Our party of three was there on a night they had a huge party. We were served well and seated away from the loud party group. Excellent food, as always! Tapas make for a pleasant evening of sharing and conversation while enjoying the good food. Already looking forward to the next time!
Peter
Very nice experience, and we were able to order authentic tapas items not likely offered down the street in a crowded restaurant market. Portion sizes are as expected with Tapas, but that allows you to broaden your overall tasting experience. Guardado's is a good value for special occasions without the complications of heading into DC.
LloydT
We shared some tapas: seafood ceviche, pulpo a la Gallega, portabellos stuffed with crab and spinach salad with chicken. Everything was delicious and nice-sized portions for tapas.
Intelqubed
Made a late reservation for this restaurant and was greeted. The staff are always great. They had a few specials that were exceptional, salmon belly and garlic pan roasted trout. The salmon belly was served with mashed potatoes. The sautéed spinach dish was really good. We finished the night with the lamb chops prepared medium. Very nice. Always a pleasure and remains on the list of my go to restaurants.
BetsyB
Guardados is absolutely the best! Their tapas are fresh, delicious and make for a fun meal for 2 or 3 or a whole crowd! The wait persons are friendly, helpful, efficient and careful. I am a fan of the white sangria. I keep thinking I will try a different dessert, but the flan is the best flan one can get around here, so I've never tried the other choices.
Intelqubed
Went here during the week and was pleasantly surprised that it was customer appreciation week! The deal was 3 tapas and a desert for a fixed price. The standout dishes were the sauteed spinach salad and mussels. The mussels were as good as any I have had in any mussel bar. Absolutely a great dish. Also had the patatas bravas and the fish. Also excellent. I have been here on multiple occasions and always promptly greeted and the service was excellent.
lblahblah
Love this place. Would have given 5 stars but, while I understand restaurants' need to turn tables over, the staff was a little too eager to move us out of there. Tapas, after all, is meant to be savored at least a little bit.
jrock
We loved our paella and had tapas - 3 plates to start... perfect amount of food for 3! Quaint and cute place— the garlic and shrimp and the squid dishes are all amazing! Recommend for sure!
Chugs
This was our first time coming here and unfortunately it will be the last. The service was just not up to PAR. The food was okay, I did not do the Pallea but did other dishes. The service was very lackluster, server may want to pay attention to their tables, if they expect gratuity, I should be able to see my server more than once and not at the time when I need my check.
LeeE
Great menu for a fair price. A fantastic menu full of many options. The price point is extremely reasonable. Enjoyed ceviche, quesadillas. and a grilled fish & shrimp dish. Delicious chocolate mousse cake for dessert. Very family oriented atmosphere.
Excellent selection of tapas. We ordered four different ones and they were all great. The scallop special was our favorite with the Portobello mushroom with goat cheese a close second.
JackO
We sat outside so except for all the Door Dash vehicles pulling up next to the restaurant to pick up pizza from the neighboring pizza joint, ambience was OK. We had the paella and the jambon and queso platter, both of which were excellent.
KathleenL
Having Spanish family members, I have had a lot of Spanish food, both here and during a visit to Spain, and I have to say that the food at Guardado's compared favorably. Our party had tapas, which were varied and flavorful. The flan that I had for dessert tasted home made. And our waiter was very courteous and helpful. We will definitely go there again. The only thing I regret is that I didn't discover this little gem sooner!
We love Guardado's. The food is well prepared and delicious. The staff are always welcoming and positive. A big shout out to our waiter at last night's dinner. He worked very hard to accommodate the four cantankerous and picky people who were sitting at the table next to us. We were impressed with his patience.
AncientMariner
A great family-run neighborhood restaurant that I have favored monthly for over ten years. Menu satisfies both carnivores and vegetarians with both traditional and trendy menu choices. You can't go wrong dining here.
Our party of three was there on a night they had a huge party. We were served well and seated away from the loud party group. Excellent food, as always! Tapas make for a pleasant evening of sharing and conversation while enjoying the good food. Already looking forward to the next time!
Very nice experience, and we were able to order authentic tapas items not likely offered down the street in a crowded restaurant market. Portion sizes are as expected with Tapas, but that allows you to broaden your overall tasting experience. Guardado's is a good value for special occasions without the complications of heading into DC.
We shared some tapas: seafood ceviche, pulpo a la Gallega, portabellos stuffed with crab and spinach salad with chicken. Everything was delicious and nice-sized portions for tapas.
Made a late reservation for this restaurant and was greeted. The staff are always great. They had a few specials that were exceptional, salmon belly and garlic pan roasted trout. The salmon belly was served with mashed potatoes. The sautéed spinach dish was really good. We finished the night with the lamb chops prepared medium. Very nice. Always a pleasure and remains on the list of my go to restaurants.
Guardados is absolutely the best! Their tapas are fresh, delicious and make for a fun meal for 2 or 3 or a whole crowd! The wait persons are friendly, helpful, efficient and careful. I am a fan of the white sangria. I keep thinking I will try a different dessert, but the flan is the best flan one can get around here, so I've never tried the other choices.
Went here during the week and was pleasantly surprised that it was customer appreciation week! The deal was 3 tapas and a desert for a fixed price. The standout dishes were the sauteed spinach salad and mussels. The mussels were as good as any I have had in any mussel bar. Absolutely a great dish. Also had the patatas bravas and the fish. Also excellent. I have been here on multiple occasions and always promptly greeted and the service was excellent.
Love this place. Would have given 5 stars but, while I understand restaurants' need to turn tables over, the staff was a little too eager to move us out of there. Tapas, after all, is meant to be savored at least a little bit.
We loved our paella and had tapas - 3 plates to start... perfect amount of food for 3! Quaint and cute place— the garlic and shrimp and the squid dishes are all amazing! Recommend for sure!
This was our first time coming here and unfortunately it will be the last. The service was just not up to PAR. The food was okay, I did not do the Pallea but did other dishes. The service was very lackluster, server may want to pay attention to their tables, if they expect gratuity, I should be able to see my server more than once and not at the time when I need my check.
Great menu for a fair price. A fantastic menu full of many options. The price point is extremely reasonable. Enjoyed ceviche, quesadillas. and a grilled fish & shrimp dish. Delicious chocolate mousse cake for dessert. Very family oriented atmosphere.
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Excellent selection of tapas. We ordered four different ones and they were all great. The scallop special was our favorite with the Portobello mushroom with goat cheese a close second.
We sat outside so except for all the Door Dash vehicles pulling up next to the restaurant to pick up pizza from the neighboring pizza joint, ambience was OK. We had the paella and the jambon and queso platter, both of which were excellent.
Having Spanish family members, I have had a lot of Spanish food, both here and during a visit to Spain, and I have to say that the food at Guardado's compared favorably. Our party had tapas, which were varied and flavorful. The flan that I had for dessert tasted home made. And our waiter was very courteous and helpful. We will definitely go there again. The only thing I regret is that I didn't discover this little gem sooner!
We love Guardado's. The food is well prepared and delicious. The staff are always welcoming and positive. A big shout out to our waiter at last night's dinner. He worked very hard to accommodate the four cantankerous and picky people who were sitting at the table next to us. We were impressed with his patience.
A great family-run neighborhood restaurant that I have favored monthly for over ten years. Menu satisfies both carnivores and vegetarians with both traditional and trendy menu choices. You can't go wrong dining here.