Spanish Restaurant in London’s Mayfair
What Our Customers Say
El Pirata rocks!
Brian May, Queen
My thanks, my love and my respect.
Johnny Depp
The restaurant attracts a unique blend of Mayfair businessmen and informed music & media types, as well as the occasional ‘in the know’ celeb, who come to dine on exquisite tapas and fine wine in a relaxed atmosphere over two floors. Pricewise, El Pirata is a rare cental London gem that offers truly excellent food that won’t cost the earth.
Paul Carey – P R Week
You are hit by the restaurant’s easy charm and its warm fuzzy welcomingness. It’s not frighteningly cool but it is kind of chic. It’s always packed, which is no surprise. The tapas are gorgeous and the prices equally loveable – amazing value.
Chrissy Iley, Evening Standard Food Magazine
Surprisingly good prices, for such a posh area make this noisy and busy tapas bar, not far from Hyde Park Corner, an ever-handy stand-by.
Hardens
Wonderful Spanish staff, a buzzy atmosphere and arguably the best tapas in London combine to make this tucked-away Mayfair haunt the eatery of choice for many local workers. All the favourites are there – meatballs, kidneys in sherry, deep-fried squid, paella and tortilla – all cooked to order to ensure the results are never less than excellent.
Square Meal
Fred Sirieix Best First Date Restaurants: “The team at El Pirata are so friendly and accommodating and nothing is too much for them.
Red Online
Fred Sirieix reveals his top tips for dating “a tapas bar which the TV star called London’s most romantic restaurant
Evening Standard
This was nice old fashioned tapas, made from time-tested traditional recipes. Nothing fancy but full of flavour – no reason to take off a menu what’s worked for 25 years. It’s no surprise that El Pirate is still buzzing and lively on a Tuesday evening. No hipsters around here, but a jolly food loving crowd, with good taste and a warm spirit. This is my kind of restaurant, relaxed, unpretentious and serving delicious food.
Amaranta Wright, Latino Life
If anyone is looking for tapas in London you have to try @ElPirataMayfair had so much fun there last night.
Blusher and Blog
If anyone is looking for tapas in London you have to try @ElPirataMayfair had so much fun there last night.
SloaneMagazine.com
El Pirata is an amazing little Spanish Tapas restaurant hidden away in Mayfair, it’s a gem in the true sense of the world.
Luxurialifestyle.com
Tiffany Watson ensured she showed off her golden glow as she headed to El Pirata restaurant in Mayfair, London, on Thursday night.
DailyMail.co.uk
El Pirata offers a relaxed and friendly atmosphere that feels more Madrid than Mayfair and the prices are very reasonable too.
Westend Wilma
A unique and instantly popular concept in upmarket Mayfair; authentic Spanish tapas that you could enjoy from lunchtime through to late at night.
London Unattached
Authentic Spanish food in the middle of Mayfair sounds terrifyingly expensive, no? Not at El Pirata. Open for 22 years, it’s something of an institution and really does feel Spanish rather than W1.
Londonist.com
El Pirata is definitely worth a trip to if you value an excellent atmosphere and simple, quality food at prices you’re unlikely to find elsewhere in such an affluent area. In a city famous for its hidden gems, this one is hiding in plain sight.
The Week Magazine
Starting with cold tapas, we nibbled huge prawns, juicy chorizo and ham, seafood and Russian salad, then we received an array of hot tapas dishes which seemed to just keep coming………Mmmmmm!
Martin James – Food Writer
El Pirata offers me everything I look for in a restaurant. Fine food, excellent choice, comfortable surroundings, marvellous service and a bill at the end that doesn’t give me indigestion!
Gervaise Odell, Food Writer
El Pirata in London’s Mayfair is my favourite restaurant. it’s casual, simple and I find tapas so interesting.
Nobu Matsuhisa – the owner of the global iconic restaurant group Nobu
Literally, gourmet tapas. What’s not to love about that?
Hugh Wright, TwelvePointFivePercent
Located in a quiet Mayfair back street, this welcoming bar and restaurant offers authentic Spanish cooking at good-value prices. The tapas menu has a good balance of meat and seafood with with staples from the Spanish repertoire such as a ‘silky and rich’ arroz negro. The wine list is a well-chosen, all Spanish affair and begins with good everyday drinking at £15
begins with good everyday drinking at £15
The Good Food Guide
Tapas Lovers Dream
Miss Jones PA London
Tapas is undoubtedly the most flexible and sociable way to eat! And at El Pirata they have a wide selection of menu’s so that you can either snack or feast on an array of authentic Spanish tapas.
Miss Jones PA London
El Pirata is a real hidden gem right in the throes of the city but without feeling so. It is a welcomed respite from the hustle and bustle of London, whisking you off for a Spanish evening of fine wine and fine food at a more than reasonable price. We’re already planning our return visit.
Seen in the City
Bryan May was dining in one corner of the room and there were no empty tables in sight. Such is the immense popularity of El Pirata of Mayfair.
Townfish
El Pirata of Mayfair: they just don’t make restaurants like this anymore
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The secret to El Pirata’s long success is simple: a vast choice of good Spanish food and wine served quickly by friendly waiters in an informal restaurant that feels more Madrid than Mayfair
Sloane Magazine
El Pirata has a lot of redeeming qualities. As well as being amongst the most approachable restaurants in Mayfair, the space’s atmosphere is terrific.
TheLondonEconomic.com
Tiffany Watson at El Pirata
GotCeleb.com / HawtCelebs.com
Casey Batchelor of Big Brother being spotted at El Pirata.
Daily Mail Online
I remember arriving back [home] pledging allegiance to El Pirata and determined to return there as soon as possible – the combination of a thoroughly unstuffy, buzzing atmosphere and solidly good, fresh food in an area filled with overpriced, formal restaurants makes it a real little gem.
The London Sinner.com
El Pirata Mayfair will be celebrating World Tapas Day this Thursday, 15th June and offering all guests a complimentary classic tapas dish, Chorizo al vino (Spanish sausage in a red wine sauce) when quoting ‘World Tapas Day’ and ordering five or more tapas dishes. The Mayfair institution, El Pirata, has been open for nearly a quarter of a century offering diners authentic Spanish tapas, made using quality ingredients. The restaurant is delighted to be part of #TapasDay, a worldwide celebration of Spain’s tapas culture.
The Staff Canteen
A low-key, low-price Spanish gem in the heart of affluent London.
Dominic Kocur
