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“Beautiful hidden gem”
Review of Restaurante Algarabia - CLOSED

Restaurante Algarabia
Certificate of Excellence
Price range: $27 - $44
Cuisines: Spanish
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Restaurant details
Dining options: Late Night, Breakfast, Reservations
Neighborhood: Austrias
Description: Small and familiar local restaurant near the opera house and the Royal Palace. Its cuisine, traditional and without frills, values the good product above all.
Reviewed July 25, 2016 via mobile

What a beautiful meal! We ordered croquetas and asparagus wrapped in pastry for starters and both were delicious. We also received two aperitivos before our starters arrived, which were delicious. Then we had pork with caramelised onions and ox tail for our main mela. They were so nice and full of flavour! The staff were beautiful, so friendly and attentive. I would really recommend this restaurant to anyone who appreciates delicious, authentic food with great service. The restaurant is close to the main square but up a quiet road. It is tastefully decorated and feels welcoming and comfortable. I couldn't recommend it enough!

Date of visit: July 2016
Thank SiobhanJ_12
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Algarabia M, Propietario at Restaurante Algarabia, responded to this reviewResponded July 31, 2016
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Nuestro agradecimiento es en español para que siga practicando. Muchas, muchas, muchas gracias.

Isabel y Pilar

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Reviewed July 18, 2016 via mobile

This was one of our favorite meals anywhere...and we go out to dinner as a family sport. Perfect mix of authenticity, quality, and friendliness. The sisters who run this place are wonderful. Please do yourself a favor and come here when in Madrid.

Date of visit: July 2016
Thank Paul C
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Algarabia M, Propietario at Restaurante Algarabia, responded to this reviewResponded July 31, 2016

Thank you for your recommendation. We hope that your holidays in Morocco and Spain have been unforgettable.

Isabely Pilar

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Reviewed July 13, 2016

This was our last meal in Spain and the perfect end to our vacation. Small restaurant made you feel like you were eating dinner in a friends home even though you are right in the middle of the city. The sisters were wonderful. Very friendly and attentive. We tried new dishes that we had never had before and probably would not have ordered on our own, and everything was wonderful. Would definitely recommend!

Date of visit: July 2016
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Thank jessfloyd
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Algarabia M, Propietario at Restaurante Algarabia, responded to this reviewResponded July 17, 2016

Thank you so much , girls! We wait for our next visit to Madrid.

Isabel y Pilar

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Reviewed June 30, 2016

As a Spaniard, I have to say that this restaurant provides a pure Spanish experience. The environment resembles that of a typical house (small space, around 10 tables), and the food is wonderful, with dishes carefully chosen and prepared. The owners, (sisters Isabel and Pilar) make you feel at home, and the whole environment is just unbeatable: decoration, lights, size (allows them to give a personal attention that we really enjoyed).
Regarding a previous review I saw here... Well, this is not a place to come with kids, hands down; enjoy in couples or small groups to fully enjoy the experience.

Date of visit: June 2016
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2  Thank ffloresredondo
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Algarabia M, Propietario at Restaurante Algarabia, responded to this reviewResponded July 3, 2016

Many thanks again. See you soon.

Isabel y Pilar

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Reviewed June 22, 2016

Intimate and warm little restaurant run by two sisters who are very involved in your dining experience. In general, this could be a good thing. Food was good -- the oxtail and octopus salad both delicious. Homemade pasta also delicious. Did not love the bacalao with tomato sauce -- too fishy in taste for us, and we eat a lot of fish.

However, be careful in selecting this restaurant if you have young kids who are picky eaters or who may not enjoy the lengthy dining experience of a formal meal. Our experience was ruined by the overly obnoxious comments from the hostess who reprimanded us about our picky eater. On the plus side: they reluctantly agreed to make an existing menu item (fresh pasta with bacon and mushrooms) as plain pasta with nothing on it for our picky eater. We appreciated this gesture, and were willing to have him sit with no food rather than inconvenience the restaurant if it was too much trouble to make the plain pasta. (Which we explained in Spanish when we ordered. We recognized we were asking for a favor.). On the negative side: the hostess insulted our child, our parenting, and our unwillingness to force him to eat more diverse food at the restaurant several times. She justified these comments by saying she was like a grandmother, telling us what she thought. Our child was not loud, disruptive, rude, or in any way bothering any other diners in the small dining room, so her comments really were about her own personal feelings not about ensuring other diners in the restaurant had a nice time. Also when I did not care for the bacalao, so did not finish it, her comment was that Americans eat a lot of food ('always eat so much') so why wasn't I eating it. Essentially the insults-based service got old by the end of dinner. This would have been valuable information for us to know when booking the restaurant because I would not have chosen to make a reservation here had I known that they were not tolerant of kids.

Come here as a couple for a romantic dinner, or for a more adult dining experience -- the interactions with the sisters provides a unique experience of the culture, and I'm sure the hostess would be more enjoyable then.

Date of visit: June 2016
Thank echavarrias
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Algarabia M, Propietario at Restaurante Algarabia, responded to this reviewResponded July 3, 2016

Despite speaking the same language, cultural differences get misunderstandings. In Spain everyone knows that the grandmothers insist on eating us all and much (no matter how old we are) and protesting from our parents because she says they spoils us.
We regret the misunderstanding and thank for your visit.

Isabel y Pilar

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