Cigala

Disappointing experience. Despite going on a very quiet evening (only 5 other tables), the waitress forgot our order of wine and water, then we waited 1 hour to have our food order taken (not even offered an olive). We ordered tapas which was nice enough but again the waitress forgot one of our dishes. This level of service when very busy is understandable (although not good), but they really were not at all busy on this week night in Feb. The positive was the the staff were polite and friendly and the food was nice and well cooked.

Great tapas items and good service but I would recommend avoiding the paella with chicken. It tasted good but boy, is it way overpriced for what you get.

Great food. All dishes were tasty and filling,despite only ordering a couple of starters each. LOVED the spinach. The only issue is that as it's Dry January having only sweet fizzy drinks or water available was a tad disappoint. A zero alcholhol beer (that the Spanish do so well) would have been great. BUT the food is lovely and that's the main thing.

At Cigala we had a nice Saturdau lunch in a plesant environment. Friendly service, good food in nice portions and the very reasonable eeekend lunch offer ate a winning combination. We will go back.

Good to find somewhere open on Sunday evening. Food of reasonable quality, nothing special, but priced rather high. Wine more sensibly priced with a good selection available by the glass or in 500ml carafes. Quiet, but may be different during the week.

There was a good selection of food, all that we sampled was very tasty and fresh. The vegetarian in our party was happy with the selection available to him as well. We were a bit squished in a corner, but they were extremely busy, which is usually a good sign of a fab restaurant.

This is a wonderful Spanish restaurant with fabulous tapas as well as main meals. The wine and sherry is well priced and selected. Good value in a smallish restaurant with friendly staff and good atmosphere.

The restaurant has a good range of tapas and other dishes. The lunch special menu is served into the early evening which gives a wider choice. The service is friendly. There are tables outside for warm summer evenings.

Nice and tasty food with very good wine. The prices were rather high and the place was noisy, full of people but with no music.

Excellent food, service and environment as ever. We had a selection of tapas, which were very delicious especially the calamari and the black pudding. Highly recommended.

excellent food, service a bit hit and miss but the Tapas came quick and was really good , nice friendly staff nothing fussy just good food

Tapas very nice . Seafood paella had a generous amount of fish and seafood but the rice was mixed with a tomato sauce and was not tasty . We spend half our time living in Spain and this didn't taste like an authentic paella to us .

This is my third time at Cigala and, for this occassion, I brought a former colleague from Sweden and his wife. They loved the atmosphere and the food and it is situated on such a lovely street. Thanks, Jeanne

Very lovely evening at Cigala again. Had the tapas selection and enjoyed a great variety of textures and flavours. Only downside was being a bit too close to the door which wasn't great on a freezing evening. Mainly though, lovely.

Fabulous, authentic tapas restaurant with great vibe. Octopus with mojo is to die for, and even the basics (bread and olive oil) are a cut well above the average.

Relaxed service, welcoming atmosphere, great food. We were here for a friend's birthday, at the end of a long week, soaked from the rain. The restaurant was warm and busy but yet relaxed. There was no rush, in the service, or in the flow of people. As far as I could tell, all the tables lingered over their food and drinks, generally unwinding. Highly recommended.

Excellent and always interesting Iberian cooking - a bit of a undiscovered gem. Would thoroughly recommend it for business lunches or the more personal stuff in the evening.

I went for a mid-week business lunch and there was a nice atmosphere. Fantastic food, and great place. Slightly sloppy service, but quick and friendly, so overall great lunch.

Food and wine were great (paella marisco and albarino) but it was rather noisy and our table felt like it was in a corridor. Very off putting and I'm not sure we'll go again

Excellent Tapas, very good house wine and a creative and delicious line of deserts. Lively atmosphere but could be a little too noisy for those that want a quiet tete a tete, but fine for us.

The service was great - knowledgeable and pleasant. The food was really terrific. Two things stopping it getting a 6, were the high cost of a small carafe of wine, and it was small, and the general lack of evening atmosphere. Great place to eat when you are visiting the Curzon Bloomsbury. I shall definitely go back.

A very enjoyable corner of Spain on uber cool Lamb's Conduit St - a terrific range of tapas, delicious mains and a convivial atmosphere. What more could you want?!

This was our second visit to Cigala, and even more pleasant than the first! We came with a friend who was born and grew up in Malaga, Spain, and who enjoyed the food. The four of us were very happy with our shared tapas, with the excellent and friendly service, and with the relaxed atmosphere. We wish we could return one more time before flying back to the US, and we will be looking forward to returning to London--and especially to Cigala! Thanks!

Excellent food and good service. I was meeting a friend who I seldom see and it was a good place for a slow meal and much conversation.

Excellent range of tapas. We particularly enjoyed the prawns in garlic, the chorizo and the patatas bravas. Good range of Rioja wines. Friendly service. Modern bright ambience.

I hadn't been to Cigala since I worked in the area over 5 years ago. If anything the food is better than I remembered. Fresh, authentic and tasty. Highly recommended.

Good food, pleasant service, chatty atmosphere. Not too much loud music , could have been a few more experimental dishes but the traditional Spanish tapas dishes were delicious.

Food very good, inventive, not heavy and reasonable wine list as well definitely recommend. Service a bit slow but staff is friendly and accommodating. Will return

Lovely lunch - good food, friendly service. Very accommodating to different needs of our party.

Very good as usual, go for tapas: Chicken liver, black pudding, quail, gambas, bacalao fritters, revueltos..all excellent. And then there's flan de naranja..now that is more than good, it is divine! Plus very jolly staff and good atmosphere.

Cosy, authentic-looking restaurant, nice atmosphere, good service, no Spanish waiters though to bring out the real authentic feeling!! Good wine, reasonably priced (bottle of Red £22), the food was ok, overpriced though as small portions, everything was nice but I wouldn't want to pay what we did for that again. 2 people are 6 tapas plates and a bottle of wine for £71 - my other half was still hungry...! Overall nice evening but wouldn't hurry back.

Love this place, the staff are great, the food really good and you can hear each other speak. You must try the chicken livers and the cauliflower dish.

a very good tapas menu. having been in Granada week ago, this surpassed what we experienced there. a welcoming busy restaurant. consistently good over many years, with a loyal dollowing

A very relaxed lunch time. Five tapas between two of us served us very well at lunchtime and they were all as good quality as ever. Cigala is always a good lunchtime choice and has a level of authenticity that makes for a great experience.

Excellent Spanish food, I had the Iberico pork chop which was cooked with just the merest hint of pink on the bone. Extensive wine list and good service.

Cigala was recommended by a work colleague as a good place to take my parents, now in their 70s. It was great, a super menu with a good choice of wines but still accessible for people with more traditional tastes. It was busy, but not excessively so - still able to comfortably hold a conversation and on a lovely street. Good value too. A definite go again.

Pleasant restaurant with authentic Spanish food and atmosphere. We picked it because it was not yet another Tapas bar. We had Jamon Serrano and Manchega cheese with some an excellent glass of Rioja and some Bacala fish cakes to start with. The Jamon was"OK" but bearing in mind the price, it was good value and we did not go for the Jamon Iberico which is obviously better but you pay £25 for it. It's not cheap in Spain either ! The bacalao fish cakes were very good. The Paella de Mariscos was pretty good; perhaps a bit overcooked. Have had better in Spain and you'd expect that but I thought it was very good at least by English standards. The Spanish bread and Olive oil were both excellent. The service was extremely good. The wines were very good. We were happy !

The chicken and chorizo paella at Cigala was good but missing the burnt crust which I particularly like. The service was nice if a bit clumsy

Excellent food as always, good list of interesting Spanish wines, and friendly service. Cigala remains on my "must dine" list every time I visit London.

Our table pushed into corner, difficult to get in and out without pushing and pulling and none of us large! We asked for all (various from all sections) to come together, but the Dover sole came 25 mins later, was not gutted and was uncooked; it came back reassembled, patched up, cooked but still not gutted. The apology was circumspect. A pity as most of the food was entirely delicious. Spoiled by the bad cooking of the expensive sole