Bola Taberna (La)
Famous for its Madrid Stew
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And the service is even worse. Slapped on our table by the surly waiter, the menu states that La Bola does not accept credit or debit cards--discovered by us after the waiter had opened a bottle of house wine, and dropped onto our table a stale bun and two airplane-style foil-covered plastic containers of butter, thereby committing us to staying. After my 20-minute run to and from the nearest bank machine for cash, we ordered the specialty, Madrid stew called cocido, pricey at 17 euros, but . . . the place is famous for it and you only live once, etc. The stew consists of a large--and I mean large--piece of fat, a small meatless chicken leg bone, and about a cupful of chickpeas soaked in a greasy broth.
Reviewed by: Thomas from on May 07 2007
We had heard good reports about this restaurant before we got to Madrid and made a booking a couple of days earlier. True enough the restaurant proved to be a real gem.
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Jan 12 2006
The must have dish here is a stew called cocido, which is served in 3 courses. It's full of cabbage, chickpeas, and either pork or chicken (I forgot which one.) Also, be sure to have cash, because credit cards aren't accepted. You also might want to get there on the early part of lunchtime, because business is booming and it gets very crowded.
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Feb 21 2005
Famous for its Madrid Stew
Back to Bola Taberna (La)
And the service is even worse. Slapped on our table by the surly waiter, the menu states that La Bola does not accept credit or debit cards--discovered by us after the waiter had opened a bottle of house wine, and dropped onto our table a stale bun and two airplane-style foil-covered plastic containers of butter, thereby committing us to staying. After my 20-minute run to and from the nearest bank machine for cash, we ordered the specialty, Madrid stew called cocido, pricey at 17 euros, but . . . the place is famous for it and you only live once, etc. The stew consists of a large--and I mean large--piece of fat, a small meatless chicken leg bone, and about a cupful of chickpeas soaked in a greasy broth.
Reviewed by: Thomas from on May 07 2007
We had heard good reports about this restaurant before we got to Madrid and made a booking a couple of days earlier. True enough the restaurant proved to be a real gem.
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Jan 12 2006
The must have dish here is a stew called cocido, which is served in 3 courses. It's full of cabbage, chickpeas, and either pork or chicken (I forgot which one.) Also, be sure to have cash, because credit cards aren't accepted. You also might want to get there on the early part of lunchtime, because business is booming and it gets very crowded.
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Feb 21 2005
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