El Parador

Excellent restaurant! The service is quick and attentive, and there is quite a large variety of food on the menu. Most of all, the standard of the food is extremely high (we had 7 dishes and they were all very good) – in particular I recommend the roasted sweet potatoes, the steak with cherry tomatoes and also the duck with pears and redcurrants. It is generally good value for money, but I have to say that some of the dishes in the vegetarian section of the menu were overpriced – especially the rice and also the padrón peppers, both of which are priced at £5.70 each. That is simply too much for a small dish of rice and a small dish of peppers.

But overall the food was exceptional and I’m sure I will be going back again. The lunchtime offer of 3 tapas dishes for the price of 2 seems like great value.
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N. P. - View all reviews by this user
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Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 7
Monday, March 10, 2008

Twenty of us went there for a birthday last Saturday and we had the downstairs room to ourselves. 'Just treat it as your own' they said and we put out flowers and balloons and place names. They brought us beer and wine in ice buckets, put bottles of good red wine on the tables so that guests could help themselves. We ordered communal plates of potatoes and salds then everyone chose a dish or two from the menu. It was a huge success, we all felt relaxed the service was good -particularly at the moment when thirty courses came out at once!

I have never had a bad meal or unfriendly service here and would highly recommend it to anyone.

A big thank you to Rowan who took charge and everyone else involved.

Jane Pearce
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Jane Pearce
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Food 8 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 8
Thursday, March 06, 2008

Went on a Sunday night. The place was quite busy but not full. They were welcoming and efficient at producing the food all of which was well cooked and tasty.

2nd visit and well worth going.
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Jeremy - View all reviews by this user
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Food 8 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 8
Friday, October 26, 2007

Inventive, healthy, delicious tapas, great price, superb service. One of the best surprises after moving to Camden.
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Maria
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Food 9 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 10
Sunday, September 30, 2007

This is a wonderfull little restaurant. The food is fab is the atmosphere!
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sophie
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Food 9 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 8
Monday, June 18, 2007

Good restaurant.

Choice of Tapas was better than most places, and the food came reasonably quickly.

Food tasted really good, my favourites where the lamb, chicken thighs and peppers.

The seating is a little cramped.

Will be going back
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Mike
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Food 8 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 7
Saturday, March 31, 2007

Amazing tapas restaurant, really friendly service and great selection of dishes. Very authentic. Calamari was delicious, as well as the artichokes (slightly spicy), crab cakes, and octopus. Highly recommended! Don’t be put off by the café style interior!
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Gemma Savage
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Food 9 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 8
Thursday, March 08, 2007

As I work close to this restaurant I have been a few times, each time the food is more delicious than the last, service is speedy and usually friendly and the prices are reasonable considering the quality of the food!
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Emma
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Food 10 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 8
Tuesday, February 20, 2007

Went to this restaurant last night for Valentines day. ALthough the area is a bit gloomy and the restaurant itself nothing special the food was stunning!

If you go you have to try the habas, broadbean rosemary and garlic puree wow, (everyone sitting around us had it, so we thought we would try it!!) baby squid with chilli and lemon, too many delicious dishes to mention.

£30.00 for both us with a glass of wine and a beer makes it great value too. Will definately be going back, the young guy that served us was really friendly too.
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Emma NW6
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Food 9 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 8
Thursday, February 15, 2007

Four of us went there last night with a craving for fine tapas and that is precisely what we got. The menu had plenty of choice - meat/fish and vegetarian and the prices were reasonable. The recipes were simple and the ingredients fresh - exactly how tapas should be. I wouldn't say that the restaurant had a particularly Spanish feel to it, but it was cozy and our waiter was attentive. We will definitely be returning - best tapas I've had in London.
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Jan Beardall
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Food 8 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 5 | Value for money 7
Thursday, December 14, 2006