Marisquería Fide Calle — Restaurant in Madrid

Excellent. A shellfish place that executes perfectly. Zamburiñas, boquerones, anchoa y pulpo were all excellent. The one criticism is that the potato that came with the pulpo gallago was not good. It was lacking flavor and the wrong texture -- to the degree that it was crumble when forked. However I would happily order it again as the pulpo was excellent - and that is what counts. This is a stand-up place, there is standing counters in the main room, and a few tables in the back. It is in busy area so parking can be found but will typically require...

This was such an authentic tapas experience! My partner and I were probably the only non-locals in the restaurant.

We ordered the scallops/zamburiña plancha (very good — make sure to drink up the olive oil sauce) and the smoked sardines/sardina ahumada (superb — I still dream about it). Unlike the touristy market places, Fide toasts their bread (the base of the tapas) to order.

It was quite hard to find a spot, but I’ll chalk that up to the authenticity of...

Terrible experience here. I had intended coming for a short snack but the waiter went on a hard sell. I ended up buying a crab dish. The waiter neglected to say that it cost 40 euro. It wasn’t nice and the scallops were a bit rubbery. I was foolish to have accepted the hard sell. There were linguistic challenges that complicated matters. The waiter should have been more transparent. So I would avoid this place. There are nicer places on...