Pajaritos mojados — Restaurant in Madrid

This place is an absolute gem. I’ve been living in this neighborhood for a little over a year and had no idea this gem existed. Came upon it a couple of nights ago and this is one of the better burger joints I’ve been to in Madrid. Mad props to the process of actually cooking the burger to the desired preference (I like my burger patty dead af). This place is fire. If you’re in the La Latina/Palacio neighborhood, do yourself a favor. It’s a small spot like many in Madrid and the food is bomb, as is the decor and overall atmosphere is straight flames. Don’t forget the staff, super cool and nice, all of them who helped when I visited. I just had a really good time here. Thanks for everything. I’ll definitely be back...with some friends.

Update: I actually came back with some friends many times for beers, wine, and...

OK, it was busy but the waiters still need to smile. The two of them were simply obnoxious, ignoring me and my friend for 10 minutes without any sign/eye contact/acknowledgement (the counter is short) and serving his friends first. I paid the round (7 beers) straight away and the waiter insisted on me paying for the previous round with which I had nothing to do (I explained to him, in Spanish BTW, that I had just arrived and the previous round had nothing to do with me but he still insisted on a very aggressively way). Later on the second waiter had a go at us smoking outside with our drinks (fair enough if one cannot take their drink outside but asking in a polite way is the norm). Lack of education, manners and...

I usually write good reviews or no reviews, but this one is special. The food was great! And the bar is cozy. All our food was served in time. They brought us menus in Spanish and we translated them to English using “Google translate” and it took some time. The waiter came to our table to get our order and we told her that the menus are in Spanish, so it takes time, and she responded with: “You are in Spain, so you should learn Spanish before visiting”. She tried being polite afterwards, but she couldn’t undo what she said. Tourism contributes to ~12% of your GDP. Learn how to handle tourists, please. Xenophobia isn’t the best way to earn money. By far this is the worst reaction from a waiter I got anywhere...