La Taberna de Paula

Karen M. • 1 review

April 21, 2025

10/10

Wonderful service, authentic local dishes, non-touristy ambiance. A fantastic, personalized dining experience. The best croquettes and desserts we experienced on our trip. The owner is generous in sharing ideas about Spanish cuisine and culture. Hope to go back one day - highly recommend!

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Gilles T. • 2 reviews

June 3, 2025

9.5/10

Great culinary experience, great Spanish dishes, warm hospitality. Can only recommend it!

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Julia P. • 1 review

May 28, 2025

10/10

amazing service, as well as excellent dishes! the croquetas and chocolate pie were magnificant!

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Simon M. • 6 reviews

May 15, 2025

10/10

+2

Wonderful authentic Madrid comfort food.

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Bryana L. • 5 reviews

March 31, 2025

9.5/10

I loved my dinner here. The food was excellently prepared, with such attention to detail, and the owner is so warm and welcoming. Highly recommended!

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Giacomo E. • 1 review

March 11, 2025

10/10

Genuine and authentic place. High quality food. Super reccomended

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Christian R. • 1 review

February 5, 2025

10/10

Amazing food and family like service!!!

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Stephen J. • 1 review

November 5, 2024

10/10

A unique experience. More like being invited to a family dinner than going to a typical restaurant. Restaurant doesn’t seat many more than 20. Nothing is fancy. In addition to our table of five, there was only one long table celebrating a birthday. No written menu. Chef/owner - warm, friendly, and speaking good English - describes what is available. Tonight, it was four for five starters, an equal number of main courses, and three desserts. We had at least one plate of almost everything. It was all at least very good, including some things I would not usually order, such as sardines and tripe. The octopus was especially good. Other winners included a chicken with vegetables and cod. All the plates, which served family style in the middle of the table, were returned empty. All very reasonably priced, as was Uber from Centro and back.

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Frances L. • 1 review

October 19, 2024

10/10

Everything is so lovely , impressed by the dishes and we will definitely wanna come back again to try more!

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Mona V. • 1 review

October 16, 2024

10/10

We had the most wonderful dinner here. We are a family of 5 with 3 small children and the proprietor couldn't have been kinder or more helpful. And the food was spectacular! Simply prepared from the freshest of ingredients, we were so impressed by the whole meal. Very highly recommended!

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Juan Manuel C. • 1 review

September 20, 2024

10/10

La taberna de Paula exceeded our expectations in every aspect. The food was beyond delicious and the service was above and beyond. The chef truly loves what he does and enjoys sharing his food with the public. We found this place though internet search and thought the reviews couldn’t be all good… well some aren’t even close to describe this place! I’d recommend his food to anyone visiting Madrid.

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Dana S. • 1 review

August 16, 2024

10/10

The owner shared his delicious family entrees and we loved every one of them served! Thank you for the special experience!

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Suki Y. • 4 reviews

August 8, 2024

9.5/10

+1

I read the good review of La Taberna de Paula and wanna to try on our first day at Madrid. It is a small cozy restaurant at a quiet area not far from city centre. I appreciate the way Chef to introduce the menu of the night by himself....you can tell from his introduction of the menu full of expectations and his passion on food. We have a lovely dinner and will recommend friends to go in future.

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John H. • 2 reviews

July 30, 2024

10/10

Excellent traditional Madridien restaurant. We were welcomed on arrival and the chef came over to explain the range of dishes on the menu to us (in Engish). A really great experience if you are looking to sample some typical food of Madrid. We had Mackerel, squid, croquettes, cod, chicken and tripe! Excellent bottle of red too. Not pricey. Highly recommended!

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Rachel T. • 1 review

June 11, 2024

10/10

Great food, amazing service from the chef himself.

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Dominique V. • 3 reviews

May 8, 2024

9.5/10

This little restaurant offer authentic Spanish food at an amazing price. No menu, all dishes were artfully described by the chef to our table. We got the octopus, croquetas ibéricas, lomo, chipirones and callos. Everything was spectacular, could not recommend more. If you’re in Madrid, it a must.

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David S. • 1 review

January 29, 2024

10/10

Great hospitality from the chef and owne r. We know Madrid well, but were happy for him to recommend dishes. The smoked sardines were excellent as was the tomato and, avocado salad. I would recommend. Quiet, but it was a Monday night. Suspect it's very busy later in the week.

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Mario M. • 1 review

November 8, 2023

9.5/10

Good food quality and friendly service.

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Rachael L. • 1 review

November 4, 2023

10/10

Our favourite restaurant this trip. Homemade, delicious food. Staff were really friendly and spoke perfect English.

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Nawrez T. • 1 review

August 18, 2023

9.5/10

We tried the octopus as starter and the " Calamri " as main dish. Both excellent and full of flavours. The chef welcomed us and explained/suggested what to order. He also made sure that everything is ok and if we are enjoying our time. We also took a very tasty chocolate cake for desert. The staff was verry welcoming to us. We really enjoyed our dinner and had a great time.

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