Jaleo By Jose Andres

Alive and vibrant, the atmosphere inside Jaleo was energizing to be sure. While boistrous, it was primarily the sound of conversation rather than overly loud music. Service was attentive and generous. The food was delicious and packed with satisfying layers of flavor. Very glad I visited. The ibérico mini hamburguesa was a few bites of absolute perfection. Must try.

When we came to restaurant it was full, maybe that’s why we got cold octopus and shrimps, are were cold but tasty, octopus was soft. Be careful if you would like to order white wine - Ivory, it’s super strong, I even didn’t believe this is a vine. Better to take a sampler. And my cappuccino I didn’t like but in general I had positive emotions after our dinner in this restaurant. I loved atmosphere and service was good. I think we will come back.

The food was ok, nothing spectacular for being tapas. I have to say, though, the tomatoe marmalade with the goat cheese and the dates wrapped in bacon and the octopus that melted in my mouth were my favorites. The gambas, chorizo, and jamon serrano not bad. The scallops lacked of flavor, for me. Something new and good for me was the eggplant with honey. The service was really good. The atmosphere is very informal and it can be very busy.

There were six of us. Three couples. We were in town to visit museums and eat well. Reservations had been made weeks earlier. Since our last visit, the restaurant had been remodeled. It looks fabulous for a variety of clients, from sports fans in the bar area, and fine dining clients as well. We were casually dressed but right at home. Servers were very attentive without being overbearing. Food is where it's at, and it was as good as expected. We shared several appetizers and entrees, plus craft cocktails, flights of gin and vermouth, and Sangria. Appetizers included fish sopa de pescado, patatas bravas, croquetas de pollo, Spanish olives and manchego cheese, toasted bread with fresh tomato, liquid olives and salmon cones. We finished with the shrimp paella to share. A good time was had by all!

We ordered A LOT of dishes and shared them amongst the table (see pictures). Everything was delicious except the chresy brussel sprouts (our least favourite, though if we had started with those we may have liked it as it was all uphill otherwise). We made reservations and spent about 1.5 hours. Atmosphere I side is nice and clean. Would definitely come again.

Hands down my favorite restaurant in Washington. Every food item was delicious. Our server was really friendly and gave us insight on each item and helped me understand history behind the dishes. Service was really fast. They have outdoor tables as well. Place is super busy. I would recommend reservation.

I could not recommend this place enough!! The service from start to finish was top notch! I had the chef's menu, a phenomenal eight courses, and the timing was perfect, and I very much appreciated the extra tid bits of information that was shared with me beyond just info on what I was eating, thank you Carlos! The food and wine were unbelievable and I even got to try some stuff off-menu as part of the experience.