Posada de la Villa

Their signature lamb for two was delicious! House red wine fantastic and affordable. The sliced potatoes were perfectly roasted and seasoned. We will be back for more!!! One note, they charge a mandatory tip but it was worth it. Lamb for 2, one bottle of red wine, asparagus, sliced potatoes and complimentary bread, olives, and dessert $ 88 euro.

This was my second time here in twenty years. This is a classic Spanish place with great food and ambience. I think it is equally popular with locals as well as tourists. Staff was very helpful and friendly.

Asador en pleno centro de Madrid, edificio procedente de una antigua posada. El lugar en si es bastante impresionante por la decoración tradicional y el aire castizo. Cualquier plato que pidas está buenisimo, especialmente lo que salga del gran horno, y la cantidad es muy generosa. Siempre que he ido estaba lleno, hay que reservar con antelación sí o sí. Perfecto para celebraciones familiares, sobre todo comidas, tal vez no tan bueno para algo más íntimo. La única pega puede ser que cuando está todo lleno hay cierta aglomeración por el aprovechamiento de espacio que hacen, pero es algo típico de los negocios en el centro de la ciudad.

My wife and I had a very nice dinner here last night. After spending two days in Toledo, we were ready to get back to the action in Madrid and somewhat burned out on the tapas scene, chose Posada de La Villa for a good, quality Spanish dinner.
We were immediately greeted by the maitre de and walked upstairs to what is the second of at least 3 levels. In Spain, be prepared to be asked if you have a reservation when walking into any respectable restaurant. While we’ve never made one and never had a problem, it seems the front of house enjoys toying with you a bit on this matter– if not to make you feel as though you are being done a favor then perhaps as a statement that for this caliber of restaurant, you’ve gotten lucky:)
We were seated in a very nice dining room surrounded by lots of warm brick and wood making for a very comfortable and quaint ambiance. My wife said it reminded her of the higher end Gast Haus’s in Germany, but for me it felt more Spanish country, almost with an 18^th century feel.
The service was excellent, with wine, chosen appetizers of fried onions (the Spaniards do live their fried food, but you can take solace in knowing they’re using heart healthy EVOO) and picked cucumbers (of the giant variety) along with the mandatory complimentary apéritif in most Spanish restaurants (and bars for that matter); in this case cheese filled croquets.
For our main course, we had the roasted lamb for two which arrives in a steaming hot bowl giving it a very country, even medieval feel. The waiter expertly divvies up the quarter lamb onto each plate, spooning the au jus on to each portion and leaving about a quarter of the meat in the bowl. We complimented the lamb with potatoes, almost scalloped with onions and peppers which were the perfect compliment.
One thing to note is that while very, very good, save for chicken, the meat in Spain, be it pork, ox, venison, lamb, etc. has what I would describe as a «gamey» taste to it. Not a bad thing at all, but fot Americans used to mass farmed pork and beef with added chemicals, preservatives, etc. I’m sorry to say that the meat here takes some getting used to.
With that said, the lamb was exceptional, and you just know your enjoying something very authentic and special as you look around the dining room to find that you are significantly outnumbered by, a very good thing indeed.
We did meet a very nice couple from the US sitting at the table next to us who have just begun their retirement in Spain, and the gentleman too enjoyed the lamb!
For desert, we had a small sampler of fried milk cake, milhojas and a cream cheese filled funnel cake all of which went beautifully with a small glass of port from the local area which the waiter kindly refilled half way at no extra charge.
If you have the time and are looking for a very nice atmosphere to dine in the heart of Madrid and don’t mind spending a little money (with the dollar on the decline, Spain is very, very expensive for everything), I can’t recommend this place enough.

Best food we had in Spain… found it on our last night, after 10 days… all other restaurants have the same exact food, and nothing good… but Posada de la Villa was a welcome change. We had the garlic soup with egg… fantastic…and the grilled mushrooms… out of this world… and then the main attraction of roasted lamb… came straight from the wood burning oven with crispycrackling skin, and very tender! Best lamb I’ve had!

Conveniently located in la latina (and visible from our hotel) this restaurant serves some of the most delicious roast lamb you will ever taste, served complete with the crispy skin.
The bread and olives are also exceptional, and the wine is nice as well.

I ate here with my family on Christmas day for lunch and it was really excellent. The menu is, well, very traditional Spanish: cochinillo, cordero, solomillo — typical asador-​fare. But I have to say that the quality of the food, its preparation and presentation are all really top-​notch. The cordero was simply divine. The service was outstanding. It aint cheap, but well worth it in my opinion. The location is a fun, multi-​storied building with a bunch of different rooms. This gives the restaurant a smaller, cozy feel despite being rather large. I would have to say this is one of the best, if not the best, traditional Spanish restaurants that I have eaten at in Madrid.

We found this restaurant in a guide book. It was also my first big meal in Spain. I was not disappointed! The food was delicious and the service was excellent. I also appreciated the rustic décor of the place.
Although our Spanish was horrible, the staff was very accomodating and attentive. We had the following:
1. Roasted baby lamb — it comes in a pan and they cut it up in front of you. So very delicious. It seemed like all the other tables around us ordered the lamb too.
2. Merluza (hake stew) — Also tasty. You have to like seafood though since hake is fish.
3. A plate of asparagus — good but nothing out of the ordinary. This is the traditional green asparagus we eat here in the US. We ordered asparagus at 2 other restaurants in Spain and both served the large white kind.
4. Sangria — this was my first taste of real Spanish sangria and it was far sweeter and thicker than the kind I’ve had in the US. I was a bit surprised at the sweetness. I had sangria at another Spanish restaurant and it was also very sweet.
The meal was expensive. I can’t remember the exact price but this place isn’t for the budget consious.
I am giving this place 5 stars because the food was very tasty AND the service was excellent.

Llevo 15+ años comiendo en y disfrutando la comida, el ambiente y el servicio excelente de La Posada de la Villa.
Es lo mas castizo de Madrid y mi restaurante favorito en España. Lo aprovecho sobre todo para ocasiones especiales con amigos y la familia y/​o con clientes.

2 words: Roast lamb! It was sooooo good. Probably tied or at least in the top 2 of best lamb I’ve ever eaten. The other would be the Chinese restaurant that Bush Senior liked in DC (shame on me for not Unilocaling that so I can remember it). Anyways, definitely order the lamb. The service is also very good — they kept my lamb warm because I had to step away for a phone call, and they brought it back when I returned to the table. It’s expensive, but worth it.

I have been to this restaurant around 4 times over the last 18 months. Their roast lamb is awesome. I was at a wedding once and when the priest said, «Lamb of God, you…» I thought about this place and the lamb. You have to have the lamb of God. They cook the lamb in an old stone oven. As an entry try the chistorras. Break off a piece of the bread they serve (great by the way) add chistorra and enjoy. The house Riberra del Duero is very good and cheap.

Según se venden esta gente la Posada de la Villa comenzó a servir cocidos allá por el siglo XVII, y hay siguen.
He ido una única vez a comer a este sitio, y pese a que el cocido me pareció cojonudo, no creo que vuelva salvo por compromiso.
Como casi todo en el centro, está muy orientado al turismo, a gente que viene de visita y come una vez, y se pira de Madrid. No creo que sea un local de referencia para la gente del barrio.
Me pareció muy ruidoso, con las mesas juntas, y los camareros parecían autómatas, etc.
Me quedé fascinado con la techumbre de madera.

un lugar genial, ideal para comer algo tipico.

antigua posada madrileña reconvertida en un precioso restaurante, con tres plantas en donde degustar riquisimos platos de la gastronomia madrileña, muy centrico. Merece la pena visitarlo, se come bien aunque el precio es algo alto. Es uno de los sitios en donde me gusta llevar a las visitas que vienen de fuera de Madrid