Rebato’s is fantastic.

It’s a Spanish restaurant in the heart of little Portugal between Vauxhall and Stockwell.

Firstly, it always look shut, so try the door anyway.

The staff are so friendly. I once arrived an hour before my friends and had a great time on my own at the bar, reading the paper. The staff made conversation and kept giving me tapas with my drinks.

The front room, the bar, is dark and lush. You can eat in there.

The back room, the restaurant is brighter and more airy.

The food is very good, prices are quite reasonable. You can get tapas and normal meals. (i’m guessing, but i’d say about £25 per person with fair amount of food and wine).

Excellent place. Took me a year or so to discover that it wasn’t a dodgy place as you can’s see in and the entrance isn’t that special. Inside however it is buzzing any day of the week(Get there before 8 pm and you should be OK). Good food, normal prices and good service. My favourite are the lamb chops. Would recommend to eat in the bar area, rather than the proper restaurant.

I have to agree with Rob about this place. I was taken on a date there a few years back and had a great time. Unfortunately I forgot the name of the place along with the guys name...

Then I came across the great tapas bar and realised it was just down the road from my friends new flat. Perfect. Off we went.

It was just as good as I remember. Though I've also realised how great Sangria is inbetween visits.

All of the food here is good. Even stuff I don't usually eat. It's like being in Spain. I live there for a few months when I was a bratty little teenager so I know what tapas is meant to taste like. The specials are great and the staff are friendly.

I can't fault this place for anything. It's so hard to write a balanced review when I don't dislike anything about the place. Spain ins't exactly renowned for its desserts, but even those are great here.

I'm hungry now. I'm going to go back there this evening.

When I lived in the Vauxhall/Stockwell area this my my default destination when I'd had a hard day and needed cheering up or I had something to celebrate. It was right at the end of my street which was a big plus, but I'd recommend it to anyone even if you don't live 200 yards away.

The Tapas is the best I've tasted this side of Spain. Great chorizo, patatas bravas, bocorones... and fantastic bread from the brilliant bakery next door.

There is a 'proper' restaurant at the back of Rebatos but I'd always recommend sitting near the bar at the front of the building where you can order tapas dishes and bottles of wine to your heart's content.

The staff are great and there's always a great section of specials waiting, depending on the time of year. There's a lot of Spanish/Portugese places in this area but Rebatos is by far the best.

(Rebatos is also famous as being the place where a certain MI6 employee got drunk and left his briefcase full of state secrets behind, sparking a bit of a security scare).