Barrafina Borough Yards - (Near Southwark, South East)

5 /5 Aria Yang: Regardless of whether the UK is considered a “food desert” or not, this restaurant is truly outstanding. Every single dish is delicious, and the service is excellent. The prices are very reasonable for the quality. As an Asian diner who doesn’t live in Europe and generally doesn’t prefer Western cuisine, I was genuinely impressed by this restaurant. There wasn’t a single disappointing dish that day — everything was spot on. You can even show the staff my photos and ask for recommendations with confidence. It’s a restaurant I look forward to revisiting every year when I return to the UK.

3 /5 Peter Loh: Pleasant but food not up to what I expect for that price. Scallops were small.. I’ve had bigger ones at pubs. The artichoke special was underwhelming. Iberian pork was tough and stringy, the least nice I’ve ever had. The patatas bravas was hard. The Arroz de Mariano was solid though. But having only thing done well out of a few and then paying £120 for two people feels a bit much.

5 /5 Alexia Ziegers: Had a lovely Sunday evening meal with girlfriends at Barrafina Borough Yards. The food was delicious, especially the desserts. Kalem was kind, attentive and made our overall dining experience great. Fernanda was lovely and informative! Would highly recommend booking an evening here to catch up with friends over great food.

5 /5 Emily90: Great Spanish food, good selection. Nice atmosphere and excellent service. Highly recommend. There’s also a bar upstairs worth checking out.

4 /5 Jonathan: Barrafina is a tapas restaurant with delicious food, though the speed of service was a bit slow at times. We would still recommend. The menu was wide ranging, with seafood, veggie and meat options. The food itself was tasty and well presented. Only small thing was that there was a bit of a wait between most of the dishes. We understand tapas dishes don’t necessarily come out all at the same time, and we ordered 6 plates, but we were waiting 5-10 mins between individual dishes several times. Pricing is quite expensive though I’d say it is worth it- it’s next to Borough market so v close by lots of London attractions. The atmosphere was great though. It’s a smart restaurant with both counter and table service available.