Rebato's

A real hidden gem in South London. Great food and service at a reasonable price. Had the tapas and will certainly go back again.
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Anon - View all reviews by this user
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Food 8 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 8
Wednesday, August 29, 2007

I dined here with 8 colleagues for an office Christmas lunch. The consensus is that this is somewhere we should go again. Without exception, my party enjoyed the food, service and atmosphere.

I must commend the service particularly, as I was forced to make continuous changes to the number of diners in the two weeks prior to our booking and this was easily accommodated by the restaraunt without so much as an eyebrow raised.

An extremely friendly place, with a great menu and very reasonable prices. We averaged about £28.00 per head, for three courses and drinks.
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Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 9
Wednesday, January 03, 2007

Despite last years re-decoration taking away some of the feeling that you were in Spain the food is still wonderful and the service great-Lamb cutlets being the jewel in their crown I think, though the artichokes ,suckling pig and chicken livers wrapped in bacon weren't far behind,As we were the last to leave and our cabs were taking forever the last remaining member of staff let us wait inside and fortified us with a few free brandies rather than letting us wait in the rain as he locked up - what more can you ask for!Great place ,delightful staff wonderful tapas.
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 10
Saturday, October 28, 2006

I dined here with five friends last night and had an excellent meal. We had booked an early table for 7pm and were the only people in the restaurant for quite a while, however nearing 9pm the restaurant filled up and the bar in the front was full. This did mean that the waiters were very attentive at first but the service was good, with dishes served smoothly and wine and water topped up discretely.

On sitting down we were offered bread and pieces of Spanish omelette, good to snack on whilst we browsed the menu. We decided to have mixed tapas to start. This was a great selection, and not just the standard tapas you find in many other places. We enjoyed chorizo and beans, artichoke with pine nuts, roasted peppers, cod, and the old favourite meatballs! Main courses were all sizeable; I don’t think anyone actually managed to finish! The most impressive dishes were an enormous sea bass and what appeared to be the best part of a suckling pig!

After this we were too full to manage dessert but it did lovely, with a good selection laid out on a dessert trolley.

The décor was lovely, felt like I was actually in Spain, with a good atmosphere. The bar was more upbeat but the restaurant would be a good choice for both couples and groups. A good relaxed night out.
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Katie Wren
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Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 9
Friday, October 06, 2006

This is my new favourite restaurant. I have been several times since moving in locally and have never been disappointed. The tapas bar is great, but don't overlook the restaurant. The specials (my favourites - baby squid for starters and sea bass or roast suckling pig for mains) are always excellent, and the daily menu is equally good, with tasty, enormous servings of paella and a fish stew raved about by anyone who tastes it. The desserts are fine, although not quite up to the standard of the starters and mains, and the wine list is good and remarkably cheap. Service is always prompt and friendly (and the restaurant has "proper napkins", which made it an instant hit with my parents).

I'm not quite sure why I'm writing this review, because I don't want half of London to descend on my quiet corner of Vauxhall. But the owners and staff deserve recognition for a genuinely excellent local restaurant, which always provides an enjoyable, well-oiled evening out.
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Anna - View all reviews by this user
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Food 9 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Tuesday, August 01, 2006

I went to Rebato's last week and was very impressed.

It's a short walk from Vauxhall Station, and lots of other restaurants will tempt you on the way there, but it's worth the effort to get there.

Being Spanish, I am regularly dissapointed with the quality of the atmosphere and the food in some of the UK's Spanish restaurants.

This places is definitely the best I've tried so far. Feels just like being in a Spanish bar, and thankfully they don't play flamenco music continuously.

Their Spanish omelette (which they served as a complimentary thing with our drink) was as good as mine!

There is a restaurant, and a tapas bar area. The restaurant looked somewhat more boring. We stayed at the bar and ordered a few things (we didn't need to book on a Friday). My friend loved the chorizo and I loved the fabada (really nicely cooked baked beans, traditional Spanish style) and the grilled 'Chipirones' (baby squid).Oh, and the stuffed Piquillo peppers were superb too.

They are very friendly and have a reasonable wine list. I missed some wines from the Rueda and Ribera del Duero region, but they had plenty of Rioja. We initially planned for half a bottle, and the waiter just left the bottle there and advised us to drink just half! (we ended up drinking the whole thing, ahem).

Fully recommended, I can't wait to go again and go through that tapas menu again!
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Maria
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 8
Wednesday, February 22, 2006

It is quite true that this is THE best tapas restaurant in all of London. The food and experience are authentic and the value is good considering the quality. Always looking forward to my next meal here.
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Seve
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Food 9 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 8
Sunday, January 29, 2006

Every time I leave I always want to come back. This place is the best Spanish restaurant that I've tasted so far. The food is always excellent. I hadn't been here for about a year and I recently came here to notice the Service has improved. It's so good & you won't have to wait long for the food to arrive.
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Ricky
Friday, September 23, 2005