D lopez

The place is very cozy, with well-presented tables and a clean, pleasant atmosphere. The service is quite good, and the food is delicious. We ordered the sea bass(Lubina) and the bonito both dishes were excellent. One thing to keep in mind: the bread and appetizer are not complimentary; they are charged separately. Also, if you’re paying with a credit card that is not Spanish and in a different currency, make sure you are charged in euros. They tend to charge in your home currency, which benefits them due to the conversion rate. As a courtesy, they offered us a caramel and vodka appetizer, which was absolutely delicious. Overall, this is a restaurant I 100% recommend.

Virginia Espinoza

The service was excellent. We order the seafood Paella which was amazing. The atmosphere and the cleanliness was awesome. We 100% recommend this restaurant. We will definitely come back. BTW order the Vodka Caramel digestive liquor.

Elisa Flynn

We had a wonderful experience at this restaurant in Madrid, El Caldero. We came in for an early dinner as two Americans, not used to eating dinner late, and were served the most beautiful meal of Paella, a beautiful tomato salad, and wonderful bread. The ambience is “Puro Español”. The wait-staff was lovely and explained every item of the meal to us in detail. We were even gifted with a beautiful caramel digestive liquor at the end of our meal. We highly recommend this darling little spot for a wonderful authentic Spanish meal, in the heart of Madrid.

YOLANDA DIAZ

Excellent food, service very charming and cozy . Our serve Juan was great.

Scott Felton

We had a great meal of ink paella. Nicely presented. We had a dessert of fresh rasberries and white chocolate sauce. The wait staff was friendly, professional, and helpful. The lively atmosphere was created by both locals and tourists. The meal was capped off with included Ronmiel de Canarias.

joe meyer

We have been in Spain for three weeks and have had amazing food in every corner. However, El Caldero is the only place we went to twice. Fabulous food and service, especially thankful to Juan and his team for the attention both nights. He made us feel welcome and had insightful recommendations.

Bruce Taylor

A peaceful and attractive restaurant where you can actually hear yourself think and don´t need to shout! And it was full on a Tuesday lunchtime. We shared some nice spicy 'patatas bravas', which here in Madrid are normally pretty insipid, and then had the El Caldero rice with shrimps, cooked in and served from an iron cauldron (see photo) with 3 types of mayonnaise. Lots of carbohydrates but all very tasty. On a future visit we would ask to eliminate the bread and aperitif at an extra 1.90€ per person! It was a reminder of a cookery class I attended when El Caldero celebrated its 40th Anniversary over ten years ago and I learnt the secrets of El Caldero rice in this Madrid showcase for the cuisine of the southeastern region of Murcia.

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Mark Hall

I was gently chided for not ordering their paellas , having mentioned my love of Valencia. " We make good paella too" ,I was told.. They certainly looked delicious. But I had my eyes on their version of cordon bleu which turned out to be delicious, the frites of the side side perfectly fried. My wife was more than satisfied with he main of expertly roasted vegetables which were beautifully sauced. The Murcia salad was fine though I suspect when tomatoes are properly in season it is much better. We had a shockingly good bottle of Alabariño for less than 20 Euros which we very much appreciated. Excellent service and comfortable ambience makes this a great choice.

leia wall

Food was good. We got the potatos Bravas and vegetable paella. Complimentary caramel vodka to finish out the meal.

JR Chan

Went here because it was recommended in a few publications. I ordered mixed seafood paella with chicken and some starters. The paella was cooked just right as i am not a fan of overly wet versions. Ham croquettes and salad were good. The dessert cheesecake was surprisingly light and delicious. Staff was very responsive and honest even if I did not speak any Spanish. Our waiter actually told us to remove one dish because we ordered too much for a party of 2 people. I just recommend that some windows be opened so that natural air can freely flow in. Also, I hope you can consider parties of 2 just ordering 1 order of paella so that we can order more starters.

Javier Troncoso

This was am authentic Spanish meal! I feel El Caldero is one of those places were you can get a high-quality paella or sangria, as there are so many places that would not provide such a well-made dish. Definitely recommended! They also gave a us a caramel liquor after the meal - absolutely delicious!

Allan Caballero

If you are looking for great 🥘 paella then this is the place to be. The restaurant is identified to be a Mediterranean restaurant but don't be fooled by it. They do have an English menu but servers do not speak English... Thus you need to practice ordering in Spanish before hand... In the pictures are paella, sole, and grilled fennels

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Muy bien el sitio para estar en un lugar muy concurrido de turistas. Hay q reservar y tienen dos turnos. Fuimos al.segundo y pedimos dos tipos de arroz, el caldero y el arroz negro. Ambos muy bien, te acompañan con salsas. Pedimos de entrantes unos torreznos murcianos y u os.huevos rotos.trufados. Todo muy bien. Por decir algo negativo, el.arroz caldero un poco salado y el fumet usado no llenaba suficiente (un poco aguado) pero, en términos generales, aceptable. La torrija no la recomiendo por estar muy seca y sin sabor. El servicio bien.

La jarra de tinto de verano muy buena. El arroz negro está espectacular, muy rico y un sabor un diferente. Nosotras llegamos temprano y pudimos pasar, pero en general se llena mucho, mejor reservar

Llegamos sin reserva y en día festivo así que fue pura casualidad poder almorzar allí. El personal fue muy paciente y amable y nos dieron mesa lo antes posible. Pan y bebidas automáticamente y los platos fueron llegando rápido. Alcachofas deliciosas y unos arroces bien presentados y generosa ración. Totalmente recomendable.

Entrante de verduras espectacular; no se vayan sin pedirlo lo mejor de lo mejor. Te reciben con un pan muy bueno y 2 aperitivos también buenísimos, de plato fuerte pedí un capocho algo novedoso para mi, platillo de res muy bueno. Vino nada especial y buena cerveza. El servicio regular, se ve que tienen mucha gente y poco personal, por lo que andan muy aprisa y discutiendo entre el staff. Recomendado para salir de la típica comida de bar de Madrid.

Russell Hirschorn

Really liked the smoked fish in pastry with cream cheese! The croquettes with ham and cheese also excellent. Didn't love the grilled cuttlefish, just very plain. The paella was just ok. Not anything special for me. Appreciated thatbthey found us a seat even though they had a lot of reservations.

Vlad Grig

Nice restaurant with Murcian traditional dishes. Their rice dishes are delicious. Nice selection of wines. The prices are reasonable and the service is very friendly. Menu in English is available. It would be nice if waiters explained the menu and recommended dishes.

Ivan Sarabia

Tasty restaurant from the southwest region of Spain, Murcia. The typical cuisine of Murcia are rices and seafood. El caldero means the cauldron. Their center adjacent so you get tourists but lots of locals. Fairly priced and nice service. The food had good flavor and portions are good. Went on a Saturday at 1245 and walked right in. At 130 it was packed.

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Fuimos a tomar una paella y aunque de aspecto por la foto tiene buena pinta, (es arroz de marisco), de sabor nos ha resultado bastante salado, mataba el sabor del arroz, es que no sabía a arroz rico... no sabemos si sería cosa del día o qué. Como pega, al llegar te ponen pan con sobradada y queso de untar, que no pides, pero sí te cobran. El lugar un poco oscuro para mi gusto. El personal muy amable. Me apena lo del arroz porque siento que yo por mi experiencia, no repetiría.

PROS: * En plena calle Huertas * Tienen variedad de platos y están especializados en arroces * No es especialmente caro * buenos entrantes CONS: * el local es bastante feote. Todas las mesas tienen una lámpara justo encima con una luz horrible de hospital y la distribución es un caos, hay un montón de mesas colocadas de forma súper rara. Es muy poco acogedor. * El arroz tampoco me pareció nada del otro mundo. sinceramente, son mejores los entrantes. * Hicimos la reserva para las 14:00 y nada más llegar ya te están diciendo que a las 15;30 tienes que irte. No es la mejor forma de recibir a la gente.

He tenido un problema con mis alergias. Tengo que decir, lo primero de todo, que los camareros ( una mujer y dos hombres) que nos atendieron nos trataron en todo momento fenomenal. Muy atentos y amables. Desde que pedimos la comanda les hicimos saber que tengo alergia a nuez y crustaceos y me aconsejaron muy bien sobre los platos a elegir. Lo transmitieron a cocina y confirmaron que todo estaba correcto para no tener problemas. Pedimos unos entrantes para compartir y después dos tipos de arroz, el que yo iba a tomar con costillas y libre de crustáceos. Todo bien hasta que descubrí una pata de crustáceo en mi arroz....afortunadamente no necesité pincharme la adrenalina que siempre llevo. Creo que es un descuido grave por parte de cocina y por eso lo comento, para que sean muy cuidadosos y para que los clientes alérgicos insistan en sus alergias. Me ofrecieron sin costo otra comida y lo agradezco, aunque tengo que insistir en que no debió suceder. La comida estaba rica y mis 5 acompañantes la disfrutaron. El ambiente bueno, los postres flojos me dijeron, yo no me atreví por miedo a la presencia de nuez.... Y vuelvo a resaltar el excelente trato de los camareros.

El sitio está muy bonito pero hay detalles q podrían cuidar...de postre pedimos unas torrijas y estaban muy buenas, eso sí, el tamaño era ridículo...fuera de carta nada, aunque pone Marisquería nada de nada...excepto el arroz q estaba muy bueno, no merece la pena ir

harriet miller

They were very nice and helpful. English wasn’t too good but that’s not their problem that was mine. The lamb chops are the tiniest ones I’ve ever seen nothing like we have in the USA and also the white tuna was nothing I liked either so unfortunately I did not like our food they charge you for the bread, even though I didn’t eat any sangria was good-and they gave you an after dinner drink some kind of vodka and some thing for your digestive. That was nice.

Vee Ngu

I was really debating on posting but I am honestly surprised by all of these high reviews. I read that the grilled calamari and paella were recommended, so we ordered both. The calamari was good with this tasty tomato topping. The paella though, was way too salty and the rice was a bit undercooked. I could not finish my plate and had to wash it down with water. Also, it’s fairly pricey since they charged 18.50€ per person even if only one person wants the paella. I cannot confirm if this is true, but the aioli trio plate we had looked like it had been sitting out for a while (ours did not look as “fresh” as some of the pics I’m seeing here) and I saw the waitress dumping some old aioli back into the container bowl - I went to the bathroom and when I came back, I could see the 3 bowls of aioli just sitting out on the counter, no cover. That’s not very sanitary to me, but I guess no one has gotten sick. Some of the reviews also mentioned this, but I don’t like that we were charged 1.90€ per piece of bread (that we didn’t ask for!) and it was hard and stale and difficult to eat. There were only two other parties there when we came, so we were attended to pretty quickly. The service and atmosphere were great though. Maybe the other dishes were good, but don’t waste your money if you’re looking for good paella, which was what I was specifically looking for and was quite disappointed. As a big foodie, I am happy to pay for good food, but this was not it

Stella Esplosiva (Laura PeGr)

September 2022 - I forgot to post this review. After a day of wandering around the city, visiting museums and more, we stopped at this restaurant for dinner. Good quality/price ratio, tasty food even if the presentation was not the best: especially seeing the spaghetti that were cut.

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Maya Eyal

We got the sea bream (la dorada) in salt and the garlic prawns. The fish was good but the presentation could have been better (more veggies) for the price. The prawns were okay too but too salty. It took a long time for them to get the dishes out, even though it was past peak hours. They gave us a basket of bread rolls which we didn’t ask for, and then they charged us for them (€3)!! When I mentioned this to the waitress, she said it was written in the menu, but I couldn’t find any evidence of this, either in the English or Spanish version. Overall, it was a pretty average experience. Not terrible but nothing special either.

Susan Ledgister

It’s wasn’t that great compare to the price. the Paella Alicantina tastes pretty much like the Mercadona ones. And the price is 10 times more. The Service is a bit slow but because it was only one server.

Hemos pedido una croquetas y estaban desaboridas, parecían las que compras en un supermercado y muy pequeñas. Después hemos pedido un arroz caldero con gambas y la verdad que las gambas vinieron crudas y con un olor desagradable eran congeladas. El arroz no tenía sabor a nada, hacía bastante tiempo que no comíamos un arroz con tan poco sabor. Añado foto del arroz donde se puede ver como eran las gambas. El arroz venía sin ningúna sepia, mejillones etc solo venía arroz y cuatros gambas congeladas. La verdad que no recomendaría este restaurante de arroz. Gracias

Lamento tener que dejar una mala crítica pues creo que la comida es muy buena, y no lo digo sin criterio pues tengo familia murciana. Pero la atención que he recibido hoy me hace pensar si merece la pena volver. Ayer consulté en su web y hay un apartado en el que te permite hacer un pedido y recogerlo en restaurante pagando contra reembolso. Lo hice y he llamado hoy para confirmar que estaba ok pues la web no era muy intuitiva. Me atiende un señor, muy antipático, que me dice que eso no puede ser porque no atienden pedidos por internet, que lo habré hecho en otra página. Que me pase por allí, haga el pedido y una vez lo haya pagado pues que lo preparan. Pero que ellos no preparan para llevar. La cuestión no es que no se pueda pedir por internet. Es el tono con el que me ha atendido cuestionando que lo haya hecho en la página correcta y perdonándome la vida por prepararme la comida para llevar. Adjunto capturas de su web en la que queda claro que deja hacer pedido (y hasta me llegó correo de confirmación). Creo que hoy en día un comercio tiene que tener actualizada la página web. Y si no es el caso, vigilar el tono con el que se habla a los clientes.