Asador de Aranda Diego de León | Asador de carne en Madrid — Restaurant in Madrid

"Del mar el Mero y de la tierra el cordero".

An old Spanish saying, "grouper from the sea and lamb from the earth". You know a restaurant is good if they only have 1 thing in the menu, and that happens to be brick oven lamb or lamb chops. Of course they have entrees like chorizo or morcilla (personally I'm not a fan of blood pudding but the one they serve her is jam packed with rice and I'm quite fond of it) or salads and such.

The only thing they put on the lamb is salt and water, with lots of time low and slow in the oven.

A must if you're in Madrid.

It's a chain restaurant so you can go to anyone.

Ohh, and they raise their...

This is a chain restaurant. I've eaten at countless of them throughout Spain. I work in the travel industry and am very familiar with this company. The most surprising thing is that such a large restaurant chain doesn't have permission to accept 500 euros. I'm not paying 10 euros and paying 500 euros, but I'm paying 150 euros and paying 500 euros. What's the problem? It took a long time, and the waiters were young, enthusiastic, and the service was excellent throughout. The suckling pig and roast lamb were both soft, like chewing gum. Again, I'm very familiar with this company, even their headquarters city. It's not a...

The best cochinillo EVER! Some may say that this place is very "typical" but so worth it!

We wanted to try the cochinillo, and this was the place to be in Madrid to do so. We asked for it when we made the reservation, as some times they run out of it.

We also ordered croquetas and morcillas as starter, then the cochinillo and a entrecot and last a dessert. They were do nice, and added a candle to sign a happy birthday to one member! (Thank you Pacooooo!)

Again, go for it! They have other places in Madrid (I believe three) so if you can find a table here, you can try...