El Rincón is an Authentic Spanish Tapas Venue located in the heart of the Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne CBD. We are open on market days and weekends, catering for breakfast, lunch, dinner and everything in between! We have a large range of premium Spanish & Australian wines & create traditional Spanish meals and tapas that will take you back to the streets of Southern Spain.
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4.6
4.6 based on recent ratings
4.6Food
4.6Service
4.4Ambience
4.4Value
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El Rincon offers an authentic Spanish dining experience with "excellent service" and "delicious authentic tapas." Guests rave about the "wonderful ambiance," "amazing paella," and friendly staff who "looked after everyone like family." Despite some menu limitations on special occasions, diners consistently praise the restaurant's food, atmosphere, and service.
39 Reviews
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Cristian
Melbourne1 review
5.0
Dined 3 days ago
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
Best place for Spanish food in Melbourne. Thanks to Laura and all the team for the incredible food and service.
El RinconResponded 3 days ago
Hola Cristian! Thank you for taking the time to send your compliments.
See you soon!
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OpenTable Diner
Toronto1 review
5.0
Dined on 6 March 2025
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
The food was wonderful and Alex and Raquel made the experience even better!
El RinconResponded on 10 March 2025
Thank you for taking the time to send your compliments.
See you soon!
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Jade VIP
London2 reviews
5.0
Dined on 19 February 2025
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
Fantastic food and service. Loved it all. Paella was fire and so was everything else… we had octopus, pork belly, jamon croquette and the tortilla. The girl serving us was lovely. Thankyou!
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Alexandra
Melbourne1 review
5.0
Dined on 7 February 2025
Overall 5
Food 4
Service 5
Ambience 5
Great Spanish restaurant! I loved every detail from the beautifully patterned tiles to the music.
Incredible service! And really good food. My favourites were the morcilla and the mushroom croquetas.
The tortilla tasted good but I’d recommend making it a bit juicier but it’s a personal preference.
I’ll visit you again 💃
El RinconResponded on 13 February 2025
Hi Alexandra,
Thank you so much. We're glad you loved the atmosphere, service, and food, great choices with the morcilla and croquetas.
Appreciate your feedback on the tortilla; we’ll keep it in mind. Hope to see you again soon for another taste of Spain.
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Iain
Newcastle7 reviews
5.0
Dined on 6 February 2025
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
Delicious authentic tapas and raciones and excellent service
El RinconResponded on 13 February 2025
Muchas gracias for your review. We look forward to welcoming you again soon!
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Robert
Perth7 reviews
5.0
Dined on 31 January 2025
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 4
Great small venue. Delicious food. Very friendly and appropriate service. Coffee perfect. Thank you!
El RinconResponded on 3 February 2025
Hola Robert,
Thank you for your lovely review. We're so happy you had a great experience with our food, service, and coffee. Your words mean a lot to us. Muchas gracias
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Fraz
Canberra3 reviews
5.0
Dined on 10 January 2025
Overall 5
Food 4
Service 5
Ambience 5
Our flight from Sydney to Melbourne was delayed so we called the restaurant and Alex said they would keep the kitchen open for us. We ordered over the phone and everything was ready when we arrived. Alex made an off- menu cocktail for us too. The service throughout was amazing, especially Raquel who was really attentive and just wanted us to have a nice evening after the stress of the flight. The food is awesome and great value and there are some smashing wines on offer. Thank you Alex and Raquel and the whole El Rincon team for a delicious welcome to Melbourne!
El RinconResponded on 13 January 2025
Hola Fraz,
Thank you for your wonderful review. We're so glad Alex and Raquel could make your evening special after the flight delay. Hasta pronto!
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YewHee
Shanghai3 reviews
5.0
Dined on 29 December 2024
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
This was a repeat visit for lunch. We were 4pp and had seafood paella (for 2pp - was plentiful to satisfy our appetite), crispy roast pork, crumbed calamari rings (v fresh), and garlic prawns. All very yummy. Service was great and cheerful, always attentive enough. Would have loved to add the harmony plate but were too full by then. Will surely come back again for great spanish food.
El RinconResponded on 10 January 2025
Hola YewHee,
Thank you for your wonderful review. We're so glad you enjoyed your lunch and the variety of dishes. It’s great to hear you appreciated the service too.
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James
Melbourne7 reviews
5.0
Dined on 27 December 2024
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 4
Professional customer service and excellent cuisine
El RinconResponded on 10 January 2025
Hola James,
Your support means so much to us, thank you for the great rating! We hope to see you again soon.
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Lee VIP
Phoenix41 reviews
5.0
Dined on 3 December 2024
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
Some of the best food in Melbourne
Excellent service and a good atmosphere
Very clean
The food was spot on delicious
Highly recommend
El RinconResponded on 9 December 2024
Hi Lee, thank you for your kind words! Your satisfaction is our biggest reward. We can't wait to have you back for another taste of Spain.
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FAQs
El Rincon is rated 4.6 stars by 39 OpenTable diners.
Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.