Casa Lucas

Delicious! Definitely a must stop restaurant when visiting Madrid! Food was as delicious as the pictures make them seem!

So good. Coquettes were the best. Tomato with goat cheese was to die for. Tuna sashimi was ok, calamari bathed in squid ink was so so good. And would you believe the lentil soup was more than a soup?! So good wish we could eat there again!

Very small place but close to La Latina neighborhood. Service is good and the food is also amazing.
We tried the Risotto (which is a lot more wet) but still delicious with the wild mushroom and poached egg. The mushroom croquettes were delicious, the chicken pincho, and the curry chicken with cous cous. All of the food was made fresh and tasted amazing. Their wine selection was also delicious!

Seriously good food here. High-​end stuff. With Asian and French influences, and I’m sure others. I only had a few dishes but they were all divine.
Service was friendly and efficient and spoke English well.
Interesting, though this place is categorized as a tapas bar, the items on the menu are pricey for tapas though some come in split portions if you ask. I wouldn’t recommend eating here like I did alone, but if have two, ideally 3+ in your party, you could have a wonderful tasting session. That said, it’s a very small place, and was full year 8:45pm (opens at 8pm). If you want a seat, attempt to come early!
Bathrooms: Downstairs. A bit small, but clean and modern.

Casa Lucas undoubtedly delivered the best tapas experience during my short stay in Madrid. Not only was the food divine but the surroundings and the service was so friendly and hospitable that it would guarantee a re-​visit if we are ever in Madrid again.
Selma, our waitress, got us a table after only waiting 10 minutes which we were quite impressed by since the place was full. She guided us through the menu and gave us her recommendations which we followed. Also we were allowed to order half a dish which meant we could try more.
Price was good. All in all, we had a very pleasant experience and I’ll recommend this treasure for everyone I know who are going to Madrid.

Worth the time spent making the reso ahead of time. This is a tiny gem filled with locals. I almost did not want to write a review. What I imagine food is like dining in a Madrid grandmothers kitchen.

Sitio totalmente recomendable!!! De los pocos ricos ricos que ya quedan por la cava baja!!!

This was my family’s unanimous choice as favorite meal in Spain. We made our way out to el Barrio de La Latina after a friend insisted it’s where we’d find the best tapas in Madrid. After walking down Cava Bajo and passing a handful of bars that were either too packed or too pricey, we stumbled upon the charming little Casa Lucas.
The interior is tavern-​like but homey, with a bar, a coat rack to hang your jackets, and 5 – 6 small tables. We did not have to wait long surprisingly, only around 10 minutes. Our waiter, a long-​haired Argentinian fellow, was extremely friendly and took care to answer all our questions about the menu, which contained descriptions in English.
The food, both in terms of presentation and taste, was mind-​blowing. We started our meal off with a few pinchos, hot or cold snacks usually served on bread. The first was some complimentary salchichon, sliced pork sausage (don’t forget to remove the casing!). The «Madrid,» a combination of onions, tomato, crumbled blood sausage, and scrambled eggs was a nice duet of savory and sweet, but ultimately mediocre. The «Mancha,» on the other hand, consisting of stewed veggies mixed with a fried quail egg and salty cured ham, was phenomenal. As an aside, do yourself a favor and inhale as much jamón as possible while in Spain. Our final small plate was the «Cariñena,» soft pork loin with mouth-​watering caramelized onions.
While the appetizers were solid, the large plates were truly sublime in both taste and presentation. The first dish we tried was a Spanish take on cannelloni, which took the form of two crêpe-​like pockets of pasta soaked in squid ink and stuffed with various types of crunchy vegetables and seafood. To be quite honest, I have no idea what was inside these things– I got hints of coconut, prawn, mild cheese, among other flavors– but they were out of this world. The second dish was equally amazing: braised oxtail meatballs in a rich, creamy gravy. While the sauce was a touch salty, there were sweet notes of plum and pistachio that gave the meat a deliciously complex taste.
Dining at 10:30 PM in such close quarters with complete strangers while enjoying lively conversation over sensational tapas and red wine, we couldn’t help feeling a part of the historic city and its culture. The waiter must have appreciated our effusive praise of the meal because he stopped by with a complimentary bottle of dessert wine after we paid! An absolutely fantastic experience from start to finish.

Casa Lucas un gran descubrimiento en ese mar de bares, restaurantes etc de la Cava Baja. Gracias a Unilocal reservamos una mesa para cuatro y aunque el local es muy pequeño estuvimos comodos, la carta es muy apetecible y pedimos platos para compartir! Un acierto! Las raciones son suficientes para todos y a un precio razonable teniendo en cuenta la calidad de la comida, probamos croquetas variadas (exquisitas) lasaña negra de verduras (genial) calamares con salsa de tinta (muy buenos) foie a la plancha con manzana caramelizada y pasas (alucinante). Detalles: traen muy buen pan y las tostaditas para el foie calientes. Con varias cervezas, una copa de vino y agua 20 euros por persona. Personal amable y servicio muy bien organizado. Repetiremos

Obviously came here because the Unilocal reviews, and I’m staying 5 minutes walking distance away!
I tried the alella, ham and mushroom croquettes which were delicious, and snagged the calamari with squid ink. I also got a glass of delicious red wine. The cost of all that? Just 19 €!
The service was great, I wasn’t sure what I wanted so the waitress actually let me create my own sample platter. If you ask you can split dishes up by full dish, half dish or a third dish. The prices scale.
I went in at ⁸³⁰⁄₉ on a Weds and was able to get a seat at the bar, but it wasn’t packed. It started picking up as I was leaving though, around 10.
This was one of my first restaurants visited in Madrid so I can’t compare it to other places around, but it was delicious.

We had 2 glasses of white wine (very small portion), 2 glasses of drinks smiliar to sangria, half size of fardos, half size of croquettes with mushrooms, half size of vegetable and shrimp black pasta with cream sauce and were asked to pay 42.4euros. I think it was really overpricing even though the food were all delicious. The man with long and twisted hair who served our table (chairs opposite side to the bar) was not attentive at all, he forgot my order for drinks even though there were not really many guests in the restaurants. He only gave me total amount although I asked him the detailed bill. It was really embarrassing.

Found this place thanks to Unilocal reviews! We were in Madrid for a few days and it overlapped with my friends birthday. We Unilocaled some good places on Cava Baja and happened to walk into Casa Lucas — and boy were we glad we did!
It’s a quaint, small restaurant that gets busy fairly quickly. It was pretty full when we got there. We headed to the bar to have the bartender put us in line for a table. While there we had him pick a spanish red wine for us and it was delicious! We were quoted about 25 minutes for a table, but we were seated in less than 10!
We asked for Sangria, but we were told they had something else with red wine, vermouth and sparkling something or another — whatever it was — it was delicious!
As far as food goes, IT WAS DELICIOUS! all of it. Forgive me, I don’t remember the names of everything we had, but I remember what it was — the mushroom croquettes were wonderful! the filling was extremely flavorful! We also ordered the toast that had chicken and caramelized onions — oh my goodness! one of our favorite dishes of the trip! And finally, we ordered a vegetable and shrimp black pasta with some cream sauce. I don’t each much meat/​seafood, so I took out the shrimp, but the pasta, sauce, and veggies were really good.
We absolutely enjoyed our entire dining experience and highly recommend it!

The best meal we had in Madrid. We went on Saturday and it was packed. A couple hour wait. So we sat at the bar and had a few drinks and appetizers. They were so good we made dinner reservations for the next night. The chicken tapas with corn mousse was amazing! The ox tail was one of the best entrees! We could have ordered several! The tuna was good too. The drink they have to take place of sangria is original guy really good. Red wine, soda water, vermouth and lemon. So good! The staff is super friendly too. It’s a must try in Madrid!

Es un sitio bastante chulo para tomar vinos y raciones asi Como el arroz cremoso que Esta buenisimo. Es un sitio que no Es Muy grande Y En fin de semana se pone hasta arriba

We absolutely loved our dining experience at Casa Lucas!
After reading some of the reviews and seeing that it could get busy pretty fast, we decided to head in for an early dinner and got there around 8 PM when they opened.
The place is very small and intimate. There is some seating up at the counter, and about 4 – 5 tables which seats 4 people each.
We ordered the alella, croquetas, y fardos.
The alella is chicken in soy sauce, purple onion, and corn mousse with sesame oil. ⁵⁄₅ — this was my husband’s favorite dish.
The croquetas came with a total of 6, 3 with jamon and 3 with mushrooms. ⁵⁄₅ — These were the best croquetas we had during our whole 2 weeks in Spain. The mushroom croquetas were absolutely phenomenal!
The fardos is a calamari dish wrapped in bacon served with squid ink and mixed together at your table when served. ⁵⁄₅ — This was my favorite dish! The bacon, calamari and squid ink were so amazing and balanced perfectly. Definitely a must order!
They have a great wine selection as well! So make sure to talk to the very friendly staff and order up a glass… or 3 ;)
We loved everything about Casa Lucas and will definitely stop by the next time we’re in Madrid!

The calamari with bacon and squid ink may have been my favorite meal in madrid. This is seriously a quality place. Worth taking a subway from wherever just to try this dish. The other food was great as well.

Let me preface this as a ⁹⁄₁₀ review. ⁴⁄₅ doesn’t really do this place right, so I’ll default to a higher rating. It is also a restaurant far before it is a bar, and doesn’t serve soft or mixed drinks.
Very quaint place in a busier nightlife part of town. It’s small but not cramped, but if you’re not a huge group, it shouldn’t be too much of a problem to start at the bar and transition to a table. Though I would maybe look to make reservations for any more than 3 on weekends.
Food was wonderful, selection was great. Very authentic cuisine, as much as that gets tossed back and forth. As a solo traveller, I had a fair amount of food for less than you would expect for the quality: about € 14 for a few croquettes, a pretty large serving of calamari, and a glass of wine. I tried both the ham and mushroom croquettes and they were wonderful, and the calamari was both tasty, and a great meal experience when the waiter mixed it in front of me.
Staff was very helpful and friendly, and the atmosphere was excellent, much more lit than your average bar but not sterilized light like you would get in McDonalds.
Great place, will definitely go again. Highly suggest you try it, but you don’t need to treat it like a special dinner.

Cute family restaurant nestled in a non tourist area (big win for a tourist!). The waitress was wonderful and spoke great English. I wanted to order more but for only one she advised against it. My eyes were def bigger than my stomach. What I got was the perfect amount to get a real taste of local cuisine.
What I ordered:
Delicious plate of mushroom risotto w foie
and poached egg. It was slightly on the salty side but yummy nonetheless.
Soy sauce chicken tapas w a cream corn sauce. Healthy portion, great balance of sweet and savory.

Just what I like in a restaurant; small (7 tables) family owned obviously and great food. They keep the menu small but focus on excellence. Wine list is small but also very very nice. Staff is knowledgeable and helpful but not pushy. Two guys run the front with no issues at all serving a nice size crowd.
My only suggestion would be that it’s a little bright in terms of lighting. Love this place and would return to this place in one of my favorite cities in the world.
Suspicions:
— to many Americans
— to easy to get in
I was suspicious until I tasted the octopus in squid ink…

Una muy buena opción para comer o cenar por la Cava Baja.
El loca es pequeñito y con poquitas mesas con lo que conviene reservar. La carta no es muy extensa, pero sí suficientemente variada.
Probamos el tataki de bonito, risotto con foie y boletus y el fardo de calamares todo acompañado de un vino blanco del penedés, seco, aunque interesante.
El tataki fue tal vez lo mejor, en su punto, el puré de manzana acompañado de la salsa del tataki estaba espectacular, para mojar pan y dejar el plato reluciente.
El risotto se termina de preparar en la mesa, donde la camarera mezcló el foie con el arroz. Cremoso y sabroso, muy rico.
El fardo de calamar consisten en unos calamares fritos «enfardados» con unas tiras de bacon, que se mezclan con una salsa de tinta de calamar en la mesa. Diferentes texturas y sabores muy armoniosos.
De postre nos obsequiaron con una copita de cava por dejara la mesa libre para los siguientes comensales.
Sin duda tengo que volver a probar otras cosas, como el cous cous, que tenía una pinta estupenda.

Había leído un puñado de buenas críticas y tenía ganas de conocer este sitio.
Por fin llegó el momento, y acudimos a comer a Casa Lucas.
Reservamos la mesa a las 14:00 de un sábado.
El local es muy pequeño y cuenta con 5 mesas y una barra, por lo que recomiendo reservar.
Nos sentamos en la mesa y nos pasaron dos cartas — una de platos y otra de vinos. De platos ya tenía una idea por haberme estudiado algunas reseñas Unilocaleras.
Convencí a mis acompañantes y optamos por tres platos muy recomendados:
Tataki de bonito fresco con cebolla, soja y puré de manzana dulce,
Arroz cremoso con boletus, foie y huevo poché,
Fardos de calamares con bacón y mousse de tinta de calamar.
Por precaución pedí a la camarera que nos trajera los platos uno por uno.
Después de una cerveza, nos apetecía un vino blanco.
Tienen un buen abanico de vinos tintos, pero sorprendentemente solo hay tres blancos. Uno de Rueda y dos de Pendés. Descartamos uno de Penedés por ser dulce, luego el Rueda y decidimos por el otro de Penedés «Aptiá» de uva macabeo para no caer en lo típico (=Rueda) y con la simple intención de «variar».
Por una parte fue un acierto porque estaba bueno y acompañó bien a los platos hasta el final, aunque para mi gusto es demasiado «seco» y carece de personalidad.
Empezamos con tataki de bonito, toda una exquisitez.
Las cebollas no pican sino aportan un buen toque en la boca junto con la salsa semidulce. El puré de manzana está delicioso y hace un contraste de sabor curioso con el resto. Se nota que el puré está hecho a mano.
Luego pasamos al arroz cremoso.
Ya por sí solo llama la atención cómo viene el plato, la presentación es lo siguiente. Una vez servido en la mesa, se mezcla todo con el arroz rompiendo el huevo y foie.
Está cremoso como indica bien su nombre, suave y envolvente. Nos gustó mucho. La única pega que pondría es que por mezclar así, se perdió temperatura y no estaba muy caliente.
El arroz estaba en su punto.
Por último llegó el fardo de calamares.
Igual que el arroz cremoso, se sirve intacto e impecable en la mesa, por cierto su presentación es bastante coqueta, y allí se corta y se mezcla todo. Comparado con los dos primeros platos, tiene una buena cantidad.
La tinta de calamar, el toque de bacón y el aceite de oliva hacen buena armonía y se convierten en una salsa sabrosa para mojar el pan. Por cierto el pan está muy rico.
Cuando estaba acabando el vino, nos pidieron que dejáramos la mesa para que se sentaran los que esperaban. Pasamos por la barra sin problema, y tuvieron el detalle de invitarnos una copa de cava u oporto (creo).
No me extraña que haya sido el ganador del premio certificado de excelencia del 2012 de tripadvisor.
Los tres nos quedamos con ganas de repetir el restaurante para probar más platos. No es barato, pero tampoco es demasiado caro.

Tapas deliciosas y una atención perfecta. Llamé una tarde de febrero para reservar, ya que al ver que tenían 5 mesas en todo el local me imaginaba el llenazo, y el chico me lo puso súper fácil. Cuando llegamos nos hicieron esperar 15 minutos en la barra, pero unas cañas (tiradas con arte) y vinos varios nos hicieron la espera muy amena. Iba con un grupo de extranjeros (belgas, ingleses, alemanes, una buena mezcla) y todos quedaron entusiasmados, felices y saciados.
He de decir que los precios no me parecieron populares (salimos a más de 25 euros por cabeza), pero es cierto también que comimos lo que quisimos y bebimos bastantes copitas de vino y dobles de cerveza. Destacaré la especialidad de la casa como imprescindible. Desde luego, se toman en serio la fama que tienen porque los fardos de calamares son un sí o sí. Tienes que pedirlos. Me encanta este animal marino con patas (aunque jamás consigo comerme estas últimas) y en Casa Lucas las cocinan perfectamente. Son jugosas, frescas y ¡lo más importante! no las condimentan ni acicalan demasiado, el producto prima por su calidad y la cocción del calamar es simplemente perfecta, se nota que este plato se lo saben al dedillo.
Diré que, además de los fardos, pedimos varios platos muy sorprendentes incluso para una española. Me alucinó el rissotto con boletus, aunque no me entraba mucho por los ojos ¡estaba increíble! y salió con un huevo a baja temperatura flotando en el plato ¡nos pegábamos con los ojos por saborearlo! El tataki de atún, sin ser muy típico madrileño que yo sepa, resultó un plato estrella para todos (me incluyo, estaba divino) y no quedó ni el recuerdo. Se me ocurrió pedir también rabo de toro y la verdad es que a todos les encantó, menos mal porque puede ser demasiado «sabroso» para algunos.
Lo que más me alegró fue que para algunos invitados fue el mejor restaurante al que habían ido en Madrid después de tres días ¡gracias a Lolo R por la recomendación y enhorabuena a Lucas! digo Pablo y equipo. Cuando pedí la cuenta ocurrió algo que pocas veces pasa en los restaurantes en Valencia. El camarero que nos estuvo atendiendo se acercó a mí y me dio las gracias por haber sido tan amable. ¿Yo? bueno, vosotros por hacer felices a las personas con vuestros platos y buen trato. Si vuelvo a Madrid ¡me paso a fardear con esos calamares de nuevo!

Fantastic. Just absolutely-​awesome-​tasty-​to-​the-​nirvana-​you-​want-​it good food!
If you’re in Madrid, the «tapa tapa”-signs are buzzing all around you. These tapa-​tapa-​restaurants vary SO much in both quality as price range. Which one to choose then? Go to Casa Lucas! Do it, do it, do it! And make reservations beforehand, it’s quite small and it’s treat to sit here at a table.
This is a local place that serves exquisite food; and with «local» I really mean that the Madrileños are eating here. Not your hipsters and youngsters, not your fellow non-​Spanish tourists. Every foodie must admit that this really, really the food that you’re willing to travel for; this is the food that you’re willing to wait for; this is the food that you smell, sense, taste that it’s made with devotion. With affection. With love…
When in Madrid. When going for dinner. Make reservations here and practise your Spanish. Jewillet.

Busy place when we came here on a Sunday afternoon. The bar is packed with customers having a jolly good time.
Tapas ordered included ham/​mushroom croquettes and calamari with cream and squid ink. The large pieces of lightly-​battered squid stripes were presented wrapped up in bacon and then mixed together with an aeoli plus squid ink and olive oil. They were then cut up into bite sized pieces. They were ultra-​tender and soooo tasty! One of the best squid dishes I have had!
The mushroom in the croquetas boletus was also aromatic and flavorful. Great & friendly service! Casa Lucas met all my expectations.

Los fardos de calamares son algo espectacular, hay que probarlos. Sitio muy agradable para tomar unos vinos/​cervezas (no hay refrescos, ojo, solo zumos).
Los camareros son agradables y el sitio no es espacioso, pero no está mal.

This hole in the wall resto is a good find. Everything we ordered was sooo good. foie gras portion was huge and it tasted like heaven.
They do not serve soda, only water and wine. I think they also have juice.
The oxtail is a must eat.

Vamos a lo importante señores… Ni diseño, ni musica alta, ni luz tenue… Aqui la decoracion es la tipica de un bar… pero la comida es EXQUISITA!!! Viendo los mil sitios de alrededor donde las raciones no salen de las bravas y los huevos con papas es la mejor opcion para algo diferente en la latina. El solomillo de cerdo, el canelón gigante, el pincho de pollo… todo lo que he probado esta pa chuparse literalmente los dedos… L@s camarer@s son encatador@s, la carta de vinos aceptable… En fin, aqui lo que prima es lo que te llevas al estómago. Precio un pelin mas caro que los restaurantes vecinos, pero merece la pena!!!
Tienen poquitas mesas (unas 5), asi que quiza toque esperar en la barra tomando una cañita (muy bien tiradas) mientras se despeja una…

* 3.5 Stars *
I think my expectations for this place were too high. We ordered blood sausage, squid in ink, and ox tail. The blood sausage was a surprise: it was presented on top of bread in a mushy, paste-​like form, and I think that threw me back a bit. The boyfriend didn’t like it at all, but he does have a slight aversion to blood sausage. I was really looking forward to the squid in ink, but it was a bit of a letdown. There were pieces of ham and the squid was plenty, but I think the flavor was too salty. It left an odd numbing taste in my mouth and I found I had to keep on rinsing my mouth out with beer. The ox tail was balled up and covered with a tasty sauce, and I think I preferred it over the others. However, it too was a bit salty. My tastebuds were crying from salt towards the end.
Service was excellent and our server was incredibly friendly. It was nice that she cut up and mixed the squid for us, and she checked back often enough to make sure we were doing okay.
Although we didn’t take advantage of the wine, I really liked the big and colorful wine list they had over the bar.
Keep in mind this place is tiny and you will have to wait if coming during peak hours. By waiting I mean at the small bar if you can squeeze in, or standing right in front of the door looking awkward if you don’t have a beer in your hand.
Oh one last thing. the location is really nice. The street is so romantic and a great place to walk at night!

En cava baja he intentado ir probando sitios distintos cada vez que me paso por la zona; pero justo a lado de Lucio esta Casa Lucas al cual nunca he dejado de entrar, es mi sitio favorito de todo cava baja.
El servicio es estupendo y a pesar de ser pequeño (5 – 6 mesas) siempre puede uno empezar en la barra y pasar a mesa. La variedad de vinos es estupenda y el menú una pasada.
El ambiente es genial eso si siempre está a tope,
Mis favoritos: tataky de bonito, foie, arroz con boletus y fardos (calamares); este último es una vuelta original a los calamares rebosados de toda la vida.
Mejor reservar si queréis ir a cenar o comer sentados, si estáis por ahí buscando sitio para tomar algo no hay que buscar más.

Casa Lucas es una de las mejores tabernas de la Latina en cuanto a relación calidad/​precio. Comida de gran nivel a un precio muy ajustado, buen ambiente y mejor trato. En cuanto a calidad está a la altura (como mínimo) de sitios con «más nombre», y únicamente lo lacra un poco su reducido espacio. No es sencillo conseguir sitio, aunque lo cierto es que yo siempre he tenido suerte. De vez en cuando tienen algún problema de logística, como fallos de los TPVs o cosas así, pero el sitio merece mucho la pena.

Cuando llegué a Madrid, conocí a la amiga de una amiga de una amiga, que ya llevaba más de 4 años viviendo aquí en La Latina. En estos momentos, yo también viví en La Latina así que, en una de mis primeras semanas en Madrid, ella y yo quedamos para dar un paseo por la zona y para que me aconsejara de todos sus sitios preferidos. Entre ellos destacó Casa Lucas — un bar de tapas que ella me recomendó con lo siguiente de entusiasmo — ardor! pasión! amor! No sé cómo llamarlo pero ví bien que ella tenía mucho cariño para este sitio.
Desgraciadamente, en los más de18 meses desde ese día en La Latina, todavía no había podido probar la comida de Casa Lucas… hasta hoy. (Para decir lo justo, había intentado entrar un par de veces antes pero siempre había que esperar y nunca tenía tiempo!) Y hay que decir que valíà la espera, porque me gustó tanto como esperaba.
Hoy, quedé con los amigos de mis padres que están en Madrid por vacaciónes. Les busqué en la puerta del Mercado de San Miguel, y dimos un paseo por Cava Baja. Cuando entramos en Casa Lucas, los camareros nos saludaron muy amablamente (¡con sonrisas! Que raro para camareros madrileños…) y cuando les pregunté cuánto tiempo tuvieramos que esperar, nos dijeron que deberíamos volver en 30 minutos, y tendrían una mesa para nosotros. Y, cuando volvímos 30 minutos más tarde, allí estaba nuestra mesa esperándonos — ¡que sorpresa más agradable!
Pedimos una botella de vino (no me acuerdo como se llamaba pero el camarero sabía mucho de los vinos, lo que le gustó mucho al hombre con quien estuve, que trabaja con vinos) y dos raciónes — una de ensalada de tomate con queso de cabra y albahaca, y la otra de bonito fresco con salsa de soya. Las dos muy ricas, y un cambio agradecido desde el jamón, jamón, y más jamón que habíamos comido antes. Para las dos raciónes y la botella de vino, pagamos 57 €. Sí, que los precios son más altos que los bares a los cuales normalmente voy, pero merece la pena comer comida tan buena y tan cuidada. Además, claro que no hace falta pedir la botella entera — tienen una carta amplia de copas de vinos desde toda España.
Ya tengo ganas de volver — ¿alguien se apunta?

Pequeña taberna con mucha clase, alejada del típico bar español lleno de grasa y huesos de aceituna y servilletas por el suelo… Son especialistas en vino (aunque tiran muy bien la cerveza) y se puede pedir por copas o la botella entera. La última vez que estuve pedimos una botella de vino dulce por 18 euros y le dimos un pequeño homenaje a Baco. Si tienes hambre puedes pedir una ración (la más popular, quizá, la de arroz cremoso con boletus y foie) o un pincha (yo siempre tiro por el «Madrid», es decir, revuelto de morcilla de cebolla con tomate dulce).
Un lugar tranquilito para disfrutar de la buena gastronomía y de la charla con los amigos. Eso sí, sé consciente de que no es el lugar más barato que hayas encontrado.

Pequeñito pero encantador, así describiría yo Casa Lucas. No tiene las típicas raciones y quizás por eso no es de los más baratos de La Latina, pero si quieres salir de las típicas bravas y croquetas (aunque también las hay) aquí encontrarás tapas y raciones diferentes.
El Alella, un pincho de pollo con salsa de soja, está riquísimo. Si no lo pillas con mucha gente es un buen sitio para tomar un vino y un pincho.