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Restaurante L'Albufera

Restaurant Mediterranean restaurant Spanish restaurant Rice restaurant

👍👍 Absolutely delicious Spanish restaurant located at the Hotel Melia Castillo. The service was outstanding. Recommend the paella - we had the squid ink paella but there were others as well. The jamon iberico was outstanding. Recommend the grand mariner soufflé for dessert. Very special restaurant! People often mention paella, rice, service, ordered, good, delicious,


Address

C. del Poeta Joan Maragall, 43, Tetuán, 28020 Madrid, Spain

Website

lalbuferameliacastilla.com

Contact

+34 915 67 51 97

Price rating

$$$ $

Rating on Google Maps

4.40 (1.5K reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Tuesday: 1 to 4 PM
  • Wednesday: 1 to 4 PM
  • Thursday: 1 to 4 PM
  • Friday: 1 to 4 PM
  • Saturday: 1 to 4 PM
  • Sunday: 1 to 4 PM
  • Monday: 1 to 4 PM

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: paella (30) rice (16) service (11) ordered (8) good (7) delicious (6)
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  • 5/5 Mindy C. 4 years ago on Google
    Absolutely delicious Spanish restaurant located at the Hotel Melia Castillo. The service was outstanding. Recommend the paella - we had the squid ink paella but there were others as well. The jamon iberico was outstanding. Recommend the grand mariner soufflé for dessert. Very special restaurant!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Jose Luis E. 1 month ago on Google • 290 reviews New
    La Albufera is a good option to eat good rice, in its different variants, in an elegant place with professional service.

  • 1/5 M H. 7 months ago on Google
    Disappointing. Situated inside the Meliá hotel, L'Albufera is a posh paella-style rice place. They won the Sueca prize for the best paella in 2015, so our expectations were high. We usually go for the "senyoret", but the one they make here comes with chicken, which is not our thing. Instead, we ordered the vegetable rice, which we knew was a risky choice. What we were served, however, was worse than what we could have ever imagined. Not only did it lack salt, but the ingredients (artichoke, cauliflower and green beens) had almost no flavor. Our feeling was that they use low-quality produce because the tomato salad we had as a starter was similarly tasteless.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Yolanda C. 1 month ago on Google • 64 reviews New
    We are happy experience one A that is excellent, delicious food we ate mixed paella and a delicious chocolate dessert starters ham croquettes, we were served by a girl named Belén for her very good professional attention, grateful 👍🙏🏻

  • 4/5 Jaime Sugrañes N. 1 month ago on Google • 33 reviews New
    Very good rice, various well-made pellets... In general good, the service, very friendly and professional

  • 5/5 Juan Benito P. 1 month ago on Google • 21 reviews New
    It is always a success to eat here. It's not cheap, but the rice or fideuá never fails. I will be back

  • 5/5 Gonzalo M. 1 month ago on Google • 13 reviews New
    I met it in its beginnings and I returned now, the rice dishes were fabulous, in general everything, the service very discreet and very attentive...as for the place, very cozy and well lit...a little bit of heat, but a 10 out of 10

  • 5/5 cesar san miguel r. 1 month ago on Google • 7 reviews New
    We were served by Daniel, excellent service, the food as always very tasty, I will continue going.

  • 5/5 Muscle F. 6 months ago on Google
    Taught education as having the best Paella in Madrid. It did not disappoint.

  • 5/5 Sydney G. 2 years ago on Google
    Delicious paella - even ordered for takeout! We got the chicken and shrimp paella and croquettes. Will definitely be coming back!

  • 2/5 Isabel 1 month ago on Google • 4 reviews New
    Rarely have I suffered such a regrettable gastronomic experience. Today was Good Friday, said by the person who attended us when we arrived, there were not many people and they were calm. We ordered three beers and one non-alcoholic, and a bottle of white wine. The waiter comes with the three beers in glasses and a bottle of non-alcoholic without a glass and serves it in one of the wine glasses that were on the table. Obviously later we had to ask him for an empty wine glass because he had used it for what it is not intended for. We ordered a L’Albufera salad. They bring us a tomato one with Ventresca. I tell the waiter, the same one, that they made a mistake. As I see him with the intention of justifying to me what is written in his order, I tell him to ask the person in charge who took the order from us. It recognizes the error. They bring us the correct one. We ordered a half portion of croquettes, the menu says that there are 8 units for a half portion, they bring us six. To know why. We ordered a L'Albufera paella. They bring us rice, before the waiter goes to serve it, the manager arrives (there were many managers in suits more than waiters), looks at the order, and starts serving. I stop him in time and tell him that this is not a L'Albufera paella because there are no lobsters to be seen anywhere. Look at the command again. He tells me that indeed. He goes to the kitchen. Come back, our rice is coming soon. After a while, the rice comes. The waiter, the usual one, begins to serve it. It leaves halfway, it comes back, it leaves, it comes back like four times. Finally he serves us four plates with the tip of the tongs of the four lobster tongs, he pours us less than half a tablespoon of a mixture that is supposed to be from the bodies of the lobsters and he takes the plate with the lobsters as if they were useless shells. And leave all the rice in the paella pan, more than half of the paella pan, piled up in a pile on one side of the paella pan. The manager passing by asked him if it is the custom of the house to put tongs and cutlery to eat seafood on the table and then not leave the lobsters on the plate so that we can eat them, why do they put tongs then. He tells us that customers are usually asked if they want the lobsters to be served or not. I tell him that they haven't asked us. The manager crushes the pile of rice in the paella pan and places it. Rice: past. Very past. Gentlemen: it's a paella, learn how to make paella, the rice cannot be undone. The waiter comes and puts the rice back in a pile even though his boss had placed it. When it's time for desserts and after not having wanted to repeat rice, they ask us if they can take it away. More than half a paella pan for four. Impossible, the rice is so stale that it is impossible to reheat and eat. The manager tells us that he is giving us dessert to compensate. A four-person paella pan of that rice costs more than 150 euros. I don't see compensation. Finally I ask for the bill. I pay with my American Express with my iPhone, and the manager tells me to sign the dataphone receipt. 🤪. What is that? The last insult? Can someone who knows something about payment methods at the Meliá Castilla hotel explain to this man that this payment cannot be returned and that the receipts can no longer be signed because the operations are secured and signed? Very unfortunate. More than 250 euros thrown in the trash and on top of that they insult me.

  • 5/5 Antonia Bezoni (Antonia B. 1 year ago on Google
    This restaurant was recommended by a local Spanish friend as the best place for paella. We had a delicious paella, the atmosphere was amazing and the staff was friendly and helpful. Thank you for the wonderful food and experience.

  • 4/5 Mauro B. 5 years ago on Google
    Good paella, great seafood. Atmosphere is nice, but some of the service are not very friendly or personable.

  • 5/5 Jacob C. 7 months ago on Google
    I had a wonderful experience at Restaurante L'Albufera. The ambience was pleasant - it offers a cozy and inviting atmosphere. The service was excellent, with attentive and friendly staff. And, of course, the paella was absolutely delicious.

  • 2/5 Rafael 6 years ago on Google
    Extremely expensive for what it gives. Very restricted menu, overpriced. No amenities whatsoever, the staff wasn't very friendly and didn't speak English very well. The wines are only offered in bottle, not in glass. The soup of the day had too much garlic on it. Also ordered a steak, that was worth the two stars of this review, it had a considerable size. Overall not recommended. The entrance was not good as well, only accessible by a staircase.

  • 5/5 H.M. L. 4 years ago on Google
    I had a wonderful dinner here. Our table ordered a seafood fideua, which proved to be a great choice. I had had paella only several times, but this noodle version of paella showed off its own charm. I was sorry that I could not had enough of it because I was already half full with impressive appetizers when the fideua finally arrived. This place is by no means casual and intended for special occasions from my perspective. If you are willing, you should try.

  • 5/5 AbdulRhman K. 1 year ago on Google
    Great paella. We were a large group and we had fun and served well

  • 5/5 Manuel a. 3 years ago on Google
    Delicious paella, yummy desserts and most importantly, attentive waiters. If you are staying in the hotel, there is also a complimentary discount. The panna cotta is worth the calories. It is spacious and not so crowded the 2x we ate there. I highly recommended this place.

  • 5/5 Mario B. 1 year ago on Google
    Great atmosphere, superb service and the food is even better.

  • 5/5 Sam S. 4 years ago on Google
    Located in the basement of the Melia hotel this is an amazing place to come for paella in Madrid. It is rated by the locals as the best paella is Madrid and it was fabulous. The staff here were excellent and also adjusted the menu for one of our group. They offered a vegan and vegetarian paella for those that don't eat meat. It was delicious and cooked to perfection. We had the seafood paella with lobster which was more than enough for three people and we took some home at the end. Overall a great experience with excellent service. I would happily come here any day for a paella :-) even though the place was packed they maintained a very high level of service and spoke good English as well.

  • 5/5 Martin O. 5 years ago on Google
    Great paella made on the spot and even better service. Fair price.


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Amenities


  • Parking
    • ✓️ Free parking lot
    • ✓️ Plenty of parking
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Hard liquor
    • ✓️ Healthy options
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible restroom
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible parking lot
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Brunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Takeout
    • ✓️ Delivery

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