La Bandera

La Bandera means Flag and this restaurant serves the best and authentic Spanish food. We were a group of 11 ladies who decided to try some Spanish food with Sangria. The Sangria looked very unusual to us, but oh boy! We ordered 4 litres in total as we loved it so much. The Mimosa was also tasty. Now let's talk about the food. This is all we tried : Croquetas del Dia - Homemade award winning croquettes – squid ink and ham Berenjenas Gratinadas - Baked layers of aubergine in a rich tomato sauce and cheese Potatoes bravas – fried potato cubes served with Aioli and brava sauce Champinones rellenos con Pisto - Stuffed mushrooms with a Spanish ratatouille and cheese gratin Pulpo en dos Coccipnes - Twice cooked octopus served on a bed of Spanish paprika mash, topped with mojo rojo Calamares - Fried squid strips in batter with citric Aioli Polo Al Salmorejo– Chicken strips cooked in a red pepper based traditional canarian sauce, topped with almond flakes Lubina Embarada - Skin on sea-bass fillets cooked in a Canarian mix of spices, onions, peppers, olive oil and vinegar De Marisci en su Tinta - Mixed shellfish with king prawns, octopus and squid served black Churros con chocolate Pimentos del Padron - Traditional Spanish fried peppers served with red wine infused salt Pollo Fuerteventura - From the white beaches and winds of Fuerteventura comes this chicken in a cream and pink pepper corn dish. The service was excellent. A big thanks to Nessa and Manmeet for their excellent service and also for the free rum shots in the end which was a surprise. Keep up the good work. Thanks to the barman who made the excellent drinks. We had booked online as we were a big group and the process was hassle free.

Absolutely amazing time here to celebrate a birthday with their premium bottomless brunch - they catered so well to our large party and were amazing to my friend who is gluten intolerant as he got served a full platter to himself. Very attentive from start to finish and we would definitely be going back for one of their tasting evenings! Strongly recommend for anyone who is wanting a different take on a bottomless brunch - lots of great cocktails available and a fantastic treat.

Decent enough - I’ve eaten in a lot of Spanish restaurants so have some good comparisons. Chef a bit salt happy, which was a shame - we all agreed on this. It spoiled the taste of some dishes. Friendly and welcoming service. We had an enjoyable evening.

This is my third time here and I always enjoyed the food at La Bandera. Unfortunately tonight when I called the restaurant the male person answered the phone and said there is no tables at all tonight and that they are fully booked. I have looked online and booked table half an hour later. The restaurant had a lot of empty tables. The food tasted good, I have tried better tapa/Spanish restaurants. The portion for the special almond cake was also quite disappointing as you can see from the photo, portion was very small.

Food was very bland and overpriced. We ordered the steak and chicken paella and hamon croquettes. Paella barely tasted of anything, hamon croquettes were good because of the cheese used inside the croquettes. Had to fight the urge to ask for salt for the paella. For the food quality, a £55 bill for two is overpriced. Service was good, servers were attentive and responsive. The chairs have seen better days...they looked old and slightly damaged. The restaurant smelt musty. Maybe add a diffuser and replace the chairs? Very disappointed as we were excited for Spanish food, especially on our date night.