The best restaurants in United Kingdom serving Spanish food

Booked for a surprise 50th birthday on 7th September at 19:30. Got there and it's closed! No email from anyone to say they were cancelling the table. Utter disbelief. Will not book here ever again.

We were disappointed. We waited until our 'foodie' friends stayed to enjoy this 'new kind on the block' especially as it is Spanish as we both have children living in Spain. The service was bizarre. It was like we had to wait for appointed times for our menu etc. We arrived at 720 for a 730 table and no-one came to our table until 730 and then asked us if we wanted water. We then had to wait for a wine list and when we said we couldn't order the wine until we knew what we were eating there was no offer of a menu which it seems we could not get until we had ordered wine. The starters then took a long time to arrive as did the main and when we then had a wait for the dessert menu but which time it was 1015 and we had to leave for our booked taxi so we missed dessert. Maybe it is better if you go later as we noticed that later diners 'caught us up.' There was no main vegetarian course and only one starter. We had croquetas which were bland as was the Spanish omelet and the anchovy dish consisted of 8 small anchovies with no accompaniment. The main course of monkfish was overcooked and sitting on a watery bed of spinach with chewy bacon pieces and our guest's beef dish was two pieces of beef with a small dish of parmentier 'sauce'. There was no potato dish not even as a side which is strange as Spain is known for its many patatas dishes. It was expensive - £135 for two for two courses and there are many restaurants in the area which are much better value. Sadly we won't be returning. It wasn't awful enough to complain but it certainly wasn't what we thought it would be - sad that it wasn't.

I’ve had some memorable banter with waiters in restaurants over the years, but “…AND DON’T EVER COME BACK, YOU RACISTS!” is unlikely to be superseded. Service was slow last night, and gradually disintegrated into full on dreadful (menus being taken away, no order being taken). Me and my husband finally placed an order, and the waitress returned five minutes later, barking with weird aggression: "no chicken, just beef or vegan." I asked for the menus again, and she walked away with a stage whisper of "JESUS CHRIST!" and rolled her eyes. So we said actually, we'll just pay for our drinks and leave, because… rude. The waitress then LOST IT: “Well, I don’t like YOUR attitude! YOU are the ones who have been rude – you’ve been REALLY CONDESCENDING.” We were taken aback, and asked politely and precisely how we had been condescending. "Hey, I GAVE you a menu!" she offered, then really went off on one. She was clearly having… a moment/meltdown. So we stood up and said that after that spectacular verbal assault, we were going immediately and weren't going to pay for the drinks either. As we headed for the door she shouted “…AND DON’T EVER COME BACK… YOU RACISTS!” So I turned back and said "WOAH!! WHAT!!?? WHAT DID YOU SAY!!?" She wouldn't say it again, and when I asked for the manager, she shouted “YOU WANT ME TO GET MY PHONE OUT AND GIVE YOU MY MANAGER’S NUMBER!? YOU REALLY THINK I’M THAT STUPID!!? GET OUT.” I have never left a restaurant actually SHAKEN. (And certainly never been called, totally randomly, racist, which was ringing in my ears for hours). I've been going to Viva Dalston for years and used to really like it. But now it will always just be The Place With THAT Waitress where THE THING HAPPENED

Andanza shows exactly why tapas-style eating can be such a revelation. We were pleased to be steered by the excellent staff on both food and wine selections, looking to be challenged, and they really delivered with some beautiful wine and some really flavoursome and unusual dishes (smoked sardines were a stand-out). A taste sensation from start to finish, can't wait to return.

Poor to say the least, garlic bread starter is what most good italian restaurants serve free, ordered meatball macaroni , 5 pea sized meatballs hidden in a mound of bland macaroni and one meatball was burnt, sad I'm sorry to say, overrated under achieved

Personal atento y amable. Disfruté de mi visita, pero solo he tenido mejores tapas. Albóndigas encantadoras pero carecían de sabor y salsa acuosa , el pollo no podía saborear sabores descritos en la descripción . Bolas de pescado no como se esperaba. Lo más destacado fue la fabulosa Sangria xx

Probabimente è il bocadillo più buono di Londra, con il prosciutto crudo tagliato spesso e senza formaggio, ovviamente con una birra. Personale simpatico, locale pulito. A South Kensington Viandas è accanto alla stazione della metro, un posto perfetto per una sosta dopo la visita dei Musei.Salumi buonissimi, prodotti alimentari di qualità.

A fascinating evening in the coolest place around. Live music, people having fun...it's been too long.

What a fantastic find on the mezzanine of the newly renovated market hall on a damp March afternoon in Scarborough!! A little taste of Spanish cuisine and wine in a fab venue at incredible prices with a very lovely proprietor. Whilst we didn’t have the time to do so, we loved that you can also buy excellent looking wines from the shop and enjoy in situ for only £4 corkage if you want to enjoy something different to the delicious house Rioja. If we lived in Scarborough, it would become a favourite haunt. Hope to be back again soon.

I just passed the cafe and decided to pick up a coffee, a pasteis de nata and a pain au chocolat. All seriously lovely, and as I moved to the area recently, I hope to start visiting regularly!

Stumbled across this place while looking for another restaurant. Was able to get a cone of jamon pieces that were totally delectable at only 4 pounds. They sell several types of iberico and pata Negra in sealed pouches. Yummy

La comida era increíble. Mi esposa es una cocinera profesional y estaba muy impresionada. Hay un chef y una señora de la casa, ambos son familiares y acogedores y muy buenos para hacernos sentir parte de la noche. El vino también era fantástico. Máximas notas y una recomendación del 110 %.

We loved this place to eat. Recently arrived in London in a group of friends, the guy from the local, our countryman, treated us with great kindness and offered us to try his specialty Spanish omelette, it was undoubtedly incredible. A highly recommended place to eat

He estado varias veces en este bar de tapas y siempre lo disfruté por la comida y el ambiente muy informal. Ofrecen una buena selección de tapas. El servicio es muy informal y muy amigable. Tienen una buena (pero no barata) selección de vinos.

With so many great reviews I expected more. Food is ok but not amazing. The place is nice in Brixton Village. Service is slow