Pizarro

Hello, Met a nothern spanish girl by the name of Margarita in London saturday night, said she worked in spanish resturant close to london bridge..if she works in your premises can you get her to contact me on this email please

Went there and it was a horrible experience! First we needed to beg for drinks and they came after food. We asked for some bread (the only good thing in the restaurant) and they never gave (apparently there is one slice of bread per person ONLY). My fish was inedible (literally). My friend had a raw tiny pigeon for £13 and horrible wine (we couldn't finish our meal). If you are a masochist then go there, otherwise avoid it!

Just average... Spanish food at its best can often be simple, elegant and uncomplicated, our meal was quite lacking in flavor we had to return the sea bass which was too dry and over cooked, and frankly tasted old, although the manager did come and apologise - he was a little patronising claiming they were so busy they picked up fresh fish everyday... I should think so too! So was not really impressed with his explanation. On the plus side they were very keen to replace the main dish with an alternative and the rose was very good. Lovely atmosphere and on the whole very helpful and polite staff, just a shame the food does not quite match the decor!

Jose for lunch by twelve... Good tapas and not too packed.... Pizarro for dinner. Try the bar for the tapas. Pricey... Though ... Excelent wines and not too expensive.

AllyD, That Jamon Iberico fo £20 it is very cheap!! I think you have to go to Spain more often to learn..... I'm local and it was sad to see Bermondsey Kitchen gone, But compare with Pizarro.... Yes you have to learn about food!

We were really disappointed after eating at Pizarro last Friday night. We live close by and had made several attempts to eat here since the restaurant opened but it was always too busy and we were told there were 2-3 hour waits! They operate a no reservation policy which I am not a fan of in general and I definitely wouldnt wait 2-3 hours for any restaurant. On this occasion we had to wait an hour but thought we might as well as we were in no rush and did want to try it. It helped that we managed to grab some room by the bar and found a perch there for the hour. Unfortunately, this meal was not worth the one hour wait. The red wine we ordered was excellent and good value (£24.50) but the most disappointing thing of the night was the food in general. I had high expectations based on how excellent their sister restaurant Jose is but soon found Pizarro was very different. The menu was limited as expected and I dont have a problem with that. as such It only becomes a problem when they dont have all the items listed on the menu such as the croquetas which we were informed they were all out of that night. Typically one of my favourite tapas dishes so not a good start and it was only 9pm. I find it bizarre a Spanish restaurant runs out of a dish which is usually a popular one and always on my list of dishes when I eat Spanish food. They also charged for bread which I thought, based on the prices of everything else it should have been complimentary. On a positive note some of the dishes we sampled were delicious including the Jamon Iberico, Parnsip and Celeriac soup and the Manchego Canelones. However the Jamon was really expensive at £20 for an average portion and it definitely was not worth that amount. The majority of portions were on the small side. So to sum it up, I will not be returning here any time soon. We are lucky that there are plenty of great restaurants in SE1 so lots of choice and of course Jose is not far away. I think Pizarro is overpriced and not worth waiting any long period of time for. Bring back Bermondsey Kitchen...well maybe thats a tad excessive but at least they offered generally good food at reasonable prices and no waiting most importantly!

I've eaten here several times already and everything has been spot-on. Just a perfect restaurant!

toast and fantasitc ice-cream...and chairs to sit down on. Fab!

Unfortunately I think Pizzaro is slightly over rated. Jose is much better. The salt baked cod we had was undercooked, tough and very salty. Portions....well to be expected in a tapas bar.

Possibly the best pork I've ever had (there's no way of writing that without sounding rude!) - the menu is refreshingly brief too, if that means every dish is done as carefully and beautifully as mine then that's a clear benefit. Re portion size, I only had a main and I was stuffed - plenty of food! Also, the waiters recommended some incredible red wine and exactly the kind of sherry I was after (their list is extensive).