“ Stopped in here with a mate after reading Yelp reviews and was definitely not dissapointed. We ordered 4 dishes each with bread and I was absolutely stuffed by the time I finished, particular mention for the deep fried hake and the diced steak in pepper sauce....yummy. If I had to sum up this place in one word it would be 'authentic', you could be sitting in the middle of Barcelona. ”

“ Pros: Delicious authentic Spanish food. The waiters are very friendly. The atmosphere is great. Highly recommend the Paella and the fried sardines, and they have the best green olives in town. Cons: Lots of stairs to get down to the restaurant, wasn't convenient with baby strollers. ”

“ On a Tuesday, just after one of the Algebra seminars, we ended up here because the speaker fancied Spanish for dinner. It's not the place you can randomly find on your way, since the main entrance is in a dark and narrow pathway just behind Deansgate. The venue is huge and airy, and the white walls adorned with Spanish paintings definitely remind of far Mediterranean restaurants. I always find the idea of sharing food with the others very appealing, since it allows you to try many different courses and underlines the social role of meals, also giving you the chance of making comments about food. Hence we opted for one of the two menus (the 14.50£ one); both of them includes about a dozen different dishes. I literally loved every single dish they served. Meatballs, lamb, chicken, mushrooms...Probably those that I liked more are patatas bravas (slightly hot roast potatoes served with tomato sauce) and chicken steamed in zucchini sauce. Unfortunately I'm not fond of seafood, but my friends were very positively impressed by the fish courses. The red wine we got was very enjoyable as well. Never underestimate the places where Algebra leads you. ”

“ If there were a Narnia centered around spanish food and atmostphere then the door to it would be down a little alley which backs onto deansgate. The food here is awesome, the langoustines wrapped in bacon, the various lamb based stews, chorizo, calamari, its all fantastic. The wine menu is good with cheap cava on offer at ~£20 a bottle from memory. Food aside the atmosphere is why I like this place so much, the staff seem to all be spanish speaking and the feel of the place is just very Spanish, who needs a cheap easy jet flight when this place is on our doorsteps! There are not many restaurants where I can't find fault, this is one of them ”

“ This is one of those places where you need to book ahead for a Saturday night, which I guess is a good sign, we were given an early two hour time slot, and in fact even though there were 16 of us we still managed to have a good 40 minutes left over to pay. So the food was efficient and good, I would particularly recommend the pork, honey and tomato stew on the set menu (the slightly higher set menu at £16.50 a head). The staff were good although it was hard to notice as things just felt a little too rushed, we were a fairly quite stag group and considerate to the other diners so it was purely a financial decision to try and get us in and out as soon as possible so they can have more table turn over. There was one incident of a waitress not being aware enough of the table space and covering one member of our group with the contents of his glass (luckily it was water), and to be fair this could have been avoided really, but again I think it was not due to the rush to put plates down in front of us all. All in all the meal was lovely, and there was a good selection of things although I think it might have been good to get a few more vegetables as the whole menu was very meat heavy, and tapas at its best can provide a healthy balance between meat and vegetables. I have eaten here a few times, and suspect you get a better menu when you are picking from what is on offer instead of having a set menu and also if you are a smaller group, I think next time (yes I will be back) I will attend with 4 or 5 people. ”