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Truly authentic Northern Spanish dishes freshly prepared for your enjoyment.
Elena, from Santander and her team bring you the authentic informal dining of her home area to Glasgow.
Truly authentic Northern Spanish dishes freshly prepared for your enjoyment.
An exciting selection of wines, beers & cocktails.
Your host Elena will look after your every need.
Choose from our extensive range of portiones (larger than typical UK “tapas”) from £3.00 upwards to steak and fantastic paellas. Washed down with carefully selected Spanish wines and beers.
Excellent service and quality Food and service was 100%, staff are very friendly and helpful. Local place really nice and clean. Would definitely recommend!
Amazing food, lovely staff The food is delicious, the portions are plentiful and the staff are so friendly and accommodating. We ordered 15 dishes between 4 of us - which is probably a huge... read moreThe food is delicious, the portions are plentiful and the staff are so friendly and accommodating. We ordered 15 dishes between 4 of us - which is probably a huge pain in the backside - but still Neil and Ines were great and so nice, and there was virtually no wait for the food to come out. The place has a great vegetarian/vegan range of dishes too, which suited one of our party perfectly. Really tasty cocktails too!(The sangria was my favourite). Would 100% recommend. read less
Favourite restaurant Elena’s is my favourite restaurant in Glasgow. The food is amazing, Elena herself is lovely, the customer service is good and the atmosphere is great. I love this restaurant and... read moreElena’s is my favourite restaurant in Glasgow. The food is amazing, Elena herself is lovely, the customer service is good and the atmosphere is great. I love this restaurant and would definitely recommend it. Like most restaurants I think there were teeth problems initially after lockdown, but on this visit (25/09/20) everything was wonderful and the service was running like clockwork. Can’t wait to come back. read less
Great lunch! Visited again today for lunch and couldn’t fault a single thing. The waitress was very friendly and helpful - service was excellent! After receiving a complimentary tapas dish made from... read moreVisited again today for lunch and couldn’t fault a single thing. The waitress was very friendly and helpful - service was excellent! After receiving a complimentary tapas dish made from potatoes, veg and olive oil, we shared beer battered prawns with Marie Rose sauce, smoked salmon and brie in breadcrumbs plus hummus and crudités. There were others that we had been tempted to order but after those four tapas, we were too full. All dishes were delicious! Love having this restaurant so close to home and will be back again soon! Also, kudos to the staff for all the covid measures they take and so glad this hasn’t affected the great quality service they always give! read less
Lovely place. Visited on Monday night .
Very impressed with staff .Made to feel very welcome and safe .
Food amazing . Really liked the way the food was staggered .
All dishes excellent .... read moreVisited on Monday night .
Very impressed with staff .Made to feel very welcome and safe .
Food amazing . Really liked the way the food was staggered .
All dishes excellent .
Will be back soon .
Thank you . read less
Fantastic! Visited Elena's for the 1st time last night and it certainly won't be the last. From the moment we arrived the service was fantastic, and the safety precautions in place... read moreVisited Elena's for the 1st time last night and it certainly won't be the last. From the moment we arrived the service was fantastic, and the safety precautions in place re COVID made us feel very safe. Our waiter, Neil, was so friendly and took time to explain the menu to us. We chose 3 starters - meatballs, garlic prawns and patatas bravas and they were delicious, the meatballs in particular were a highlight. We then had a mixed paella - wow! So tasty - be prepared it is a LARGE paella. We had it between 2 but could easily feed 4 - we took the remainder home! 5 star from start to finish and I can't wait to return. read less
Delicious food, well socially distanced Really good evening. The food was delicious and the waiting staff were very friendly. The tables are very well socially distanced which was important to us, made us feel very... read moreReally good evening. The food was delicious and the waiting staff were very friendly. The tables are very well socially distanced which was important to us, made us feel very safe. Would definitely recommend. read less
Excellent After reading some recent reviews i was a bit unsure about coming back. Glad i did though. We had a lovely night. Came here before and enjoyed it and it... read moreAfter reading some recent reviews i was a bit unsure about coming back. Glad i did though. We had a lovely night. Came here before and enjoyed it and it was our first revisit since lockdown. When we arrived we waited outside and someone came immediately to check we had booked, show us to a table and take our contact details. He explained that the table had been wiped down and offered an extra wipe down if we’d like it.
Looking around i noticed the place has had a bit of a makeover since last visit. Very nice! Tables were more spaced out because of distancing. Our drinks order was taken quickly and shortly after our food order was taken. There was no problem of excessive wait. People were arriving, being told the safety procedures and shown to tables as we waited so there seemed to be a good system in place.
Our food came out in good time. Clams were delicious and we ordered bread to mop up that amazing sauce. The fried courgettes in red wine glaze are fantastic.
After our food we ordered another couple of glasses of wine and chilled before moving on. A really good and enjoyable meal and i have to say in total contrast to some recent reviews and this was a Saturday night. Remains a firm favourite and the effort to keep people safe and happy appreciated. Back soon! read less
Lovely little restaurant I visited Elena’s with my boyfriend as part of the Eat Out to Help Out scheme as I had heard good reviews from people I knew. Once we arrived we... read moreI visited Elena’s with my boyfriend as part of the Eat Out to Help Out scheme as I had heard good reviews from people I knew. Once we arrived we waited outside for a few moments before being greeted and brought to our table.
Having never eaten tapas before I asked a member of staff, an older gentleman, who was more than happy to provide recommendations. We ended up getting a few dishes which were all lovely and the portion sizes were definitely on the larger side! Our favourites were the meatballs in tomato sauce and the patatas bravas.
Overall we really enjoyed our first dinner out since before lockdown and the food was beautiful. The service was fantastic and both the gentleman and the young Spanish girl never made us feel that anything was too much of a bother. This will be the first of many trips. read less
Good to be back here but some customers need to get a grip! Our first visit since before lock-downMe and my girlfriend managed to book a table during the Dine Out to Help out on a Wednesday night. It was very busy when... read moreOur first visit since before lock-downMe and my girlfriend managed to book a table during the Dine Out to Help out on a Wednesday night. It was very busy when we were there but the guys serving us managed to deal with all the Covid tracing stuff and all the customers and still had the time to keep a smile on their faces and put us at ease. Yes we had to wait a little bit longer for food and drinks but you have to accept that where ever you are these days. With the dine out we had pre-dinner mojitos, a seafood paella, a couple of dishes as a starter and a bottle of a decent house white. Even without the £20 discount it would have been reasonable value for what we got. All in all a nice night and Elenas remains the best Spanish restaurant in Glasgow.
I have only one gripe and it is not with the restaurant. I’ve been reading some of the reviews on here of recent and take major issue with some of the reviewers. Guys have you been living on a different planet for the last few months? Every shop, bank whatever has had to change how they do things but you guys just seem to think that everything should be the same as it was before. We all have to adapt and the staff at Elenas still do a fantastic job despite what you might think! read less
Back again for some Paella and Patatas Bravas! One of the first eateries I returned to after lockdown eased. I was ready for some of the fresh paella, and my favourite, patatas bravas (with Aioli of course). The... read moreOne of the first eateries I returned to after lockdown eased. I was ready for some of the fresh paella, and my favourite, patatas bravas (with Aioli of course). The team took safety measures seriously and seemed to be doing a great job of keeping the place running with good spacing between tables etc.
The food here is FRESH and portion sizes are much more generous than average tapas. read less
Excellent food - worth visiting; Complied with guidance The food is authentic and really superb Spanish cuisine - worth visiting! Particularly enjoyed the garlic prawns and the calamari, and a couple of the spanish reds. The restaurant is... read moreThe food is authentic and really superb Spanish cuisine - worth visiting! Particularly enjoyed the garlic prawns and the calamari, and a couple of the spanish reds. The restaurant is large, and we felt safe, being at least 2 meters from anyone else, and complied with covid guidelines with trace and protect info gathering. Our waiter, Neil, was attentive and although he was clearly run off his feet, he remained professional and friendly when speaking with us. Hopefully they will get some temp staff or something to help with service, as although ours was good, it was clear more staff were needed. Understand that it's difficult during this time though, and most importantly the food was great and we were safe .. so will be back!! read less
Elena’s is an award winning Spanish tapas restaurant in Glasgow.