spanish?). The Gazpacho was dishwater and tasted like it. It was sent back and removed from the bill. The butterfly prawns were cold. The bread was soggy. The sardines were dry. My favourite (patatas bravos) were soggy too (should have been crispier in my opinion) but the sauce was nice. (could have been more of it). Everything else was average. The only thing they did well was to open the bottle of wine and pour it (but then they weren't really involved in the production process) Will I rush back there? No. Many other nicer places to go.

It was really nice place with amazing food . Staff sometime seem a bit distracted but overall it was a good experience

Excellent food & service, very friendly staff! Will definitely return.

I have been going to Goya for almost 25 years. It is authentic, family run restaurant that transports you to Spain in being traditional, completely in-chain like and franchised (sadly like sooo many other restaurants these days) and where everything feels pleasantly understated and all about the food. We went again last night and it was so enjoyable. These are some excellent main dishes but we tend to order the tapas. The paella is really good (order it when you arrive as it takes 30-40 minutes, a real sigh of traditional cooking!) , the croquettes are to die for, the chorizo is stunning and simple, as is the spinach and chickpeas. Try the house salad also and the prawns/gambas. The service is polite and unfussy. Exactly as you get in Madrid or Seville. We tend to go once a month as a family for lunch or dinner and we’ve never walked away unhappy. It’s off the beaten path and I look it for that. If you are happy to walk 15 mins away from Victoria Station, you will find a slice of Spain hidden in plain sight in the heart of London.

Very good place to taste typical Spanish food in London. Very well decorated and good tapas and portions.

Good food generous portions of food and wine

Absolute shocking food and service. Never had such a horrendous experience. To top it off. The waiters laughed at myself and my wife when we were trying to carry out pram out up the stairs. Disgusting behaviour.

Service great as is the taste of the food. Too expensive to grab a drink and something to fill you up in my opinion. Very small portions at quite high prices which doesn’t make it value for money for many passers by.

A very Spanish tapas bar, great for a snack and a glass of wine

Authentic Spanish restaurant. Overall very good however disappointed with the rice used in the paella 🥘.

Best Spanish tapas in central London! Great food! Lovely staff! Could not emphasise this enough! Amazing in the summer ❤️

Ever dish we tried was great. If you are ever in the area I would definitely recommend that you give this place a try. 5 stars for sure.

I love this restaurant! The downstairs area is so nice and spacious! Wonderful service from the staff.

Traditional Spanish restaurant.Good,delicious food,big portions, and affordable prices

Enjoyed tapas at this pleasant restaurant. We went for a meal before going to the theatre. Service was friendly and fast. Food was mostly great. The kidneys were amazing, as were the Gambas, crochets and octopus (perfectly cooked). The fish and chips were also lovely. All was clearly homemade (not from a packet).

Had a lovely family get together the food was excellent and the service was attentive and friendly

Its probably more of a 3.5 / 5 for me but give it a 4 / 5 because its privated owned what I suspect is the restuarant manager who has also built a great team in the kitchen and behind the bar. The food itself was subpar for Spanish tapas, with the exception of the octopus and calamari which were both delicious. We ordered a lot from the vegeterian menu so I'm inclined to think the seafood section is better. I noticed other tables mostly ordered seafood. Fantastic value for money though and grately appreciated the low-key vibe of the restaurant, including interior design.

A great little local restaurant. Today, the food, wine, and service were all fabulous. The highlight was the Chorizo. Very tender and cooked perfectly. The Pan Goya was also delicious and great for scooping up the butter sauce from the Gambas al Ajillo. The recommended 3 dishes per person was more than adequate for our group of five. The house wine, Acantus Tempranillo, was very nice and complimented the food perfectly.

Lovely papa's bar restaurant, everything so delicious!

Very good time at this restaurant, impeccable service and quality tapas, we had a great time.

My friend took me to your restaurant on 21st November and we had a lovely meal together. The tapas dishes and seafood paella were excellent, and we were recommended white sangria and what an excellent combination. I've never tried white sangria and I have to say I like it much more than red! The atmosphere was so lovely, reminded me of the time we spent holidays in Marbella...! I wish you all the best in your business endeavours and I hope I can visit you again. Hope you have a wonderful start to the new year. All the best. H

Got a beer and paella. I was asked if I wanted a bread and I assumed it was part of the free service like the US but it actually was a separate item I get charged for. It was good that I had something to eat while waiting for the main dish, but I probably would have ordered something else if I had known it’s a separate order item.

nice Spanish tapas with Estrella from the tap! very nice service, I'll def try to come back! i love restaurants like this.

Everything was lovely, I only did four stars not five stars for atmosphere as I would have loved to be sat upstairs but it was full and so we were down stairs, not so many people down stairs so upstairs looked bit more fun, it's not really a complaint just an observation.....I can't complain because we only rang up and booked 2 hours before!! Our usual m.o., relieved they could fit us in though. lovely food would definitely go again .....oh just remembered..... they made me an affagato even though it wasn't on the menu.

As a Spanish couple this is the closest/a mirror to real Spanish food we’ve had in this country. The restaurant is super authentic and staff are lovely. Vegan and vegetarian options were amazing. Estrella Galicia too, for £20 each in London, what a gem.

Delicious tapas and excellent service. We ate Albondigas, prawn with garlic and Pattaya’s Bravas. Make sure you order breads to soak up the juices!

Very relaxed Spanish restaurant. Good food and service.

A fine tapas place, albeit a bit overpriced for its portion sizes.

This evening we returned after a few years to this restaurant where we had a pleasant dinner, but this time we found truly rude service and poor quality of food, at least the little we felt like eating after the initial treatment given to us. They made us sit in front of the bar counter on a very narrow table altought they have a big local in the basement, then we kindly asked to make us sit in a table for 4 (there were 2 of this size, one reserved and one free); to be honest, I never found a waiter that, also having a almost totally empty local, rudely insists (he said what's the point of using a table for 4 if there are two of you in an annoyed tone) to place an engaged couple almost shoulder to shoulder with 2 other customers at the next table. Having lost our appetite and ruining our evening, we ordered 2 portions of fried calamari (I had ordered a other dish of small calamari which was supposed to be fresh, but it wasn't) which had a strong smell and taste of ammonia. Then we finished the calamari (with ammonia taste in our mouth, but we were hungry)and got up to get dressed and pay the bill. The waiter had already prepared it and he was following me with the piece of paper in his hand; I think he wasn't scared by suspecting that we didn't want to pay, but he just couldn't wait for us to leave, we think it works very well for him with many customers considering the low crowding of the place on a Saturday night at 9 pm. He probably doesn't like taking money, he definitely doesn't take ours anymore.

Nice place , the bartender was nice and it is a cool place

Excellent Tapas Good value for money

Friendly, cosy and welcoming 😊 with a bright atmosphere is how I would describe this place. Just came for coffee ☕ 😋 which was very good indeed 👍 Will return when in the area.

Most dishes were very good, staff for the lunch service. just took a couple of stars off for the atmosphere, as painting work was going on on the other side of the window we were sat next to.

I really liked our meal here but was hugely disappointed by the chocolate mousse, for which, I had been holding out. Firstly it was huge (lovely, in theory) but, sadly, not at all light and airy. It was so thick and the sweetness in the chocolate seemed a bit ersatz to me. I'm a chocolate mousse addict and eat them wherever I can find them and, I'm afraid, this one was not what a good chocolate mousse should be. Everything else was really good though, the Tapas and my salmon dish☺️

Old style tapas bar and restaurant serving authentic Spanish cuisine. Ai bit of a Pimlico institution. Medium priced.

Todo muy rico, se siente como comer en casa. Probé la sopa del día , estaba delicioso.

We sat downstairs (atmosphere too sterile)and whilst the service was very good, the crumbed whitebait was overcooked, my veal escalope was too tough. On a positive note, my wife’s whole grilled sea bass was very good, unfortunately her vegetables were over cooked and my veggies were undercooked! Making for an average experience. This restaurant did not live up Google’s rating.

Fantastic Spanish bistro in Pimlico, London! Our shareable seafood tapas was fantastic!! A definite must try!!

This place was not that great. They charge you $3 or $4 for bread, the tapas, I got ham and chicken croquettes were just ok....they only give you 5 small 2 inch pieces and a small, what look like a poor salad (1 slice of cucumber, 2 thin slices of green peppers, 2 pieces of lettuce, and a big glob of dressing on top of it.) FOR $9/$10! WAY too much for tapas. I should have asked the waiter how many come in the tapas but all well, it was my first day in London and I was jet lag and hungry, so me and my family went here to eat a quick lunch/snack. More snack than a lunch. I was disappointed... never going back again.

As a Spanish person, I love to arrive to places they serve Spanish food in a good quality, and this is is the closest one of Spanish food. Bravas it’s a big no, but the rest is a totally yes.

Food looks lovely, only stopped for a coffee, yet to eat there, but will very soon

Picked Goya on internet to meet up with family from Southampton. We are from Essex. What a find !! Superb Tapas ; excellent wine and delightful service made Goya a very lucky venue.

Comida 100% española. Excelente todo, el pulpo a feira, el jamón, la tortilla, las croquetas...en suma todo un festín que se agradece estando en Londres.

Bad food, bad service but the sangria is good. The worst gazpacho I have ever had, would not recommend

Estaba en un hotel a pocos metros del restaurante, volví de hacer turismo y a las 9:30 PM fui a dicho restaurante para cenar me indicaron que estaban cerrando y que no me podían atender, fui a cenar a otro sitio y cuando regresé al hotel un poco antes de las 11 PM ví que en el restaurante aún estaban atendiendo gente. Realmente no se el motivo real por el cual no me quisieron atender pero si me decepcionó la mentira del encargado del restaurante.

Good friendly service and good quality food. A popular place. Will return.

Excelente comida española. Se cocina cuando ud la ordena. Buen procedimiento.

Most of the food is delicious. The atmosphere is nice, but the space is small.

Nice quaint place in Pimlico serving tapas. Patatas bravas was done well and my favourite portion of the meal. Would go back next time I'm in London.

Spanish restaurant, good food and drinks. The outside terrace is really nice. Friendly staff. I recommend tunna croquetas, garlic bread, octopus, calamari, olives. I don’t recommend patatas bravas.

No hacen la verdadera paella española, no le echan azafrán ni hacen sofrito...

Riquísima la comida, el sabor español adaptado a los ingredientes y gustos ingleses, pero sientes la esencia de España en cada plato. La tortilla espectacular y la paella cargadita, deliciosa!!!!

Good food reasonable price for area

We had a family celebration, a wedding meal of around 40 guests. We were seated downstairs. As there were so many of us, we pre-ordered our meals. I ordered the smoked salmon starter and chicken & shellfish paella for main. I requested gluten free on my orders as I'm coeliac. As a desert, they did an almond tart with ice cream-obviously, I couldn't have it, so they offered me Creme Caramel instead. My meal was delicious! The service was very good! They coped exceptionally well with such a large group, we weren't rushed in any way. I'm not sure how well they understood about coeliac and CC, as shortly after we left the venue, (about an hour) I needed to get to a toilet fast! It may have been CC or it may have been that he food was too rich for me as I didn't have any of the usual symptoms of being glutened.

The place is clean and staff friendly speak English, Spanish and Portuguese. Food was very good and reasonably priced. Will return.

How anyone could give this a bad review is beyond me - I go here at least once a month and absolutely love it. Food is lovely and they have good wine - definitely go for the Albariño it goes well with the food and order a selection of tapas not the mains.

An object lesson in tapas. If it’s a sunny day, get there as quick as you can in a small party of 3-4, order their only draught beer and enjoy a ton of plates. The service is friendly and efficient, with a family-owned vibe (no idea if that’s true). It’s not a big place but we didn’t feel rushed or hemmed in. The plates are all side plate sized and ridiculously varied and tasty. From the expected chorizo to fish and everything inbetween. The only questionable part is whether you can really see Buckingham Palace in the impressionist art on the wall … Westminster Abbey on the piece by the toilets, yes, but Buck house is a stretch.

Booked table for 7 pm for 3 people.Took 10 minutes to set table up - set up for 2 rather than 3 people.very busy and prioritised a large party of around 10 people, clearing plates, wiping the table and serving other people drinks that were already there. Not offered water,or drinks order on a hot day let alone taking food order for 45 minutes. Constantly setting up tables for other customers arriving after us . Having given leeway as they were so busy Asked them to take our order after waiting for 40 minutes said that they would and proceeded to take orders from those that had arrived after us rather than ours. Told them that we had now waited 45 mins..no apology walked out!!!!

Really nice! I really liked the food! Very authentic Spanish food I could feel that I was in Spain 😍

Really disappointed - had been excited to go here since we moved to the area, however despite making a booking they didn’t have a table for us, they then only made the table for 2 people and not 3. Waited 45 minutes without even having our drink order taken with other tables who arrived after us being served. We ended up leaving and they hadn’t even apologised. Really disappointing experience.

the food was decent, Rose wine was good. nice terrace to enjoy the sunlight, but the service was a bit slow.

Used to be an old favourite but food quality has dropped a bit. The bean casserole (fabada) was a favourite but was very bland this time. The Goya salad was very good but portion size was very small. Overall average for a place that used to be superb. Wouldn’t make a special journey to eat here any more. Service very good and the coffee was good.

Empleados muy amables, atentos al cliente. Comida buenísima. Ambiente agradable y música en vivo.

Good place,Kim wilde used to hang out here with the husband,circa 96 ,97

Lovely people to match the food

Real gem of Spanish food in Pimlico neighborhood of Chelsea, London.

Nice Spanish tapas restaurant. Staff were friendly and welcoming. We only had a few drinks and a coffee but the food looked amazing. Definitely plan to come back for something to eat

Authentic Spaniard tapas in a quaint local spot. A must try!

Un restaurant espanol que sugiero en tu visita a Londres , muy buen ambiente y exquisita su comida !!!

Family run Tapas bar restaurant in Pimlico - handy for Pimlico tube - everything was okay if average - would go again if in the area though not worth a special trip. We found the chicken dishes very average - the stand outs were the potatoes and prawns. Wine prices are reasonable and on our early evening Thursday visit it was quiet. The damage including a glass of wine each + selection of tapas £32 each.

Ok, the food is nice but don't expect culinary fireworks. This is comforting Spanish food, and meant to be shared while you drink and chat. Your lager mates will love the Estrella, your craft beer mates will have to slurp the white rioja and like it. Service is helpful, friendly and no nonsense, you will feel like you are in Spain. A pimlico institution. I love it. And very reasonable compared to more central places.