Las Fuentes in Croydon

Food was lovely really enjoy will definitely be going back.

Staff and food amazing. You must try it

Fun and lively atmosphere. Great friendly service. The desert was the best Great for groups but perhaps not if you want a quiet romantic dinner.

The food was superb, My only gripe was the size of ghe portions they were too much for me to finish and I had to take it away. The garlic mushrooms not enough words ro describe how lovely they were. Ghe house wine was so tasty , the churros were light and crispy 😋

First time back after referb. Fantastic service, good food.

We had brilliant time.The food was delicious, and Laura was just excellent ...We will be back soon👍

The place has changed a lot since they changed name. Not a great service, average food, and sad atmosphere with really loud music. I went on a Thursday evening and the place was almost empty which was surprising. If you want great Spanish food with excellent customer service go to Los Arcos in Coulsdon, just minutes a way from Purley

Delicious meal, great staff and lovely atmosphere would highly recommend. We had a selection of tapas and it was all incredible.

Great food. Vibrant atmosphere in a modern, contemporary setting.

Great view in peaceful surroundings

Extremely good Spanish food, highly recommended

Not been here before, really recommend everything on the menu ❤️

This is my second time at La Tasqueria. My first time was at dinner time and the music was too loud so it was very difficult to chat and as it was busy the service was very slow. Today it was just perfect. We were in a group of 6 and we all came out feeling it’s been the best Spanish food we had in London. Portions are good size and although a bit pricey they were definitely worth it. Some people went for the various Paellas while others went for the tapas. The only small feedback was that the octopus was a bit oily but other than that it was a really positive experience. Definitely recommend although probably better to go for a late lunch rather than dinner.

Lovely place for drinks and to eat. Friendly staff

We visited recently during the daytime with 4 small babies. The staff were very accommodating and there was loads of space for us. The baby change facilities were also good. The food was all excellent. My friends had the 2 course lunch menu and I had the wild boar skewer with polenta. It arrived quickly and we were really happy with the whole experience.

Celebrated a 60th birthday, we were in talks with management & staff prior to this function, front of house staff were attentive, and accommodated our party of 40 + to an exceptional standard, chefs prepared a wonderful tasty buffet style menu, bar staff & our personal maitre d' were fantastic. Reserved area was perfect, would highly recommend this restaurant, A big thank u to everyone who made our afternoon special. Paul & Linda

Lovely atmosphere, amazing food and strong tasty drinks.

Very good food, well planned menu. Had some great choices for the vegetarians as well. Great Flavours and substantial portion sizes. Pretty restaurant, Staff was friendly but felt like they were rushing. Smiling happy faces but lacked a personal touch. Music was way too loud to have a conversation. Must try- sangria, wagyu beef skewers and the tres leches cake.

Poor service with long waiting times and sides that never arrived. Food just average, my “medium-cooked” wagyu skewer was well done. Restaurant was good in the past but changed ownership and went south

Great food, lovely staff. Will be back

Great food, service and atmosphere! Highly recommend!

Service was a bit slow and disorganised, food was average, not particularly flavoured. Atmosphere is nice for interior decorating and large windows but music a bit too loud.

Food was delicious and service was excellent

We went for a family dinner which overall was lovely, the wait for the food was a little long (we made no complaints about this because we were happy chatting and having a good time generally) however, near the end of our time at the restaurant one of the waitresses made us feel really uncomfortable and unwelcome to the point we had to confront her about her attitude. One of the waiters (we didn’t catch his name) was lovely and was really attentive but as for the rest of the members of staff we interacted with we did find that we had to repeat our orders and they made us feel weird when as asked for clarification on orders or explained that there were items from the order missing. Such a shame we had the negative interactions because overall the experience was nice!

Celebrating my birthday at this restaurant. It’s very good service, tasty food and they offer birthday candle 🕯️ on the cake 🍰 for me

Celebrated with a party of 10 people. The service and food was excellent! Amazing hospitality and great atmosphere.

We had an amazing experience at TASQUERIA by SMOQUE! We enjoyed a two-course meal from the lunch menu, which included the seabass dish, a side of fries, churros, and Oreo cheesecake. Everything was absolutely delicious and perfectly prepared. The presentation was on point and aesthetically pleasing. If you’re looking for an authentic Spanish restaurant, look no further. The prices were reasonable, the decor was lovely, and the staff were professional and attentive. The restaurant was clean and spacious, though the ladies/disabled toilet was used for a bit of storage. Overall, it was a fantastic dining experience, and I would definitely recommend it. We will be back again with friends! Feel free to adjust any details as needed!

Basic food, pleasant enough but not what I expected.

Excellent food, but small portions. Lunch offer very good.

Very good food,a great time was had by all

Lunch time menu for 6. Fab food and portion sizes. Polished off with 2 for 1 cocktails. Professional and friendly staff. Will return.

Great food very pleasant staff, who looked after us really well.

Great place to dine food is spot on and staff are great

Lovely dinner at La Tasqueria in Purley. Food was of the highest standard and would not hesitate to recommend. T Bone off the specials was fantastic. The squid and whitebait starters were really good. Sevice excellent.

Great food Attentive staff Highly recommend this restaurant

As a Spanish I closed my eyes and felt at home. Thanks for such great food and experience. See you soon

I'm flabbergasted that there are bad reviews as I feel they are untrue ! We've had the best lunch. The service was superb. The way the food is presented is stunning. We were so impressed with the flavours of the food. Outstanding flavours. We have eaten all over the world & this place is amazing in every way. Please come & try the fabulous food. The house red wine is just gorgeous, too. Perfect lunch with the Best service & outstanding food & wine.

Absolutely perfect! I have been going here for over 20 years and nothing has changed. The food is to die for and we had a large selection of Tapas with complimentary birthday shots! Exceptional service and I cannot recommend this enough. I guarantee you will love going here!!! 😁

Great service, everyone was friendly, the food was tasty, but the serving size was small. We thought it was a little too noisy and the final bill was a little pricey compared to what we've had elsewhere.

Always rated this place high for the food and atmosphere. Recently refurbished to look modern. Same staff which is a great thing. Prices have gone up since the refurbishment and that was expected but its still one of the best Tapas around London. And I have been to many. Keep up the good work. My original review was 4 yrs ago. Was there recent and not the same at all! Even the staff say they are about to leave. !

La Tasqueria in Purley offers great service and delicious food. The menu has a variety of flavorful dishes, either you're a fan of traditional Spanish cuisine or seeking something new, La Tasqueria Purley is a must-visit.

Great food, cocktails and atmosphere! Will definitely come back

Food had no taste not very good order a cocktail took to long had to go to the bar to ask for my cocktails when I got it taste like it had been water down was missing the spirit. The only thing that was good was the dessert.Took to long to serve you. Toilet not very clean.

Food itself was good and enjoyed it. The restaurant has a nice feel to it when busy too. There were numerous issues with the service: 1. It took ages to order both food and drink 2. When we finished our first jug of sangria, it was taken but no asking us if we wanted another. 3. No one asked us if the food was actually okay 4. We were told 40 minute wait for a dish but this was after a 30 minute wait to order some more dishes. So no point. 5. One waitress apologised to us when we had our second round of drinks and pretty sure her tables were the other side of the restaurant. 6. Throughout the evening our table was passed many times when it was obvious we were looking to order. There were a couple of other couples who looked to be in the same boat. 7 when I asked for the bill, our waiter could not have rushed any faster to give us the bill, we were literally laughing at this gob smacked. The card machine made it to us in record time, yet food ordering just felt chaotic and discombobulated. The fact a service charge was put on the bill was pretty comical so we asked I have that removed. We won't be going here agin, however, they have a sister restaurant in selsdon called El Patio and they are genuinely great.

We haven't been here for a long time, and sorry to say we won't be going back for a long time! Poor value for money and even worse service. Shame, it used to be great!

We went on New Years, it was okay, food was edible but definitely tasted like microwaveable food, like just heated up. Not much of a vibe / atmosphere. Massive shame because it used to be so nice aw las fuetenes. Price is very reasonable. My favourite is definitely El Patio in Selsdon, tastes like the old Las Fuentes but 10 times better!

This is second time at La Tasqueria and cannot recommend enough. The food is so tasty and very well presented. The staff are excellent with special call out to Nej he made everyone feel at home from grandparents to my 4 year old. Everyone felt special and well looked after. Just home and already planning our next visit.

Lovely place to visit. Great food and nice customer service

Wonderful food, service and experience. Highly recommend a visit for a delicious meal with fantastic service. We visited as a family of 4 and so glad we did! We were taken such good care of by Nej who made the experience really personal and special and made sure we had a great time.

Fabulous lunch time menu - Lovely food great atmosphere highly recommended

Nice place, good food and environment. Nej was very helpful and attentive!

Wonderful place. Great food and nej is super fun!

Food was delicious and beautifully presented like mini masterpieces. Service was warm, friendly and the staff couldn’t stop smiling. Highly recommended for a great evening out.

Great to come back here after many years. There was a problem with the electricity and gas supply which made food prep and service tricky but we still enjoyed it very much

Nice food but the bar staff and waiters are very rude and have attitudes. I understand they are busy and under pressure but if you can't give good customer service then they are clearly in the wrong job!... Very dissapointing

I love Spanish cuisine, and I had high hopes. Those declined slightly when I saw the menu, as it didn't seem to have to traditional spread of Spanish tapas dishes. But I thought, well you know quality is the most important factor. Well, it was okay the food but not worth the cost and honestly of I wanted Spanish tapas, I would just travel a bit further into central to get the authentic which is everywhere. Also, the drinks menu is strange for a "Spanish" restaurant - I mean there was one choice of wine for red, white or rose or sangria, and then there were pages of spirits and cocktails etc. just not typically Spanish at all. Sadly, much disappointed 😞

We revisited Las Fuentes after many years of absence and was pleasantly surprised by the improvement. The atmosphere in the now airy restaurant was very refreshing and the food quality was excellent. We ate early evening and the service was faultless. I would be happy to return to this restaurant.

Hadn't been here for a few years but was pleasantly surprised that it had lost none of its best features such as friendly, excellent service and great food.

The food was not very good. The fried calamari was rubbery and had no taste. But the mixed Skewer was very nice.

Great place. Always busy. Attentive staff and good food.

We stopped by on a Wednesday night and we didn't have to make a reservation. The waiters were lovely. We didn't feel rushed to make our orders and when our orders came out 😍😍😍 The atmosphere was homey and warm. Service was excellent.

Very nice Spanish tapas restaurant. Went there on Sat at 1200. Even though place was completely empty we had a high quality lunch and of course excellent service! I would go again If oporto ity smarises

Not many in at the time so we got some really attentive service, great food also

Beautiful Spanish Tapas place close to Purley Station Lunch deals are great and if you love fish please go for their fish dishes especially sardines and monkfish. The waiters are very helpful with suggestions. The decor makes you feel like you have stepped into the Canary Islands, complete with 3 different varieties of chilli plants near the entrance. It boasts of a large bar adjacent to the restaurant as well.

The food has always been good, but sadly, the service was underwhelming. Don't order the apple pie for dessert if you are hungry it is just a slither, and we were told it comes already cut. 🙄

Very polite staff, good food and serene atmosphere

Nice large space - reasonable prices.

Las Fuentos has been in Purley for long time now. I've been coming down since the nineties. Great service, excellent atmosphere and tasty food. What more can I say. Good place for watching football with prawns and beer. In the afternoon you can sit out the front and catch some rays with a friend, or maybe a good book.

What a disappointment experience! If you want alioli don’t go there not only because they just mixed garlic into the mayonnaise jars, nice try, but also dishonest waiter who reaffirmed that this was alioli after been asked. The chicken and ham croquettes where very dry as the besamel has been elaborated wrongly as they added potato flocks for consistency but at the end the taste fail completely into a catastrophe. You will pay £16 for a portion of defrosted octopus just microwave reheated as they think customers will it never noticed. At the end I was lucky I only ordered 1/2 pint draft beer as ONLY costed £4 and not £6 for the whole pint, lol Never again, vaya con Dios

I visited Las Fuentes a few years ago and my experience was very nice. Unfortunately I can’t say the same about my yesterday’s visit. A couple of my friends and I had dinner there. The atmosphere was nice, but nothing else… We ordered two glasses of rose wine ( we also double checked with the waiter to make sure the wine was the rose wine, as it wasn’t clear from the menu. The menu just said ‘semi sweet’) and he brought us two glasses of white instead. Then we ordered two separate seafood paellas. The waiter brought us one paella and the rest of the food that we ordered. We were waiting for one more paella to come, so we could all start eating together. However after 15 mins of waiting we asked the waiter where was our dish. After checking with the chef he said that they had put two paellas in one dish. However we never asked for it to be in one dish. That was very disappointing, because of we knew that from the beginning, we would start eating straight away and not waiting until the food went cold. Both waiters who were serving us didn’t apologised for their mistakes even once. They also never checked on us to see whether we were happy with everything while we were there. Food. Unfortunately my food wasn’t very nice (potatoes with chorizo and scallops). My friend’s paella wasn’t very tasty either. It was very tasteless. Big disappointment! In the end when we asked for the bill, I asked to take the leftovers of my food home. The waiter said that he would charge me 50p for the box. I said that I was very surprised to hear that they are charging for boxes (never came across of this before!), for which I received a reply from the waiter saying that other restaurants are charging for the tap water and they don’t, which I thought wasn’t a professional answer at all. Then the waiter said that because they made a mistake with our paellas he would take off the service charge from the bill (which is optional anyway!) and he wouldn’t charge me for the box (50p), which I found very petty and dismissive. We didn’t want to ruin our evening, so we just paid the bill and left. We definitely won’t be back to this place. It changed for the worse. I wouldn’t recommend anyone to visit Las Fuentes.

Really attentive and supporting staff. Food was delicious too, always a joy to come back!

Always loved this place. Good food, friendly polite staff and nice clean tidy premises.

We have been here before and was impressed with food and service but our recent visit left us extremely disappointed with the service and food. Tasteless food, the waiter was miserable and everything seemed to be a huge effort and he didn't crack a smile. Very expensive bill for tasteless food. Will not be visiting or recommending this place in the future

Excellent seafood & chicken paella. Pushed the boat by adding side order of King prawns and scallops in garlic. Go very well together. Service friendly.

Food was over priced for the quality 🤔 sea food dishes wernt seasoned and fish was not fresh. Our waiter was friendly and attentive. However we were charged for takeaway boxes and the ladies toilet were disgusting, blocked with toilet tissue and covered in s***. Having worked in the hospitality industrie I would have hoped regular toilet checks would have been vital considering the proximity of the ladies look to the open kitchen. Quality and hygiene should be reviewed. The only redeeming factor was the staff and their friendliness.

I had high hopes for Las Fuentes, but unfortunately I left disappointed. While the staff were welcoming and helpful, the food was unfortunately not worth the price. The calamari was unfortunately rubbery and flaccid, with no crisp. The ham croquettes were stodgy and sticky, with little flavour. The potato, chorizo and chilli was the saving grace. The potato was cooked well, and the garlic, tomato and chilli combined well in the sauce for a good flavour. The paella was almost a hit as well, except the chicken was gristly, and chewy from being over cooked. The flavour was good but there was not much depth or complexity to it. Unfortunately the prices are much too high for the value here, particularly for a tapas experience. The portions should be smaller, with a low cost, so that more of the menu can be sampled and shared. I would not recommend coming here until they’ve made improvements to their menu and recipes, particularly as Coulsdon has an excellent tapas restaurant a short drive away. However, if you’re in the area or live locally, it may be worth the trip if you don’t wish to travel further afield

Very expensive for what you get. Pushy service who want to top up your wine every 5 minutes. Shame as place itself is quite nice. Not sure I'll be back.

Had a great evening with friends. Food is really good, plenty of it too. Good service, well-priced. I’ll be going back, and recommend Las Fuentes without hesitation.

Food and service is fantastic here. This is the first time we've been here for a while (pre covid was our last time) and glad to see it's still the best tapas around 😊

Amazing food and excellent service

Lively, popular restaurant which tells you the food must be good, and it was! Lots of options for vegetarians! Good service too.

Tried this place last night for the first time after being recommended by a friend was very underwhelmed. First off we greeted by a tired and old menu which hardly has anything in the way of tapas off the seafood menu. The wine list has to be requested separately and also you cannot taste any of the wine that you are purchasing by the bottle. Don’t order the chrorizo, potatoe and tomatoe with chilli. Whilst the portion was generous the food was tasteless. Sorry to say but the service was well below standard in my opinion.

Good food. Plenty of it (easy to over order) and great atmosphere.

If you want a nice relaxing evening with tasty food to catch up with friends and family this is definitely not the place to go, too busy for its own good the noise is on another level if your even slightly hard of hearing, you can forget about having any kind of conversation, food very mediocre I had a steak which was ok just, but side salad consisted of a quarter tomato and a sad looking lettuce leaf very poor for the price, not enough staff and some lacking customer service skills not a good experience in my opinion and would not recommend or visit again.

First of all more than 50min waiting Second 22.50£ mix meat which it was 2 little cubes off meat and not cooked as per order Very expensive I would not recommend this restaurant to go in This my first and my last

This was the worse experience I have ever had, the service was appalling, the food when it arrived was just thrown on the table, the liver was not fresh nor the meatballs which arrived 10 minutes after everyone else was served. The staff just ignored us, we had to chase constantly for the bill, then the payment service. Please give this a wide birth. Never again.

Wednesday night, few customers, appalling, bordering on rude service. Calves liver not fresh and overcooked, and other dishes very average. No one asked if our food was OK. Had to chase for the Bill! One of our party asked for the Manager to complain about the service etc, 'No, we don't have one' was the reply! Never again, and we will tell all of or friends and family never to bother with Las Fuentes again.

Lovely food, staff and prices not too bad but not cheap! Well worth a visit

Loved food wine and atmosphere 😍 thank you

Food was delightful, however, the service was not up to standard. Rude waiter and not attentive.

Lovely embience, staff were very attentive and offered excellent service. I will definitely visit again.

Great lunch time menu at a great price.

An extremely popular traditional tapas restaurant. I’ve been dining with Las Fuentes when then had their smaller place in Purley. Their menu is delicious and never fail to impress. It is my favourite, most rustic tapas family run business with a great selection of traditional wines and drinks.

Delicious Spanish food, a very large selection of tapas. There is Cava and delicious desserts. Nice place, nice service.

Brilliant food and service. It's a short walk from Purley station too, which makes getting to and from easy peasy

I just did order scallops with potatoes. What I have received is potatoes with 1.5 scallop. This is ridiculous. I will never order here anymore. I did spent £13 for fried potatoes.

Very nice restaurant with great staff. I'm looking forward to going there again.😊👍

Sorry but this place isn’t worth the money you pay for. A steak £25 but you get not even 100 grams of meat . Poor salads Chips it’s better on chicken a chips shops then here. Sorry fellas your never see me again Rubbish restaurant

A good night out, good tapas but main course needs side dish at extra cost

The restaurant was not busy, however our welcome was very abrupt and unfriendly. Our menus were practically thrown at us. Within two minutes we were asked for our order. As we were not ready to order our food we were TOLD to order our drinks. At this point we decided to leave. Would not recommend to anyone who is looking for a pleasant dining experience.