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Reviews - Casa Julián de Tolosa Cava Baja

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9.2/10

Excellent
1335 reviews
Ambience
9.1
Food
9.3
Service
9.2
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  • Kailee H.4 days ago

    10

    I have been to Tolosa twice and enjoyed dining in Casa Julian very much. Glad to eat in Madrid and having the same experience and refreshing fondly memories!

  • Angel Francisco L.13 days ago

    10

    The service and food but extremely expensive!

  • Kenneth E.1 month ago

    7.0

    +1

    We enjoyed our evening there. Food portions were large. It was loud so table talk was a bit difficult at times.

  • Vida B.
    Vida B.2 months ago

    7.0

    It took too long to serve us and the amount of steak we got wasn’t enough to satisfy 4 of us. But the taste of the steak was good!

  • Nicole S.
    Nicole S.2 months ago

    10

    Steak 100% good. Highly recommended. Best steak of my life paired with the bell pepper.

  • Yaco B.2 months ago

    10

    Quality

  • Shawn G.3 months ago

    10

    10/10! Always! The best service in Madrid! The best steak!

  • Yair L.3 months ago

    10

    Great food and very good service

  • Bledar Z.3 months ago

    10

    A small restaurant in the heart of madrid . Very nice meat ! So juicy and tender .

  • Suhail M.3 months ago

    3.5

    Overrated

  • Janet B.5 months ago

    10

    The best steak I had the whole trip Extraordinary

  • Halil E.5 months ago

    4.5

    On wednesday 12th Nov.2025 me and my family (3 people)webt to your madrid cava baja branch.. We ordered the best (kg 90 euro national cow) 1 kg meat.. Believe me it was almost %60 bone and fat...ı am disappointed... We paid our bill and go out...we could not eat most of meat.. We came from Turkey and ı especially want to go casa julian.. It did not suit to Casa Julian.. I will not recommend anybody..what a pitty! Halil EMECAN

  • Michelle R.6 months ago

    10

    The food itself was amazing. Every dish was unique and delicious

  • Tony T.6 months ago

    10

    The wait person was very helpful and the maitre d' was really nice to recommend the selection to our budget and liking from the menu. We had the best steak ever. The starter and the desert was terrific.

  • Guillermo M.7 months ago

    5.0

    We were a group of 5. The waiters never showed us the Chuletón. Instead of placing the whole Chuletón properly sliced like in Tolosa, he served pieces to each one of us.

  • Marc D.
    Marc D.8 months ago

    10

    Th steaks and piquillos are amazing!

  • Tom W.8 months ago

    10

    Best meat in the world!

  • Qi Z.
    Qi Z.11 months ago

    8.0

    The restaurant did not give out free food at the end of the dinner.

  • Tom d.11 months ago

    10

    Fantastic food and the local Chuleton was amazing. Besides the service was great, the cook was happy to take a picture at the special oven, which is great.

  • Sarah D.1 year ago

    10

    It was delicious and the staff was very friendly. The meat is next level.

  • Daniel C.1 year ago

    10

    Exceptional service

  • Olia C.1 year ago

    3.5

    Very limited menu, the food wasn’t great at all: the steak was raw instead of medium rare, fish was raw and tasteless. The staff took a long time to serve and couldn’t really speak English well. For this price, won’t come here again.

  • Zahily C.1 year ago

    10

    Everything was perfect. The quality and excellent taste of the food left us in heaven with each plate we tried. We have no doubt, a magnificent experience every time we visit this place thanks to the professionalism of the staff.

  • Jules S.1 year ago

    10

    Excellence all around.

  • Susanne F.1 year ago

    9.0

    As a steak enthusiast this is the place to go, starting off with great bread and amazing quality olive oil. Great wines and the perfect cooking point on the steak. Being very rare on the inside and with an amazing sear outside. If you’re not a based meat eater the steak is not the right plate to choose. And the bell peppers(pimientos) are excellent. (RESERVE A TABLE).

  • Yang Y.1 year ago

    8.5

    Great food and excellent service!

  • SAndra C.1 year ago

    10

    Classic quality!

  • johann b.2 years ago

    9.5

    Always great. Steak like no where else.

  • Alejandro N.2 years ago

    7.0

    Service is great, ambience is great, pimientos were great, meat…they brought me “ the fist part of 2 parts “ of meat It was awful, tough unchewable meat, and then they brought “ the second part “ which was great, the meat I know from this place Shame on you

  • John Charles L.2 years ago

    5.0

    Very restricted menu, our one course meal with 2 glasses of wine, still water and a dessert amounted to 147 euros. Their flagship steak sells at 80 euros a kilo of which 50% is bone.

  • Anatole S.2 years ago

    7.5

    Enjoyed it but was looking for something more alive

  • Julian R.2 years ago

    10

    This is a restaurant worth repeating, Food was excellent. We had the Chuleton was really good, as well as the appetizers. Service was good, what you would expect from a Tavern. The neighborhood and the restaurant could be the setting for a late 1800s movie. The crowd having lunch, was really lively....

  • John C.2 years ago

    6.0

    Decor and service fine but steak fatty,with gristle ,tough and disappointing.

  • Joe C.2 years ago

    10

    Top of the line steak. Roasted peppers were awesome. Great ambiance.

  • Steve D.2 years ago

    10

    We had a wonderful time at CJDT. The wait staff encouraged us with great selections, the pricing was very reasonable, and the food was excellent - most notably, the local steak was incredible. Had a lovely evening and highly recommend this location. Our only advice would be to make sure you are seated on the primary floor verses in the lower level.

  • Daniel C.2 years ago

    10

    Excellent service and food quality. The ambiance was great. I will return when in madrid> I had visited in Tolosa and had such a good experience there that I decided to try the Madrid venue. Superb.

  • Blake S.2 years ago

    4.0

    Fish soup was really good; however there was a bit of undertone that didn’t sit well. As a black person, I know when someone isn’t too happy in my presence and one person in particular made us feel that way. Her tone, condescending demeanor spoke volume. I was eager to eat steak but I had to send it back three times since my request of “well done” was too much to ask for. They made it seem it was a bother. But anyhow, I will say that one of the young ladies who served me wine and fish soup was pleasant even though we could barely understand each other.

  • Anke M.more than 2 years

    10

    Lovely restaurant and the most delicious steak we had in years! Also the starters were really nice. Great staff and atmosphere too. The waiter was so friendly, he came to share the recipe of the delicious salad we had.

  • Sarah D.more than 2 years

    10

    I took my brother there for his birthday and it was absolutely delicious!

  • Betti O.
    Betti O.more than 2 years

    10

    Excellent experience! A gem in Madrid. A hand picked selection of food and wines. Must try the peppers and the t-bone. Only one white wine but excellent. You will not be disappointed.

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