La Plaza in Kensington and Chelsea

Beware - check your bill !!! We were charged for a bottle of wine instead of a glass !! Don’t be fooled please check your blll

A great authentic Spanish restaurant just off the Portobello Market. We enjoyed some great tapas which were both generous and tasty. The meatballs were large with a slightly spiced tomato sauce. The chicken crouquets were fluffy inside with a crispy exterior. All this was washed down with a glass of their hose white wine.

The service was great (free bruschetta and a glass of sparkling water), food was hot, delicious, and came out in less than 10 mins. Highly recommend this place. I had the pablano peppers, patatas bravas, and chorizo. All were top-notch.

Food was really bland and mediocre , seemed either from frozen or old/heated up quickly. Unfortunately worst tapas I’ve been to. Don’t bother unless you want to just have a drink outside as seemed reasonable.

Bad food and expensive for food’s quality. No vale la pena, fuimos a comer porque comía decía comida española e italiana pero una decepción .

It's the worst pasta carbonara I've ever eaten in my life, i went to his restaurant with some expectations because it is a Spanish restaurant but next it says Italian restaurant (same owner) If you don't know how to prepare carbonara pasta, you should take it off the menu PLEASE

This is quite simply the best Spannish restaurant in London. We have been going on our annual holidays to our apartment in Spain for the last 30 years and rarely do we eat as well. The food is fabulous and service (especially Francesco) is amazing. Would highly recommend.

Nice change, now under new italian management, food it's good and great atmosphere 👌 👍 😀 Can't wait for wormer weather to be able to seat outside, perfect spot 👌

Always good and always super full! Love the pulpo a la gallega, love the paella, love the alioli, love everything basically! Sangria is better than in Spain!

Food was ok, sangria was nice but the service was appalling. We got dismissed on a number of occasions when trying to catch the waiters attention. Even trying to pay took 20 mins when we decided to leave. Nice location but the staff made it an uncomfortable experience.

6/1/22 @2 pm Not family-friendly. Very rude personnel (perhaps he was the owner). Left a bad taste …

I have been, since they opened many years ago a frequent customer.. Why change your menu for substandard produce and Smaller portions.. padron peppers and don't even get me started on cheap brought in Calamari ( big thick rings ) and meat balls in a ( ment to be tomato sauce) more like frizen pee sauce.. sorry but rubbish now.

Had the tapas which was okay, asked for the bill which was reasonable, then asked if the gratuity went to the staff and was shared. I was informed it was not shared and that the owner took all of the gratuities for himself. I AM NEVER EATING AT THIS RESTAURANT AGAIN, ABSOLUTELY APPALLING

Estuvimos varios amigos y la verdad, no volvemos. Fuimos testigos de como trata a su personal… que poca educación!!! Y la comida, normalita!!!!

We called in here after it was recommended by one of the excellent Spanish food shops nearby. The calamares were excellent as were the albondigas de jamon and patatas bravas. We finished with a large slice of tarta de Santiago which was served with ice cream and really delicious. Very friendly staff and we will certainly be back again when we next have to stock up with Spanish 'goodies'.

We had a lovely lunch at La Plaza. A cosy, warm atmosphere - even when you are sitting outside as we were! It’s a reassuringly old-fashioned tapas restaurant - all the favourites are on the menu, and all are very well done and freshly cooked. Special mention for the outstanding Jamon croquettas, and the wonderfully fresh calamari. We also had a chicken paella - not bad, but not brilliant. The staff were very efficient and looked after us well. A great place got a family get together. The prices are very fair: we ordered many dishes for 5 people and it was around £20 per head, with a drink each. Not at all bad for this very pricey corner of London.

i went to eat paella in this restaurant with friends and i will never go back. I paid £40 for a paella and was to overcooked. all the fish was burned. I called the waiter and said politely, i'm sorry but the food is all burnt, he said, ah won't you take it home? .... I said to him: "Does it look like food to take home?. If my friend and i left the food there is a reason. We only ate rice. After 2 seconds the manager came, rudely replied to me and my friend. the manager treated us as if we were bad people. we did not ask for discounts or anything. ours was just a complaint, which can serve to improve in the future but in this way people will never come back. I'm sorry. he offered us limoncello but we didn't accept it after being treated like that. ours was just a small complaint and stop.We ask for payment and another lady arrives she was all annoyed because i asked for a receipt.

First of all: no one speaks in English on the restaurant. How is it possible in London? I arrived and asked for a table for 2 person with no reservation. Friday, 14 of may. I improved my Spanish and spoke with the waitress. Basically she...

Highly recommend this friendly and cozy Spanish eaterie...the tapas was great. Very generous portions indeed. Each dish carefully presented which tasted delicious. The paella was incredible. A very comprehensive mix of chicken and shellfish. Will definitely be returning! Thank you!

Visited this la plaza when walking around portobello road today. What a find! Lovely service and and food. Thanks for everything we will return when back in London. Real Spanish atmosphere, I felt like I was in Spain on holiday. Felt safe to be outside...

Location: close to Ladbroke Grove tube station Atmosphere: this is a genuine Spanish bar and restaurant. Which includes Spanish radio for the entertainment of the staff. Service: authentic - Food and drink: very good! Typical Spanish food without the London price tag. Definitely to repeat.

Bit disappointed with the overall portions of the food. Especially the Santiago tart for dessert at £4.50. Food and service well adequate.

Great tapas - fresh ingredients cooked to perfection. The authentic experience. Great service. Laid back atmosphere yet quick and friendly service. Plenty for the vegetarian.Recommended.

This restaurant is relatively small but with outdoor seating in the square just off Portobello Road. Great tapas dishes, hot and cold, as well as paella (wait 40 minutes means it is freshly cooked) and other main courses. Food quality is excellent and always freshly...

La Bodega and La Plaza belong to the same owner, but they are run as independent restaurants. They have different menus, but the food in both places is very good! It also has the outside seating!

No soy partidario de restaurantes españoles en el extranjero pero en este caso después de tanto sándwich nos ha sentado...

Visited the Place with my wife, Both are Spanish! Sadly the low quality food made me even hate Spanish food,... it was that bad besides the food was soggy, chewy and tasteless!!! Shocking experience and I would strongly advise avoid this resturant! Awful atmosphere two...

Entramos sin mucha confianza, no soy yo muy partidaria de restaurantes españoles en el extranjero...pero estábamos hartos de restaurantes de...

Great food, fresh and homemade. The atmosphere is not the best, as it is a very small place and tables are very close to each other, but the quality of the food makes for it. There is not a lot more to say. I definitely...

This is a small restaurant and bar with some outside seating. There has been a change in staffing from heavily male orientated staffing to female staffing and service has improved! Food quality is excellent. I was amazed that there was no extra charge for bread...

El sitio agradable, es una terraza en una plazoleta, bastante tranquila, mucha gente española. Sirven cenas hasta tarde, para cómo...

Seemed like very authentic Spanish food and a wide variety too. And seemed like a lot of Spanish people having lunch there which is endorsement of it being authentic. Good service too but the servers speak very little English

First of all ,I'm pleased to have found a spanish restaurant that sells spanish food,as I'm fed up of "spanish" restaurants that because they brand their food as "tapas" , they think that they are selling spanish food.

I've been there with friends and we had a bad experience, first the service was really bad, very unpleasant waiter, the feeling that we were bothering him. Then the food was not good and not fresh at all! Only good for people who don't proper Spanish food. The only reason you pay (and this is not cheap) is the nice place outside in a trendy borough.

Vine a Portobello Road buscando un poco lugar tenía una increíble paella hace años. No recordaba el nombre del lugar, pero reconocieron que por la vista. Después de todo el camino más rastreras y encontrar el lugar que estábamos buscando era cerrado, fue volver a la mesa de dibujo.

This is a small Spanish restaurant where local Spanish speaking people frequent. They have an outside seating area in the square which is just off Portobello Road. Service is good and friendly. Excellent Spanish style food and tapas if you are so inclined.

Going in, the restaurant didn't look promising, very basic inside no real decor. We were quickly seated and they brought us bread and water while we waited for the rest of our group to arrive. Once we were all here, we started with Pulpo Gallego- literally the best octopus I have eaten in more years than I can count! We then had little fish, whose name escapes me but they were great and then came the Paella! Amazing, absolutely the best Paella I have eaten outside of Valencia, and better than many I have eaten in Valencia. The service was efficient, friendly and welcoming and the food was amazing! I could not have been happier, we had a fantastic rioja to go with the meal and cafe to finish.

Hemos comido una sopa de marisco exquisita y una pata de cordero que estaba deliciosa, si visitais Portobello y Nottinhill no os lo perdais.

Tucked away in a rather ordinary looking square at the less fashionable (northern) end of Portobello Road is this brilliant Spanish restaurant. Food is well cooked and of a very good quality. Extensive & authentic menu and friendly service. Fantastic value too - our bill, including alcohol, came to around £20/person.

Gran restaurante de comida española. Ambiente agradable con un personal increíble y muy servicial. Todos recomendado la comida era estupenda, así que no dudes en preguntar. Croquets, gambas a la plancha, Aceitunas y el mejor juego español. No he tenido tan sabrosa cena cumplieron con risas durante mucho tiempo!

Han sido literalmente echaron de este lugar. . Un cliente! ! Siempre he sido un local aquí, que vienen cada semana durante más de 2 años, y yo me fui hace un par de años. Mi marido y yo viniendo de vez en cuando pero va de mal en peor. Hoy decidimos tomar mi cuñada para algunas tapas, nos dieron una mesa, el camarero era reunir todas las vajillas y mientras estábamos esperando una señora muy desagradable vino y dijo: "mi grupo de 15 personas y yo hemos estado aquí todo el día y acabamos de reservar esta mesa así que vaya". Simplemente, no podía creerlo! ! Todavía estamos estupefactos.

Interesante que hay dos restaurantes españoles por lado en esta ubicación, pero este es el mejor. Mientras que hay un restaurante en el interior, hay también una zona exterior en la plaza pequeña. Sin embargo, hay un pequeño problema con las palomas y que no habían limpiado la zona exterior antes de que nos pareció bastante decepcionante. Este restaurante es atendido por personal que habla español y es frecuentado por los residentes locales españoles de la zona, lo cual es una buena señal, pero el servicio es un poco lento.

Desde que llegué a Londres, 3 / 2 años, me gusta venir a este lugar. El pulpo es sin duda uno de los mejores platos. Aquí soy capaz de practicar mi español en un ambiente atractivo e informal. Me encanta el bullicio del mercado, la gente, los turistas. Cada vez que vengo aquí me ver mesas largas con familias españolas, mesas con amigos, mesas con parejas. Todo el mundo parece tan relajado.

Bastante aceptable, hemos comido el domingo en familia, el pulpo esta muy bueno y una ensalada tres colores, el servicio es agradable

Je kan hier heerlijk zitten maar eten is verplicht. De tapas is van goede kwaliteit. Bediening is prima.

Fuimos allí en una bonita tarde de sábado y fue como un pequeño paraíso en buzzling Portobello Road. Tenían mesas afuera en la pequeña plaza, que quería decir que pudimos disfrutar del sol mientras tomaba el almuerzo. Estaba lleno, debido a que era sábado y también un clima hermoso. Sin embargo, esto no fue evidente con el servicio o la comida. Nos saludaron y se sirve muy rápido, los camareros son muy amables y serviciales. La comida estaba muy buena y buenas porciones. Este restaurante parece ser frecuentado por mucha gente española, que siempre es una buena señal y también los camareros son españoles, así que conseguir una verdadera experiencia auténtica. A pesar de que estaba ocupado no teníamos prisa para salir, lo que fue muy apreciado. Prueba el,Aperol Spritz, es precioso y viene en un enorme cristal!

Estábamos buscando algo de comida en la calle particularmente Español boquerones (anchoas) y las aceitunas y encontramos este restaurante. . . Las gambas y papas bravas te son realmente deliciosos 😋

Me encanta venir aquí cuando el tiempo es bueno. Afuera, en la Plaza viendo la vida de Notting Hill por es lo más parecido a ser trasladado a España en Londres.

Recomiendo encarecidamente el restaurante. La comida es fresca y relativamente cerca. Buena ubicación, parece ser en vacaciones 😊

I sat directly opposite the kitchen hatch and was able to see the chef preparing food. I saw him scratch his scalp through his hair more than once and proceed to carry on chopping something. The food hatch is a place where people commune with the chef this can also be done over prepared plates of food waiting to be delivered to the tables. The other issue was the waiter he serves tables, takes payment and prepare bills. He has to prepare the bread and bring it to the table in a basket. He does it without ever washing his hands, handling the bread with your naked hands for chopping after you've been to the bathroom is not hygienic. With all that said the food seemed fine. Perhaps ill just wait for the reactions.

Dined here a couple of times with friends and never didappointed with the quality of food and house wine and service. It caters for everyone even those non seafood lovers. Tapas were excellent and the main course divine. The restaurant is small but on a nice days, there are sitting areas outside. The only downfall was the loo as thre's only one so the owner needs to improve in this area. Come on La Plaza!

Tapas on s warm day with a cold beer i wonderful. We had patatas bravas, it was just a tomatoey sauce, croquettes which were not texturally nice and meatballs which were ok. It is a very pleasant spot with the hustle and bustle of the market.

Sitting outside in the summer here is wonderful. The service can be a little erratic and you will be at an advantage if you speak Spanish but the food, drink and ambiance is great. Many fun times have been had here.

Very disappointed with this place. We initially decided to visit this place as had good references but I must say that the service was terrible. The food was tasty however appalling service. First my boyfriend started eating as it was the only dish that was brought to our table. After this, the second dish came in and then finally we waited for the third dish and it never arrived. When we asked about it, the waiter said that he only asked for two dishes, weird being three at a table. Also, we were never asked if we wanted our sides as the meat was served on its own. The waiter came and asked us half way into our meal if we wanted chips of vegetables. Never going back!!!

Aconsejo chuletillas de cordero, el arroz con bogavante, las especialidades y productos frescos del día, también se agradece la buena labor del equipo y amabilidad. Vino Viña Tondonia Fantastic!!

Buena calidad a muy buen precio. Ya hemos repetido. La primera vez nos gustó mucho pero se nos olvidó pedir las cosas sin ajo y cebolla. Recomiendo dejar un hueco para los postres caseros. El camarero que nos atendió encantador, inmejorable el servicio!

I've been here quite a few times and it never disappoints. Theres an extensive menu of authentic Spanish dishes with plenty of seafood choices. On my last visit with extensive family, we must have spent over 4 hours sitting in the square and kept ordering more food and drinks that arrives very quickly. The kids were playing just couple of meters away with neighbourhood and other restaurant clients kids which really made it feel like we were in Spain.Portions are large and prices are very good. When the bill arrived, we were kind of shocked how little it was for such a huge tasty meal and countless bottles of wine and pints of beer.

Met up with friends returning from holidays... Had some Tapas outside on the terrace, on amazing 24 degrees in the evening of the hottest day in September (Yesterday).... The tapas were amazing, service was superb, nice Spanish music in the background.... We then went on to having some amazing cocktails.... Will be back soon....

Good food, good drinks, excellent service (good loos too if that's important), veggie tapas, beer and wine.

We visited a couple of times, for drinks only. The staff spoke only Spanish, was rude and grumpy. Please provide some good service.

Excellent food and wines, good price and good portions. Ensaladilla, octopus, fish, meat, everything is tasty and good quality!

Went there this Sunday with my mum, sister and there nephew/nieces.... We had some starters as well as a platter of grilled shellfish... Which was delicious.... We then had Lobster with rice... And THAT was Amazing...The staff were very friendly, & I could not find a fault at all.Thank you. Will be back... Soon.

Food was horribly bland. Didn't even finish our plates. Waiters were impatient and asking for anything felt like you were burdening them. Would never go back.

We were attracted by this place by the daily special; roast leg of lamb or whole fish on the grill for about 12 pounds. Another sure sign of authenticity is the presence of two good grocery stores offering Spanish specialties; like you were in Spain.Excellent small restaurant and tapa bar with a busy activities around the bar.Best places in the restaurant are overlooking the chefs in the small kitchen making flames that climbs 2-3 feet high. Generous portions. Staff is very friendly, Tapas are great with huge selection although some are out of order. There is one tapa made with eels but unfortunately it was not available when we were there. We had s superb glass of Alborino wine.If you intend to come back, like we did, and decide to give them one or two pound extra tip for your meal; (tip is included with the price of the meal) they will recognize you the next time around and most likely will receive the royal treatment!

Really impressed, various tapas, all reasonably priced and well presented. Squid was probably the best I've tried. Friendly staff and good service.

With two Spanish establishments side-by-side it was hard to make a choice so we just went into the one with fewer people.We were not looking for anything fancy just a quick meal before heading to the cinema. La Plaza satisfied on that count -- it is hearty, unpretentious and "real" though not spectacular cooking. Most of the cooked tapas comes off the grill so not much can go wrong there. We ordered stuffed mushrooms, grilled sardines, liver and two small lamb chops off the tapas menu -- it was too much food for the two of us.While not a dinner destination -- this is a convenient and inexpensive eatery that attracts a lot of Spanish people.

I enjoyed only the red wine and the waitressThe food unfortunally wasn't like my expecting Nice location but not very good food expecially for the price

We had dinner at this place and I asked a ribeye. This is something easy to cook, nevertheless it was overcooked and not tasty at all. They had only 3 kinds of beers and the best was a drunk couple arguing in the door, quite unpleasant. Would never come back!

Bustling Spanish Tapas restaurant in square overlooking Portobello Road Market. We have been here a number of times and if you can grab an outside table during a nice day it really is excellent, especially lunchtime. The staff are always a tad stressed out but they are always there when you really need them and the food comes out quick and fresh!We normally just go for their Tapas menu which delivers a diverse range, typical Spanish fare and always good.Should you go on a busy Saturday its quite fun to slip off to the restaurant for a bite, a glass or two of wine and kick back to watch the chaos of the market unfold!

On a very hot weekend and a nice tour through Portobello market, I took a little lunch there. The location is very nice especially with an outside table. You can sit and enjoy some nice drink and food while relaxing. Nice and friendly staff. (they even moved some tables outside without complaining so a rather annoying elderly couple could sit exactly where they wanted)

Remember ita spanish bar not el buli, great for a drink tapas or two, atmosphere as in spain, cant be that bad 90% clients were spanish as were the waiters, yes its a true spanish bar here in london, great to have the option.

Nice clean interior with an open kitchen, and many tables outside. Food we chose were garlic prawns, peppers patron, fish soup and squid. House wine was a Rioja which was very good quality. However, the best tapas I have had in London is San Miguel, just off Edgware Road (opposite the Hilton).

I came there with a friend on a weekday. They have some table outside where it's very nice to seat on a sunny day. The food was great, especially the tortillas that I tried. The young spanish waitress from Sevilla that we had was very kind and helpful, the others members of staff didn't seem very cheerful though.

We had dinner at La Plaza last evening.Got ourselves a table outside as it was still warm at 9.30 pm.The staff informed us that we would have to order quickly as they couldn't serve us Al fresco after 10 pm.We ordered a Paella Valencia and a bottle of white wine, recommended by the bartender/ manager, Salvador.Everything was just perfect. We asked for a little spice on the side and had a good laugh with the chef, after the meal when he teased us that the chillies in Spain were not like those in the Far East because the people in Spain would collapse with Indian/Thai chillies !! A wonderful bunch of people working here. Also, 80% of the clientele were from Spain and that is a sure give-away about the authencity of the food.

Hasta ahora, el mejor resturante español de Londres. Muy buena comida a un precio razonable para lo que es esta ciudad. Además de una atención inmejorable. 100% recomendable.

Again, the best of this place, is the outdoor seating they have in the street, which not many places around Nothing Hill can really exploit.The drinks were ok, they have good options like Tinto de Verano o Sidra. In terms of food, we only ordered Patatavas Bravas but they were extremely disappointed... so would have to see another time how are the other dishes.

Tortilla, supposedly a classic Spanish dish, tasted as if it had just been re-heated, certainly wasn't fresh. Patas bravas were a distant relative from the famous Spanish dish that one has everywhere in Spain. The calamari was rubbery. The meal was expensive and the 12% service charge was not optional. Certainly will not be re-visiting. Very disappointing

Very friendly staff, great atmosphere and you really feel you are at home, Spain.Food is amazing, it is really spanish food with Spanish flavours.Forget about the rest of Spanish restaurants, this is an authentic spanish tapas bar.Congratulations to the owners and the thank you, I'll be back very soon

Entramos en este restaurante hartos de comer en sitios de comida rápida. Teníamos nuestras dudas pero finalmente tanto la comida como el personal fueron deliciosa y agradables respectivamente. Comimos tortilla española, chorizo al vino, croquetas de queso y plan con ajo y tomate. Para rematar, una tarta de queso ( de las mejores que he probado) y una estrella Galicia. Volveremos sin dudarlo.

Terrible service - waited 25 minutes to be offered drinks in an empty upstairs, finished meal and plates weren't cleared even after we asked for the bill. Dirty glasses and the food is distinctly average. Waitress overcharged us when we asked to split the bill, even though service was already 12.5%. Avoid.

Recommandé par un ami londonien, avons organisé un déjeuner d'anniversaire pour notre fille. Avons eu l'excellente surprise de nous voir offrir un gâteau avec des bougies. Tout le restaurant à a chanté... Elle n'est pas prête d'oublier ça ! Très bonne cuisine espagnole. Service sympathique et efficace. Très belle terrasse- ça doit être encore plus sympa. Au printemps. Merci pour ce très agreable moment!

Not the first time I've eaten something here, and I have always left disappointed.On my last visit I made the shocking mistake of eating again, and I tried a classic Garlic Chicken ("Pollo al Ajillo"). The meat had a slight smell which was off-putting enough. It was extremely dry, as if reheated in a microwave and the sauce was almost clear liquid, without the necessary liaison. Slices of nearly raw garlic and no flavour or seasoning. I returned the dish practically intact. Awful!! Location, ambience and staff all very agreeable…as was the delicious wine.

had really high expectations and I wasn't disappointed. The food here is great however the service has some areas that need improving. Service was a little slow but overall a great place.

This restaurant is one of London's hidden secrets. Tucked away in a little square off Portobello Road, it is as if a piece of Spain has been miraculously transported to London.The men is good and varied, and there is a reasonable selection of wines (which aren't marked up as high as some places I could mention). I opted for Pulpo a la Gallega and can happily say I haven't had such delicious octupus since I was in Santiago de Compostela a few years ago, Accompanying this was the most gorgeous chipirones a la plancha, along with mushrooms, pan con tomate and other delicious nibbles. The two chaps in our party having eyes somewhat bigger than their tummies opted for a main course of merluza. As their eyes were definitely larger than their tums, I ended up assisting. Again, I haven't had fish this good since I was last in Spain. The ambience and the service were good and I would highly recommend this place, especially given that the helpings of tapas are huge compared with other places! Only one disappointment and that was that I had set my heart on baby eels, but presumably they'd slithered off to the nearest spa as none were available! All, in all, a smashing place to eat.

We went on a fairly quiet Monday lunchtime and sat outside in the sun.The food here is fantastic, and very authentic. Salty grilled padron peppers, prawns in olive oil with lashings of garlic and sliced chille, spicy potatas bravas, hot chicken wings and some wonderfully sour and piquant grilled chorizo, fresh bread and olives. A couple of drinks each (draught lager £4) and the bill came to £42 without service.This is some of the best Spanish food we've had outside Spain, highly recommended.

The food is ok but the service is a mess. I had to ask three times for the bill because they forgot it every time.

I often pop in to La Plaza for a beer and tapas. Its great to sit outside and watch the various characters the wander along Portobello Road whilst sipping on a beer. I have noted the reviews at the end of last year regarding service. This has improved massively since a new manager has been employed. The staff don't speak great English - they are Spanish and for many its their first job in the UK. For me this adds to experience. The tapas is good but some of the main meals less so. I would recommend it for a pit stop at lunch time or at the end of the day.

I was there with some friends not long ago... Initially I though the place was fine, but then the service, or lack of it, hit me.* Very long wait for food.* Staff spoke bad to poor English.Not going back!

Buena comida gallega con productos de la tierra. Si tienes morriña es recomendable. Pedimos empanada, paella y pulpo. regado con estrella de Galicia y un licor de hierbas. Todo muy rico. Precio aceptable y servicio muy amable. Lo único en contra seria la música que no concuerda con el sitio al ser pop de pub.

This is my first terrible review.My friend living in London for some time recommends this restaurant as she has been more times and she likes the place. So we go there three of us.We could easily see that the restaurant was understaffed (having obviously less personal than needed). we were waiting 20 minutes in the entrance while the waitress put a clean cloth on the table. So we take our sit and begin watching all the tables around having lunch. The 2 waiters in and out from the terrace (we were in one of the tables in the middle and in the corridor, very easy to see us), people arriving after us, were given a sit and the menu before us!We could see a couple having their whole meal (several dishes and the waitress was passing by us all the times!!), so we finally get bread in the table and dressing. We begin eating the bread.We knew by heart what we wanted to eat even before getting in the restaurant (we wanted to have the menu, usually the menu dishes are ready faster as they are precooked... well, obviously not in this case), after around 40 minutes sited we finally are asked to get some drinks!!!!!! so we take a beer, water and a jar of sangría.... We try to speak with the waitress but she is just ignoring us taking care of other tables. After other 20 minutes she finally takes care of our order (we took the chance to order another sangria, another beer and more bread as we were very hungry)...The restaurant is small, you can easily listen to other customers conversation, you cannot move the chairs without disturbing other table, and we could see all the time, other people was being served. This has been the weirdest experience in a restaurant ever!Tic, tac, tic, tac... we are frustrated seeing other tables get their food, again, people arriving after us are having the coffee and we are still waiting for a goat salad cheese and a paella!!!!!!!...A new waitress begins working, so we try to speak with her (in an extremely police and nice way, because, honestly we were very embarrassed...) so she tries to solve the problem and after 10 minutes she comes and she says that they are very busy but that the order is ok.So the previous waitress comes with a wrong "russian salad" so we have to say that is not the right salad... and then, the other waitress they bring us more bread and butter.Meanwhile we ask other waiter to close the door of the terrace (it was raining and it was very windy). He was very helpful and closed the door (he even needed to ask to move other customers in the terrace. So this was the best thing that happened for us in this place... of course at this point we were wondering if we should just pay and leave with no food in our stomachs (oh... yes... some bread!...)Finally after 1 hour and 40 minutes (all people around was finished and having coffee or they had already left....) we got out first dish!!!!!! I have no complaints of the food (I just hope they did not spit on the food, because honestly we were very nice and understanding customers... )All the staff was spanish, so were we, and there were no misunderstandings at all. The waitress tells my friend that we would get a discount in the bill for the "small" waiting time...So we have our dishes, normal food, fine. then we ask for the bill.We did not want to waste more time waiting for the coffee that was included in the menu, but we thought it would be easier for them also to make a small discount if we did not have the coffee.Everything was there! The 2 beers (3 pounds each), the 3 menus (13 pounds each), the 2 sangrías (15 pounds each) and even the bread 2.60 pounds!!!!! apart from the "service charge of 10%)... I was surprised they did not charge the tap water (they do in some places... oh! maybe this was our discount).So we go to the bar and ask were is the discount, we explained in a very nice way that we ate more bread and sangria because we were not getting any food for more than 1 hour and 30 minutes!!!!!!!!!!! So they just said: the service is not a tip for us, is just like this. Well, in my opinion this horrible service should have not been included in the bill...The solution was that "next time they would invite us for a shot"... They could not even make a discount for the 2.60 pounds of the bread that we would never have eaten if the food had been on time.I have myself been a waitress for several years and I cannot explain the way they behaved.I can tell you, just not charging the bread. As we never cause any troubles, we just paid and leave very disappointed. No need to waste more time asking for the manager because this was, obviously going nowhere.I have to repeat that this is the first time I receive such a horrible service in a restaurant. We say that spanish people we are more service minded than other nationalities, well, not in this place.I do not like to generalize, but honestly, this has been the worst customer service ever.86 pounds and 3 hours lost. I would not recommend this place at all.

We enjoyed the food quality, but found it to be not a good value. This area is "touristy" so we were not surprised. The outdoor eating area was packed the day we were there, but the service was still very good!

The food is quite good, the environment good as well, but the service is something that I ve never seen in London. If the waitress would like to do something else, they are really welcome. I will never come back because of the service.

This is a small unpretentious Spanish restaurant at the end of Portobello Road located in a small square. The restaurant is basic but the food is fab...totally 10/10. There is a great range of tapas..... Try the eel.... I have seen it on the menu several times and never plucked up the courage until today and they are great. The Galician Octopus is wonderful. The paella is also very, very good..... I would say the best I have had. The staff are friendly and attentive. The only negative is the TV screen in the main restaurant but we always eat in the small square outside so it is not a real issue. If you want fabulous food with no fancy frill this is 100% your place. Totally recommended.

Great pan con tomate, delicious mushrooms, utterly topping calameres and the best flan I think I've ever had. Totally authentic. Just like being in Spain.