Best Latin American Spanish Restaurants in Bedford

OK, full disclosure. I sat at the bar with my date. It was very cozy not too many seats wonderful bartenders very attentive without the hovering. The food is absolutely spectacular. We opted for all small plates strongly recommend the lamb chops. We had three plates plenty of food for two people two drinks a piece and when I got the bill, I thought they gave me the wrong bill because it was so cheap. We’ll definitely be back

Food and service excellent. Chicken livers back on the menu. Great sharing food.

Second time here but not the last. Great food and cocktails.

The food was actually so delicious! From the oysters, to the octopus, and the steak. We did $1 oysters and we didn’t feel like we got the “crappy” ones like some places do, so we were very satisfied. The steak was cooked perfectly and the octopus was a delight. Only thing that could’ve improved was the patatas… they felt a bit mushy. Final thing, service was a little weird(?) it just wasn’t easy to ask for more items or they would wait too long to come by and we would have to find someone to order from. But overall great value and food.

So this seems like a really good concept that perhaps hasn’t quite decided what it wants to be bIs this a laid back lounge or a loud club? The positives: great music, the food is limited but very good, ambience is swanky and interesting inside, the speakeasy concept…asking for a password, secret entrance, all that’s fun. The drinks are also very good by the way. What wasn’t quite as good was the volume at which music was played tonight. There was a band with the lead singer from Colombia, who had a very nice voice and a lot of energy, but you couldn’t actually hear her vs the sound system. I have a Decibel Meter on my iPhone and I measured that they were consistently playing for about the first hour we were there at 92 to 95 dB which is incredibly loud and hard on your ears. That is earplug level to the point where you it’s hard to talk to the person next to you and virtually impossible to the person across from you. It does not help that The floor is stone and there’s a lot of bright reflected surfaces so it just became a bit harsh at those volume levels. Maybe add some carpets and some sound absorptive wall treatments if it’s a music venue? The band tonight was great by the way and they took a request or two and were super fun and interactive with the tables. After their second set, I mentioned it to her and they toned it down volumes in the high 70s to low 80 decibels and suddenly you could hear yourself talking in there. If it was a lounge and kind of chill and laid-back, could hear glasses clinking, then would be more with the speakeasy theme we felt. Overall, it’s nice to have a music venue at Alewife with good food. We’d come back for sure to have good music played a bit less loudly than it was tonight in this small and intimate venue. One important note: prior reviews have mentioned a $20 cover charge per person. This was not charged to us tonight. The final bill came to $87.50 a person which was not unreasonable for what we eat and drank.