Cafetería La Austriaca — Restaurant in Madrid

We came across while walking to Gran Via, didn't come up on any searches and was quite busy. We had a look at the menu and grabbed small dishes for quick bite. Friendly people and service, all kinds of customers come by too. I orderd the Pisto and Spaghetti Con Tomate. Pisto was served with an fried egg, a stew consisting alot of veges, all cooked soft and full of flavour, had a side of white bread with it and was filling even though it looked small. The spaghetti con tomate was served cold to slightly warm, spaghetti itself had a green to yellow look, we weren't sure if it was normal but didn't trouble the waitress. Basically spaghetti with tomato sauce stirred in and topped with olive oil. The place is small and has a large centre table, spots fill up fast but they do have seating at the bar section. As it was a quick bite, we were in and out within 30mins,...

I love how everything here is so simple. You order what you want (you can see most of the things on the bar), enjoy the meal, if you speak Spanish you can chat with the cute granny, Mar, pay and leave. Orange juice is fresh, you can see the granny squeeze the juice from fresh oranges, coffee is ok (I like the milk coffee), tortillas are exquisite, churros are really good too. Churros are as good as Ginés, however the hot chocolate is better at Ginés (but also more expensive). You can ask the granny for some milk to add into the hot chocolate if you think it is too thick/heavy and turn it into a milk chocolate! Fees are not high! I truly recommend this place for...

This was one of my favourite breakfast places, it's almost unnoticeable! They make tortilla de patatas, sandwiches, even churros. A cafe con leche and the tortilla is like 3,50€ Free wifi!

Sometimes a LOT of people, sometimes empty. But almost always local people. The mother does not speak English, the daughter speaks English. The mother is SO NICE!!! This is a little family-run restaurant with good coffee and good breakfast.

This is also the restaurant where I thought she (the mother) asked, "Do you want more?" And I said, "oh nooo, no no no" but she actually asked, "Did you like...