Mar I Terra restaurant

This is an authentic Spanish restaurant. The dishes are all reasonably priced and they taste very close to (some even better than) what I had tasted in my trip to Spain. The quiet location means that not many people know this hidden gem near Southwark, Waterloo area.

Good atmosphere & attentive staff. Very quiet on a Monday. Good choice of wines and dishes. Handy after a drink at the Blackfriars Wine Bar. Sensible pricing.

We booked for 6, there were 8 of us, no problem - Pleasant atmosphere, not a gourmet experience but good solid tapas menu which we enjoyed

Fabulous food and a great bottle of fizz. Cosy and relaxed atmosphere. Staff were friendly and helpful. Stayed in the restaurant all evening rather than going for a drink somewhere else as was so nice!

It wasn't my first time there but they keep surprising me. Their selection of Tapas is amazing and all very tasteful and the best of all it's not pricey.

This is a little gem, the tapas are very good, especially the chicken livers. The welcome from host and owner, Lee, and service from his team were lovely. If you're in Southwark, looking for a place that's individual i.e. not a chain, that let's the food do the talking, I highly recommend this place.

Lovely food with contrasting good flavours, friendly staff and generous portions (we managed five plates between two and were full).

A real find! I met my son and daughter for a delightful lunch of tapas in this little restaurant tucked away in a back street near Southwark Tube station. We were warmly welcomed by Rafa and his team. The atmosphere is casual and relaxed, but the service was very good. And, without exception, every tapas dish we ordered was delicious. I will definitely definitely be going to Mar I Terra regularly from now on.

Good food and service in a genuine Spanish restaurant. There is a good authentic atmosphere and my dinner companions were very complimentary following their first visit to this establishment

Excellent food and very generous portions. Friendly staff who make you feel at home. Would be even better if Boss could smile once in a while.

Great food and wine, friendly efficient service - a perfect evening. The atmosphere is welcoming and everyone else also seemed to be having a wonderful time.

We were warmly welcomed as we walked into the restaurant, coats taken and seated. Service was prompt and attentive . The menu had a wide selection of tapas dishes and the quality was excellent

Excellent food, service and ambiance. We have been on a number of occasions and recommended Mar I Terra to friends who have been and also had a very rnjoyable evening.

Mar I Terre is a lovely little restaurant. Tasty tapas - love the chorizo with Kale. Just be careful on the booze front. It is easy to end up spending more on your drinks than your whole meal! Either way would recommend it.

The food was excellent food. The service was friendly and attentive. Downstairs is crowded and buzzy. Upstairs is less crowded and much better if you want to be able to converse

A quiet pleasant lunch - excellent food and drink - we booked but in the event needn't have done so. My experience is that it is a lot more lively in the evening.

The food and ambient were good until the waiter came to our table with 9 people to say that they needed that corner and asked us to move table or sit at the bar. We had already asked for the bill, but we're still eating our dessert and drinking our wine. The restaurant is not that spacious, so those 9 people were in the middle of the place starring at us and Mae the whole situation very uncomfortable for us and for them. They were a bit early for their booking, but it was not their fault as they were brought in to the restaurant by the waiter. We felt really bad and that we didn't even finished our dessert and finished our wine standing at the 'bar'. We spoke to the waiter and said that this was not the best way of conducting the situation as we had already asked for the bill, he just brought the card machine over for the payment to be made. Wish we had remembered to ask them to remove the 12.5% service charge, but all happened so quickly and made us feel very awkward. It was such a shame, terrible ending to a very nice meal.

It's a lovely restaurant in a very nice location, very stylish, great atmosphere, really friendly and helpful staff, good menu, good value and really delicious food. We'll be back.

Great tapas and fantastic service. A real find and I would thoroughly recommend it. We went on a Saturday and it was quite quiet - sure it is a lot busier during the week.

The food was excellent we had about four dishes each, they also have specials which are worth a go. The service was also excellent. excellent value for money.

Great as always, very accommodating of a change in our numbers. Fantastic food, drinks and service as always. Booking system a little in intuitive and overly complicated unnecessarily.

Decent enough tapas (including excellent authentic tasting fabada), swift, friendly service, good value. A nice place to come to pre theatre, or even to while away a boozy afternoon.

Very welcoming. Service good. Staff pleasant and attentive. Good was tasty but seemed to have been pre-cooked and just warmed up. Toilets needed serious money spending on them. Clean but shabby.

Efficient booking service. Delicious food with fresh ingredients in interesting tapas dishes. Very hospitable staff in an intimate, historical location. Much better than commercial chain restaurants a short distance away.

Enjoyable evening. One dish slightly disappointing (conejo). Location chosen for a reunion with an acquaintance whom I had not seen for over 35 years and worked well.

Really nice time. Friendly and helpful waiters . Tasty food. We ordered 2 tapas plates each and then had room for dessert. Good cava too. Thanks

Excellent small restaurant with friendly staff and a good choice of tapas. It may not be to everyone's taste but the rabbit was delicious. Enjoy.

Nice but not amazing, some of the reviews allude to the best tapas in London and I would disagree. Good value, nice atmosphere and nice enough food though.

Very good food,great atmosphere and service friendly and efficient. Very reasonable prices. Easy to find, close to Waterloo and Southwark stations. Will definitely be back.

Good portions of very well cooked tapas and all very reasonably priced. Staff were attentive, house red wine was very drinkable. Would most definitely return.

Delicious food and great service. This was our third visit and just as good as last time. Excellent restaurant for pre-theatre dinner, and obviously very popular. Worth booking.

Very nice place. Waiting staff very friendly and always on hand if you need them. I have a dairy intolerance and was impressed when the waiter knew exactly what i could and couldn't have, without going back to the kitchen. Nice to know the staff are so knowledgeable. Some dishes far better than others.

Mar e terra is a bustling hearty venue with genuinely warm service and rustic flavoursome tapas. There is a small but well chosen wine list including 3 or 4 authentic sherries. And there is no time restriction on table occupation - increasingly a rarity in central London.

Friendly service and very good food. Tapas dishes are very close to the flavours and taste of Spain. Very reasonable prices and the staff are very knowledgeable about the menu. Highly recommended

good vibes, good food and near the Young Vic - what more can one ask for? Mar y Terra has been there a long time - long may it continue.

Great food at a good price and a relaxed, welcoming atmosphere. My favourite tapas restaurant in London. On a warm evening you can eat al fresco out the back.

Great food. A hidden gem. I would definitely recommend this restaurant. The staff are very friendly and helpful too. As a big group of 8 they were both accommodating and efficient. We tried nearly everything on the menu and it was all good. We especially loved the potato and Chorizo special.

I've been going here for years and its consistently excellent. Great choice of Tapas and good value wine & Sherry. It's worth checking out the specials as they can be a real bonus to the usual menu.

Lovely rustic tapas, great atmosphere and friendly but not over-attentive service. Loved the daily special of crispy fried potatoes with chorizo and the fish tapas, crab with piquillo peppers, and sardines were particularly delicious. Good sherry too!

Food is absolutely delicious (spicy chorizo and octopus are a must!) , the restaurant has a very Spanish feel to it and the staff are lovely, highly recommended.

Good atmosphere and service combined to produce a very enjoyable evening. The food and wine were excellent and there was a good range of items to choose from.

enjoyed genuine welcome from all staff & attentive service throughout visit.very tasty authentic tapas dishes well prepared & well proportioned .Judging by our examples the wine list is well researched & good value.Overall an excellent choice ---if you can find it.

A great, simple little restaurant slightly off the beaten track, serving basic tapas dishes cooked very well. A very interesting wine list with a lovely personal introduction at the start explaining the ethos behind their wine choices. I took great pleasure in perusing this for 10mins while I waited for my friend to arrive. The service was a little erratic (they forgot a couple of our dishes) but otherwise very pleasant and attentive. I'll definitely be returning, and hope to make this place a regular haunt.

I been going to Mar i Terra for quite a few years. It's a good place to meet friends who want to sample authentic tapas and an authentic and relaxed Spanish vibe. The food is good, The service is attentive without being overbearing. And it's great value for money.

cordial welcome extended to relaxed atmosphere with friendly efficient service.Simple menu full of fairly authentic dishes with croquettes & beans/chorizo/chicken "stew " particularly tasty Well-chosen wine reasonably priced.Will return

Good food, good wine, lively atmosphere, genial owner. Not the cheapest you'll find, or the poshest or the most spacious, but very good quality, no disappointing dishes, and tapas portion sizes adequate not to make you feel you need to spend extra on too many.

Great little place for tapas. Wine was varied and reasonably priced. Not a large menu but interesting and tasty. I will definitely be going back.

The food was as good as usual, but the service wasn't particularly good or very friendly. Had to ask to be served even to get a drink initially in spite of having been given the drinks menu. Admittedly this was at the start of service but the barman seemed to be more interested with his phone than serving us.

A rustic and appealing venue accessed via a railway arch. We were looking forward to our visit which was for a birthday celebration. Unfortunately, we were disappointed with the service and the food. The chicken croquettes were flavourless and aubergines bland. I'm not sure why Delia liked the patatas bravas because they were cold and soggy - and not enough of the mayo sauce. It was an ok evening, but nothing special.

The head waiter is simply great, staff generally friendly and the food always delicious. This is a little hidden gem and I recommend it highly.