Tapas Brindisa

Great place if in the mood for tapas. Small space and gets crowded. They don’t take reservations and don’t recommend if you are more than 4 people due to space. Although they said they would pave our dishes out they all came out at once so order in waves. The service was good and efficient even though they are busy they accommodate their guests. Food was good but nothing wowed me but defiantly hit the spot.

Really nice, I stayed for 2 – 3 hours, order the house wine and the charketuri dishes, very tasty! Great service too!

All tapas we had were excellent! The service was great and the price very reasonable. I particularly recommend the Gordal Olives, the Ox Cheeks and the Pulpo a la Gallega.

It’s a bit hard to notice with scaffolding across the front, but it was a lovely find. The wine list is fairly broad, ranging from the low-20’s and up for a 750 ml bottle. The asparagus with caramelized goat cheese was lovely – a nice mix of textures and flavors. The chorizo with rocket on toast was spicy and filling. The croquettes were very fluffy with a crisp coating. Service was excellent and very friendly. Definitely worth a visit.

I should probably caveat that tapas is not my food of choice but friends seem to enjoy it so I will tag along. The food was good at Brindisa and I understand its popularity. The quality is high but nothing really stood out as amazing.
The charcuterie plate was copious but the slices of meat were very thinly sliced. Too much so, in my opinion. I don’t think they could have made them any thinner!
Tortilla did what it said in the tin. I liked that is was a thickly cut wedge rather than some of the thinner pieces you sometimes get.
Spinach salad with pine nuts and raisins was tasty but not necessarily anything to write home about.
Prawns cooked with garlic could have had a bit more garlicky-​ness to them but they were well cooked and not overdone. I enjoyed this the most.
Ham croquettes weren’t that interesting. Mushy potato with ham, deep fried with a crunchy coating. I should stop ordering these. They sound better than they ever are!
It was a fine way to pass a leisurely lunchtime visit but I wouldn’t make it a destination spot by my means. That said, if you are a big tapas fan, I think you will enjoy Brindisa.

Firstly, this place does not take reservations on a Friday night so we had to wait for our table. What else could we do but prop up the bar (once the space was available) and sample some wine.
It didn’t take as long as we thought for a table to become free and once we were seated, we set about ordering everything that sounded even mildly tempting. All of us are big charcuterie and cheese fans and the Iberico board was very generous and packed full of delicious meats. The cheese board was smaller but each cheese came with a suitable pairing like membrillo or fig.
The croquettas are creamy and delicious and are worth a special mention! There were a couple more plates but the thing that was really special was the salt cod. This came up served with apple. Yes, fish and fruit. i thought the same, that cannot work but it does! and it is delicious! A sentiment shared by all three of us initially skeptical women.
I rounded off the evening with a crema catalana (shared between three!) and a sherry that touted itself as ‘christmas pudding in a glass’ and like the rest of the food, this completely delivered.

Wrote a review for this place a few years back and had a bit of a moan about it. Came here a couple of weeks ago and had a much better time.
The quality of the food was still excellent, but the size of the dishes had improved greatly from my last visit. My friend and I got in here quite late, but the manager was very accommodating. The place has had a refurb since I was last in, and seems a lot better for it. We sat by the window at the front, and the manger talked me through a couple of dishes I was unaware of, and i’m glad he did as it was really good.
Overall it was just over £50 for a few dishes and a bottle of wine, good value for the quality of the food.

Went to this place on my last night in London and my experience helped make it one of the best nights of my month-​long stay in England.
We got a bottle of wine to split between four of us and enjoyed the outdoor seating with a view of the Market. We split aioli with bread that I only wish I could recreate. I got the wilted spinach with pine nuts and chorizo with rocket and roasted red peppers on grilled bread. I have tried to recreate both because they were so insanely delicious.
There are certain spots that I’ve encountered in my travels that make me want to go back to the city just to experience again. I can’t wait for the next time I travel to London so that I can order that meal one more time. I won’t even go near any tapas places in New York because I’m afraid it’ll taint my experience at Brindasa.
Great to walk around Borough Market first and then stop off for dinner before a show at the Globe or some sight-​seeing. Also great date spot. I went in early August during the last week of the 2012 Olympics and even then it was peaceful, relaxing, and not at all over-​crowded.

I really liked it. I’ve been to the Borough Market branch and for some reason I found it less enjoyable that the Soho one. I went there with 2 more friends and we did have a good time.
The ox cheeks were so so soft that it melts in your mouth. Pork belly nice and crispy. And the rest of the tapas were very very decent. I liked the small cozy atmosphere — though I would turn the lights a bit down.
As for the service — quick and efficient. On the arrival we were handed two half pints which were poured by mistake — a cool start for a good outing. We did have to wait about 40 minutes for a table while enjoying the free beer and sangria. And maybe I’m just not a fan of sangria — but it was too watery and too much fruit (I ended up with a cup full of just fruit and ice and no space for the actual drink).
I will come back — just for the ox cheeks alone.

Full disclosure: I dragged my friends here for it’s ties to BBC Sherlock (Don’t look at me like that, they didn’t have any better suggestions)
We really enjoyed our meal. It’s been a while, but I remember loving and wanting more of almost everything we ordered. The drinks were absolutely to die for as well.
After seeing my love of all things goats cheese, the waiter suggested an off-​menu item that they were trying out. (Lightly fried squashblossom stuffed with goat’s cheese and drizzled with honey) and I have been craving it ever since.

Small, casual style restaurant with authentic, delicious tapas at a great price. The scallops and lamb are particularly delicious!
Service was friendly, efficient and discreet and I’d definitely recommend it!

We have eaten here twice and both times we found it delicious. The garlic prawns are so good that my mouth waters just thinking about them. The garlic scallops are also delicious and we enjoyed the ham. I’ve forgotten the other things we tried as the garlic prawns and garlic scallops overshadow the rest.
The sangria was nice but didn’t seem to have much alcohol in it.

Yum. Just got back from a work lunch which was a very reasonable £20 for 2 people with more than enough tapas to share. The vibe in here is relaxed and the restaurant is deceptively bigger than expected but cosy. We sat at the back on the high chairs that look into the kitchen. Any place that’s proud of showing off their kitchens always gets a thumbs up from me. We chose the £20 tapas as it was chosen for us, but the menu selection is huge. I’d definitely recommend the chorizo tortilla and padron peppers. Service was speedy, efficient and not in your face. It’s automatically added onto the bill but I definitely didn’t mind paying. Will visit again soon!

Hola. Que tal? Muy bueno. Or is it buena? I really should have paid attention in my Spanish GCSE.

Spanish tapas spot with a small open kitchen
Food: 4, Service: 4, Atmosphere: 3
Cost to worth it rating: 3.5
Return worthiness: maybe
Highlights:
— Cooked pork: really tender and delicious with cocoa and apple accompaniments. My friend was worried about the default rare on pork so negotiated to medium rare and it was divine.
— Eggplant: sliced and cold and then put together and shaped. Nice flavors and I appreciated the salty tapenade on top. The grilled chewy olive oil dusted bread slices were the perfect pairing.
— Jamon sampler: can’t go wrong with Spanish ham :-)
Midlights:
— Shrimp: typically one of my favorites but these lacked any flavor even with the garlic pieces in the hot olive oil. Shrimp was a nice large size and springy cooked just right texture.
Lowlights:
— Sangria: in a champagne glass so bit hard to drink and recover the fruits. Not much flavor and oddly served with a straw.
Some hits and misses, but would consider coming back for the pork and to try a few other dishes.

¡¡Vaya productos ibéricos más apetitosos! Se ajustan perfectamente a la calidad del producto que nosotros ofrecemos, por lo que quedamos a vuestra disposición en la,

Was in town & met a mate who works in Kingly St for lunch.
Cosy little place, bustling with lunchtime peeps.
We ordered, Bomba (meat croquette), cuttlefish pasta, lemon chicken, potatas bravas, tortilla & catalan bread with tomatoes.
Dishes were very tasty, only issue was that the bomba was fridge cold in the middle! Good spot for lunch & reasonable at 30quid for two.

It’s small (it’s Soho), but it’s got decent tapas fare. I’ve eaten here twice. Once was just the other night, and I feel like the décor or seating arrangement had changed since the previous time, but I can’t be certain. Everything came on time and tasted as I expected it. The service was OK, though the waitress was a bit awkward. She kept staring at me after I ordered, as though I hadn’t spoken yet. Weirdo.
Fair wine selection. Noisy crowd, both times I’ve been. And, the first time, I was with a girl who decided to cry during the meal. Not due to the food or service. It must have been something I did. That was fun. The servers were nice enough to leave us alone during most of it, so that was alright.
Lastly, the front door doesn’t close on it’s own. Be a good lad and close it behind you, or your fellow diners (especially the ones in the front) might get chilly.

Food and atmosphere pleasant but unfortunately the trend of any ‘Tapas’ type restaurant overcharging for fairly pedestrian (but still reasonable quality) Spanish fare continues. That ordinarily wouldn’t have been so much of an issue had the service made up for it.
Interesting wine list, and dessert options which could have easily been explored further had we been able to attract the attention of either of the two waitresses standing not five feet away. I did manage to make eye contact several times but as a paying customer I didn’t seem to rate much of a mention in comparison to a detailed discussion regarding the relative merits of various rental properties in London’s Soho.
We went very early on a Saturday night and the restaurant was only about a 3^rd full — maybe the staff work best under pressure and hence the other reviews?
To add final insult, a 12.5% ‘discretionary’ tip was automatically added to the bill, which we literally had to stand up and make as if to walk out to receive.
To his credit, the manager asked what went wrong and then apologized profusely for the shortcomings — but only after our discretion was employed re the tip. Unfortunately this all occurred in front of one of the staff members — resulting in a rather frosty farewell.
I’d recommend considering using your discretion and steering clear.

This tapas place is conveniently situated just off carnaby street and is actually bit bigger on the inside than it looks. When you get through the door the whole room is bright and airy, felt more like a café but without the feeling of being over crowded as the tables were nicely spaced out so that you wouldn’t be getting elbowed as your trying to eat. The grilled sea bass was tasty and the ham and cheese croquetta was delish!
The staff were friendly and attentative, they were very obliging when we found our garlic bread to be to oily and changed it for us. This place seemed very popular during lunch time so can’t imagine what it’l be like for dinner, prob more packed!
Will be making another booking sometime soon me thinks!

Absolutely fabulous tapas! its a quaint little tapas bar with excellent service. The highlight of the place though was the food.
The potato omelette was unlike anything we’ve ever had before it makes the standard stuff at other Spanish places seem like cardboard! The chorizo in cider was really delicious, the meat just melting in your mouth.
But the highlight was the honey glazed fillet wrapped in aubergine. The meat was so tender and juicy, and the mango chutney that came with it was tantalizingly spicy.
The only thing that disappointed was the toast with olive oil, which was rather burnt. We were surprised they got that wrong as its such a simple thing compared to the culinary delicacies we’d just eaten!
Bill came up to around £45 for 2 with non-​alcoholic drinks, a tad bit pricey but you do get good tapas!