Ibérica

So Unilocalers, why have you hidden Iberica from me? Keeping it to yourself are you? Well, you’re busted! I found this not so little Tapas homeland.
The meat plate, octopus and croquettes were the highlights from the menu. Service late at night was fast, friendly and helpful.
Located within stumbling distance of Farringdon Station.
Keep this place to yourself, schhhh.

Beautiful interior and nice tapas. I recommend the asparagus toast, the creamy seafood black rice, and the patatas bravas. All were very tasty and decently sized portions for tapas. The service was very attentive and they didn’t make you feel pressured to over order (as many tapas places do.) They also had a decent wine list that had some solid, cheap options. Free olives to start with was also a nice touch! I would recommend making a reservation even for small groups during the week as this place is quite popular with the after work crowd.

We went for dinner and absolutely loved everything.
We ordered a starter of hams, followed by mains of octopus, fried chorizo, seafood risotto, croquettes and spinach. Everything was elegant and mouthwatering. Perhaps the highlight of the meal was our sangria. It was possibly the best I’ve ever had — apparently, some people have commented that the sangria here is as good as, if not better than, what they got in Spain.
Service was phenomenal. They were prompt in serving us and kind enough to chat too.
Lastly, ambience was very posh. A bit reminiscent of Hawksmoor but more refined and Spanish, of course.
All in all, I’d love to go back — but be mindful, it is quite pricey!

Truly awful experience in Iberica. Every single dish was below average and the £38 seafood paella was the worst of the bunch. Left feeling really dissatisfied and thoroughly ripped off.

I went here for Valentine’s day. The staff are super friendly and even helped us pick. The cocktails were a bit too strong. All the food was. Delicious but I felt a couple of dishes were over priced for what they were. I think this would have been better if we were a larger party and I would have liked to have tried more.

Côté assiette, c’est bon mais c’est comme beaucoup de restaurants ‘cuisine d’ailleurs’ en Angleterre, c’est clairement adapté aux papilles d’outré-manche. Mention spéciale toutefois au riz à l’encre de seiche, délicieux. Tout le reste était bon, juste ça manqué un peu de saveur.
Mais le vrai plus, c’est le lieu: très beau, haut de plafond, quelques cloisons qui évitent l’effet open-space…de l’extérieur, c’est insoupçonnable, mais on y est vraiment bien.
Et le service mérite 6 étoiles: aux petits soins, mon amie enceinte s’est vu offrir un plat (elle voulait une portion plus petite, finalement ils lui ont offert le tout faute de pouvoir servir une demi-​portion…); ils n’avaient plus le digestif que j’avais commandé, ils m’en offrent un autre, gracieusement… Rien que pour ça, on a envie de revenir!
Ah, et le cocktail cava-​grenade état excellent!

This is the newest addition to the Iberica franchise. Executive chef Nacho Manzano has Michelin Stars to his name and the food does reflect that.
The restaurant is located in an old building right outside of Farringdon Station. The whole dining room is filled with old world charm with heavy wood furniture, leather bar chairs and old paintings.
My friend and I went there for Sunday brunch, which supposedly is a good time, because the restaurant is usually quite packed. My friend was in the mood for seafood and chicken paella, so we ordered it for the table and then some small dishes while we wait for it. We went for those classic tapas dishes: bread with olive oil and tomatoes, Padron peppers and Jamon croquettes. They turned out to be really good, especially the croquettes, 100% creamy deliciousness. I was quite happy at this point and then came the highlight of the meal. I honestly think this is the best paella I have tasted. The seafood was nice, the chicken was super tasty, but the rice was simply outstanding with so much flavor. The only thing that made the meal less perfect was that we didn’t have room for dessert. Rumor has it their churro was to die for. Well, I will have to die next time.
Our server was really attentive as well. Best part of it all was that the bill was quite reasonable. This is a restaurant worth traveling for.