Hispania - London

Eating was great, but the service needs improvement. we booked a month in advance, during which time many tables were still available. when we arrived there, there were only two tables available next to the high table/bar area. we were pointed out by the one at the door when we asked to sit in another table that was still available, we were told that someone else specifically asked for this table. since I didn't want to sit on the door, we sat on the bar. However, we found out that this is not true, since minutes later a few more went in and sat in the table, we said that we originally from the one they complained about to another maitre d and...read more

Hispania used to be my favorite Spanish restaurant, but now the quality of eating has gone a lot down. very disappointed!

On a typical rainy afternoon in london I have Spanish tapas again. tapas is everywhere whatever the origin of the kitchen. the restaurant manager of hispania points out that the Spanish do not eat tapas to lunch, they have three set courses, so this bank-based food facility expands their menu. I fully agree with this. I prefer a more holistic plate of means of life that has more complementary aromen. because now, although I have tapas, because hispania still has a predominantly tapas lunch menu and I want to try a series of options because I am greedy. I had a particularly delightful tapas experience in boqueria in brixton and I am...read more

Hispania in the lombard street looks like an inconceivable typical banker location to lunch when they go past, but they should not judge a book with its cover. when they go in them immediately feel the great size of this place. hispania is the largest Spanish restaurant in london. this place has been decorated for months to be one of the best restaurants in london in the Spanish cuisine. when we went to the house, we felt as if we had really crashed out of the lively city to a parador in Spain. almost everything in this huge place is authentic from the magnificent Spanish floor, to the wooden private dining table, originally belonged to an infamous Spanish banker. the ground floor holds the...read more

A few yards from the Bank of England is Hispania, an ambitious opening that at this stage is a tapas bar and shop, but later in will feature a fine dining restaurant. The executive chef of the future fine dining restaurant will be Michelin starred Marcos Moran (of Casa Gerardo in Asturias), but this review is of the tapas bar The premises are very smart, with floor tiles and marble from Spain, bronze light fittings and a high ceiling. Downstairs is a tapas bar and small deli, upstairs a sherry bar and private dining room. The fine dining restaurant will be upstairs, next to the open kitchen. The tapas were to main courses more