LONDON, Spanish Restaurant Guide

“Excellent, authentic Spanish food and wine” ensure this expansive operation across two floors of the former Lloyds Bank HQ near the Bank of England appeals to diners from beyond the City’s confines (even if it is also clearly “catering to corporate card-holders”). Its spacious and tastefully decorated premises are unusually hospitable and stylish for somewhere in the heart of the Square Mile. Top Menu Tips – “the croquettas and monkfish are especially good”.

José P’s City “professionally run” outpost in Broadgate Circle becomes “buzzy with the after-work crowd” and it makes “a good midweek date night spot for solid tapas”. Those searching the passionate Iberian cuisine and approach that’s won Sr. P the Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (Spain’s equivalent of a knighthood) should probably head down to his other ventures in SE1 though.

From its King’s Cross roots, this tapas chain mushroomed in size in 2025 with its takeover of the former Iberica group, acquiring the latter’s good-looking sites in the process. Reports are slightly uneven, but its early days and the balance is notably positive, especially about the “buzzy” vibe in all locations.

“It serves croquettes… It does what it says and it does it well!”. So say fans of this small chain – a “simple concept well-executed” with the main dish containing “a wide variety of fillings: think of any Spanish tapas ingredient and it’ll be in there”. “The cocktails are good as well”. In April 2025 they added a 50-cover site in Broadgate Circle to their existing locations in Soho and St Christopher’s Place.