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The atmosphere at El Almirez is rated 8.8/10 by TheFork users.

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The service at El Almirez is rated 9.3/10 by TheFork users.

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The noise level at El Almirez is rated 7.4/10 by TheFork users.

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The waiting time at El Almirez is rated 8.3/10 by TheFork users.

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The quality of the food at El Almirez is rated 9.2/10 by TheFork users.

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Reviews - El Almirez

Name: El Almirez
Address: Calle de Maldonado, 5, Madrid, 28006, Spain
Price range: €40 (Prices have been provided by the restaurant)
Rating: 9.1

Calle de Maldonado, 5, 28006, Madrid

BasqueAverage price €40

9.1

(6,210 reviews)

Reviews

9.1
of 10

Excellent

6210 reviews

Ambience

8.8

Food

9.2

Service

9.3

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Lisa W. • 10 reviews
November 16, 2024
8.5/10
This is a nice casual place that appears to be frequented by locals. It is not fine dining, but is a reliable nice evening out. The staff was very friendly.
Rebecca G. • 1 review
October 22, 2024
8.5/10
Great Basque steak! Perfectly cooked. Although it was a boneless cut. Last time I had a basque steak it was bone in. I think that the bone adds a lot of flavor and I prefer bone in. The service was wonderful and attentive. We sat on the restaurant side and the decor could use a little sprucing up. The bar side was very lively, sounded like fun.
francesca s. • 1 review
October 12, 2024
10/10
Service was very nice and professional. Food was simply amazing! We were with a group of friends and we all loved their excellent food and wine selection! Highly recommended!
Carlos T. • 8 reviews
September 9, 2024
10/10
everything is great.
Fernando G. • 211 reviews
September 8, 2024
10/10
Excellent food, service and place
Mohamed T. • 5 reviews
August 22, 2024
10/10
This place is superb wonderful polite staff and the food is exceptional especially all seafood dishes and the cheesecake I am definitely going back
Mateo O. • 6 reviews
July 29, 2024
9/10
A comfortable and classy restaurant with most lunch patrons appearing to be business groups. Service was amiable and the food high quality. With a 30% Fork discount, the value seemed about right to us.
Pablo M. • 7 reviews
June 8, 2024
10/10
The perfect place for families with kids for a memorable experience and excellent food. The staff were super accommodating. Thank you so much!
Louise A. • 14 reviews
May 11, 2024
10/10
It was very good, but we were given a 20% discount when it was 30%. I told them and they did ajusta it.
Francisco G. • 16 reviews
March 29, 2024
7.5/10
Basic but good cuisine, large portions good prices.
Jorge M. • 84 reviews
March 19, 2023
9/10
The starters were a bit disappointing, specially the baby cuttlefish, way too small. The main dishes were all very good. For desert we recommend the "filloas". Note the prices in the menu do not include VAT
Louise A. • 18 reviews
September 11, 2022
10/10
Excellent service and food!
Jessica R. • 2 reviews
June 13, 2022
10/10
Our Spanish skills are very basic so we were not sure what we were ordering. The waiter was patient and helpful. The food was outstanding! Everything was top quality. Also, it is a heatwave in Madrid and the temperature inside the restaurant was pleasantly cool. I highly recommend a visit to this restaurant.
Khalil A. • 5 reviews
May 21, 2022
10/10
The food was excellent and the service was also very good!
Tiana Everitt d. • 2 reviews
November 15, 2021
10/10
It felt very “family”, ameno
Mei Lin l. • 6 reviews
October 26, 2021
8.5/10
Good quality food for the price especially with the discount
Matteo C. • 140 reviews
October 18, 2021
9.5/10
This is a nice little restaurant. The interior is actually quite nice, rather upscale which matches the food. On the menu you will find a variety of classic Spanish dishes. Each one we tried was cooked perfectly and very flavorful. The prices are steep and the service is average. In the end, a good experience.
Angelika S. • 2 reviews
September 19, 2021
9/10
Fine food, good service
Harold d. • 19 reviews
August 24, 2021
10/10
An amazing experience. The staff was wonderful, caring and professional. The service was impeccable and all the little extras and attentions made it one of the best culinary experience in Madrid I've experienced so far.
Jorge B. • 12 reviews
March 26, 2021
9/10
Great food, great deal with the Fork. Spanish fresh and tasty food.
Victoria S. • 14 reviews
March 19, 2021
10/10
Everything was marvelous: the service, the mood and of course the food was luscious. We will repeat the experience for sure.
Jorge B. • 12 reviews
January 26, 2021
9.5/10
Great food, good service. Try the "Lomo Bajo" (recommended)
Jorge B. • 12 reviews
January 27, 2021
9.5/10
Very good spanish food! Recommended
Jorge M. • 84 reviews
February 29, 2020
10/10
Recommended option if you want to eat typical Spanish food.
Sara C. • 18 reviews
January 21, 2020
10/10
Great service and atmosphere. I will come back again
João S. • 109 reviews
November 9, 2019
7.5/10
Nice food and staff, but decoration could be improved. Good value for money though. Steak tartare really well seasoned but the fries were fewer than expected.
Xavier C. • 10 reviews
July 10, 2019
10/10
Wishing to come back and having dinner at El Almirez
Fernando G. • 211 reviews
July 10, 2019
10/10
Very good food and service
Suzana T. • 22 reviews
April 19, 2019
2/10
The restaurant is living on OLD recommendations! Poor service, too expensive food. The food was average. We booked by The fork and 50% off on food. They had only one menu in english. The one in Spanish was with prices on (which we could not understandand), the one in English WITHOUT prices on ??? It was impossible to compare the menus, to try to figure out the price, because they did not resemble each other at all. And the stuff could not translate or explain it. ABSURD!!! On the bill we found an extra dish 23 € (at full price and which we never ordered and never get). It can happen to everyone, but as a guest/customer you expects an excuse, and dont have to count plates to convince the waitress that she is wrong. 8.8. € for 4 small breads !!!! The waitress ask if we would like some more bread, without telling us that it costs extra. Yes I know that many restaurants charges for bread, but 2,2€ for one small peace! And no 50% off on bread, the answer was ”it’s not food!” Our bill came out 3 times. Wrong every time. When we on our way out, tell them that we got a bad treatment, the waitress said "but the food is good", and she pointed to the door. There were some stickers from Michellin guide. Yes, the last one was in 2012. Unfortunately, the restaurant lives on old recommendations! Never experienced anything like it!
Mia C. • 43 reviews
May 3, 2019
10/10
Excellent food and good gluten-free options.
Mónica Q. • 1 review
May 4, 2019
7.5/10
It was very expensive.
Fernando G. • 211 reviews
February 28, 2019
10/10
As allways excellent food service and very good value
Wak S. • 286 reviews
February 4, 2019
10/10
The dishes, the service and the atmosphere, ALL good. Just go and enjoy.
Louise A. • 18 reviews
January 20, 2019
10/10
Excellent service and food. Always a pleasure dining there!
- -. • 1 review
January 5, 2019
10/10
Great food, good portions.
- -. • 1 review
December 16, 2018
10/10
Very nice service and excellent food
- -. • 2 reviews
August 22, 2018
10/10
It was my 2nd time at this restaurant and I left with the enjoying feelings like last time. I am not sure if it is August thing in Madrid (after 10 PM) or it is just the area where it is located but it was again a full restaurant to ourselves again. The restaurant staff did not rush us out, gave us the excellent service and most important - delicious food. This year they had a menu in English and used Google translator to explain about dishes. They let us try wine before ordering a bottle. My whole family was very happy.
J.uan A. • 3 reviews
January 23, 2018
4.5/10
Carisimo
Eduardo M. • 2 reviews
November 12, 2017
9.5/10
very good food, e.g. eggs with truffles
- -. • 2 reviews
August 23, 2017
10/10
It was one of the best dinners I had with my wife. Fully romantic, the staff was very pleasant and tried their best to please us, the food was extremely excellent. Whenever I go back to Madrid, I will visit them again :)