Macarena Tapas

The staff is extremely friendly and personable. The food was absolutely delicious. Everything that we tried was outstanding. We were suggested the cheesecake for dessert and it was incredible. I hope everything works out with the amazing family that owns this small but awesome business and they are able to stay open at the current location or move to another.

Chef John has an insanely delicious menu of tapas. We ate so much and it was all top notch! Highly recommend the cheese, beef tenderloin, and octopus!

This place was pretty good for the Chicago suburbs. The decor was small and captured some parts of what it’s like to be in Spain. We skipped the drinks and opted for a variety of tapas instead. The favorites were the beef empanadas, the grilled squid, and the garlic mushrooms. The other dishes were a mixture of boring and non traditional. I don’t think there should be jalapeños in the patatas bravas for example. The octopus was not very tender. The pork tenderloin was tender but not very moist, no sauce whatsoever and the Moroccan spices didn’t come through well. I appreciate that the staff gave us the pork tenderloins on the house because it took so long for it to get to our table relative to the other dishes. It’s a good restaurant, but personally nothing was good enough for me to warrant a return visit though.

We used to love coming to this place for a unique tapas experience. Unfortunately the portions have significantly decreased and the prices have gone way up. We ordered a ham and manchego plate that came with 4 tiny slices of manchego cheese. I asked for a few more slices of cheese to go with the ham, and they charged us $18 for the extra cheese. Additionally, the food is not as good as it used to be. Very disappointing experience. The waitress who has been there for a long time is absolutely a pleasure and so nice. She was and always has been amazing.

All I can say it’s that I love this restaurant!Always great atmosphere and very friendly people who work there .Food is amazing.

Service is impeccable from all the staff! The server was attentive and knowledgeable of the menu, giving good recommendations. The food is served beautifully. The three of us all had different favorites, but the dates really stand out. Highly recommended!

Great tapas, both hot & cold were terrific. Closest thing to the old Cafe Iberico in Chicago. Service was great!