Warm candlelit interior of Plancha restaurant with exposed brick walls and wooden tables
On the Table Tonight
Today's Specials25 Feb
Croquetas de Jamón£7.50

Hand-rolled in breadcrumbs, fried to order. Béchamel that breaks open in a cloud of steam.

Chef's Pick8 min
Gambas al Ajillo£12

Shell-on prawns in olive oil so hot it spits, golden garlic, a whisper of guindilla.

Bestseller6 min
Patatas Bravas£6

Cazuela still spitting from the pass. Crisp outside, yielding inside. Two sauces.

Classic10 min
Golden croquetas on a ceramic plate with a small bowl of aioli beside them

Croquetas de jamón

Flamenco Thursdays

Live performance + tapas menu · Every Thursday 20:00

"The croquetas alone are worth crossing the city for. We've been coming every Tuesday for eight months."

M

Marisol & Declan

Regulars since 2024

Sizzling prawns in a terracotta cazuela with golden garlic and parsley

Gambas al ajillo

Order for Pickup

Ready in 15 minutes

Today's full menu available to take away. Croquetas hold beautifully — we'll tell you how to crisp them at home.

Croquetas de Jamón8 min
Gambas al Ajillo6 min
Grilled octopus tentacles on a white plate with paprika and olive oil drizzle

Pulpo a la gallega

Sunday Vermouth Hour

12:00–15:00 · Vermut de grifo & pintxos

Next Sunday · 4 seats remaining

"I sent the gambas back once because the garlic wasn't golden enough. They sent a new plate in four minutes. That's Plancha."

A

Abuela Carmen

Our most exacting guest

Two glasses of deep red sangría with orange slices and mint on a wooden table

Jarra de sangría

14years

In the neighbourhood

6sec

Saffron hits the plancha

100%

Made in-house, daily

Crispy patatas bravas in a clay bowl with two dipping sauces

Patatas bravas

"We graduated from the chain tapas bar down the road and never looked back."

T

The Thursday Office Group

11 regulars, one standing booking

Candlelit private dining room with exposed stone walls, long wooden table set for a dinner party, warm amber light
Private Dining

The back terrace
is yours.

Candlelight, exposed stone, and a kitchen that will cook whatever you ask. From intimate birthday dinners to company celebrations — we close the terrace for groups from 12 to 40.

12–40 guests
Birthdays, anniversaries, corporate events
Bespoke menu — we'll cook what you love
Dedicated host from arrival to last glass

Tell us about your occasion

We respond within 24 hours · No deposit required to enquire

Behind the Pass
Chef's flour-dusted hands shaping dough on a worn wooden board in the Plancha kitchen
Chef Alejandro Vidal

Trained in San Sebastián.
Rooted in this street.

He spent six years behind the pass at Arzak's second kitchen, learning that precision and soul are not opposites — they are the same thing, expressed differently depending on the hour.

He came back to open a corner restaurant that cooks the food he grew up eating: his grandmother's croqueta recipe, his uncle's method for bravas, and a gambas al ajillo that has not changed in fourteen years because it does not need to.

The flour on those hands is from this morning's bread. It always is.

Arzak Alumni
San Sebastián, 2008–2014
Plancha, Est. 2015