Reviews - La Paella Real
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Carry S. • 1 review
December 2, 2024
9/10We 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. • 11 reviews
October 29, 2024
10/10Very good black rice
Valeria V. • 2 reviews
October 13, 2024
10/10Perfect 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
Eduardo S. • 26 reviews
August 10, 2024
8/10Reading the previous reviews help a lot to understand what to expect when eating there: they will try to charge you 2,5€ per bread unless you tell them you don’t want it, also beware that the menu does not includes the tax which will be added later at the bill. Besides these two important things, the overall experience was ok, the food was acceptable with the discount of the Fork, and the service was between average and for some moments sightly less than average, as a few examples, the waiter spilled the wine when serving it, and took very quickly the empty dishes almost without asking. By that point my family decided that they didn’t deserved any tips, when we always do.
Victor B. • 1 review
July 11, 2024
10/10good service
Johm F. • 1 review
June 15, 2024
5/10Nothing to rave about. A tourist place. Not recommended.
La Paella Real • Owner
Gracias por su respuesta, que todavia seguimos sorprendidos con lo de un lugar de turistas, cuando usted vino con 5 turistas , quizas lo no recomendado es gente como usted para tener en cuenta los restaurantes de la zona
João M. • 13 reviews
June 12, 2024
10/10The experience was overall very positive. The food was good, both the croquettes and the paella. The employees were nice and the service was fast. It takes a bit for the paella to come, but it's worth the wait for the quality. Overall a very nice experience!
Ronette L. • 5 reviews
May 6, 2024
8.5/10Their paella is great, although the starters could be better in my opinion
Michael B. • 1 review
April 1, 2024
8/10A hiiden gem that our tour guide recommended.
Federico A. • 94 reviews
February 18, 2024
9.5/10Historical restaurant near underground stop "Opera", very well connected. The service was fast and friendly. The paella was the best I've tried in Madrid (not the best overall). Final price is a bit expensive, but really not too much considering the location. With the discount the bill is absolutely fine.
Eric G. • 2 reviews
January 16, 2024
9.5/10While Madrid is not known for Paella, we wanted to partake in this traditional dish before ending our trip to Spain. One of the guides we utilized suggested this establishment, we wound up delighted! We noticed that we could order it as part of a "Menu" which included starters, a beverage and dessert. All food was presented in an outstanding manor, was well prepared and tasted very good. The Paella was perfect, not overcooked over-seasoned nor greasy. The service was also spot-on. In all, a wonderful experience on our last night in Madrid.
Diana A. • 1 review
November 2, 2023
9/10We had a wonderful time and the food was excellent. Our only little quirk was the waiter who came across as a bit snobbish but he slowly loosened up towards the end
Essential L. • 1 review
October 31, 2023
2.5/10Abysmal offhand service
Maria A. • 1 review
October 2, 2023
10/10Cozy small restaurant near Opera House. Food was fabulous but the service was outstanding! The waiter was very engaging and made excellent recommendations. But hats off to the chef for providing such a delicious paella!
Armando A S. • 1 review
September 14, 2023
7.5/10Paella was very dry and rice was tosted in bottom around oven plate. Taste wss great and, I liked tge tosted rice.
Jehan A. • 1 review
July 13, 2023
8/10The paella is good! So we highly recommend it!
Miguel M. • 1 review
May 9, 2023
6/10Good not as good as it used to be. The paella was so so and the rice was hard and lobster very small for two. The shrimp appetizer had the vain in it. Didn’t even clean the shrimp accordingly. Will never go back again when in Madrid
Tom P. • 4 reviews
May 10, 2023
9/10First time I ever had paella and we picked probably the best place in Madrid for it. It came out in a huge pan complete with all sorts of shellfish. Very tasty and filling, can’t ask for much more
Agnese m. • 1 review
March 24, 2023
5/10Paella quite good, but the waiter has been very posh, pressing us and constantly telling us that we should leave soon cause they had to close at 21:30 o’clock. They also asked for us to pay 6 cents with coins because they could not let it go, evens if we paid the rest with card. As italians (who live in the most beautiful food country in the world) we do not recommend this place.
Fabrizio D. • 1 review
March 17, 2023
9/10Good food and friendly staff. Good location in the centre of Madrid. The internal look of the restaurant should be improved. Overall it was a good experience
Catherine S. • 1 review
March 13, 2023
8.5/10Lovely atmosphere, well presented & good food. A very enjoyable experience
Laura B. • 1 review
March 4, 2023
8.5/10Best paella I have ever had. It tastes just amazing. The staff could be more welcoming, but overall the experience was very good and I would go back when in Madrid
Georgette M. • 1 review
February 13, 2023
7.5/10The restaurant's ambiance is quaint. It's clear that the owners intentionally decided not to modernize the interior. However, the paella is to die for! Highly recommend.
Ferraris C. • 1 review
February 11, 2023
2.5/10we had a lobster paela with my wife. all the shellfish were overcooked, the mussels boiled, the rice without any interest but above all the height, the lobster was rotten! the inside of the clamps were black! the shell was soft, and the flesh stank of rotten fish! a scandal for a lobster paela. this restaurant is a scam. For the service it was the same. When we showed them the black and rotten lobster inside, we were told to go talk to the chef about it and then finally he never came. we were charged 100% for this rotten fish dish. we left furious. Absolutely avoid.
Silvano M. • 17 reviews
February 11, 2023
9.5/10Tasty paella with seafood! Good quality-price
Bernardo M. • 36 reviews
February 2, 2023
10/10Food very good, paella was amazing. Amazing staff as well
John K. • 1 review
December 16, 2022
10/10The entrance is a little hidden, but once we saw the name on the awnings we figured it out. We booked early and the place was quiet until about 8:30 PM. Good attentive wait service throughout the meal. Our chicken and seafood paella was awesome and delicious. I loved the plate of olives that arrived with salad and bread. The ham croquettes were nice too. The area surrounding the restaurant was very festive with a mini Christmas market in front of the opera house. Overall, a very enjoyable evening and paella meal.
Federico L. • 11 reviews
November 18, 2022
10/10Good paella
Kirk K. • 16 reviews
September 27, 2022
10/10Excellent service and meal as always!
Kirk K. • 16 reviews
September 17, 2022
10/10Simply exceptional!
Farzana K. • 2 reviews
September 2, 2022
6.5/10Ordered the prawn and black rice paella. It was freshly cooked, and prepared well. However it seems like rather than prawns placed on the top of the dish like in pictures we got small shrimp in the dish. It was also too salty for my taste, but otherwise good. Service was good, and bill was correct. Note we refused the bread and olives as previous reviews stated they over charge for them.
Jean A. • 2 reviews
August 26, 2022
10/10The food was excellent. We’ll definitely comeback.
Allan R. • 2 reviews
August 2, 2022
9/10I wanted a good Paella without seafood and this was definitely a good choice
Axl B. • 44 reviews
July 25, 2022
10/10Perfect restaurant and best paella I have tried. Don’t hesitate to go there. Around 17/20€ by person and the paellas are very good ! I will totally go to this restaurant when I will come back in Madrid !
Magda W. • 1 review
June 7, 2022
7/10The staff was welcoming but didn't speak English. Dishes presented nicely however paella was too oily and salty, could not taste the stock. Tasty olives and calamari as starter
La Paella Real • Owner
Thank you very much for your comment with which we do not agree at all, the menu is in English and the staff defends themselves in English, something different is their aptitude for not wanting to collaborate and the paella is made with a tasty fish stock and that is not it is salty maybe you are used to those that are made with water and powder
Sonia F. • 11 reviews
March 1, 2022
4.5/10Good food, in a good location. However, the employee that received us was not very welcoming or nice and didn’t want to apply The Fork’s discount (we had to make a different reservation in order to get the 30% discount)
La Paella Real • Owner
Estimada Sonia , usted llego 45 minutos despues de la reserva y habia sido cancelada como se puede suponer y hizo una nueva reserva en ese momento dentro del tenedor y la hicimos el descuento y se fue encantada con la comida y el trato, de verdad nos sorprende muchisimo este comentario que no viene a razon
Amandine l. • 12 reviews
February 7, 2022
9.5/10excellent!
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