Lauren Vaughan Verified

Food: 5/5  Vibe: 5/5  Service: 5/5  Value: 5/5  Overall: 5/5

What's not to love about this place? An amazing, always changing tapas menu, attentive staff and great people watching - and the ability to brush up on your high school Spanish. Whether it's for a large group or you + date, the waiters never miss a beat and are very friendly, offering suggestions when asked and never butting in when not invited.

Favorite nibbles include the potato omelette in saffron sauce, the beef in red wine sauce and of course, the piquillo peppers stuffed with goat cheese. The amazing contrast of the sweet peppers and the sharpness of the cheese will have you making noises like Meg Ryan in a New York deli. For those of you that like Oxtail Stew, my friend says it's just like her Mama used to make. I just take her word for that and order a delicious array of cheeses instead.

*Newbie tip - Go on the first Wednesday night of the month. You won't regret it. The place turns into a street party (weather permitting) with flamenco dancers, live music and more.

4 months, 3 weeks ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )

Geoff Keah Verified

Food: 4/5  Vibe: 4/5  Service: 3/5  Value: 4/5  Overall: 4/5

It’s been awhile since I’ve been here. But one of my chief dislikes with some of the tapas places I’ve been to is that they seem to have a limited selection of tapas choices. Well, insofar as being a somewhat finicky eater at times (I prefer to call it having a refined palate.. hah). Café Madrid had a pretty decent selection of offerings, and at reasonable prices. That’s one of the good things about tapas, you can spend as little or as much as you’d like.

They also have a relatively decent wine selection. Well, from what I remember the prices were reasonable as well. You could definitely have some drinks there and not break the pocketbook.

Atmosphere seemed a little more on the casual side, all things considered for the Travis boardwalk scene. But it seemed to be a pretty cozy place, I wouldn’t mind going back.

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Lisa Lawrence Merritt Verified

Food: 4/5  Vibe: 4/5  Service: 3/5  Value: 3/5  Overall: 4/5

Another one of my favorite Travis Street hangs. Love the cheese selection...but really love the thinly sliced eggplant broiled with Manchega. I top it with a shower of pepper at the table. YUM!

Cafe Madrid also serves one of my favorite wines: Torres Sangre de Toro. Gotta love a good, cheap red table wine.

Good food and relaxed atmosphere.

Lisa Lawrence Merritt

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