La Rueda De Tapas in Ealing

Very tasty food. Lots of classic Spanish dishes to choose from. Tony always makes me and my family feel welcome when we go to La Rueda. Highly recommend this place to anyone.

Good food and atmosphere, great staff as well

I recently visited this restaurant for my sister’s birthday, and while the atmosphere was cozy and calm, the experience was disappointing overall. The food was inconsistent—some dishes were decent, but many lacked seasoning, especially salt. The biggest issue came with a homemade cake we brought. My mom and I worked hard on the cake, including a special handmade icing. When the staff brought it out, the icing was missing. They threw it away without informing us, claiming it had torn. We were upset that they didn’t show us or give us a chance to decide. No proper apology or compensation was offered, which made the situation worse. A word of advice: Do NOT bring a homemade cake to this restaurant. They might ruin or throw it away, like they did with ours. The service was okay—not bad, but nothing exceptional either. It was good, but not brilliant. Also, they don’t do anything special for celebrations, so don’t expect any extra touches or special treatment for events like birthdays. That said, the highlight of the meal was the Jumbo Spanish Ham. It was freshly cut in the restaurant and tasted amazing. It was by far our favorite dish of the night, and we would definitely recommend trying it. Overall, the poor handling of our cake and the inconsistent food quality left us disappointed. While the Jumbo Spanish Ham was a standout, I wouldn’t recommend this place for special occasions.

This is my favourite restaurant not just in Ealing but in London. The best food for the best price and lovely staff so happy it’s local to me!!

taste alright, many kinds of tapas and options!

Dante, the restaurant, the team, but the food most of all deserve every 5 star review they get. Truly some of the tastiest tapas in a long time! The octopus was WOW, my favourite dish I think. I will be returning many many times!

The food was incredibly tasty, with authentic Spanish flavors that transported us to Spain. The atmosphere was warm and vibrant, and the decor added a charming, rustic touch. A delightful dining experience!

Fantastic restaurant, authentic food, nice vibe and reasonable priced. Best Spanish restaurant in Ealing. Highly recommended

Went out for Tapas at La Rueda Spanish Tapas Bar in Ealing. We were there in the early evening, so it wasn’t busy, and we could sit in the (open) window area looking out onto the street. With the hot weather, we weren’t that hungry, so we had only a few dishes. I love the rustic Spanish feel to the place, look out of the windows and you are in bustling Ealing with cars and buses driving past, look into the restaurant, and suddenly you are transported to the back streets of a Spanish town. The decor, the bar, the tables, all make for an authentic experience of a local tapas bar. We had the Patatas Bravas, triple fried potatoes, spicy brava and infamous Spanish aioli garlic mayonnaise sauce. Not sure if the triple frying helped, as the potatoes weren’t that crispy. However they were nice, I liked the spicy brava, and the mayonnaise was an interesting addition. Another of our dishes was the Pollo a la Plancha, described as grilled spicy boneless chicken thighs served with Spanish alioli garlic mayonnaise sauce. Now the photograph in the online menu shows whole chicken thighs, so I was a little surprised when we were served with chicken skewers. They were served on a flat bread, well more of a wrap than a flat bread. The chicken was moist, tender and full of flavour. Alongside the chicken we had the Pinchos Morunos, grilled spiced lamb skewers, chimichurri served with humus. These were tender chunks of lamb with peppers and onions. Like the chicken cooked well and full of flavour, as well as being served on a flat wrap. It came with a small portion of hummus, I probably would have liked more hummus, but then I probably needed to order hummus off the menu. Out final dish was the Calamares, fried squid rings in batter. Lovely crispy batter and tender squid. Delicious. The service was excellent, I liked how they served ice with their tap water, I also had an alcohol free beer. If I wasn’t driving I would probably have had a red wine.

I had dinner here and I must say, that their food is super delicious!!! Service is 5 stars too…! and the atmosphere makes you just feel like you want to stand up and dance 😆 I really recommend this place , try it and you won’t be disappointed!!

Amazing food and lovely atmosphere, with Spanish music, ambience and decor.

1st time here. Great food and great staff. Had 6 dishes + bread between 2 of us, but 5 would have been enough. 100% recommend this place.

Amazing food, really lovely staff (who also put on a bit of a spectacle for my wife's birthday!). Atmosphere is generally really lovely but some tables are a bit close together - but that's a testament to how busy they are! A really great place to eat.

Waiter tries but has zero knowledge of what his job is about. An advice, if you see an empty glass... it will take you 5 seconds to ask if you can server another drink

Tapas food was very good and tasty with a good selection and reasonable prices. Friendly staff. Excellent service. We would go again

okay food but very slow service and staff bickering

La Rueda is, in my opinion, the only authentic Spanish restaurant in Ealing. The friendly staff make you feel right at home, and the food is absolutely delicious. From the traditional tapas to the hearty main dishes, every bite is a taste of Spain. The smooth Sangria is the perfect complement to the meal, refreshing and full of flavour. Whether you're looking for a casual night out or a special occasion, La Rueda is the perfect spot for a genuine Spanish dining experience. Highly recommended!

Table reserved a few days ago for 7pm. 3 girlfriends getting together to enjoy dinner. Food was very good however the service was brusque and surly. Once we finished dessert our bill was sharply slapped down uninvited on the table The place was very overcrowded with people standing and waiting for tables. No ambience. Minutes later and waiter returned to collect payment. We said we were not ready and asked him to come back explaining that we had a reservation and had been there less than an hour and we were the last table to enter the restaurant. The man looked uncomfortable and motioned to the waiting customers. We agreed to go as we felt uncomfortable and harassed. We said we would not pay the service charge settled the bill and left. Nice food terrible service. Wondering why we were the only ones being pushed out I we noted that every other table had at least one man there. I would never return

Cosy restauarnt that does a Really good paella

Everything was freshly prepared. The paella pan for 2 people was awesome. The staff very friendly.

We discovered La Rueda over 8 years ago and have been visiting frequently since. It is one of our favourite local restaurants. Great spanish food, lovely menu and wine list. When we have visitors we alway make a point of taking them at La Rueda - they always deliver. Lovely atmosphere and friendly staff. My suggestion would be reserve a table in advance as it gets busy there. 😊

Good was very good. But the service terrible, bad service. Won’t come back

Excellent food served in a vibrant restaurant by lovely staff

The waiter was nice and helpful. The food was quickly served to the table. We ordered almost everything from the menu😋😁 Very good for sharing with friends or family. The food was delicious. A nice afternoon spent. We will definitely come back. I recommend it.

Amazing place with amazing food!! Love it❤️

Visited Saturday eve 8pm - quite busy but staff very accommodating and attentive. Food very tasty - authentic. Great for a date night or catch up with palls. Didn’t manage to take pictures of all the dishes as they were too tasty! YUM!

La Rueda is a nice cosy restaurant with efficient staff and great food. There’s a great variety of tapas with an equal number of vegetarian, meat, and seafood options. The paellas are delicious and well presented although on the slightly pricey side. Overall, highly recommended.

Amazing food!!! and Toni is very welcoming, friendly and attentive ❤️

Great food and nice environment

Updated review: 10/10. Special shout out to Ricky who made our night perfection. He was great. Good food, I do enjoy Spanish tapas, intimate setting, and great service. Accommodating of my dietary needs as I cannot eat dairy. It was a great experience and the food is very tasty. My friend and I had a nice time.

I could here the staff working in the small kitchen very noisy. The owner or manager was talking very very loud, arguing on the phone , i had to hang up my phone. I order a tortilla who was smaller the a desert. The wine was good

Lovely food really recommended 😍

Everytime I've been here the food is amazing

That’s the best place if you wanna try a real Spanish paella and looking for a nice dinner!

Another fantastic lunch my daughter and I tried one of the new additions to the menu - Escalivada ( roasted aubergine and peppers) really delicious and full of flavour. Having recently visited tapas bars in Barcelona, La Rueda is in the same class if not even better than those we visited. Friendly staff great atmosphere

Fabulous lunch out,authentic cuisine,not expensive,good,attentive service would highly recommend

Order was 2 and half hours late and food was cold. Food usually great here. I’d recommend eating in instead of take away. Not the first time there are issues with their communication with the app

Fantastic tapas, paella, sangria and service. Will definitely be back!

Ordered Fish paella. Well packed, very tasty and fresh.

Had a lovely first experience at the restaurant whilst visiting a friend, food was lovely and the service was also very good thanks John

Excelente servicio y la comida es deliciosa

This is our favourite place for tapas and it never disappoints. Staff are great and the food fabulous. Can get a bit busy and noisy but you’re never kept waiting for the food nor feel rushed to leave. Highly recommend

My local tapas place and I’ve been coming here for 3 years. Cute atmosphere, authentic delicious food, v cozy, great quality, reasonable price, good service, and convenient location. Highly recommend 😉 Tapas are great but also paella is very delicious there.

Good foods and wines at this authentic tapas bar. Friendly service, nice ambience. Near Ealing Broadway station ( central and district tubes - elizabeth line and main railway lines )

Good food and atmosphere. After sharing some tapas dishes, we were 4 and ordered paella for 2 persons which was just right amount for us.

The food was average here. We ordered croqueta which was with ham and delicious. The fried calamari was chewy which was surprising. The tomato and onion salad had such spicy onions that even though I love onions I struggled to eat them. The prawns with chilli and garlic was great. Service decent and very nice ambiance

Amazing tapas! Great selection of vegetarian, meat and fish tapas and lovely paella too! The sangria was also worth it! Thank you, we will be back!

La Rueda is two rooms with a small kitchen. The tapas is varied and often flavourful. We visited on a Saturday at 8pm. It was very busy. The sangria lacked punch, and felt quite watery. The patas bravas arrived first and was great - punch garlic aoli, well prepped potato’s, crunchy on the outside and fluffy inside. The meatballs came next and were forgettable - bland and in a fresh but very basic sauce. The tomato bread was heavy on the bread and low on the tomato. Special mention to the carnitas taco, spicy and with a great mix of flavours, and the shrimps in garlic which were fresh and perfectly cooked. We split a Bavarian cheesecake after which was good. By 9:30 the restaurant was empty save for us and another couple. We were a bit forgotten about, which was a shame. The bill was very reasonable and nothing we ate was bad, but very little of it stood out. The end takeaway is that La Rueda is a good, simple tapas place.

great tapas, great affordable wine the black ink paella was just superb and service very friendly . we will be back

Not quite, not spacious. Worth those minor hassles. Good food for sharing.

Excellent food and service. Thoroughly enjoyed Prawns pil pil, Sardines. Very drinkable rose. Definitely go again and strongly recommended.

My daughter and I have been coming to this restaurant for several years, it never disappoints, they have added some new tapas, we tried the aubergine and date sauce which was really delicious, wonderful lunch served by Tony who was extremely busy today but still has time for regular customers. Highly recommended for good value for money

Went with the wife and another couple after previously being regular diners at their former restaurant in Marylebone which sadly closed. The food was as good as we had hoped, we had the Pimentos De Padron, Tortilla, Gambas, Chorizo in red wine, Patatas Brava, Pulpo, Calamari and Artichokes….all were excellent but the Chorizo & Gambas were spectacular! The wine was very reasonable at £22 for a bottle of Spanish Sauvignon Blanc, whilst my wife had a glass of the red Rioja at £9 a glass. The creme Catalana was slightly disappointing but overall the meal was excellent and our friends thoroughly enjoyed a genuine Spanish tapas experience. We will certainly return soon….

We returned to this restaurant today with a party of 4. We had an early booking and we stayed 3 hours eating and drinking. At no time were we rushed. The staff were excellent , friendly and helpful. The food of course was absolutely delicious. I cannot recommend high enough. This restaurant is a gem. We will be back again for sure.

As a Spanish person, the tapas I had there were all disgusting. Service is also poor.

Been twice. Both times excellent, robust flavourful food, beautifully cooked. Friendly smiling service, prompt and helpful. Just a great relaxed atmosphere and delicious food. We will return.

Food is very solid, better than Spanish food in Spain 80% of the time. I was pleasantly surprised. Staff if OK, not great, there was a guy getting us the bill that clearly didn't want to be there. He also couldn't do math when we split the bill and he got annoyed at us - a minor incident

Absolutely fabulous. The food was amazing and the staff went over and above. We enjoyed ever minute of it. Highly recommend, can't wait to go back.

Food is authentic with good staff. Delicious food with reasonable prices. I always recommend to my friends to here. Their paella is awesome and also the octopus.

Now our go to tapas restaurant when we are in Ealing visiting our oldest son and girlfirend who dine here regularly. When I asked them if their squid was gluten-free they coated it in gram flour for me and it was crispy and delicious. I didn't share much of it!!

Amazing authentic Spanish Restaurant. Excellent, attentive but not in your face staff. Good atmosphere, Great service and Fantastic Interesting Food. The Cauliflower Tapas is unreal. Highly recommended ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Authentic Spanish food, generous portions, and a nice atmosphere! Love the pan con tomate and the padron Peppers *****

Lovely food. Good service not rushed . Had a pleasant lunch/tapas. Good portions of each dish. Very pleased.

Food was nothing special. I really enjoyed patatas bravas but that’s pretty much about it. When food was brought to the table waiter did not mention names of the dishes therefore it was a bit of guessing game.

We were disappointed. The chorizo in sauce was inedible - tasted like it had been cooking for days and definitely tasted strange of off meat; I don't ever leave food but we couldn't eat it. All other dishes average - two of the four halloumi rolls were fridge cold inside and also, the chicken thighs, sorry but the ones in nandos are 10 times better, which is saying something. Sorry, but not for us.

Fantastic TAPAS with an affordable price :D We love dine here at least twice a month! I recommend if you are around.

I have to give this 4 stars only due to a few reasons. I visited for the first time back in march and declared it to be the best tapas I have ever had namely the octopus dish and patatas bravas. I returned a couple of days ago to treat and friend firstly we had a booking but they seemed surprised and sat us in the back area alone. We ordered an octopus dish each amongst a number of other items. When the dishes came out - very quickly I was surprised that the octopus dish was served completely differently to how I had it only a few months ago. I ate it and it was ok but I believe the portion of octopus was a lot less (it was cut up into small pieces on my this visit and previously whole tails) and it was missing the green marinate which really set off the dish. Also served with different and less potato (See pictures). I did mention this to the two waiters but neither seemed to care. I could also hear one of the waiters/manager making demands to the chef constantly repeating stuff like ‘they asked for sauce on the side this isn’t on the side’ while I understand this needs to be done - I was seated at my table quite a distance away and don’t expect to hear this. It is good food but having spent over £100 on dinner for two this visit did not entice me to return again.

I am pretty sure there is no better place to eat Tapas in London. We've tried, but this place gets everything right. Amazing experience every time - thank you to the staff working tonight!

Good Spanish tapas! The best croquetas I ate in London. And draught estrella Galicia!

All the tapas where amazing, would highly recommend. They are very chilled and dont rush you to leave, after 4 hours we sampled loads of the tapas and the croquetas where amazing.

Fabulous food, highly recommended. We just ordered too much Tortellini was scrumpy Gamba pil pil mmmm Calamari Meatballs

Great find- didn’t expect to get a table but squeezed in- food and service were amazing - helpful staff gave some great advice- highly recommend

Food is good. Wine is good. Staff is friendly but not very prompt. The sangria is 90% juice - don’t waste your money on that. There is a general lack of cleanliness, especially based on the customer loos. I think a health inspection wouldn’t fare well.

Went in with my friend on 20th May 2023 for lunch. The place we sat was quite confined when table next to us became available we asked to move which the water serving us was ok and considerate . But the other man who was on the bar side not sure if it was the boss came and spoke quite rude words in Spanish I don't he realised I could understand him . He went on and on about it After we had finished eating we did let them know that we understood what he had said to let him know The food was good the waiter with long hair polite. But the guy that seemed like the manager very rude We would not be returning back no recommending anyone to go

Excellent service from the waitress. The tapas and paella was fantastic. The pork cheeks and potatas bravas were highlights.

I give the restaurant 5 stars for seafood paella. It was about £20 per person (minimum of 2 people) and took 30 mins to prepare. The paella was tasty and worth the wait. We polished off the whole dish easily. I would only suggest that the waiter doesn’t remove the plates or food until all customers at the table finish eating. I was still eating when he asked to clear my plate. That was very off putting. I will go again to try out the tapas next time.

The food here is always delicious, I've never had a complaint. It's just a shame that the service is always so bad in my experience. I never get greeted at the door, the servers never smile, and they're very unhelpful. I guess they have favourite customers though because I've seen them pull all the stops out for other people. P.s, despite still being listed on the app, they DON'T accept Tastecard.

Terrible Tapas, looks like the chef doesn’t have an idea of the Spanish tapas

Unfriendly welcome, drinks banged down on the table. Asked for a bit of guidance which wasn't forth coming. But later staff were helpful to other diners who came in. Altogether felt really uncomfortable. Wouldn't go again even though the halloumi rolls were divine.

Excellent food, service impeccable really recommend 😋👍🏽

Delicious tapas in a quiet and unassuming little restaurant.

An excellent tapas restaurant with a wide selection of dishes. The paellas are only for groups of 2 or more, but there is an abundant choice of tapas dishes. TOP TIP: I recommend 3 dishes to satisfy an ordinary hunger. I came on a midweek evening and did not need to book, but it was pretty full so I think you would be well-advised to do so or you might not get in. The restaurant has two rooms: the front room is an ordinary restaurant but the back room has a TV on which you can often watch a European football match. I had a most enjoyable evening. My favourite dishes were the duck and the monkfish.

We liked this place and have previously enjoyed a few nice meals here. Sadly this time the chicken was badly undercooked. I didn't realise until I had eaten some and unfortunately was ill for over 24 hours after. Sadly we wont be back.

Most awful customer service. The guy is neurotic and never smiles. Tapas are microwaved. Never again.

First time trying this place and was better than expected. Great food(hats off to the chef), nice atmosphere and very friendly staff! Definitley will be returning in the future!

Lovely place to eat! The artichoke with blue cheese and walnut or pork cheek were absolutely delicious. Very friendly staff, efficient and not intrusive. A wonderful find.

This place has the potential to be really good, the tapas was really flavourful and the selection was really good. Unfortunatley the service really is not up to standard. We ordered a paella and were told we had a 40 min wait which was fine for us. After 1 hour and 15 minutes I asked for an update and sadly they came over and said there was an error with their ticketing system so the paella had not been put through. At this point I was expecting to be greeted with some sort of compensation considering we had not eaten and it was 9.30pm. Instead an angry owner/ manager came over and was aggressively trying to explain why he couldn't offer us anything but instead could give us a shot. I told him I was driving so instead wanted the wine we had already had to be taken off the bill. We were greeted with an abrupt no followed by him storming off with the receipt! They ended up only taking off the service charge which is absolutely ridiculous, the way he came across was like it was like they were blaming us for their mistake. The only saving grace was a young English waiter that came over and apologised for his behaviour. I will not be visiting this place again.

Great place to visit but the vegetarian option is limited.

This venue never fails to impress. Consistently delicious food, which comes quickly and is hot and tasty. A great choice of tapas. Despite being quite a small venue with tables within inches of each other, you quickly forget this, as there is always a great vibe and a cosy atmosphere.

This place has lovely food and a great choice of tapas. It was really busy when we were there on Saturday night but the food still arrived speedily. Great service and a relaxed atmosphere. Highly recommended

Food, service , everything was good

Esta reseña es escrito por un Mexicano 🇲🇽 Este lugar es excelente! Empecemos por el sabor de la comida, ordenamos una paella negra con un sabor espectacular, al igual que la presentación del platillo. Bueno, todo en el menú es delicioso! Un ambiente auténtico español, los meseros (un saludo a todos) son excelentes, desde su atención, hasta la recomendación de platillos fue sobresaliente. De verdad un lugar el cual no se debería pasar por alto. Espero volver pronto a Londres, solamente por este establecimiento.

Excellent good value for money.great sangria

Good Tapas and wine. Lovely atmosphere and great service. Reasonably priced. Authentic.

Such good food & reasonable prices

The food here was divine, the service was quick and the waiters were helpful. The sangria is a must as well as the croquettes. We booked a table and had to wait about 15 mins for it to become free from the previous party but once inside I could see why you don't want to leave!

Fantastic tapas! The restaurant is always busy and has a great atmosphere. All the food was excellent, though the octopus and the patatas bravas were particular favourites! Sangria was lovely although definitely on the weaker side. The young lady who served us was very professional and friendly. Will definitely be back to try the Paella!

Music too loud, food was so so, have had more choice elsewhere. The paella was not what we expected. Disappointed evening

Lovely little tapa restaurant. Pork cheeks were delightful. Quick service. Will be back for sure

One of the very best tapas places in Ealing. A wonderful range of authentic Spanish food. Quality products beautiful cooked. Lovely choice of wines too. Very attentive service. Thank you.