Taberna del Chato

Many places have a set menu deal for 2 people. As I was alone, I opted with a few tapas. Very friendly attentive service. All tapas were great and very reasonably priced. Sangria was a bit watery but maybe it’s better this way as it wasn’t too sweet. It started to get very crowded at around 9 pm so try to get here around 8pm if you don’t have a reservation.

Excellent tapas bar! Wide choice of tapas, they’re all tasty and fresh, rich in quantity and honest in prices. We loved to dine here and sure will come back next time!
Ottimo tapas bar in Centro a Madrid. La scelta delle tapas è vasta e la qualità è ottima, per prezzo irrisorio. Il locale è molto carino, WiFi gratis, cocktails molto gustosi, personale gentile. Torneremo certamente qui la prossima volta!

Small cosy restaurant.
Great place to discover new tapas flavour.
Excellent food qyality.
«Chato» is really a beautiful maner to serve tapas.
The 18 € menu allow to taste several orignal tapas.
The staff is really friendly and give good advice.

Yummy fusion style tapas bar. Cool idea, well executed tapas that are a refreshing break from traditional tapas menus. The place is small but cozy, the food is tasty and a good value. Small portions which means you can try many different items. Will definitely be back!

After reading previous reviews I had high hopes, but the place was just okay and definitely lacking in atmosphere. Was looking forward to the steak tartar and secreto iberico and it wasn’t bad, but it was far from amazing. Good place to take visitors to Spain because the wine is cheap and the tapas come in cute little bowls, but there are better places for tapas in the center.

Visited over 10 Tapas Bars in Madrid and Barcelona, this was definitely the best!
Food:
Chicken skewers, shrimp skewers and beef tartar. All well execute! My favorite was the shrimp skewer.
Service:
Very friendly staff who spent some time to explain their menu to us.
Environment:
I didn’t like the setting of the restaurant. I’d prefer to be visible from the street. This restaurant has a handful of seats on the window area then you have to walk to the back for the majority of seats.
Price:
Not expensive at all! Especially for this quality.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Environment: 3
Price: 5

Amazing find! Great value for the quality of food and atmosphere. A few blocks from the heart of Sol, this small place was upbeat, and packed.
We were lucky that one two-​top just paid their bill, got up, and left. After cleaning up the table and setting the table we were promptly seated. Other folks after us were not so lucky, waiting 35 – 45 minutes to get seated.
Having gotten a quick glimpse of their kitchen (small and tight quarters), it was amazing knowing that to see the rhythmic pace of delicious food coming out of that kitchen.
We ordered a variety of tapas dishes all good but several bear mentioning — the prawns nest (deep fried prawn) was artfully done, tasted good as we gobbled it up. The mini burgers cooked were cooked medium rare and well seasoned. The crispy chicken (think chicken karaage) paired well with their sweet and sour dipping sauce with a touch spice. The steak tarare blended fairly well, a touch too much mustard that took some attention from the quality of meat and lost track of some of the other flavors. Their seafood paella — solid and generous with seafood accompanying the rice (in fact this had more seafood than the seafood paella at 7 Portes in Barcelona and that paella order was three times the size of Taberna del Chato’s portion).
All in all one of the better places we dined while in Madrid.

Great tapas at incredible price at Puerto del Sol! The crispy chicken and fried prawns (praw nest) were excellent!!! The streak tartare plate is a bit salty at some bites but overall really good. The mini-​burger is great value at 2 euros!

Great tapas, beer tartare taste so good. If you like poutine, try the iberico, egg and fries! It’s a yummy Spanish twist on poutine sans gravy.
Everything is really cheap. Sangria is only 3 euro!

Délicieux ! Accueil très sympathique et tapas vraiment bonnes, je recommande vivement ce restaurant !

Excelente comida y trato muy atento. El solomillo al tareyaki es una pasada. La sangría también muy buena. Y que decir del pollo crujiente y el salmorejo.

En nuestro caso, aterrizar en la Taberna del Chato fue gracias a Unilocal.Buscando un sitio cercano para poder comer, vimos las reseñas de este sitio y, decidimos entrar a probar.
Las raciones son servidas en chatos, por eso el nombre del local. El camarero bilingüe que nos atendió, fue muy agradable y nos dejamos aconsejar por él. Pedimos el crispy chicken, nidos de langostinos, paté de perdiz,… Recuerdo no hacer fotos porque ya tenía muchas, pero recuerdo que me gustó mucho, tanto en la presentación como en el sabor de las tapas.
Como detalle curioso, para ir al WC tienes que fijarte y pensar un poco dónde debes entrar, o bien entras en el de la tuerca, o bien en el del tornillo. Muy sútil, pero seguro que te arrancará una pícara sonrisa. Destacable, además, la muy buena música ambiental. Si vuelvo por la zona y encuentro sitio, entraré sin dudar

Dinner
Food: zucchini dish was great. Rest were ok, including the shrimp nest.
Service: friendly English speaking staff.
Ambience: 3.5
Value:3.75
Notes: seems aimed at tourists. It was a Sunday, so my top picks were closed, and Chato was reviewed very favourably on TA, so decided to try it.
Repeat: no

¡Por fin tacho este sitio de mi lista de pendientes!
Teníamos entradas para el Cine Ideal y mi Unilocal-​chuleta me chivó que justo al ladito estaba La Taberna del Chato.
Listo, entramos y rápidamente nos invitan a sentarnos en la barra ya que nuestra intención es picar algo rápido antes del cine. Teníamos poco menos de 1 hora al fin y al cabo.
Todo tiene muy buena pinta (hay pinchos a la vista, aunque los «chatos» (que se llaman así porque la comida/​pincho/​tapa viene dentro de un vaso tipo chato) los preparan dentro.
Enseguida (a pesar de que está lleno) nos toman nota y nos sirven también muy rápido.
Tartar de atún con algas, salmorejo, sapicón de marisco, tostada de bacalao y Gilda con melva.
Todo muy rico, muy bien presentado, con mucho sabor, el tamaño justo para compartir y poder probar varios chatos a la vez.
Si tuviera que añadir alguna pega, sería que me pareció que estaban para mi gusto un pelín demasiado aliñados, o sea, exceso de aceite. Pero bueno, es una pega menor porque habrá gente que le guste y a los que no, se queda en el fondo del chato con facilidad…
Los precios muy buenos para la cantidad de comida y la calidad del producto. Oscilan entre los 2 y 4 € por chato. También tienes platos convencionales y raciones (carne, salmón…)
La verdad es que de no ser por Unilocal y las críticas que había leído sobre este local, nunca se me hubiera ocurrido entrar porque está en una de las zonas más turísticas de Madrid, flanqueado por tablaos flamencos y ese tipo de sitios de guiris.

Just okay. The servers did speak English but were not very helpful. The food was mediocre at best. There are plenty of other places in that area. I had the Tortilla Espanola and the Pulpo (octopus). Just okay.

My wife and I were on our 10^th year anniversary, and we looked up this place on Unilocal.We ordered the tapas sampler for 2 so that we could get a variety of tapas dishes, and we were very satisfied with what we ate. We were not disappointed with a single one of the dishes and we especially liked the crispy chicken and birds nest tapas.
The service was great, although it was our waiter’s first night. Even though a couple of mistakes occurred (wrong tapas dish, and he needed to double check a few things from the menu), he was still very polite and corrected any problems that were encountered.
We would definitely recommend this place to others and would go back in a heartbeat.

I enjoyed everything that I ate here.
The pâté was very rich and earthy. This was my first time eating pâté, and I thought it was very tasty.
The tomato and Brie worked well, however I wished there was a bit more tomato on there. I believe this was a special for the day and my not be on the regular menu.
The potatoes mojo were so good that we ordered a second. They are served in a mildly spicy, tangy, tomato sauce. I am not entirely sure what the difference is between patatas bravas and patatas con mojo. I thought this tasted similar to some of the bravas that we had previously ate (which was a favorite of ours).
Of course, we ordered some ham with egg on fries (one of our favorite, simple dishes). I could eat this every day.

Fantastic tapas place! Don’t miss it! This place is the BEST! Amazing food, great service, affordable prices! Couldn’t recommend it enough! Tuna tartar over seaweed and crispy chicken skewers are two of our favorites!

The folks at Taberno del Chato were kind enough to serve us 10 minutes before the kitchen closed at midnight. They spoke fluent English and made great recommendations including the:
Partridge pâté: best thing we ate!
Crispy chicken: moist and delicious, served with a Thai sweet chili sauce
Ham croquettes: not bad
I decided to also try the:
Tuna tartare: too heavy on the soy sauce and lacking acidity
Shrimp nest: dipping sauce was also too salty
Shrimp tortillas: also too salty (I wouldn’t recommend this at 8 euros)
Overall the food was okay (maybe an off night). I didn’t regret trying this place out but probably wouldn’t return unless I wanted some pâté!

Cerveza cruzcampo glaciar, buen precio de los chatos que además están muy ricos, ayer probé el de pollo al curri y el tartar de atún, también pedimos una de croquetas de jamón, estuvo todo rico, me quedo con ganas de probar el de steak tartar, el pollo crujiente tenía muy buena pinta, y el de salpicon de marisco parece que se queda un poco escaso, y le doy solo tres estrellas porque el sitio estaba hasta arriba de gente y los camareros no daban a basto y esto hizo que el servicio fuera regular, pedimos un chato más que no nos sirvieron (y tampoco nos cobraron) y la comida tampoco fue muy rápida en llegar, parece que si te quieres sentar en una mesa es obligatorio reservar porque nos dijeron que no tenían nada libre en toda la noche. El sitio de barra se queda un poco justo, pero es que el sito está bastante bien, así que es normal que se llene.

El bar va de comida de estrella michelin, de autor, pero en realidad es comida de zafarrancho, en cantidades irrisorias que te quedas con mas hambre que los pavos de manolete. Espero que mejoren las raciones, aunque no volveré para verlo, ES UN TIMO TOTAL!

Mucha hambre, poca cantidad y tampoco gran calidad… El baño del grifo no tiene manilla así que está un poco de adorno. No repetiré

The things I love about Spain: (1) amazing food & drinks (2) even better prices! Taberna del chato continues this Spanish tradition by having great food & impressive prices.
Located in a by-​lane which is filled with tapas bars & restaurants, this bar stands apart with its suave, modern european appearances.
We were lucky to have missed the lines which by looking at the other reviews is not uncommon at this bar. Our server spoke flawless english & easily translated the menu which is in Spanish, for us. This one does not have an English menu so brush up on some of your Spanish if you want to make sense of the menu by yourself on a busy night.
We started off with sangria & beer. I loved my sangria! Delicious with serious amounts of alcohol. For food we got the ham platter (a must in Spain… Still haven’t tasted ham which wasn’t good in this part of the world), shrimp nest and ham croquettes. The shrimp nest was sensational! The crispy batter with the dipping soy sauce was perfection!
The icing on the cake: Free wifi!
Overall: Definitely worth giving this bar a shot when in Madrid!

Maybe a little risk coming without a reservation, but coming right after nine, we got some time for discussion. First a table was available only for 30 minutes, than people left and we had a beautiful table in the first room only for ourselves. When we got the menu we realized. This was definitely the gastronomical highlight of our trip. Thank god we decided right away for the tasting menu. We could than enjoy every single amazing little meal they have here.
The absolute favorite was tuna ceviche and steak tartar. This was one of the best meals we have ever eaten! All the other tapas were also amazing, but nothing could compare to the subtle taste of marinated tuna and perfectly contemplating seaweed. With the menu for 30 euros we got: and a huge pitch of sangria. Meals came very quickly, we didn’t know what to eat first and service was unbelievably nice. I would eat here every day, if I could have a table with my name on it!

Found this place after scrolling through Unilocal reviews. Really good value for money, my husband and I had 6 plates of tapas and a couple of drinks — total 18 euros. Lovely chilled atmosphere, we arrived just in time to grab a table — best to make a reservation if you are eating during busy periods. We would recommend the pollo cujiente (crispy chicken) and the pork with onions served on bread.

Según el diccionario de la RAE un chato es: En las tabernas, vaso bajo y ancho de vino o de otra bebida. Y esa es una de las gracias de este lugar, te sirven la comida en chato. Las raciones te las ponene en platos de toda la vida, pero si no pides la racción entera, así es como va la comida.
Habré pasado por su puerta cien veces y otras cien veces podría pasar y no caer en la cuenta de su existencia. Pero eso no volverá a pasar. Soy fan de la Taberna del Chato. Y esto es debido a la amabilidad de todos sus trabajadores, TODOS. Y esto cuesta decirlo ultimamente porque hay sitios dónde parece que al atenderte te hacen un favor y no al contrario.
Vale, no sólo me gusta por la atención. La comida es… de locura y la relación calidad precio es muy buena. Fuí guiado por unos amigos y me puse en sus manos para pedir. Tampoco había mucho hambre y pedimos para compartir tres chatos: de tartar de bonito con algas, steak tartar y pollo crujiente. Y no sabría con cual quedarme… Los tres estaban buenísimos.
Hacía incapié en la relación calidad/​precio porque los chatos van desde los 2 a los 4 euros. Y me parece un precio más que bueno para lo que ofertan. El chato de pollo consistía en dos piezas de pechuga de pollo acompañado de salsa agridulce picante y cuesta dos euros. Y tanto el steak tartar como el tartar de bonito costaban 4. Pero 4 euros bien pagados y la cantidad ajustada. Si tengo que ponerle una pega, se la pondría al steak tartar, iba acompañado de unas mini tostas de pan que le quitaban mucho sabor a la carne.
Si bien el local no parece muy amplio de entrada, cuenta con una sala con mesas para sentarse. Auunque no lo recomendaría para grupos grandes, es más bien íntimo, pero sin velas ni violines.
Al final la cuenta fueron 23 euros, con seis cervezas y los tres chatos.
Volveré, y no es una amenaza.

Great Service & Tasty food! Some of the portions are on the smaller side but are cheap so its a great way to try a variety!
My husband and I had the € 15 per person set Meal which included the chefs choice of 3 plus your own choice of 3 small tapas and a pitcher of Sangria, we each picked 3 different so we tried 9 different things on the menu and we enjoyed everything! We thought it was great value for money (pitcher of sangria is € 10 by itself) and just the right amount of food for us.

Got a table immediately on Sunday night at 10:45PM. We were asked for our drink order within a minute of being seated. After we got our drinks we were immediately able to order our food. The waitress spoke English and was able to help us order our food. We were served our first dish immediately and was taken care of extremely well all through the night. Excellent Staff!
Sangria — Fruity but not overly sweet. I could enjoy these all night! Served with delicious salted nuts. Mmmm
Pâté de Perdiz (Partridge Pâté) — lots of pepper and olive oil with perfectly toasted bread. Great dish to start, my second favorite of the night!
Pollo Crujiente (Crispy Chicken) — skewered chicken served with a spicy orange marmalade dip (same dip that’s used for lumpia). Very well prepared with high quality chicken and a light breading. If you feel like eating chicken you’ll be happy otherwise it won’t bow you away.
Croquettes de Jamon — ball of breaded cheese with bits of Jamon served over fries. Very tasty and the fries were good too!
Steak Tartare — amazing blend of steak, olives, and peppers served with thinly sliced toasted baguette. Great flavor journey ending in a spicy finish. MyFAVORITE dish!!!
Nidos de Langostino — too much hay breading and too little shrimp. It’s served with a soy sauce dip, but it’s entirely too salty… Too many mistakes on this dish… avoid it unless you want to eat a salted breading

Estuve ayer tomando unas tapas de cañeo y fue una agradable sorpresa. Tienen tapas originales, bastante elaboradas y con buen producto. Me gustaron especialmente el pollo crujiente y el atún marinado con wakame, y no me disgustó ninguna de las que pedimos.
Todas las tapas valen 2 o 3 €, precio razonable teniendo en cuenta su calidad.
No probé las raciones, así que no puedo opinar más allá de las tapas. Espero dejarme caer pronto y poder ampliar el comentario, porque salí contento con todo lo que probé.
La única crítica que puedo hacer es que no ponen nada de picar con las cañas, que tampoco me parecieron demasiado bien tiradas.

Impresionante, las croquetas de jamon, las mini hamburguesas, el pollo frito y el pollo al curri super bueno, sabroso i con estilo. No hay palabras malas para este restaurante, ademas de super economico. 5 «platos», que son vasos, más 2 cervezas nos costó 7,50 por cabeza. Que la cantidad para dos personas esta bastante bien. Además, el servicio muy agradable y atento. Se necesita pedir mesa un par de dias antes por la cantidad de gente que hay. OS LO RECOMIENDO. Si volvemos a madrid iré corriendo a comer alli.

Un sitio muy recomendable para ir a tapear, sobre todo si te gustan los sitios donde cuidan la materia prima y te ofrecen un producto de calidad, sin comida de zafarrancho ni croquetas revenidas de microondas. Su manera de presentar las tapas, en vasos de chato, es muy original. Me gustó mucho el pollo crujiente.

He estado dos veces y las dos de picoteo. Unos vinos y unos chatos, minitapas en forma de los típicos vasitos de vino (además de esto también tienen raciones y menús).
El chico que nos ha atendido las veces que he ido siempre ha sido muy amable, y el dueño del sitio se ha acercado para ver qué nos parecía (siempre es un detalle).
Los chatos, dependiendo del tipo, van de los 2 euros a los 4,5. Los hay muy ricos y otros más normalitos. Los que he probado: Steak tartar, nido de langostinos, solomillo teriyaki, paté de perdiz…
Es una buena opción para algo informal por el centro antes de un cine, un teatro o salir.

Bar pequeño con una barra a la entrada más grande que la sala del restaurante. Está bien para un picoteo rápido.
No tienen mucha variedad y es un menú cerrado, es decir, pides una alternativa y se quedan en blanco. Pero lo que tienen esta bastante bien en calidad, eso si, los chatos son literalmente chatos y a mucha gente le puede parecer bastante poco para el precio que te cobran.
Los camareros bastantes majos, pero les falta un hervor para trabajar en pleno centro. Hay detalles que entendería en la periferia pero no en Sol.
Resumen: no está mal para una pasada rápida.