El Pirata

About El Pirata

Located in central London – serving informal, inexpensive and traditional Spanish tapas in Mayfair for more than a quarter of a century. El Pirata is ideally located – close to Green Park and Hyde Park tube stations. Dine at El Pirata, Reserve a Table online. Read more about El Pirata.

For nearly a quarter of a century, El Pirata has been serving tapas to customers including local office workers, South American oilmen, Japanese diplomats, Mayfair hedge fund managers – and the occasional celebrity, like Queen guitarist Brian May and that most famous of modern pirates, film star Johnny Depp.

The secret to El Pirata’s long success is simple: a vast choice of good Spanish food and wine served quickly by friendly waiters in an informal restaurant that feels more Madrid than Mayfair.

Tucked away in a quiet residential street between Piccadilly and Park Lane, and close to the historic site of the bawdy fair that gave Mayfair its name, El Pirata is proud to give its customers exactly what they want.

El Pirata’s location in Down Street is within striking distance of Mayfair’s five-star hotels and also within easy reach of hotels in Knightsbridge and Kensington too.

“True escapism” — Code Hospitality.

“A low-key, low-price Spanish gem in the heart of affluent London” — The Week.