Llerena in Islington

Great place, great people, food was amazing.. gotta go.

Wonderful tapas place! The food was delicious, we definitely recommend taking the grilled asparagus, croquetas and sirloin beef. The atmosphere was very nice and they play live guitar every Sunday nights!

tasty and delicious food, great experience

Great tapas. Get the pork dishes. Yes, all of them. :) Service is attentive and friendly.

It was a wonderful experience 👏 a very warm and pleasant welcome. Very grateful for the attention received by Stephie and Andres, they were attentive at all times to what we needed. The food was spectacular 👌 the meat was delicious, the salad 🥗 delicious, the ham croquettes were a spectacle and the bravas were ummmm 😋😋delicious . Many congratulations 👏 to the chefs, you have made an excellent preparation of the dishes. Without a doubt we will return...we feel like we are in Spain.🥰🥰🥰

It was the best experience Spanish food. Customer service treat you like in your own house staff members very friendly music amazing toilets like a 5 🌟I will go again chef friendly. Wow amazing Stephanie waitress amazing kind friendly. 🌟 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟fantastic please.

Really nice tapas spot in Islington! Iberico ham and croquettes were awesome! Margaritas and wine were spot on. Service was great and a very cool atmosphere. Would recommend if you like tapas and wine 😎🍷 Will be back to try the Paella! (takes 30 mins to prep) Thanks guys

Delicious food, friendly service, and very reasonable prices.

Fantastic food, drink, atmosphere and service. Strongly recommend and cannot wait to return - thank you!

Llerena is an extremely inviting restaurant and one of my very favorites from my stay in London. The ambience is spectacular, their food is delicious, the service is amazing, and their wine was a complete delight. It’s a perfect place to enjoy with friends, a romantic date night, a celebration, or even for a solo dinner (which was my case since I was only visiting). Enjoy and say Hi to Alberto from me!

As a half-Spanish woman, I love tapas, but unfortunately I rarely find really good restaurants that serve Spanish cuisine. Not here! I have rarely eaten as well as I did in Llerena! Be it the Jamón Iberico, fried asparagus with goat cheese or simply the cheese platter - incredibly good, authentic and extremely fair value for money. At some point there was even live guitar music in top! When I'm in London, I'll definitely come here again - in the small but nice restaurant you feel like you're in Spain :) Great!

What a wonderful Sunday! The owner, Alberto—such a nice guy—and the city’s kindest, friendliest waiter with glasses work here. The food was delicious, and the service was fast. We hadn’t had a tapas night in a long time, so we went with our guest from Germany and had an amazing 4 hours. There was live guitar music the day we went, and we had a very peaceful weekend. We will be back again!

Fantastic Spanish restaurant! Delicious food, impecable service and great atmosphere. I went twice and it’s consistently great. Also the flamenco music today was really enjoyable.

This is just lovely. It have everything you would hope of Madrid Tapas bar. The food is lovely, very simple and elegant. Like everything simple in presentation the skill is hidden and unassuming. We have been there twice now and will enjoy many more evening there in the future.

Great range of high quality tapas plates at Llerena. Good value and good service too.

what a wonderful Saturday lunch we just had at this tapas bar! food was fantastic, from jamon iberico to calamar a la plancha and presa iberica...even the simple pan con tomate was blasting with flavour...because sometimes you really don't need to overcomplicate things when you have high quality ingredients! everything accompanied by a jug of sangria and the most welcoming service we've had in 20 years in London!

Great food and wine. Fabulous service. Thank you!

great food, great service. very reasonably priced too.

Love this place ❤️ The best service 💯 It's one of my favourite places on Upper Street.

Great food and service! Highly recommend

lovely restaurant! first time dining here a i was very impressed. food was very tasty and staff were great

Amazing place, great food, great service

Best Spanish restaurant in London. Cosy and delightful staff with superlative tapas and cuts.

Nice little place with a warm vibe. 3 tapas dishes, a glass of wine each, with some bread, came to £45. You'd probably want another 2 or 3 dishes if you're really hungry, but nicely cooked food, friendly but not intrusive service and good flavour. Not super top end but a solid offering for tasty comfort food.

The ambiance is great, service was so nice and the food is amazing!! Highly recommend the asparagus, lamb chops and the iberico pork - all to die for! Thanks for having us and we’ll definitely be coming back.

I have to say the food and vibe was immaculate. Fernando gave us the ultimate experience and amazing recommendations. Amazing flavors and wine pairings. We took a picture in the beginning but enjoyed ourselves so much, we forgot to take more. Definitely recommend and hope to return the next time we're in the UK.

Some of the best tapas I’ve had in London. I came here for lunch on Saturday with my friend and it was fantastic. All the dishes were amazing, and the asparagus and the Iberico with tomato’s were the stand out dishes. The service was great too, the chap who was serving us was so friendly and made great recommendations

Absolutely fantastic meal with my partner. Delicious tapas for a very reasonable price, with great service. Will be coming back and telling my friends. We ordered bread, a large sharing plate to start, four tapas, three drinks, and then churros for dessert - all tasted fantastic - and it came to just £65 including service. I’ve obviously become accustomed to being routinely robbed in London restaurants because I was shocked by how reasonable Llerna is. Just last week we went to Brother Marcus, and payed twice as much for less food, with poor service and fairly mediocre dishes. Finally, shout out to our waiter. Didn’t catch the name, but he was a young guy on shift Saturday 25th. Really attentive and professional. Great job! We’ll be back.

Excellent tapas and cocktails in Islington. Prompt and attentive service.

Our waiter Fernando was fabulous. Great service. Food was absolutely delicious. Amazing value. Would recommend.

Great Spanish place for small bites and appetizers. Tapas are excellent and the atmosphere and staff are lovely. Fernando, if I am not mistaken, was a super star. Thank you so much guys for making us feel home.

Spanish tapas bar in Islington! We went to Llerena on Saturday night, great atmosphere and nice service. We loved iberico cuts from the grill as pluma and secreto, also really enjoyed Estrella Galicia beer and jamon! Highly recommended

Fantastic food and great service. The meat dishes are incredible and the Iberico pork (from their own farm in Spain) is a must have. Will definitely be going again.

Excellent waitress, food was very authentic and absolutely delicious! The house red was delicious. Wish I could have eaten more, but we were stuffed! We ate the chorizo, calamari, prawns, bread, olives, cheese and spinach croquettes. All 10/10

Top tapas restaurant! It's hard to find Spanish food this good and at such a good price!

The food was very delicious and the service was excellent. They have a wide variety of Spanish tapas and we loved them all. Highly recommended!

Came here for tapas. We had a lovely welcome, cheerful friendly staff, nice decor. Our waiter suggested sherry. Now sherry doesn’t have a good rep in my head, Christmas with granny! but I was easily persuaded by my buddy, who knows her stuff! The Manzanilla was so crisp and dry- l loved it. The tapas came quickly and was tasty, I particularly liked the pork, tender and full of flavour. If only I had time for dessert. Great vibe… do try it! Thanks so much

Tasty food and also few vegan options with the best olives ever that taste just like the ones from my mum's village in Spain! I bought a jar to have at home as they also sell them. I like the service and the place is cosy.

a delightful tapas restaurant with a pleasant atmosphere. Food was tasty and the spinach, beet salad with olive oil and a hint of honey was out of this world. 😎

Food there is so good! Especially Iberia pork. MUST TRY! One of the best I ever had. The waiter is so passionate and proud of the dishes that they are serving, which made the whole dining experience even more pleasing:)

Such a good vibe and delicious food

Fantastic food, great and welcoming service and wonderful Flamenco music by Tino Trio

One of the best Spanish restaurants I’ve tried in London! Everything was perfect! Food was delicious ( in particular la pluma iberica!!), owners extremely nice and the place is super cosy. I suggest to book in advance as there are not a lot of tables.

REAL Spanish tapas restaurant. Amazing food and service. The meat and vegetarian tapas, especially the tortilla, are so delicious. The photos don’t show the full portion as we were so starving. :-) Totally recommend.”

Very tasty food and great service! Will definitely come back!

We had a quick bite before the theatre. We didn't booked a table but we were welcome to seat at the counter. The red wine Habla de la Tierra together with Chorizo al vino were fantastic!! The service was friendly and quick. I left my lenses on the counter on that evening and they kept them safe until I picked them up 48h later. They are nice people and the food is great. I will come back for sure. Many thanks to Llerana's chef and Team.

This place is so good. It’s been years since I went somewhere where every single dish was superb. Strongly recommended.

Loved this Tapas bar .. Fernando was fantastic !

Very friendly staff. Im from Seville, Spain, and the quality of products and flavour was as good as back in my hometown.

Excelente comida y excelente trato muy recomendable 👌

The pork is amazing - secreto, pluma. The service and recommendations are amazing. We have come 5+ times and will come again. Always great experience

Brilliant tapas. Lovely staff. Fab food. Excellent all round. Can't wait to return.

Estuvimos el día 31, y fue genial! Música en vivo con guitarrista, buen ambiente, Comida muy buena. El trato que recibimos estuvieron súper atentos. Da gusto que te traten como en casa.

Restaurante nada recomendable, súper caro con muy poca cantidad en sus platos, pagamos más por pan que por la comida, nos fuimos nada más salir a otro sitio a comer👎🏻

I’ve seen the reviews this place had that’s why I went, please AVOID IT AT ALL COST. Everything taste pretty much frozen with bunch of spices to cover it up but you can’t cover the texture. The service was decent, nothing special. However, the places looked not really taken care of, a bit dirty, a bit tired, I had to walk downstairs through a very narrow stairs to go to the middle of their tiny kitchen and store room to go to a toilet that meant to be a men toilet but looked pretty much like a hidden staff toilet. It was a gross. Won’t come back, just another tourist trap in London.

Tasty! Great food, good service. Eat here!

Fantastic food with exceptional service. Will definitely revisit.

The restaurant is not very busy. The interior design is very nice. The service is really good. The tapas is very nice and fresh. Defo one of the best tapas places I’ve been to. Must order dish are cerdo iberico, grilled octopus, croquettes and chorizo.

Really nice, cosy restaurant with rustic decor and tons of variety when it came to the tapas menu, will definitely be back soon!

First time here and will be back! Great croquetas (my favourite tapas), chilled atmosphere and the waiters were charming.

Solid 4.5. I'd definitely recommend ordering the pork dishes (jamon, croquettes and both iberico) although the other dishes we tried (prawns, peppers, churros) were good without being amazing. Very good service though and overall a cute and cosy restaurant. Would definitely come back again.

Most delicious and authentic tapas I have had in a long time, to top it off the service (Tom and Fernando) were so welcoming and I would highly recommend!

Loved this place. Great food. Very friendly service. Intimate and high quality. Would recommend highly!

Food was so good! On the slightly pricier side but very worth it. Would totally recommend the paella, tortilla and the pork cheeks. Waiters were friendly, originally ordered two paella’s and only one came, to be fair, one was enough anyways so I didn’t bring it up - not an issue, and they did come to check if everything was ok anyways so I’m sure the issue would’ve been fixed if I had asked Bonus points for the baileys they gave at the end of the meal! Will be back :)

Dog friendly, decent food and service

Great for an occasion dinner and great for a casual catch-up. The staff is really great and funny. Their meals are great. What's not to like. I'm going back to try the rest of the menu

Great Spanish restaurant. Very good food and excellent service.

Couldn’t make booking due to an unfortunate family death, did cancel via opentable however they still charged me £70. Don’t tarnish all customers with same brush! Definitely won’t visit restaurant unless they provide me a meal with the money they have taken from my account!!!!

One of the best paella in town. Good service. Staff was very nice and friendly. The restaurant was clean and bright. Good with kids, kid’s chair is available. Highly recommended.

Lovely tapas, excellent service and casual ambiance.

Service was good and the food was decent although it came a tiny bit colder than expected, and was quite surprised they don't always do paella like other spanish restaurants do - they only do seafood paella on saturdays. Got a jug of sangria which was definitely and deliberately watered down with minimal alcohol content which is disappointing as it's mainly spanish restaurants which offer this. Overall had a good experience but there are many other better spanish restaurants that are similarly priced with a larger menu selection, like Camino, Barrica, and Jamon Jamon.

I'm Spanish, from a town next to this restaurant's name. Authentic food, quick and nice staff, calm and welcoming atmosphere. A pleasure to eat here, will certainly repeat. ¡Gracias!

Very nice place and food was delicious

The restaurant's name refers to a Spanish city in Extremadura and serves food from that region. The dishes, such as croquetas with champignons, puntillitas, fried boquerones, gazpacho, pluma were delicious. Some others, such as fried champignons and patata bravas less so but still tasty. The presentation of the food was generally great and you can accompany it with (apparently) house made vino dulce Pedro Jiménez which also tasted very authentic. The downside is that the place is small with the tables squeezed closely next to each other and that the desserts are not very interesting, only two options in fact.

Delicious food, specially loved the secreto cut and the lamb chops 😋 Thank you Fernando, our waiter, who was very sweet and helpful. Will be back soon 😊

Cosy tapas restaurant with friendly service.

Great tapas at reasonable prices

Estupendo sitio con auténtica comida española

Fernandez is so lovely. Great dining experience all around. Lovey local spot on upper street.

Really delicious food and friendly service. Great price since I used a discount via the fork app.

Every tapa we had here was delicious - so full of flavour and great variety. Staff were really friendly and it was great value. I’ll be coming back

Excellent, authentic, fresh food in decent portions, classics with a subtly creative twist. Relaxed atmosphere with Spanish music in the background, and friendly, knowledgeable staff.

Un lugar con encanto tradicional Español De identidad extremeña. Comida muy buena y un trato excelente.. gracias a mi paisano Fernando.🌟💯😉

A greeter who does not smile and soes not look at you but stares at the tablet instead is just not acceptable in my books. The waitress, on the other hand, was really friendly. A slight error in our order, nothing dramatic and well handled. Long wait for the bread. Nothing negative to say about the food. On the contrary, rather good, particularly the mushroom croquettas. Had it not been for the greeting (or lack of) this would have been a pretty good experience

Myself and my partner had a lovely evening here on a Saturday night. Food was delish and portion sizes were perfect, there wasn’t long of a wait either. The atmosphere and setting is lovely. What made our night the most enjoyable, was the incredible and attentive service from our waitress, Charlie. Highly recommend, looking forward to coming back.

Todo buenísimo!!! Como si comieras en España!!

Stopped in on the way past. Nice music good food and the staff were very friendly and accommodating. I will be coming back and definitely trying out, would recommend.

A fairly buzzing if small restaurant offering rather good, freshly made tapas, albeit from a not too extensive menu... But excellent cooking and friendly, occasionally elusive, service, matched with a decent wine list make for a good night out. Worth a visit.

I went to this restaurant in May and went back a month later because I enjoyed it so much. Great food, great atmosphere and lovely staff.

The staffs are very rude, I never met any restaurant this rude. The food is sad the squid is very small, the croquettes is also very pool quartiles there no truffle smell at all (with the price you could just add truffle oil at least) . I am ready feel bad. Since the minute we enter restaurant we have been treated badly and the moment we paid, the waiter said we are RUDE! If we have been treated better we might not be this moody! I really feel like we need some explanation as I lived in Angel area for long time and this is not a standard for the restaurant in this area! If google allowed me to put 0 star I will!

Had a smashing evening at Llerena. Food delicious, especially the chorizo in vino. Will definitely go back there again

Excellent food, delicious authentic tapas and very lovely waiting staff

Recently ate here. Was welcomed by a very friendly lady behind the bar with nice glasses. The restaurant is on the small side but the food was amazing. Staff we’re excellent and took good care of us. Price reasonable for the area. Not one to usually leave reviews but as the staff were so warm and friendly I decided to. 4.5/5

Nice little restaurant in Upper Street with traditional Spanish tapas. My favourite dish was the spinach & blue cheese croquetas, 10/10! The secreto was also very good but I found the prawns a bit too salty. Lovely traditional tortilla with a soft center and the extra Virgin olive oil was to die for! The total bill was £80 with a bottle of Albariño.

Excellent tapas! The Queso Gran Reservation es amazing!

Excellent Spanish tapas restaurant in Islington, North London. Really, really good food, and nice wine.

We celebrated my hen party and Fernando took care of us and helped my friends to surprise me!! Food was great!! We ordered some tapas, ibéricos (were delicious) and cheese boards, among others, but as a main, we chose seafood paella and that was beyond great! We were 9 people and ordered paella for 6, plus the starters, it was the right decision!!! VIVA EXTREMADURA, SU GENTE Y SUS PRODUCTOS!!

Wonderful, cosy and delightful tapas restaurant. Superb food! I’d particularly recommend the spicy chorizo and garlic and chilli gambas (prawns). Super friendly and attentive service and cool, inviting decor. Highly recommended!

We stopped in for a late bite. While casually checking the menu some people leaving the restaurant said it was great. Boy was it. They offer a stunning selection of tapas which my wife and I greatly enjoyed. From simple dishes well presented to more complex flavours it was all very good. Not a huge choice of desserts but what they do they really do well. Our waiter was very friendly, gave great advice and was a fun guy. The place itself is well decorated. Go with company, have great food and a fun time.

After trying it, this is now my favourite Spanish restaurant. I was really impressed by the high quality of food and particularly liked the Spinach & Blue Cheese Croquetas, and Churros! Highly recommended 👌