Tinto Taperia in Brighton and Hove

Lovely tapas restaurant with a relaxed vibe and friendly staff.

We had arroz negro (black paella) and fritura mixta , both very lovely.

Fantastic Tapas, the best we've tasted outside of Spain. The Manager, Chris, was friendly and accommodating and, even though he had to deal with two awkward gentlemen who wouldn't leave and were rude, Chris still ensured we had a lovely evening. If Tapas is your thing.... you have to visit. 👍

Wonderful food, sangria and atmosphere! Loved it and highly recommend.

Thanks for a lovely evening. Tasty food, friendly service and great atmosphere. We’ll be back!

Best Spanish food I've found out of Spain!

Great food, lovely staff and a really nice experience.

Had a great experience visiting for lunch yesterday, food was delicious and service was fast and efficient. Would definitely go again

Great little restaurant- service and food amazing - will definitely visit again

Recommend! The staff were lovely, particularly the guy with glasses who seated us and the very nice lady with gorgeous ginger hair! We were looking for a quick dinner before our train and it didn’t disappoint

Excellent tapas. Delicious cheesy croquetas, bacalão Riojiana, crema Catalana. Nice wine list. A couple of observations though. No bread is offered nor are you asked if you would like some, which is very odd for tapas. Not sure if it’s actually available. I think they are missing a beat by not selling sherry by the half bottle; especially fino and amontillado. Barring those two points, superb food. Go there.

I came to this lovely restaurant with a group of friends, and although we didn’t have a booking they gave us a table outside. For starters I had padron peppers and the garlic prawns - both of which were great and had lovely flavours! Others on the table ordered different tapas plates, all of which looked amazing. For my main I shared the chicken and chorizo paella, which unfortunately was underwhelming. The flavour was okay, but the rice tasted undercooked, and for the price (£18 per person) I was expecting it to be much better. The waiters had really good allergy awareness and there were lots of gluten free options for me as a coeliac. Overall we still had a great time and I would go back.

Great tapas, the family and I visited mid-April 2025. We were able to walk up and get a table for 4 at about 5.30pm. We had about ten dishes and spent £90, and was really impressed with the high quality of the food. I would recommend the garlic prawns, the chorizo and the chefs salad. Well worth a visit if you are in the area.

Great tapas and lovely service.

What delicious food! We regularly go to Brighton and this has become one of our regular restaurants. We always look forward to eating here. There is a lot of choice and the taste is so delicious! The restaurant is also attractive and the staff are friendly.

Returned 10/04/2025: Really fantastic food, perfect second time round! You have to try the basque cheesecake, it was delectable. Delicious tapas & great service! Recommend the tostada sobrasada, chorizo a la siora & bacalao a la riojama. 6 dishes is more than enough for 2 hungry people. Sangria was also very good.

Just had dinner at Tinto Taperia and it’s a 5* all around for the team, the food and lovely atmosphere Came with family and the staff was super accommodating of our boisterous son while tending to us and other guests. Food is what it says and super tasty as you’d experience in Spain. And loved the decor with old Spanish posters

Fantastic food and great atmosphere

Great restaurant, highly recommended

Great tasty food, but not quite generous, for around £35 per person paid, we were expecting getting a slghtly more decent shared portion for two people. Anyway, lovely atmosphere and service.

Wow, we just been to Tolinto Taperia today for my birthday and the food was absolutely fantastic, it was without doubt the best tapas I've eaten outside of Spain. I would highly recommend this restaurant, you can't have any bad food there, you have to go

Refreshingly authentic, high quality tapas, served with grace and a smile

Slow to acknowledge we were at the entrance, when seated and on ordering it was ok. The food was good and tasty and reasonably priced. There were no smiles from the staff whom seemed to want to be else where.

Post marathon blow out! Lovely staff, great food, wine

All dishes good, some great. Friendly efficient service.

Tinto is a great restaurant. Food was superb, very authentic. Keep up the good work

First time visitor and arrived just after it opened for lunch. Friendly and helpful waiter (advice about how many tapas dishes to have was spot on). Food excellent and a very nice glass of wine and bottle of Spanish beer. Atmosphere was as good as it could be for 12:00 - relaxed and easy-going. Will return for the paella.

Great little restaurant conveniently situated next to the Theatre Royal. Typical tapas menu - all the favourites such as albondigas, gambas pil pil, chorizo etc. Food was tasty - could have been a little hotter. The house red wine was superb value & exactly as described. Service was great - not overly attentive nor did we have to wait very long.

Simple but interesting menu. Great food and good service and atmosphere.

Food was really good, meatballs and croquetas were our favourite. I would say the portions would need to be a bit bigger, specially comparing it to other tapas places in Brighton. Staff weren't very engaging, but there was a good atmosphere as it wasn't busy for a Sunday lunch.

We ate here on a weekend away and the food is incredible! We had the mixed paella with meat and seafood and it was very tasty with the authentic Spanish bite on the paella rice. The service was incredible too, our waiter was so friendly, helpful and accommodating and went out of his way to please us and help with the menu. Would definitely return!

Really yummy tapas and great service

Absolutely loved this little gem we found! Delicious food, great service, clean, quick and welcoming! We will be back!

Lovely little tapas restaurant in Brighton. Busy so worth booking. Very welcoming and friendly staff, couldn't fault them. The food is wonderful, high quality and the waiting staff appeared to know about every menu item and were happy to offer guidance on choices to prevent over ordering. We had a fab evening there - highly recommended.

Food here is delicious and ser vice with a smile. Will definitely come back.

Lovely restaurant with great ambiance and food !

Amazing food and variety of flavours. The team were really friendly and we truly enjoyed our date night because of it. Encourage anyone to try this, and great value for tapas!

Food and drinks are worth it! Best tapas in Brighton by far. Service can be a little slow once the food is ordered, but honestly the slower pace of eating was very Mediterranean. It’s easy to pick small things to critique, but I love this place. The specials are worth trying every time!

Absolutely beautiful food and warm , professional service . Very efficient . Will definitely return !

We enjoyed a thoroughly enjoyable meal here. Everything was great-the ambience, the food and the friendly service. Will definitely be returning.

Lovely little tapas, not quite the best in Brighton but pretty good. Wandered in on a busy lunchtime, don’t know what was happening in Brighton but the place was rammed like the last weekend before Christmas. My partner had been here before and recommended it. So in we went. We were lucky and were gracefully placed on the last free table for 3. Ordered the Alhambra beer, a lovely Andalusian drink that I have had before and water. The food was well cooked and tasted great. A little less spicy than I was expecting but all tastes nice but could have been a little more tasty. Some of the best parson peppers I have had outside of Madrid was a highlight. The barbecue chicken wing were well cooked and covered in sauce. The patatas auguela were good but could have been a little sharper in the taste, they were a bit cool. The gamas pill pill great and made with large prawns so very filling. Overall the food was great, the service a kind of fun chaos that reflects a personal owned restaurant and not a chain was more fun than a problem. Would recommend to anyone who likes Tapas. Service

Absolutely lovely restaurant, the food was delicious and the servers were very attentive. I popped in for dinner with my mum, it's the perfect place for a good catchup.

Always have a lovely time here. The food is delicious, rich and tasty. Try the aubergine dish! Great atmosphere and location in the centre of town and we’ve always had thoughtful service. Plus it’s good value for money. Love it.

Very much enjoyed our meal. Attentive & knowledgeable staff. Good advice on what and how much to order. Prompt service. Delicious food.

It’s a nice decent place for dinner, not bad at all. Im Spanish and maybe I don’t see the vibe completely there and the food could be better, but as a spanish restaurant in the UK, it’s ok.

Warm and welcoming from the moment we walked in. Really wonderful and tasty food. We had tapas. Great service. Thoroughly enjoyable.

Amazing tapas. Will be coming back

Lovely find, food was really fresh and tasty. Cosy vibes and friendly staff. Would recommend and will be returning!

Unreal experience at Tinto last night! The food was INCREDIBLE. I’m convinced at least one of the chefs or owner is Spanish because they know what they are doing 😍 The staff were super friendly and made us feel so welcome and incredibly thoughtful. The atmosphere was good and there’s honestly no complaints! I’m so glad we found this spot and I would recommend to anyone visiting Brighton! We will defiantly be back.

Really nice tapas place, staff friendly & cosy inside. Food it good, nothing that will blow your mind, tasted better than it looked, authentic. The goats cheese & sauce on meatballs were the stand out on savoury but the best dish was the orange flavoured crem catalan . Lost a point as the bravas tasted burnt, very dark in colour & the sauce with them wasn’t great. Would come back again as a convivial place to eat & drink.

We've been here a few times and always had an amazing meal, and yesterday we went for my Dad's birthday. They gave us a fantastic booth table, and popped a candle on his dessert as we sang, and it was perfect. The food, well, it was incredible. We tried a Beef Brisket special which was just so delicious, the tortilla was perfect too, a gorgeous beetroot salad, cod, mushrooms, and the Ropa Vieja was to die for. Honestly, if you've not tried this place, you need to. As usual, we'll be back, a local favourite.

Fantastic tapas place in central Brighton

Excellent food but a bit pricey, the Sangria was the only thing disappointed us along with the slow service from the waiter that day… but excellent food I must say that!

Wife and I had lunch today, was our first time here and will be back soon. Lovely food and very good staff and surroundings. Wonderful Paellas.

We've eaten here a few times now and every time has been excellent! If you're looking for amazing Spanish food, this is your place without a doubt! I would totally recommend if you're in Brighton

Really tasty food, and the staff did so well at getting through a restaurant's worth of orders in time for everyone to get to the theatre. And stayed friendly too!

Delicious food and great service. Highly recommend. Thank you 😊

Our first visit to Tinto and it won’t be our last ! What a wonderful place . The food was authentic , tasty and fresh ! The staff were so helpful & friendly ! So pleased we came , as a party of 6 it was so nice that everyone agreed that was the best Spanish Tapas we have all had in a very long time !! Thank you

Authentic spanish tapas, such good quality food, great srvice and a cozy atmosphere.

Nice choice of tapas / good portion size for the 4 of us to have a try of everything,. Not over priced! Fantastic service !! ( can’t remember her name ) Great atmosphere ( New Year’s Eve ) Good selection of wine Will definitely have to go back and try the paella .

Delicious food, prompt and friendly service.

Just ghe kind of cosy tapas bar we love. Great service. Not too bigger menu. Good wine. Location and size.

Super nice workers! And really delicious food!

My friend and I are regular visitors to Brighton and this is one of our favourite restaurants there. The service is friendly and efficient, every tapas dish we try is very tasty and perfectly cooked and the atmosphere is lovely.

First time here and won't be the last. Nice atmosphere and the service was spot on. Having had family in Spain for 15 years I know my tapas and this is the real deal. Octopus special was really good and would highly recommend the Valencian paella. Highlight for child 2 was the stuffed churros which rendered him speechless 😍. Don't miss out on this place.

Excellent Service & Food would highly recommend

We had a great evening here. The food was lovely, as were the staff. A nice little bonus was the cocktail bar upstairs where we went whilst waiting for our table. The food was excellent and very reasonably priced .

One of the best meals I've had in a long time. The food is exceptional, the service is fast and very friendly. It was faultless. Highly recommended and we will definitely be returning.

Delicious food, lovely staff. Can’t wait to come back!

Delicious food and a lovely atmosphere. Also, thank you so much for being so very accommodating after a mix-up with our booking.

Food was amazing. All staff were really friendly and attentive. Would recommend

food was delicious, waiting staff excellent, professional, helpful and respectful. the restaurant is small, but you didn't feel cramped. only issue was nowhere to stand if you are early!

Great little place. Service was bang on. Food was good, I have had better Tapas hence the lower score, but the menu is incredibly good. Overall little to fault.

We had a very tasty pre theatre meal before heading off to Dome just round the corner. The staff were lovely and friendly. We ordered 6 dishes between 2 of us with a pudding, and non alcoholic drink each and it came to £70. Would definitely recommend! 😋

Wonderful little restaurant - great food, lovely atmosphere, friendly staff. Highly recommend a visit!

Very disappointing Wednesday night we decided to go out for tapas so we went to Tinto, my wife is allergic to garlic so I asked if they could do the paella without garlic and they said no. It is obvious that it is already cooked, otherwise all you have to do is not put it in. You don't have to put GARLIC in every dish to make the food taste delicious.

I took my Spanish boyfriend for a date at this restaurant. We were impressed with the food and the service was good at first. The seating we were given wasn’t great, we were sat next to the door which was freezing. Unfortunately after our dessert we were left for almost half an hour without being asked if we would like anything else or the bill as the waitress was chatting with staff members. I had to go and ask for the bill in the end which annoyed us. The “optional” service charge was added to the bill which I found a bit cheeky as you would have to ask for it to be taken off if you weren’t happy with the service which could be awkward.

Luckily we managed to get a walk in seat without reservations. The food was good and arrived promptly.

Really good Tapas, easily one of the best tapas restaurants I've been to. Food came quickly and was of good quality. Dessert was really nice as well. The main restaurant was full so we ate outside which was OK, The only slight little thing was the little slugs coming on the table at the end which is not the restaurant's fault we just moved seats and we had eaten the main food at that point and was just waiting on the dessert. I would definitely eat here again. Highly recommend

Took my wife here last night as a pre-show treat. The food was absolutely delicious with a fun, bustling atmosphere. Service was speedy and welcoming and the bill was reasonable. Brilliant 👍

Not worth the price, okay tapas, but no more than that. Probably had higher expectations. Was difficult to talk because was very loud unfortunately, otherwise cozy little restaurant. Nice staff.

Lovely food, we definitely ordered way too much the paella and maybe one tapas dish is definitely enough for two!

They didn't lie when they called this an easygoing Spanish eatery. Loved the cozy vibes, the food and especially their drinks. I was too hungry to take pictures of everything but definitely managed to click the Paella de Marisco, which was deliciosa! Pimientos del Padron was surprisingly a favourite appetizer to go with the drinks, and so was their Gambas al Pil Pil. Apart from the spot-on Margarita, I cannot recall the names of the liquer we had (for all the good reasons!), but do go for the Spanish specials with a mix of herbs (they are sups healthy haha!). The seating could have been a bit spacious, and service a bit quicker, but they did their best with what they got!

Excellent food and service . Can always be assured that a great time will be had there

Excellent food. Service could have been better. Staff asking if we wanted anything else when we were still waiting for ordered food to arrive. Had to request bread 3 rimes and had given up waiting as food was getting cold then 2 baskets of bread arrived in quick succession. Portion size variable. Cheese board was extremely generous. Other dishes surprisingly small.

Come here everytime we visit Brighton. Always great food and service. This time they over charged £50, then realised the error and rushed to tell us as we left. Thanks guys will see you again soon.

Lovely restaurant with great food and lovely atmosphere. Highly recommended.

Great Tapas, absolutely friendly staff. Truly recommendable.

Very lovely restaurant, would recommend to anyone looking to try some great tapas at a good price

Great dinner! The Paella 🥘 Mariscos was amazing.

If you come to Brighton, definitely go here. The calamari is especially great. I ordered one and it was so delicious that I ordered another one... The seafood paella was delicious, not too salty but seasoned well. It's full of seafood and tastes better than the paella I ate in Spain. A taste that makes you wonder who the chef is

Wonderful evening, amazing food and the best martini I have had.

A truly delicious Spanish restaurant 🫶🏻 Paella was the best!

We were originally a take of 7 and had to change to 8 last minute. They cant usually accomodate a table of this size and moved tables around to get us squeezed in. Everybody loved the food, service was fantastic and very well priced. Will definitely return, thank you for having us.

I’ve visited this restaurant many times and never disappointed. If you wan super tasty tapas then this is the place to come. Great food, great staff and doesn’t break the bank. Look forward to our next visit.

Excellent food and a great team.

Staff were brilliant from the get go. Quick to serve and very attentive. Food was delicious and very authentic. All round, a positive and cozy atmosphere. Would come again.

Great experience in the heart of Brighton! The tapas were delicious and varied. Each dish was a treat with authentic and well-balanced flavors. The choice is vast, which allows you to discover a nice variety of flavors. Warm service and friendly atmosphere.

Staff and food delicious - we sat outside however as a lovely sunny day - and “bench crowd” and their very loud music was not a good thing …

Excellent and varied Tapas, great Spanish vibes, good decor, comfortable seating.