Taberna del Alabardero 1776 I Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia 20006

"Good Spanish Restaurant. excellent service and good cuisine m. A few things to say. The jam croquet is flavorless, good technique but zero flavor, the veal solomillo is not the best beef, maybe is a choice beef but I don’t think so. And the meat was to compress, dense rest of the plate was good. I think if you expect a Michelin star restaurant this is not Michelin star. It is just a good restaurant"

"Wonderful spanish restaurant in the heart of Washington, D.C. . The tapas are excellent : the torreznos (pork belly) needed a bit more cooking, but they tasted great; the chorizos and papas bravas are just like in Spain. One thing that I really appreciate is that they have Gluten Free rolls!! Then we ordered the Paella mixta for 2, although we were 3. They brought a huge Paella and charged for 3, so we had a lot of leftovers to take home. The wines are very expensive, especially because we know how inexpensive a bottle of good wine costs in Spain. We had a nice Cava. The atmosphere is refined, with spanish colors and decoration. Very nice, corteous service."

"The service was excellent. We had a few appetizers, but the calamari wasn't good. Taste double fried and kind of burnt. The waiter did take it off. We ordered scallops and the branzino. It was so, so. We didn't see good handcrafted drinks and settled for sangria. Taste like fruit juice. Nice experience. Won't go back"

"Came here for an amazing anniversary evening. Live Flamenco punctuated an evening with tapas, paella, sangria, and literally the most beautiful dessert I've ever seen. As a special, complimentary addition to it being an anniversary, the table was decorated with rose petals and we received a beautiful additional anniversary dessert with chocolate-covered galletitas and sorbet-filled white chocolates. My only complaint is that I was so full of deliciousness that I slept the whole ride home!"

"Spanish restaurants outside of Spain are tricky and most of the time not worth it, but this was a rare and great find in DC! Polite and helpful staff despite we arrived right between shifts. We sat in the terrace, pretty invited (classic Spanish decoration on the inside is appealing as well), and food was amazing! Octopus was very good, and croquetas are amazing! Try the Alhambra beer from Granada, another great deal, and don’t forget to ask for bread, the one made of black olives is insane! Overall, great find!"