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#4,931 of 15,225 Restaurants in London
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Mediterranean, European, Spanish
Special Diets
Vegetarian Friendly
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Lunch, Dinner, After-hours
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Reviewed 6 June 2021

Been recommended this place by a couple of Canadian friends and finally made it and we are so glad we did. It's a lovely little place, feels very Spanish in a homely way. It's not flash like some of the tapas places in town. the...service is delightful and couldnt be more helpful. We had the mixed tapas to start, about £18 and enough for two. I dont eat meat so they switched the croquettes to veggie and my wife still got her serrano ham and chorizo. Nice bottle of rosado wine. Then we had the black rice and fish paella. and a salad. Really tasty. Came to £83 not including service. You wont get the flash tapas here like some places but for good basic Spanish food.. this is the placeMore

Date of visit: June 2021
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Reviewed 2 October 2020

Had a lovely lunch here. Classic tapas done beautifully and great service too. I recommend trying this restaurant: they deserve to do well, despite the difficult times.

Date of visit: October 2020
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Reviewed 27 September 2020 via mobile

Went with a friend and we wait almost one hour for a mix tapas, which at least, was great! We also ordered meat balls, absolutely amazing, tortilla and all the grochè, all super tasty, Sangria as well. But unfortunately the service and the location not...that great, need to be improve!More

Date of visit: September 2020
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Reviewed 16 February 2020

The best tapas in the area and the best service. I would highly recommend them.I was with my kids and the staff was as very friendly with my family.😊

Date of visit: February 2020
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Reviewed 16 February 2020

Tottaly in love with this restaurant! Great experience. Definitely will love to go back! The servise was great, and the location also. Loved everything about this place.

Date of visit: December 2019
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Reviewed 6 February 2020

The first thing that put me off here was the way they present the Menu card - on the top of the plate where we suposed to eat our dinner - I don't think this is hygenic at all! The second thing that made me...to ask my partner to leave - was the prices on the Menu card. An empty reastaurant on Saturday evening should be a sign for the quality of the food there...but the waitress were so polite so ...we stayed. Yes, really polite girls work there! But what was our sirprise when they bring the food - Tapas - a handful fried patato -£4 ...and something and wasn't fresh! Main dishes - Grilled cod with garlic and butter sauce - fish very oily inside, looks like fryed( we've been told they don't do fry there but my tummy vasn't very happy durring the night and portions not enough for £15.90, the garnish very limited and with not fresh ingridients - chips from the fridge! 500ml juicy sangria - £10..something! This is the most overpriced place we've visited with no good food! We've been many times in Spain and don't think this restaurant can represent real Spanish cuisine!More

Date of visit: January 2020
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Reviewed 4 February 2020

Ordered a lot of the tapas with my daughter - despite there were only 6 of us in the restaurant they decided when we finished that they didn’t offer a dessert menu. We were then told that the card machine wasn’t working and to go...across the road and get cash. I overpaid the bill but no change was forthcoming. Although the service was fast I got the feeling that the staff didn’t care and I have to be honest I did not believe them when they said the card machine didn’t work. They need to work on their customer service big time. I’m reluctant to go again - new ownership does not mean an improvement!More

Date of visit: February 2020
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Reviewed 24 January 2020

Amaizing food and service.I highly recomend this restaurant, you will not be disappointed if you eat there.Is cheeper compare with the othee restaurants in London

Date of visit: December 2019
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Reviewed 24 January 2020

I went at El molino with my girlfriend. I am suprised with the food i ate there. it was well presented and very delicious. We ordered some tapas and Half litre of Sangria. The staff is very welcomed

Date of visit: January 2020
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Reviewed 8 December 2019

Visiting El Molina today ..we order different tapas food ..everything freshly cooked delicious and the presentation was wonderful..Owners and staff very friendly and place very clean ...I would highly recommend this place ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Star

Date of visit: December 2019
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Reviewed 4 October 2019

Slightly lackadaisical service and very average food made this only a functional eaterie rather than a real pleasure. Soft squishy bread, not authentically Spanish, served with butter and not olive oil; patatas bravas that were showing their age and with only the smallest amount of...sauce; a mushroom and spinach dish which was short on both ingredients and swimming in watery cream; soft, squishy (but quite nice) spinach croquettes, and a tough, hard tortilla espana which could have been bought rather than made in-house. They make all the predictable tapas dishes but without much love or skill. Ice-cream to follow was the cheapest of the cheap (watery rather than creamy). I don't get the impression they're spending much on ingredients here. House white was nice but pricey at £5.50 a glass.More

Date of visit: October 2019
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Reviewed 28 September 2019 via mobile

The food was simple and without sumptuous presentation but tasty and quick delivered. definitely a go for it.

Date of visit: September 2019
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Reviewed 15 September 2019

The heading review says it all. A fantastic restaurant when you can try different and delicious dishes. The staff was so friendly and helpful. Definitely a very nice restaurant to be visited again.

Date of visit: August 2019
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Reviewed 15 September 2019

Food was delicious and staff very friendly. Me and my girlfriend loved the food and the place in general. Will definitely come again.

Date of visit: September 2019
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Reviewed 15 September 2019

This restaurant was amaizing, with good staff, exellent food , beautiful view.Everything was perfect. The owners were very nice and helpful. Thanks for your service :))

Date of visit: May 2019
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El Molino is rated accordingly in the following categories by Tripadvisor travellers:
  • Food: 4
  • Service: 4.5
  • Value: 4
  • Atmosphere: 4