Carmen Bar De Tapas

Reviews

• Carlos G.

  star star star star star_border 10 June 2026

  I came with my girlfriend because we miss our country. Always that we go to a Spanish restaurant outside of our frontiers, we were a little afraid of what we are going to find.
  
  At first, we find the typical colours and furniture that the foreigners think we have in Spain.
  
  We ordered Estrella Galicia, a tapa of Calamares a la Romana (battered Squid) and patatas con alioli.
  
  The Calamares were great, like the good ones in Spain, totally remembered the taste.
  
  The bravas tapa i miss some more garlic and some red pepper poeder, but it wasn't bad anyway.
  
  I totally come back soon.

• Laura Kate S.

  star star star star star_border 3 June 2026

  Nearly 6 years ago I passed by Carmen and thought "that place looks nice" - a thought I've continued to have until I finally came here last weekend....for the first time.
  
  Long overdue, and clearly I'm been missing out. We came in on a freezing Friday night after hanging out with friends at a pub for most of the evening. Late night tapas seemed a fabulous idea, and we weren't let down. Everything was delicious - and we had about a dozen different dishes. The sangria was nice (though quite mild), and I was quite happy to nibble on delicious meats and cheeses and such. The artichokes were particularly excellent, but it was all really good. Lovely service as well. I hope to not wait years until our next visit!

• Melly M.

  star star star star star 26 May 2026

  Every time I go here, me and my bestie get embroiled in the same debate where she wants to share the blue cheese and I say I don't like blue cheese and tell her to get it for herself, only for me to eat the lion's share.
  
  The tapas here is amazing and is as good as anything you would get in Spain. The staff are attentive and accommodating and even though it's always busy, it's never got a huge queue rolling out or the door or carnage brewing inside.
  
  You need to order, specifically, the blue cheese croquettes, the mushrooms in parsley, the grilled octopus and obviously, the chorizo in wine. They have some good deserts too, but you really need to fast before hand if you want to have that, too.

• Daphne S.

  star star star star star 25 May 2026

  I have lived in South London for six years; the majority of that time in and around Clapham and I cannot believe it took visitors to London to get me to check this place out.  This was restaurant no 2 in a weekend of tapas indulgence and it turned out to be such an unexpected and delightful find.  I am going to make this a regular haunt from now on!
  
  We ended up going in here on spec.  It was late and we hadn't eaten and my friends picked here, simply because it was close by and still open.  And what a find it turned out to be.
  
  The food was seriously good.  It can hold its head up against the best tapas restaurants in London but you won't pay their prices.  This is great food and fantastic value.
  
  We ordered Pimientos de Padrón, Patatas bravas, Gambas al ajillo, Boquerones fritos (fried whitebait), Chorizo al vino and my personal favourite Berenjenas gratinadas which are aubergines with a tomato, béchamel and cheese sauce -  my mouth is watering now just thinking about it!!
  
  I cannot rave enough about this place and I think I am going to have to pay another visit here very soon!  If you have any sense you will do the same!

• Zeynep K.

  star star star star_border star_border 22 May 2026

  Nice service and wine selection. The tapas we tried (4-5 dishes) were barely edible as I thought they were reheated and lacked flavor. I will only be back for drinks as it is conveniently close to the tube stop.