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Restaurants
London
Bloomsbury
Cigala
Cigala Reviews

Cigala

Spanish, Mediterranean, European

Dishes priced around£16

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Reviews of Cigala (477)

Read what people think about Cigala. All restaurant reviews are written by verified Quandoo diners. Learn more about Cigala before you go by getting tips and ratings from other restaurant-goers. With real-life reviews, you can see what other diners loved about Cigala and book a table with confidence!

5.1/6

477 reviews

5.1/6

477 reviews

Food:Outstanding
Atmosphere:Pleasant
Service:Great
Value for money:Good value
Waiting time:Exceptionally Good
Noise levels:Pleasant
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"Excellent"
6/6
Peter W.5 years ago · 148 reviews

Wonderful atmosphere, staff are lively and food was amazing. Great food prices

"Awful"
1/6
Natasha F.5 years ago · 1 review

Booked ahead of time, and when we arrived the restaurant was closed. Pretty bad.

"Excellent"
6/6
Gemma B.5 years ago · 18 reviews

We had a lovely long business lunch at Cigala. The food was excellent (especially the tapas dishes) and service was perfect. Recommended!

"Excellent"
6/6
Rita C.5 years ago · 1 review

They were especially flexible with options for dietary restrictions. Really wonderful chef and staff, brilliant tapas

"Excellent"
6/6
Pablo L.5 years ago · 1 review

Good range of authentic tapas, interesting wine list and lively service.

"Very good"
5/6
Harriet T.5 years ago · 2 reviews

I took my Spanish daughter in law and she always tells me this is the most authentic spanish food in London - what more could you ask for? Delicious.

"Very good"
5/6
Paul A.5 years ago · 1 review

Delicious tapas in a lovely area. Highly recommended. Yum yum.

"Good"
4/6
Beth S.5 years ago · 2 reviews

Food tastes nice. Portions quite small, menu typical tapas. Good for a quick lunch but probably wouldn't go back for a while

"Excellent"
6/6
Max I.5 years ago · 1 review

This is my favourite place for Spanish food in London

"Excellent"
6/6
Richard O.5 years ago · 2 reviews

Excellent gaspachio and wild trout, fresh ingredients, well served & nice atmosphere

"Excellent"
6/6
George Y.5 years ago · 1 review

Lovely early evening meal for 2 before a show at the nearby Museum of Comedy. This is a light and friendly restaurant serving good quality Spanish food and located in a pleasant but lesss hectic part of London. We ate early (1800) so the place was quiet but was filing up by the time we finished . We had tapas. The fried baby squid and Secreto pork were particularly good. My whisky cake, ice cream dessert was also unusual and delicious and my wife said her after-dinner coffee was one of the best she had had in ages. A good choice of Spanish wines by the glass, carafe or bottle. Service was friendly and helpful. We will definitely be coming back again.

"Excellent"
6/6
Valeria E.5 years ago · 1 review

A regular for us good service nice food and staff very friendly

"Good"
4/6
Leslie B.5 years ago · 1 review

Food and service were very good but the restaurant was extremely noisy, making it difficult to have a conversation.

"Very good"
5/6
Sumito M.5 years ago · 1 review

The tapas food was nice and all staffs were friendly.

"Excellent"
6/6
Bill B.5 years ago · 1 review

I always enjoy Cigala. The food is authentically Spanish and the service excellent.

"Good"
4/6
Philip S.5 years ago · 1 review

It was a little too quiet normal for Saturday afternoon.

"Excellent"
6/6
Russell S.5 years ago · 1 review

Good food from a restaurant we like. Love the new (to us) menue.

"Excellent"
6/6
Piers R.5 years ago · 2 reviews

excellent dinner in restaurant with animated conversation all round. A good smoking terrace outside!

"Excellent"
6/6
Brigid M.5 years ago · 3 reviews

Slightly revised tapas menu, with some tasty new items to explore. A very quiet evening probably due to big football match made for a particularly peaceful evening. Service as ever prompt and friendly

"Average"
3/6
Jeremy F.5 years ago · 8 reviews

Underwhelming tapas - OK and mostly warm, but without real character. One dish (of asparagus) had crunch, but mostly from the sand still attached. Keen staff and acceptable basque white wine. Very noisy party alongside in a small dining room made for uncomfortable eating..

"Very good"
5/6
Luke S.5 years ago · 1 review

As good as ever. I have been going for years.

"Awful"
1/6
REBECCA P.5 years ago · 1 review

Really gone downhill. Food smaller and far less interesting. Burnt toast the start of a ongoing decline

"Excellent"
6/6
Sarah G.5 years ago · 1 review

Reliably great tapas, relatively economical. Great wine list too, including organic options!

"Very good"
5/6
Robbie K.5 years ago · 2 reviews

Nice atmosphere, great food good service. A great place for lunch meetings.

"Very good"
5/6
John H.5 years ago · 1 review

Great food & service. Felt like a local restaurant but with really high quality cooking.

"Very good"
5/6
David L.5 years ago · 1 review

As always the food was of an excellent standard. Unusually for a lot of restaurants it was served hot as it should be!

"Excellent"
6/6
michael A.5 years ago · 2 reviews

It's great and I always like going there for lunch, maybe twice a month

"Excellent"
6/6
David P.5 years ago · 2 reviews

As usual the food and wine were excellent, and the service was efficient and helpful.

"Very good"
5/6
Ian C.5 years ago · 1 review

A great evening out with good staff and food. , recommended.

"Excellent"
6/6
Carole C.5 years ago · 1 review

First Visit to a Tapas restaurant and was must impressed with delicious food.

"Very good"
5/6
Irahyma P.5 years ago · 1 review

We loved the black rice and the tapas... everything was very tasty and fresh.

"Very good"
5/6
renate n.5 years ago · 13 reviews

Very nice food and generous portions. we felt a bit sorry for the restaurant that it was not very busy at all on a Saturday evening. But a bonus for us as it was quiet.

"Excellent"
6/6
Liz A.5 years ago · 1 review

Great tasty food and good service from very pleasant staff.

"Very good"
5/6
Jon H.5 years ago · 2 reviews

Excellent competitively and sensibly priced evening set menu, with good wine options.

"Excellent"
6/6
Katie W.5 years ago · 1 review

Lunch time reservation - Excellent food and very good service - would recomend

"Very good"
5/6
Julio U.5 years ago · 9 reviews

Very good paella and overall very pleasant dinner with nice ambiance

"Very good"
5/6
Julio U.5 years ago · 9 reviews

Great food and atmosphere very attentive staff and good paella

"Very good"
5/6
Mary C.5 years ago · 2 reviews

Good food and friendly service. Can get too noisy but we were lucky to have a relatively quiet evening.

"Good"
4/6
James B.5 years ago · 1 review

Sadly, Cigala is not quite as great as it was when we lived in London and used to eat there regularly. Food was good but not exceptional. Service was friendly but felt perfunctory. Nice overall but not the best meal we’ve had there.

"Very good"
5/6
Jo-Ann L.5 years ago · 1 review

Food was amazing. Service was awful. Delicious tapas plates much enjoyed.