Ole Tapas in Bath and North East Somerset

Mi 4a vez aquí y el restaurante sigue siendo muy bueno. La berenjena tempura es la mejor que he comido. Ambiente genial y la comida buena relación calidad-precio por la excelente comida.

Best Spanish and tapas in Bath, possibly the whole South West. Great food. Great staff. Love it.

Auténtica y fresca cocina española en un hermoso lugar en Bath: ¿qué más se puede pedir? ¡Javi y su chef nos dejaron boquiabiertos con sus deliciosos platos! Disfrutamos del • Pan con tomate: excelente con tomates deliciosamente afeitados; sabores bien equilibrados. • Patata bravas*: el alioli tiene un ponche de ajo y se contrarresta perfectamente con la salsa roja a base de tomate y especias • Pulpo a la plancha: encantador... la imagen vale más que mil palabras aquí. Haga una reserva si es posible, pero siéntese en el bar y disfrute de lo contrario! *Tienen otro nombre para ello, que se me escapa. ¿Patatas bravadas? Deben de llamarse *patatas bravissimas*!!

the sardines are fantastic as are the calamari and the beer is great- very cold! The service is fast and friendly. The venue is very small but has a nice atmosphere only gave four stars as the music was too loud for such a small space. tbh i didn’t ask him to turn it down as he seemed to be enjoying it.

Second visit and it was just as good as the first, I think you could pick out anything off the menu here and it would be excellent. Staff really friendly, the restaurant itself is very small which adds to its charm, but at the same time you do not feel crowded in at all. Only real negative would be that drinks are quite expensive (£9 for a pint), however that wouldn’t be enough to stop it getting 5 stars as everything else is brilliant.

Lovely vibrant atmosphere with the Latin music in an intimate restaurant with great service. Food was incredible especially the prawns pastas bravas and the fresh bread.

A really lovely experience. Comfort in every way. Great tapas. Really friendly vibe. Particularly important if dining solo. And I would recommend to everyone as one of the best places to eat in Bath. Already looking forward to my next visit.

Highly recommended. Nice food and nice people in there.

Delightful waitress but food not good. we ordered the mushrooms with garlic. they tasted nasty at the time and we should have sent them back or not eaten. we were later very unwell.

We went last night to Ole Tapas in Bath and our overall experience was underwhelming. The tables are too small for 4 people to sit around. Most people had to turn the lights on their phones to read the menus (white text on a pink/peach background). I was constantly being bumped into and actually had to move my stool at one point during my meal so the waitress could get by with another tables order. The two tables as you enter the restaurant had 2 groups of 4 people around each table and it meant that their backs were actually touching each other. When you're paying that sort of money they're charging for a meal you should expect some degree of comfort. The waitress was rushed and not particularly helpful in explaining the menus and getting our drinks. We could only order 2 tapas' each as the table was full with 4 drinks and 12 plates/bowls. I asked the waitress after she had told us people are advised to order 3 tapas each for a meal, I pointed out that there was no way we could get that many plates on the table and her reaction was order 2 then when you've finished order another 1. . . . Really!! My previous experiences in a Tapas bar (of which I've been to many) have always been that it's nice to pick between the different bowls taking a small amount from them to combine the lovely flavours of Spanish food. We had to ask for our last tapas as we had finished the other 7 tapas' which was the Pollo Asado only to be told that the Chicken was still cooking!! The food itself was amazing especially the Patatas Bravioli & the Huevos Rotos Con Chorizo were both exceptional. I would go back there as a couple but definitely not as a group of four.

After reading the reviews thought what a place definitely worth a go…… Well what a shock the, we were greeted by an almost pub back doorway with the stairs to match… the atmosphere was interesting as an understatement appears this is the place to before a night out in town as a cheat meal. The food was over priced for the quality and not quite the experience you would expect from a restaurant that is listed so highly Three words to sum it up Small,loud and overpriced

Amazing tapas located in a quaint flat. Very tight and a bit of stairs but not a bother for our family. The food was fantastic and pretty quick to get to table. Our waiter was great and very accommodating. We would absolutely recommend to anyone!

Lovely tasting food and atmosphere

The food was amazing, we ordered 6 dishes between two people and were so happy with all of it! The server was very friendly and helped choose what wine to order with our meal - would go again!

Honestly some of the best food we have ever had! We enjoyed all of our dishes and would happily come back to Bath just for this restaurant

We had a good visit. The service was fast and we enjoyed the food and sangria. The high bar stools are definitely designed so customers don’t stay too long.

We made a booking at a tapas restaurant for the first time with my husband we just wanted to try a new thing but William was the person who made it really special so i would give my opinion as it would be a very bad choice to not visit here.

Not a fancy place, but with style, and real food with flavour, and plenty of encouragement to share dishes and enjoy the variety of tastes that's the essence of tapas.

Fantastic! A teeny weeny venue that delivers delicious authentic tapas with great service! Highly recommend 👌

Excellent, authentic, and delicious food. We visited as a family this evening. We had amazing meats, cheese, patatas bravas, squid ink salted cod, bread, and olives. So authentically Spanish. Cava was good, churros delicious and excellent, friendly service. Thank you.

Poor entrance decor, intrusive music, decent enough food, tasted authentic, but the problem was with added VAT plus 12.5% service charge which made it expensive considering the overall experience.

Great food in a small space. The bread was fantastic.

Absolutely incredible food, one of the top spots in Bath. Service was great, everyone was friendly and the actual restaurant is lovely.

Wow.. from the warm welcome... incredible food to the fabulous atmosphere, our trip to Ole tapas was great. This place was buzzing and we really enjoyed our visit. Thank you

Good food and a warm ambiente. The sobrasada on toast was our favourite.

One of the nicest restaurants in Bath, great atmosphere and lovely food

Beware the size of this place, it’s tiny! So not much good if you’re a party of more than two, BUT the staff are just brilliant! So much character and they can’t do enough for you. The food was very tasty, each dish coming to the table when ready, so don’t expect everything to arrive together. We were kindly surprised with a complimentary glass of bubbles since it was our anniversary. Overall, a very warm and authentic tapas experience, reminiscent of the Spanish backstreets.

Excellent food, authentic and fun atmosphere in this tiny restaurant, I come back again and again and love it every time

A massive thank you to Ned and his colleague for looking after us tonight. Wonderful food, intimate but welcoming ambience and great, friendly, non-pressured service. Ole!

Amazing! I cannot recommend this place enough. It is my new happy place. The tapas is the best I have had anywhere, even in Spain. I wish it was bigger and then more people could experience Ole but then it would detract from its uniqueness and you wouldn’t get the service. Loved it!

Good Spanish food in Bath, very tasty and intensive taste. Restaurant space is a bit small, suitable for small group. Garlic prawn is nice. Clam is very fresh and well cook. Iberico ham is nice prepared and juicy. Bread and Churros is so delicous, recommended to try. Staff is warm welcome with good service.

Awesome little place for Tapas, brilliant ingredients. And sangria!

Wonderful. Booked on a quiet Monday evening to celebrate our completion of the Cotswold way. A very warm welcome that continued throughout the evening. Tapas was amazing quality and I would recommend the chicken thighs. Just wish we lived closer to visit again. A brilliant night.

Visited Bath for the day and went to Olé Tapas for lunch. Great atmosphere, delicious, authentic tapas, and very moreish white Rioja (shame the advice about just buying a bottle if we were going to have more than two glasses came too late). Staff were welcoming and attentive. Chipirones and octopus were the food highlights!

Lovely place, fantastic authentic food, a very personal experience due to the size. Loved every bite and moment. My daughter 12 has found her new food love in wonderful Tapas.

My wife and I stopped in on Sunday night. We love tapas and our hotel front desk told us this was an intimate setting on the first floor (we’d call it the second floor in the states) with delicious food. They weren’t exaggerating. It’s a really small place with exceptional food. Our server was great too! We had lots of interesting conversation with him about everything British and American. A very fun night and we even got to chat with the owner who was a great guy! This just wouldn’t have been possible in a big crowded American restaurant. We had an amazing time and would HIGHLY recommend Ole to anyone in Bath!

A small place but so good… we where already dancing up the stairs to the music on the way in… the staff where so nice and inviting. The menu was simple and tasty. It had that Spanish atmosphere, Ole!Arriba!!. “The yummiest tortilla I’ve ever had” (my friend Freddie). Will fill your cravings and u might consider dessert 😜

Absolutely divine. Wonderful host. The pork and the chorizo dishes were just amazing

Inexplicable voucher policy. Uncaring staff. Avoid!

We bought my parents a gift voucher which they weren't able to use all in one go. They refused to allow them to save the rest for a later date so they had to buy overpriced wine to use it all up. Ridiculous when the gift cards have 'check my balance' on them.

THIS PLACE DESERVES TO BE CALLED THE BEST TAPAS PLACE IN TOWN🥹🥰 so gooood! Try the Blue cheese pork taps!

I had a wonderful experience dining here. The tapas were delicious, especially the patatas bravas, aubergines and churros. The service was incredible, great vibes from the wait staff. 10/10 I also came away with a great new song for my playlist from their restaurant soundtrack - a bonus!

Thank you for feeding our group even though we came in right before your kitchen closed. The food was absolutely incredible, the wine was delicious, and the service was top notch. Our highlights were: pan para mojar, tabla mixta (omg the jamón ibérico!!), patatas bravioli, gambas pil pil, albóndigas, pollo asado, and solomillo a la plancha! That was literally everything we ordered it was all so good so I imagine if we had ordered additional dishes they would have been just as good. Thank you again and if I’m back in bath I will be back to this establishment

Food is not good and way too expensive for the quality. Do not recommend. Yet the staff is nice though she recommended a dish that is very meh.

We’ve been there 6 years ago when we first visited Bath. We were in Bath again last Thursday and like it was 6 years ago same delicious food and drink. The service and the serving was extraordinary. Amazing place, amazing food. Well done. Thank you!

It's a little piece of Spain in Bath. The place is small but very nice. The cook is Spanish and made us feel at home. The music is all Spanish and we loved having delicious Spanish dishes while listening to our music. Highly recommended

Fantastic food and service! If ever in bath will be straight back there!

Great food, lively, good selection, everything looked so good we over ordered!

Fun little walk up tapas bar with lots of personality. Our favorites: red sangria, garlic prawns, marinated olives, grilled octopus, and the churros served with a gorgeous dark chocolate sauce. Yes please!

Absolutely delicious food and such welcoming and attentive service. Would 100% recommend.

Tiny little spot but amazing good and delightful service

Tasty food and great service, will definitely be coming back!

Absolutely wonderful! Everything was delicious, the atmosphere was fire, the peppercorn and cardamom gin and tonic was a revelation, delicious rosé, and the service was funny and warm. Go here!

Delicious food and absolutely lovely staff! Though the restaurant is relatively small, it has a very warm and lively atmosphere. Will definitely come back here when I’m next in Bath.

This place was recommended to us by our hotel bartender and it was delicious! Great atmosphere and service and everything we ordered was delicious!

Exceptional. The highest quality Tapas served with an attention to detail that is second to none. A small restaurant, but all the better for it! Cannot recommend highly enough. The Patatas Brav-aioli were a highlight - the smoky chipotle flavour of the sauce made a very pleasant change to the overwhelming tomato sweetness you get in some versions.

This was an amazing lunch. The ingredients are of the highest quality and they are rightly proud of their food. Too many businesses don’t think enough about food quality but this place really care about it and it shows. We had : tomato salad - seasoned beautifully, the boquerones - fab, brilliant squid, tender gambas, an oozy tortilla, the special tortilla de camarones, the Iberico pork served slightly rare as it should be, tender Pulpo, Albondigas in the best tomato sauce all washed down with a bottle of manzanilla and a few cañas rounded off with some cortados. This is tapas done right and we really want to return when next in Bath.

The service was good, friendly, and super quick. The place was small, clean, and cute. Quality of food was good, but not super authentic. So if you are not looking for authentic then this isn’t the place for you.

Food was absolutely divine, and service was impeccable. A massive thank you to the blonde waiter for running out of the shop to return my shades!

I booked a table to celebrate my wife's birthday at this fabulous intimate Tapas restaurant. When we arrived there was a Happy Birthday sign at our table and the staff were lovely. We ordered a selection of dishes, all of which were very tasty, & beer. It reminded us of Tapas restaurants we've visited many times in Spain and definitely as good. When we had finished they brought out a complimentary slice of their Tarta de Santiago with a candle and played "Happy Birthday". A lovely celebratory lunch!

Intimate first floor setting. High tables. Lively atmosphere. Simple delicious traditional Spanish food. It's a Bath institution, deservedly.

Gorgeous find, small and intimate, really tasty food and great staff. A great atmosphere, feels informal and very attentive

A great spot for un sabor de España! This place gets it right. Cosey bar hidden above a cheese shop in the centre of the city. The guys here make you feel very welcome with loads of Spanish hospitality. Great homemade Tapas and really good Spanish beers. We keep returning whenever we are in town! 🍻🥘

Lovely small tapas bar, more locals than tourists. They have a rather rich menu and always some specials. Good sherry selection by the glass and Estrella Galicia on the tap 😋

Best paella I have ever had! Great staff and cool restaurant - feels like you are really in Spain!

Lovely place with delicious food. The service was friendly but a bit forgetful (we had to ask for certain orders twice or three times). It is a small restaurant and for dinner it was packed. The music was very loud. So the place may not be enjoyable for everyone.

A great intimate spot in Bath, the food was excellent and the staff were so welcoming and friendly. They really made the visit that bit more uplifting! Highly recommend the bouquerones 👌🏼

Stumbled upon this place in Bath and what a great stumble it was! Bread and dips were divine and a must. I didn’t know what to pick but everything I picked was better than the last and I’ll be going back to try the other options!

Such a beautiful little restaurant with great food and wonderful service. Would really recommend this hidden little gem if you are visiting Bath.

Great place, so glad it is still going

Amazing food. Great for a casual dinner. The alioli was incredible, as we're the chorizo in red wine.

Really uncomfortable seating. Tables are squashed in and the stools are tiny. There are steep steps to the restaurant- definitely not recommended for anyone who has a physical impairment. Food was very nice but extremely expensive for what it was. Wouldn't go back there.

I’m obsessed with Ole Tapas. I’ve been multiple times over the years. Food is amazing and such a great atmosphere, it feels like you’re in a tapas bar in Seville. Menu changes regularly as well so always something new to try. As a born and bred bathonion it’s an absolute must visit and by far my favourite restaurant in the area.

We had a really lovely pre theatre meal with a good variety of tapas. All were delicious and we were given good advice about choices and quantities. Would happily recommend this tapas bar. The only small negative is that it is a small space which inevitably made it noisy as it was busy. Would return if we were back in Bath

Amazing time at Ole yesterday night. Me and my girlfriend went just for have few tapas and a beer, but we end up staying until closing! The food was very good with a real Spanish taste and the staff so friendly. Highly recommended if you are in town

Awesome atmosphere! Awesome food, Awesome Sangria! 100% Happy. Thank you very much! We will certainly be back soon! Cheers!

A lovely, compact and friendly place to eat. Had a brilliant, authentic tapas dinner here, with great service. Highly recommended.

Visited for lunch and could see the chef cooking our food. Absolutely delicious. Gambas and calamares were tender and the tortilla was soft as a pillow. If you’re planning an evening visit I suggest booking as it only seats 24 and hear the owner turning down several requests for the evening. Very highly recommended.

Really cool place and great food. Hard to spot, through a door and up some stairs. Would go back

Incredible tapas! The restaurant is run by some friendly chaps and the food is excellent. Great venue for a couple. 10/10

Booking essential!!! Totally brilliant, food was amazing, great wine and our 13 year old daughter said the calamari was excellent.

We popped on late lunchtime, a very warm, friendly atmosphere. Food was absolutely delicious, as was my red wine Sangria. Staff were great. Highly recommended.

Super authentic tapas in the heart of Bath. We had olives, meatballs, chicken thighs, Spanish omelette and patatas bravioli. All absolutely delicious couldn't find a fault in anything. The waiter was super passionate and friendly and helped us to decide how much food to order. If we come back to Bath we will definitely make sure we visit here again!

Very good, only had a couple of dishes, but fantastic food and service. Seems much more like a locals place rather than very touristy!

Excellent Tapas and authentic Spanish vibe

Authentic and homely atmosphere. Lovely service. Food was great - would definitely recommend. Intimate setting with only a few tables.

Had an incredible lunch experience here! From the first bite to the last, every dish we tried was delicious. It's the closest I've come to authentic Spanish tapas outside of Spain. I can't comprehend the 1-star reviews complaining about saltiness and loud music – did they ever visit Spain? Expecting quiet in such a vibrant venue is puzzling and the food is definitely not too salty. A definite yes from us, and we'll surely return when in Bath. Also, the beer on tap is fantastic, not to mention the incredible Iberico! 👌

Cosy little tapas place. Concise menu but everything we ordered was excellent by UK tapas standards. Good service. Nothing to fault really.

Nice and cosy restaurant with lovely staff. The food was nice but expensive, but the portions were a fair size.

Food: 8/10 Venue: 7/10 Service: 9/10 Price: 6/10 Small restaurant with high tables and very authentically Spanish design, with lovely ambient music and atmosphere. The food came very quickly and the service was fast. Ordered meatballs, calamari and bread. Meatballs were great meat was cooked perfectly and marinated in a rich tomato sauce, was very good. Calamari was unimpressive, slightly too salty and not as fresh as expected for the price. Bread was fresh and soft, had been cooked well and served with three outstanding sauces (garlic aioli, olive oil, and a mushroom sauce) the olive oil was amazing possibly the best I’ve tasted. Price was high for the quantity of food served but the quality was almost justifiable, however it was more expensive than what I would have expected. Overall a good, cosy, Spanish restaurant with a great vibe :) would recommend

Small but very cozy place. We had a great time. Very funny.

Gorgeous Spanish beer hall with exceptional tapas. Very kind and helpful guys and super quality of food! A pleasure to spend the afternoon with them!

Very unhappy experience, the waiter was very rude and the food was very salty. I will not go to this hotel again nor recommend anyone to go there again. not worth it. Bad review.

The food here is amazing. Great service. Small and intimate setting. Would highly recommend. Patas braves sauce packs a punch!

Upstairs is this lovely small authentic Spanish tapas bar. Lovely Tapas, we don’t eat meat but there were lots to chose from. Lovely vegetarian and seafood including a small specials board. Great atmosphere with Spanish music in the background.

The best tapas in Bath. Amazing food and atmosphere.

Wonderful food, excellent service. Music SO LOUD WE HAD TO SHOUT TO HEAR ACROSS THE TINY TABLES. THE STAFF WILL HAVE OCCUPATIONAL DEAFNESS. Spoken to quite a few friends who all said the same thing. Brilliant food, won't go back it's way too noisy. Same. I won't go back the music is way too LOUD

Excellent food with a very cosy and authentic atmosphere. Tapas was very tasty…we struggled to pick out our favourites…it’s all great!

Lovely little, cosy tapas restaurant. Went for dinner on New Year's Day and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Great food, service, atmosphere and ambience. Would definitely recommend.

Amazing place to have original tapas. Potatoes and their different sauces were truly marvellous. I highly recommend the potato bravas. Seafood tapas were also very tasty. Viva España Olé