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.

I visited for the first time today with my daughter, we had the pork belly and hummus with flatbread, with pots of tea . The service was amazing, all the staff were so welcoming and friendly and the hummus was so good we ordered extra to take home . I would highly recommend and we will he visiting again soon .

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!

Asked for the churros to have no sugar as we don't have a sweet tooth and churro boys did it for us but also included a tub of cinnamon sugar just incase, we loved the sugar free ones and will definitely be ordering those again. Great service. Thank you

The garlic prawns were bland and the aged blond ribeye very chewy, triple cooked potatoes bravas soft and very little sauce, Not Spanish at all , very disappointing

Delicious food, immersive atmosphere and impeccable service. I really can’t recommend this local gem enough. They also frequently update the menu so do come back to try all the new delicious dishes!

Had a great lunch. Loved the blood sausage and calamari .

Great service from the team at Los Reyes! We hadn’t booked on a busy Saturday night and they managed to squeeze us in, all four of us, yes without any hassle at all even allowed to stay past the time allocated for the next table! Food was excellent, the chorizo was awesome. Atmosphere awesome too, highly recommend! Thanks to the lassie from Dundee and her team! Sorry no photos… 🙂

Came here for an evening out just the 2 of us. Booked last minute but got a table for 2 ok. The restaurant was busy with a large party but our order of tapas came out in good time. Every dish was delicious and tasty. Have been a few times before but not recently. The food didn’t disappoint we will be back.

The food at the queens head is amazing. Eat here most Friday lunch times and never lets you down. Would highly recommend.

Great place for a quick bite, the few times we have been here is for brunch and both times we have had avocado with pumpkin seeds and chilli oil and poached eggs on toast, delicious would recommend. The staff are always helpful and have a smile on their face. Thank you 😊

Celebrated a 50th birthday and we couldn’t haven’t been looked after any better by Sarah. We were a group of 13 and she kept us all fed and watered, and the restaurant provided a nice cake at the end. Cocktails were lovely, Tapas was very good, I especially enjoyed the meatballs and ham croquettes but others had their own favourites. A memorable night!