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LeeAnn J. • 1 review
October 8, 2025
8/10Yummy, yummy food, sangria. Quite a large pan of paella for 2. Lovely music, helpful staff. Glad I saw The Fork's promo for La Paella Real! Just the type of setting and food we wanted during our 7-day stay in Madrid (part of 24 days in Spain - 5th trip in 18 yrs - so we know what we want). We love Spain y Mexico!!
Isabella L. • 13 reviews
September 22, 2025
9/10ok
MAYLENE G. • 1 review
September 24, 2025
10/10The paella, the place and the service were great.
佳佑 謝. • 1 review
September 12, 2025
7.5/10The smell inside wasn’t that pleasant to me.
Laura S. • 1 review
September 1, 2025
10/10We had a very pleasant experience and the Paella was delicious.
H.B. L. • 6 reviews
August 9, 2025
10/10
We had dinner at La Paella Real on two occasions during our seven nights in Madrid. Perfect paellas each time (de mariscos first and then de rape y chipirones second) - so flavorful and plentiful at very reasonable prices - in a cozy setting with welcoming and kind staff. We also enjoyed gambas al ajillo each time … the best we’ve tried in Madrid so far. The white wine was nice, too. Thanks to Gerardo and Edwin for their kind service.
Anne M. • 2 reviews
July 17, 2025
10/10
I don’t quite understand the unfavorable reviews this place has received. We thought it was tremendous from start to finish. We’ve been coming to Spain for years and this was undoubtedly one of the very best and reasonably priced meals we’ve had in Madrid. The service was amazing. The croquetas were creamy and crispy simultaneously and the paella mixta was perfectly done with just the right amount of soccarat to give it that perfectly caramelized toasty flavor. We had tinto de verano to drink and the meal came out under €60. We really enjoyed it!
Michele C. • 1 review
July 4, 2025
10/10
We had a great time and delicious food
Daniel R. • 4 reviews
May 26, 2025
8.5/10The food was great and delivered relatively quickly. However, we had an unpleasant experience when it came to payment. We were a group of nine, and after everyone had paid, the waiter became quite aggressive, insisting that one payment was missing. Each guest showed proof of their card payment, and after some confusion, it turned out the waiter himself had handed the paper receipt to one of the guests — the very reason he thought a payment was missing. It was a disrespectful and uncomfortable moment that overshadowed the meal. Aside from that, the food was good but quite expensive. I ended up paying €30 for my share, which felt a bit much given the overall experience.
Brett B. • 2 reviews
May 13, 2025
3/10The seafood paella was really poor, the seafood was badly overcooked and overall, the restaurant was very overpriced for the standard of food & service we received. The service waiter on arrival was unfriendly making visit a poor experience. Very disappointing!
Michelly S. • 1 review
April 9, 2025
10/10Paella was perfect!
Charmaine T. • 23 reviews
March 31, 2025
10/10What a find! The prawn and asparagus paella was the best we have ever had. It was a perfect evening. Thank you La Paella Real. See you tomorrow!
Victoria B. • 9 reviews
March 18, 2025
10/10
La Paella Real is a lovely restaurant. We chose the fried squid as starters and paella mixta for main. Both very delicious. Good choice of wine too. The service was excellent as well. Highly recommended.
Carry S. • 1 review
December 2, 2024
9/10
We had the lobster paella and the black rice with prawns paella. Both were EXCELLENT. We loved the location (2 minutes from where were staying near the Opera metro) and the restaurant appearance. Our waiter didn't particularly appreciate when we asked what the Valenciana salad consisted of; his answer was obviously 'how do you idiots not know that'. And he didn't pour our wine but did for the neighboring table, a slight my daughter noticed. He did seem to warm up a bit by the end of the meal and we didn't let his gruffness ruin our enjoyment of the excellent food. We had made a last minute reservation and arrived a few minutes before our time and they were accommodating so I will not remove a star for a couple minor issues. If you want great, fresh paella, check this place out!
Federico L. • 14 reviews
October 29, 2024
10/10
Very good black rice
Valeria V. • 8 reviews
October 13, 2024
10/10
Perfect service and super quality food. Top
Gary S. • 1 review
October 17, 2024
6/10Waiter unfriendly and spoiled entire visit. Would not recommend anyone go here despite good good
Alejandro T. • 1 review
October 10, 2024
9/10Food is Great
Ralph B. • 3 reviews
September 10, 2024
10/10The waiter
Victor B. • 1 review
July 11, 2024
10/10
good service
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