The best restaurants serving Spanish food in East of England

Wow!! Amazing find! Location - don’t let the location out you off, it is unusual, but let’s face it if it was in the middle of Cambridge the prices would be ££££. It is hidden away and doesn’t offer great curb appeal. BUT and it’s a big but hopefully you’re not looking for a nice location/building as a priority when looking for good food/service. The welcome and service was second to none! So friendly and welcoming. It felt like visiting a family friend’s home. The food was fresh, perfectly cooked and absolutely delicious. All the food combinations worked perfectly and every single plate was extremely tasty. We will definitely be returning and I recommend highly to any foodie lover.

Lovely venue and lovely food served with a smile! I went for brunch with a friend and was served by the lovely owner Danielle with a smile as soon as I entered we ate off the breakfast menu and thoroughly enjoyed our food and experience from start to finish. Definitely worth a visit and look forward to coming again for an evening meal.

Brilliant food and fantastic service, great for a family gathering or special occasion. Second time we have used, this time food delivered early with simple heating instructions and was equally delicious 😋

Had a very pleasant Sunday family gathering here (24/9/23). The live rock covers band added to the party and thankfully our table was deliberately reserved for us away from the band as we had a small toddler with us who slept through the music. The staff were friendly and very attentive and the relaxed atmosphere made the selection of hot and cold tapas very tempting. All my family thoroughly enjoyed their dining experience and we shared a considerable chunk of the menu. As most of the food is authentically imported from Spain a few items were unavailable but we were expertly guided to suitable alternatives. I wanted authentic, good quality tapas in a genuine Spanish style restaurant and that is exactly what we got! I have no complaints,so thank you El Chigre 2, we will be back soon!!

If you could get 6* out of 5, this would be it. Fantastic food. Amazing service. Great wine. Unhurried good in the best atmosphere you can hope for. It’s unfathomable to me that it’s taken this long to find this unbelievable place. Go there. But make sure you leave a table for us as we will be back.

Tried Abanico on Saturday night and so pleased we gave it a go. The care given to the preparation and quality of the ingredients was obvious throughout. Delicious authentic Spanish courses along with all the necessary instructions to simply reheat in the Oven. We also loved the Spanish themed Spotify playlist, thank you and keep cooking!

The best churros in the UK are like the best in Madrid Too bad there is no store in Welwyn Garden City

Very fast, precise and friendly service. The location is clean and tidy, but I wasn't impressed, a bit anonymous... The idea of ​​the tapas is interesting, the dishes in general were all good, however: the sweet peppers were a very small portion, and had a similar cost to other tapas, whose portions were larger. In the plate of serrano cheeses and jamon, only 2 slices of serrano, also cold from the fridge. Some diners took the paella and didn't find it excellent... Good but nothing special. Other tapas were good though. In short, ups and downs on food. Having not tried many other places in the area, I don't know whether to honestly recommend it. However, I can tell you that it was recommended to me by those who often go to Stevenage...

Incredible good and service. Would go back in a heartbeat.

A lovely friendly pub, clean and welcoming. The food is delicious, I'm determined to work my way through the entire menu which means I'll need to go there on many occasions. That won't be a hardship, the Queens Head is absolutely top drawer.

This has been our local restaurant of choice for a few years. It consistently serves excellent food with a changing selection of specials. The pricing is reasonable, service great. They don't overbook or cram people in. T

After receiving confirmation of our booking which was made days in advance we took a taxi on a cold wet evening to the restaurant only to find it closed. We called later and were told that the owner had decided not to open until later in the month. His staff had turned up and been notified about an hour before opening time. What a way to run a business.

Visited for the first time and was blown away by how good this place was! Staff were so friendly - a special thanks to the barman for making our evening extra special. Food was 10/10, best I’ve had out in a long time. Can’t wait to come back!

We've been meaning to come for ages, it was definitely worth the wait, and we won't leave it so long next time! The lunchtime set menu was amazing value for money (even tho we were greedy and went for an extra dish!) We had the chorizo (perfection), whitebait (superb), prawns, tortilla, jamon y queso patatas, cerdo iberico, almond & lemon tarts - all were absolutely authentic, flavoursome and hit the Spanish spot perfectly. Marie was a wonderful hostess and looked after us impeccably. We'll be back very soon and hopefully it will be sunny enough to enjoy the garden and have the full Spanish experience! Thank you all.

We went this evening for Tapas Tuesday (we’ve been a few times before) The place was pretty busy as they’d had lots of walk ins however this did not faze the staff at all! Services was impeccable as always and food was amazing. Well done James, Izzy, Michael and Ethan you all worked so hard this evening! (we promise to book next time 😊)