El Mono de La Pila — Restaurant in Madrid

the food here was outstanding! i was unsure about the sweet potato and fired corn they gave us to eat with the ceviche, but was very pleasantly surprised. I particularly liked the coconut and avocado one they had. Definitely try this place if you get the chance!!!

This place is in a market food court style area. When we came it was VERY busy. We did make a reservation online in advance, but when we arrived there were no tables available and people queuing who’d waited a long while. Whilst we did get some level of priority, it took around 20 mins to get seated. Given how busy it was i totally understood and this was fine, however it did not seem like the kind of place that should have taken bookings. It may be quieter at other times, we came at 9pm...

We reserved a table for five and when we arrived we had to wait since the people eating at our reserved table were not finished. However even though we had a reservation and we had been standing waiting for nearly 20 minutes past our reserved time they continued to serve the people occupying our table. But yeah the food is good but I hope the communication and the general planning of this restaurant will be improved so no other customers will have an...

Si les gustan los ceviches, El Mono de la Pila es el sitio que deben visitar en Madrid. Está ubicado en el mercado de Antón Martín, lo que le da un ambiente relajado. Los ceviches son muy frescos y las salsas son sus creaciones originales, con sabores muy latinos. Puedes elegir entre ceviche de pescado, pulpo, de gambas (camarones)o mixto. En las fotos: (i) Mi favorito: Al coco. Con leche de coco, mango y aguacate, tiene sabores dulces y ácidos que lo hacen muy especial. Está lleno de contrastes y de sabor, muy recomendado. (ii) Jipijapa: Salsa de cacahuate, cebolla, pimiento y tomate, combina sabores inusuales en un ceviche pero funcionan. Está bueno para probar algo distinto, para quienes disfruten el cacahuate o maní. (iii) Pacífico: Salsa de tomate, lima y naranja. Muy parecido al sabor del ceviche de camarones que tenemos en la costa colombiana. Buen producto, sabroso y diferente a los demás sabores de la carta. Todos los ceviches vienen acompañados de maíz cancha y boniato (camote). Nosotros los tomamos con una buena copa de Albariño, aunque los piscos también están muy buenos. La amabilidad de sus meseros, su ambiente de mercadillo y su comida hacen que sea uno de mis sitios favoritos en Madrid. Eso sí, conviene llegar temprano o...