Venta El Buscón

The menu

Traditional Madrid cooking, no fuss. A charcoal grill, market produce, time-honoured recipes. Everything comes with bread.

To begin

  • Tomato with tuna belly

    ½ portion 8 € Full 14 €

    Real tomato, real tuna belly, red onion. Three ingredients. No tricks.

  • The Buscón salad

    ½ portion 7,50 € Full 12 €

    Lettuce, tomato, tuna, asparagus, egg, sweetcorn, carrot and onion. We order it ourselves when we’re hungry too.

  • Córdoba-style salmorejo

    11 €

    With egg and ham. The kind that leaves your bread stained and shameless.

  • Griddled vegetables

    ½ portion 12 € Full 20 €

    Tomato, asparagus, aubergine, courgette and onion. For those who know that simple done right needs no excuse.

To share

Homemade ham croquettes — We make them ourselves. Whoever tries them, eats them. And whoever tries them, comes back.

Homemade ham croquettes

We make them ourselves. Whoever tries them, eats them. And whoever tries them, comes back.

½ portion 9 € Full 16,50 €

Potatoes, three sauces — Brava, aioli and BBQ. Because choosing just one has always been hard.

Potatoes, three sauces

Brava, aioli and BBQ. Because choosing just one has always been hard.

½ portion 7 € Full 13 €

Andalusian-style squid — Crisp outside, tender inside. A classic, no argument.

Andalusian-style squid

Crisp outside, tender inside. A classic, no argument.

½ portion 12 € Full 18 €

  • Four fried eggs with chips and ham

    ½ portion 12 € Full 17 €

    No fuss. The dish that never lets you down in Madrid.

  • Spanish omelette

    12 €

    Made to order, the way it should be and the way few still do.

  • Seafood paella

    15 €

    A generous portion. The kind you smell before it reaches the table.

  • King prawns in garlic

    ½ portion 14 € Full 25 €

    The kind that asks for extra bread without asking.

  • Grilled octopus

    ½ portion 18 € Full 29 €

    With potatoes and salad. The kind that converts anyone who said they didn’t like octopus.

From the grill

Braised oxtail — With potatoes. Hours over the fire until the meat apologises for ever resisting.

Braised oxtail

With potatoes. Hours over the fire until the meat apologises for ever resisting.

½ portion 20 € Full 29 €

Beef skirt steak — Juicy, intense, full of character. The favourite of those in the know.

Beef skirt steak

Juicy, intense, full of character. The favourite of those in the know.

½ portion 14 € Full 20 €

Grilled chicken thigh fillets — On the grill, no complications.

Grilled chicken thigh fillets

On the grill, no complications.

½ portion 13 € Full 18 €

  • Grilled sirloin entrecôte

    ½ portion 20 € Full 30 €

    Cooked exactly how you ask.

  • Family pork ribs

    ½ portion 22 € Full 38 €

    Roasted. To share. Or not. Nobody here is going to judge you.

  • Mixed grill for two

    50 €

    Entrecôte, skirt steak, chicken, criollo chorizo and chistorra. With potatoes and salad. For those who don’t want to choose.

On warm bread

Tuna belly with roasted piquillo peppers — Roasted to order. The bite that disappears first.

Tuna belly with roasted piquillo peppers

Roasted to order. The bite that disappears first.

½ portion 5 € Full 9 €

Smoked salmon, fresh cheese, lamb’s lettuce and Modena balsamic — The freshness of salmon with just the right touch of balsamic.

Smoked salmon, fresh cheese, lamb’s lettuce and Modena balsamic

The freshness of salmon with just the right touch of balsamic.

½ portion 5 € Full 9 €

Mozzarella, dressed tomato and oregano — Dressed tomato and oregano. The classic that never fails.

Mozzarella, dressed tomato and oregano

Dressed tomato and oregano. The classic that never fails.

9 €

Warm chorizo-style black pudding — Served warm. Not for the indecisive.

Warm chorizo-style black pudding

Served warm. Not for the indecisive.

8 €

Iberian ham & semi-cured cheese — With semi-cured cheese.

Iberian ham & semi-cured cheese

With semi-cured cheese.

9 €

Vegetarian: lamb’s lettuce, tomato, fresh cheese and oregano — Simple, fresh and honest. Nothing more.

Vegetarian: lamb’s lettuce, tomato, fresh cheese and oregano

Simple, fresh and honest. Nothing more.

½ portion 5 € Full 9 €

Iberian ham platter with warm bread and tomato — With warm bread and tomato. For those who know it needs nothing more.

Iberian ham platter with warm bread and tomato

With warm bread and tomato. For those who know it needs nothing more.

16 €

  • Iberian ham tapa

    6,50 €

    Just ham. Just Iberian.

The Cellar

Our wines

Reds — Rioja

  • Bocachancla Joven 2,50 € 12,70 €
  • Paco García 6 meses 3,30 € 15,70 €
  • Paco García Crianza 3,50 € 17,70 €
  • Ramón Bilbao Crianza 3,50 € 17,70 €
  • Ramón Bilbao Ed. Limitada 4,40 € 23,00 €

Reds — Ribera del Duero

  • Rippa Dorii Roble 2,90 € 14,20 €
  • Trus Roble 3,20 € 15,20 €
  • Rippa Dorii Crianza 3,70 € 18,20 €
  • Trus Crianza 4,40 € 22,70 €

Whites

  • Barbadillo Cádiz 2,50 € 12,70 €
  • Rippa Dorii Verdejo 2,60 € 12,70 €
  • Viñaredo Godello 3,40 € 17,70 €

Rosé

  • Boyante Navarra 2,50 € 12,70 €

Sherry

  • Fino 2,70 € 13,70 €
  • Manzanilla Solear 2,70 € 13,70 €
  • Moscatel 3,10 €

Drinks

  • Vermut de grifo 2,60 €
  • Tinto de verano 3,60 €
  • Sangría 3,60 €
  • Jarra de sangría 18,00 €
  • Caña (solo en barra) 2,20 €
  • Cerveza 0,40 l 4,00 €
  • 1/3 cerveza Mahou 4,10 €
  • 1/2 l cerveza jarra 4,50 €
  • 1/3 cerveza Alhambra 4,20 €

Spirits & liqueurs

  • Anís 3,00 €
  • Carlos III 3,50 €
  • Brandy 3,00 €
  • Chupito 3,00 €
  • Copas Ron / Gin / Whisky / Vodka 7,00 €
  • Copas Nordés / Jack Daniel's 8,00 €
  • Baileys 6,00 €
  • Copas con Red Bull o Fernet 8,00 €
  • Red Bull 4,00 €
  • Pacharán, crema de orujo, licor de hierbas, melocotón o manzana 5,00 €

Soft drinks & more

  • Refrescos 3,80 €
  • Mosto 2,40 €
  • Zumos 3,00 €
  • Agua 2,20 €
  • Agua con gas 3,50 €
  • Café 1,80 €

Every dish comes with bread · Allergen list available

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