Taberna Sidrería El Fontán — Restaurant in Madrid

I have been to Madrid many times, but I have never experienced such friendly service and such fresh, delicious food. Tinto de verano – delicious – just as it should be, tequila and 43 con piña the same. But what was truly unbelievable were the calamares fritos and croquetas. I was really surprised by the quality of the cuisine in this restaurant – unbelievably good food; I can honestly say that nowhere else have I eaten such excellent cuisine as here. Clean, fantastic service, with a genuinely warm and heartfelt approach to the customer. For me, this place is the definition of gastronomy. The way the staff treat their guests should be a model for other restaurants to follow.

We thank above for your hospitality and the warmth that comes straight from the heart. This place is a true role model and has created beautiful memories that we will remember for a long time – and we will definitely come back ❤️

Aleksandra y...

Hidden gem! Everything ordered was super fresh and flavourful. I've eaten at Michelin star restaurants since I'm a foodie and this was a quality place. Octopus was super tender with flavourful eggs that had pieces of potato. The blue cheese croquettes had such amazing flavour, with apple sauce to balance it out. The blue cheese was not overpowering at all and made from a special region in Spain. The beef pie was really nice. I don't like doughy empanadas but this place had light pastry, nicely baked and fresh. Also got the Milanese schnitzel and that was super fresh too. Server was incredible dealing with traffic of New Year's Eve - he hustled, cranked out dishes, and tried to clear and organize tables. True professional 👌 Highly...

The food was really tasty, but the problem appeared in form of very strange restaurant manager, who at that day wanted to watch football match on TV. He set the volume to the highest, so he could hear everything outside the restaurant when he smoked a cigarette. After a few tries we manged to convince one of the waitresses to make TV a little bit quiet, but after a few minutes later, the manager returned to the restaurant and made the volume even more loudly than before. It's a shame, because besides us, there are a few other people who have come to Fontán Canalejas to eat and spent a nice time instead of sitting in a really loud place. A big, big pity. We will never...