Goya

I truly wonder what other people are experiencing at Goya that lead to such great reviews!
The best ambiance is on the ground floor, definitely avoid dining in the basement area of the restaurant as it completely lacks character as another review mentioned (and I do agree about the odd smell). The staff is competent and efficient but other than that I can’t really say that there is much to recommend to the place. The food was average at best.
Despite the other rave reviews I am not tempted to give this place another chance.

I had a dinner here once and drinks at another point. This place has good reviews and is usually busy. So I decided to give it a go. The staff was friendly but I wouldn’t say the service was noteworthy. The vibe is ok. I. would suggest sitting outside or on the ground-​floor inside. the basement is depressing and I didn’t enjoy it there one bit. we ordered various tapas so I did have a selection of food. I wasn’t impressed by any of the dishes. the food was either not tasty or just ok.
I also went fir drinks here and had sangria. I sat at the bar. the sangria was tasty.
I wouldn’t recommend this place.

Excellent tapas, generous portions, very fresh, expensive but that’s London for you. You won’t be disappointed. I didn’t go during busy times, I aimed for off peak so I could get my ordering done so I can sit back and relax

This restaurant should have a board reading customers beware. The place seemed fine when we saw it online and we decided to make reservation before coming in but to our surprise they chose not to honor it. We were finally rushed into the basement which lacked the character what one would say a spanish restaurant to have and to top it up had funny smell.
We thought the food might compromise for the distaste experienced so far, but there was no silver lining to the cloud. The serving were decent but the food quality was poor and the owner chose to still be quite arrogant.
I have lived in pimlico and love having tapas but would not recommend anyone to visit Goya.

Went for a meal here last night — it was excellent. The food is very tasty, traditional tapas, the wine is crisp and the staff are really warm and friendly.
the restaurant is pleasant, surprisingly large but still cosy.
Highly recommended to anybody looking for a very affordable, delicious tapas experience.

Able to sit at bar and have a drink and grab some paella. Good paella with chicken and fish.

Had a great expectations regarding this restaurant especially as claim serving a basque cuisine. The food was below average. Rice with chicken (sth like paella) cold, not tasty at all, greasy. «Las croquetas» not tasty at all and unfortunately the calamaries as well couldn’t even chew them! We only managed to eat some of those dishes thanks to the thick garlic/​mayo salsa added to some of ordered dishes. The deserts were really tasty and the service quite qood and fast. If ever come back there would be for a glass of whine and a dessert.

An accessible and cozy restaurant for Pimlico residents. The restaurant spans across two floors. Although it wasn’t particularly well-​decorated or anything, it was relatively spacious and had a certain local feel to it.
What I liked the most was its generous portions. By definition, tapas are small dishes, and given that London is pricey, I expected tiny dishes that don’t come close to satisfying my appetite. However, surprisingly, the portions were so generous that in the end, we had to get the leftovers packed.
All the dishes were solid. The paella was more akin to the flavorful Madrid version that I had than the Barcelona version; the octopus and prawn tapas were both fresh. The salad was surprisingly refreshing as well.
The only thing that didn’t meet my mark were the meatballs, but then again, it might have been because of the overpowering flavors of the other dishes. Finally, for 5.30 pounds, our respective glasses of wine were both good and plentiful.
While not the best nor the fanciest, Goya meets the mark as a solid local place to satiate an appetite for Spanish tapas.

not bad i say to be honest, nice location nice outside seating area, especially in the summer. ive eaten here 1 to many times guess you can get an idea from there.

As good as the best Spanish restaurant in
Spain
Wonderful selection of Tapas great service

A recent tapas lunch was competent, but not outstanding. Reasonably long tapas menu, with mostly the old standards meatballs in tomato sauce, chicken and saffron rice, manchego and quince, tortilla, bean casserole, calamares in batter. The house dry sherry (manzanilla) was excellent. Lunch for four with dessert and coffee was £77 a fair price. Service was good. Atmosphere was fine, with a nice traditional bar. Outside seating available. I won’t be rushing back, but then again, if you are peckish in this area, you could do worse.

We have been wanting to try Goya for a while, it is in our neighborhood and always looks inviting. Plus we heard the Paella was good. So a few Fridays ago we stopped in and opted to sit indoors, it was a nice night but a bit windy. We started with the manchego cheese platter which was delicious and beautifully presented and had a bit of what tasted like a ginger jelly served along side. The croquettes weren’t what we expected, after living in Miami for a year we have tried tons of delicious croquettes, these were lacking in ham and a bit mushy. Plus the sauce was very heavy with mayo. We also had the garlic cheese bread, which in light of the manchego dish was a bit too much cheese. if I go back I will try the veggie tapas like the mushrooms or fried chili peppers (both looked great on the table next to us!).
For the mains we were going to split the paella, but my husband eats a lot so I had the crab and avocado salad on the side. The paella was amazing… I wish I had ordered another dish for myself! Its only enough to share if you have filled up on tapas (or aren’t that hungry). The crab and avocado was good… but the crab was swimming in a mayo based pink sauce and not much to my liking. The crab alone would have been great with a hint of mayo… but this was really thick and heavy. We didn’t stay for desert because we were quite full. I liked this place and will probably go back, but I will stick to more traditional tapas and avoid the fried or saucy ones.

Pretty good sized Tapas, friendly service.

We had a group of 7 and we all ordered different tapas and 2 orders of Paella to share. Our group favorites were the Paella, spanish ham and potato stew, but everything else was very tasty. For London the prices are reasonable, the staff friendly and service good. In fact, when we left the restaurant at 10pm on Thursday, it was full up! The only recommendation I have is not to order all your tapas plates at once (which we did on another visit), they will bring them all at once and the tables are small and it can make you feel rushed. We order 7 plates, enjoyed them, then ordered the Paella (takes 30 minutes) and then ordered another 7 plates and this worked out well. The house wines are good too.

This place is simply awful. Tapas food is not difficult to cook (at least to an ok standard) but this place really makes a mess of it.
The places looks good from the outside, but the food is a big let down. We sat outside on a lovely summer’s evening and it was quite pleasent. The service was ok and we enjoyed drinking beer in the sun. However the food was terrible! Most dishes came swimming in oil and were either bland or horrendously fatty.
I wouldn’t bother going to this place. It’s a nice location and has a nice ambience, but it stops there. The food was awful and I’m sure there are planty of Tapa’s place that cook much better stuff than this.

There’s not a huge amount of competition round this neck of the woods, but even if there were Goya would still stand out for it’s laid back atmosphere, delicious food and value for money.
The space is small, and dominated by the high top bar where you can also eat, but there are also a half dozen or so tables for 2 or 4 as well. Service is efficient without being over the top and seems to stay on top of things even when it’s busy.
However it’s the food that really shines here. Kidneys with sherry were delicious and meltingly soft as were the livers and chorizo — no rubbery little bullets here. Bean casserole and a green salad with asparagus, olives & artichokes were also sure fire winners, though the prawns with garlic were unexceptional.
One thing to bear in mind is that portions here are much bigger than a traditional tapas — more like a large starter or in some cases a small main, so unless you’re feeling particularly greedy 2, or at most 3 tapas per person will more than suffice. Strongly recommended, but not quite 5 stars yet — the prawns were a little disappointing and the house Rioja was fine but unexceptional.

If you look through the window at street level, you’ll see a small bar, but downstairs in the basement is a much more spacious but cosy restaurant.
We had tapas, which was delicious. The portions were generous and the staff seemed really friendly. A great neighbourhood local, and I’m glad it’s only a short walk from my house!

Erh yes! Tapas places in London are notoriously rubbish, that is until I found this placeextremely authentic and run by a bunch of Spaniards. Whether you go for tapas or something a bit more substantial this place will never disappoint. The Paella was particularly impressive. You can also sit outside, how very continental.

A great spanish find!
I visited this restaurant twice in a week while staying at Dolphin Square apartments (2 mins walk away!)
The first time I had lunch and we sat upstairs in the main bar and had some light tapas and the food was very tasty — great service and very friendly staff.
Teh next time was for dinner and we were led downstairs (didn’t realise it was there the first time!) to their restaurant which was really busy — great atmosphere. As the tapas were so good the first time around and we were three — we just deicded to get 6 — 7 tapas and a nice bottle of rioja. Perfect! Great value too
Woudl recommend!

I’m a huge fan of Paella; it’s a dish that has all the goodness of mother earth, combined with the crispy delicious seafood and the base of the dish, a comforting bed of long grain rice with saffron. Yum! In my search for this Spanish staple in my neighborhood I found Goya. They serve good quality Spanish staples and I have to say I was very pleased with what I ate! The paella they serve is a dish to share with friends with a bottle of wine. Be sure to have some tapas as starters, my favorite tapa is, jamon serrano with Spanish manchego, its a feast for the senses. Prices are relatively cheap, when you consider the plate of paella can be shared and it costs £12.95. Good deal and good food.