The service was top notch and the food was so yummy. So much to choose from. We got the flat iron steak, shishito peppers, croquettes, and we ate everything.
Emma
Food was delicious. Other than the host, who was pretentious and with an attitude at the beginning, it was a good experience.
STELIOS
Too noise for such a small place. Service was great. Sommelier was a real expert and professional.
Wynn
This is a small, lively, and well-run restaurant with outstanding tapas. We will definitely return.
Evelyn
Wonderful experience here. Food came out at perfect pace and felt at ease. Super down to earth with good food. Good value as well!
Warren
Every dish we ordered was fresh, flavorful, and perfectly cooked, especially the duck breast, which was properly crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. The wine was reasonably priced and well-chosen. Waiters were attentive and worked collaboratively. The environment is cozy and lively, yet not uncomfortably crowded or overly noisy. We felt like respected guests
Deisy
La comida espectacular, cerraron muy temprano y no pudimos pedir más, o no me informaron el cierre cuando llegamos pero la comida es espectacularmente rica, el restaurante es un poco apretado por lo chiqui pero la comida deliciosa hace que esto pase a un segundo plano
Máyerly
The food was great, both the staff and the chef ware very atenti regarding one of the party ´s allergies and all of them were very warm with us
Turhan
A dependably excellent spot for some of the best tapas in NYC. The wine list - all Spain - is extensive and impressive. The space inside is a wee tight but charming. And the location on Irving Place is great. Recommend highly.
Hannah Lei
This was my husband and my 5th Michelin star experience, and the quality of the food does not come close to any of those other Michelin restaurants. Overall, the food was ok and at an affordable price-point for NYC, but it was not great… The razor clams especially were a huge disappointment. Every single one of them had a lot of grit and sand. And overall, the food was extremely salty and overpowered by garlic.
In terms of ambience, it is dark and loud, which we were aware of before going in, so that was not a problem. However, the seating arrangement is extremely cramped. My husband kept his chair close to the dining table but was still bumped into every time someone walked by.
Visited in November and had a delicious array of foods. We sat at the counter and were able to witness the detail and care that went into every dish. We will be back again in January and can’t wait.
K F
Best pan con tomate I've had in my life!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jane Ho
This was my first Michelin star restaurant and honestly, not impressed. The place was small and the tables are tightly nudged next to each other. Very claustrophobic inducing. Though we booked weeks in advance for an outdoor seating (only had that option available at the time), we were sat at the bar as they didn't have outdoor seating that day. They text to confirm reservations a few days before, the bar seatings could have been communicated.
Here are comments on each of the dishes based on having them each for the first time:
Pan Con Tomate: $12 Pros: toasty garlic flavor on the nicely toasted crunchy baguette. Cons: chopped tomatoes have no taste to them, what happened to the seasoning?
Creamy Eggs +Sea Urchin, Ancient Anchovy Oil, and Walnuts): $30 Pros: sea urchin was the only saving grace here, earthy, gave the dish flavor Cons: creamy eggs? It was ok, not so creamy, I've made better creamy scrambled eggs at home, again, what happened to the seasoning? Walnuts added very little to the dish, taste wise.
Iberico lamb Chops, Saffron Couscous and Mint Salsa: $40 Pros: Saffron Couscous was good, lamp chops good flavor Cons: what mint salsa? Could barely taste it on the dish. Little meat on each lamp chop, one bite that was it. There 3 little lollipop lamb chops.
Duck Breast, Maitake Mushroom and Miel de Jerez: $40 Pro: this was the best dish of the evening, great duck breast, juicy & flavorful, amazing mushroomy, truffly mash. No cons here, worthed it!
Pork Belly, Fabada Asturiana and Pickled Mushrooms: $25 Pros: the sauce and beans had a lot of flavor, very good. Cons: overly fried pork belly, so hard to chew I felt like my teeth was going to break biting it, almost inedible.
Confit Goat, Avocado Queso, Scallion Ash, and Sicilian Pistachios: $28 Pros: I don't remember any. Cons: very little seasoning, goat tasted mushy, weird consistency (and I've had plenty of goat before), avocado queso no seasoning, weird & bland tasting dish.
Service was mostly good (changing plates, sommelier was very friendly), except when I asked for more bread and olives, one of the waitress had a nonchalant reaction, no smile, no answer, stared at me for a few seconds as if I'm not suppose to ask for more (??) though she still brought us more olives but it just made me feel like her reaction could have been positive instead of making me feel uncomfortable asking for basic service. The lighting was quite poor, could barely see the food on my plate, maybe coz we seated at the bar?
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 3
Philip Branford
A marvellous restaurant serving a great variety of flavourful dishes which are all impeccably presented, cooked to perfection and prepared with quality ingredients. With a superb choice of wines. And friendly staff. Highly recommended. Book early !
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jeffrey Brashear
Pan con to tomate. Burrata. Eggs with Sea Urchin. Quatino(s) of Verdicchio. Lovely service (Allison and a guest appearance by Juan Pablo). Like coming home.
The service was top notch and the food was so yummy. So much to choose from. We got the flat iron steak, shishito peppers, croquettes, and we ate everything.
Food was delicious. Other than the host, who was pretentious and with an attitude at the beginning, it was a good experience.
Too noise for such a small place. Service was great. Sommelier was a real expert and professional.
This is a small, lively, and well-run restaurant with outstanding tapas. We will definitely return.
Wonderful experience here. Food came out at perfect pace and felt at ease. Super down to earth with good food. Good value as well!
Every dish we ordered was fresh, flavorful, and perfectly cooked, especially the duck breast, which was properly crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. The wine was reasonably priced and well-chosen. Waiters were attentive and worked collaboratively. The environment is cozy and lively, yet not uncomfortably crowded or overly noisy. We felt like respected guests
La comida espectacular, cerraron muy temprano y no pudimos pedir más, o no me informaron el cierre cuando llegamos pero la comida es espectacularmente rica, el restaurante es un poco apretado por lo chiqui pero la comida deliciosa hace que esto pase a un segundo plano
The food was great, both the staff and the chef ware very atenti regarding one of the party ´s allergies and all of them were very warm with us
A dependably excellent spot for some of the best tapas in NYC. The wine list - all Spain - is extensive and impressive. The space inside is a wee tight but charming. And the location on Irving Place is great. Recommend highly.
This was my husband and my 5th Michelin star experience, and the quality of the food does not come close to any of those other Michelin restaurants.
Overall, the food was ok and at an affordable price-point for NYC, but it was not great…
The razor clams especially were a huge disappointment. Every single one of them had a lot of grit and sand.
And overall, the food was extremely salty and overpowered by garlic.
In terms of ambience, it is dark and loud, which we were aware of before going in, so that was not a problem. However, the seating arrangement is extremely cramped. My husband kept his chair close to the dining table but was still bumped into every time someone walked by.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 3
Restaurantji Recommends
Visited in November and had a delicious array of foods. We sat at the counter and were able to witness the detail and care that went into every dish. We will be back again in January and can’t wait.
Best pan con tomate I've had in my life!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This was my first Michelin star restaurant and honestly, not impressed. The place was small and the tables are tightly nudged next to each other. Very claustrophobic inducing. Though we booked weeks in advance for an outdoor seating (only had that option available at the time), we were sat at the bar as they didn't have outdoor seating that day. They text to confirm reservations a few days before, the bar seatings could have been communicated.
Here are comments on each of the dishes based on having them each for the first time:
Pan Con Tomate: $12
Pros: toasty garlic flavor on the nicely toasted crunchy baguette.
Cons: chopped tomatoes have no taste to them, what happened to the seasoning?
Creamy Eggs +Sea Urchin, Ancient Anchovy Oil, and Walnuts): $30
Pros: sea urchin was the only saving grace here, earthy, gave the dish flavor
Cons: creamy eggs? It was ok, not so creamy, I've made better creamy scrambled eggs at home, again, what happened to the seasoning? Walnuts added very little to the dish, taste wise.
Iberico lamb Chops, Saffron Couscous and Mint Salsa: $40
Pros: Saffron Couscous was good, lamp chops good flavor
Cons: what mint salsa? Could barely taste it on the dish. Little meat on each lamp chop, one bite that was it. There 3 little lollipop lamb chops.
Duck Breast, Maitake Mushroom and Miel de Jerez: $40
Pro: this was the best dish of the evening, great duck breast, juicy & flavorful, amazing mushroomy, truffly mash.
No cons here, worthed it!
Pork Belly, Fabada Asturiana and Pickled Mushrooms: $25
Pros: the sauce and beans had a lot of flavor, very good.
Cons: overly fried pork belly, so hard to chew I felt like my teeth was going to break biting it, almost inedible.
Confit Goat, Avocado Queso, Scallion Ash, and Sicilian Pistachios: $28
Pros: I don't remember any.
Cons: very little seasoning, goat tasted mushy, weird consistency (and I've had plenty of goat before), avocado queso no seasoning, weird & bland tasting dish.
Service was mostly good (changing plates, sommelier was very friendly), except when I asked for more bread and olives, one of the waitress had a nonchalant reaction, no smile, no answer, stared at me for a few seconds as if I'm not suppose to ask for more (??) though she still brought us more olives but it just made me feel like her reaction could have been positive instead of making me feel uncomfortable asking for basic service. The lighting was quite poor, could barely see the food on my plate, maybe coz we seated at the bar?
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 3
A marvellous restaurant serving a great variety of flavourful dishes which are all impeccably presented, cooked to perfection and prepared with quality ingredients.
With a superb choice of wines. And friendly staff.
Highly recommended.
Book early !
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Pan con to tomate. Burrata. Eggs with Sea Urchin. Quatino(s) of Verdicchio. Lovely service (Allison and a guest appearance by Juan Pablo). Like coming home.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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