Bravas Tapas

Name: Bravas Tapas
Address: SAINT KATHARINE DOCKS EAST SMITHFIELD, London, United Kingdom, E1W 1AT
Telephone: 020 7481 1464
Price range: £26 to £40
Rating: 4.6

4.6 (1755)

£26 to £40

Spanish

SAINT KATHARINE DOCKS EAST SMITHFIELD, London, E1W 1AT

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2 people

Jul 29, 2025

7:00 PM

Booked 25 times today

About this restaurant

Charming
Good for special occasions
Great for scenic views

Welcome to Bravas Tapas!
Here at Bravas Tapas we want to offer our guests Spanish style tapas with a bit of twist.
Weather-permitting, we also have Al Fresco seating available.
We look forward to serving you!

With the current conditions we will do our best to accommodate all our guests. We have limited our seating availability online to make sure that we can seat our guests comfortably, so do feel free to contact us with any queries. With limited seating, the reservation timings are very strict, so please be aware of this when booking with us.

We do not take bookings for our outdoor tables.

We unfortunately do not take reservations for just drinks.

Tables of 2 - 3 have 1hr 30mins
Tables of 4 or more have 2hrs

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
£26 to £40
Cuisines
Spanish
Hours of operation
Mon, Sun 12:00 pm–9:30 pm Tue–Sat 12:00 pm–10:00 pm
Phone number
020 7481 1464
Website
http://www.bravasrestaurant.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Smart Casual

Location
SAINT KATHARINE DOCKS EAST SMITHFIELD, London, E1W 1AT
Neighborhood
Tower Hill
Parking details
None
Public transit
Tower Hill Underground Stop
Additional
Beer, Counter Seating, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Outdoor Smoking Area, Patio/Outdoor Dining, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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What 1,755 people are saying

Bravas Tapas reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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4.6

4.6 based on recent ratings

4.7Food
4.4Service
4.5Ambience
4.3Value

Noise • Energetic

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London
Spanish
East London
Great for scenic views

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews

Bravas Tapas offers a vibrant dining experience in a beautiful waterside location at St Katherine Docks. The "amazing food" features standout dishes like lamb chops and octopus, and the "great service" adds to the charm. While some reviews noted service inconsistencies, the restaurant remains a "hidden gem" with "fantastic tapas."

1,755 Reviews

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Tom
London3 reviews
4.0
Dined 4 days ago
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 4
Food was nice but we felt an inconvenience at times to the manager, booked a table and as we arrived the first thing we were told was I need your table back in 90 minutes, no hello, no welcome, straight to you need to leave in 90 mins, not the warmest of welcomes. We also said we wanted more tapas, but no one came to take our order for approx 20 minutes so we ended up leaving. The food we did have was nice, rather pricey for what it was, but nice
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Jonah VIP
London141 reviews
5.0
Dined on July 19, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Another great meal, lovely staff and wonderful setting
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Richard
London5 reviews
5.0
Dined on July 18, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Amazing food. The lamb chops are unbelievably good.
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Charles
London14 reviews
5.0
Dined on July 16, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Excellent food, served promptly and enjoyed immensely.
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Anne
New York City3 reviews
5.0
Dined on July 12, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 4
Food absolutely wonderful. Best lamb chops I have ever had. Lovely sangria. Excellent value for money especially as we were in London. It was great to be able to sit outside in the sunshine and have such great views. I had booked an earlier table but rang to see if we could put it back an hour or so and the staff were very accommodating. My only criticism would be that we felt a little rushed during our meal. I hate it when plates are taken away when I am still enjoying my meal. I had to ask 3 times for a plate to be left as we were still eating the sauce which was on it. Having said that, would I return - absolutely. Would I recommend this restaurant - already did, to some people we met at Wimbledon and they went for a meal that evening.
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Frank
Devon8 reviews
2.0
Dined on July 10, 2025
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 3
We have eaten here many times before over many years, both as a couple and in larger groups. Last night, however, for the first time, we left without our meal. We were there for 1hr 15minutes during which time we had two glasses of sherry, a bottle of water and the Cantabrian Anchovies. We ordered pickles which didn’t arrive. We then ordered three dishes and two glasses of wine and waited and waited and waited. The staff were very clearly inexperienced and spent a fair bit of time standing about doing nothing, to the point that the cooking staff had to shout for them to take dishes. Perhaps the restaurant has changed hands. Certainly the normal bustling atmosphere was lacking. A great disappointment
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Steven VIP
London4 reviews
5.0
Dined on July 4, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Love Love Love - staff superd, location superb , food quality superb . Never dissapoints - highly recommend
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sandeep
London1 review
4.0
Dined on July 2, 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great service , all the staff were exceptional and the manager who kindly provided us with an outside table was super attentive and provided some complimentary drinks for our celebration. Thanks you all for helping create a very memorable evening for us!
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Peter
London1 review
5.0
Dined on July 1, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
This was our second visit to Bravas Tapas on a short visit to London food was excellent service very good and friendly . The ambience was cool and not too loud, we will be back on our next trip to London. Thoroughly recommended.
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Bryan VIP
London8 reviews
4.0
Dined on June 30, 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
A lovely outside table with great tapas. Very tasty and great views over the marina.
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Bravas Tapas is rated 4.6 stars by 1755 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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2 people

Jul 29, 2025

7:00 PM

Booked 25 times today

SAINT KATHARINE DOCKS EAST SMITHFIELD, London, E1W 1AT

Additional information

Neighborhood
Tower Hill
Hours of operation
Mon, Sun 12:00 pm–9:30 pm Tue–Sat 12:00 pm–10:00 pm
Price
£26 to £40
Cuisines
Spanish
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Smart Casual
Parking details
None
Public transit
Tower Hill Underground Stop
Payment options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Additional
Beer, Counter Seating, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Outdoor Smoking Area, Patio/Outdoor Dining, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
http://www.bravasrestaurant.com/
Phone number
020 7481 1464

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