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Tuck into a festival of flavour at Rico Libre! - Rico Libre, Birmingham,

Rico Libre

4.4
4.4
544 Reviews
£26 to £40
Tapas / Small Plates

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2 people
22:30
Booked 4 times today
Experiences are available.
  • Good for groups
  • Good for special occasions
  • Charming
We are Rico Libre – Birmingham’s #1 Tapas restaurant!

Join us for a fiesta of flavour with fresh, flavourful and fiesta-worthy Tapas and Paella. Come and join us for some Tapas & Cocktails!

Our chef Pedro is a distinguished Tapas restauranteur who has won awards for his unique style of Tapas in Spain!

Visit our website to view menus and get in touch.

See you there!

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    £26 to £40
  • Cuisines
    Tapas / Small Plates, Spanish
  • Hours of Operation
    Dinner Thu, Fri 5:00 pm–10:00 pm Sat 4:00 pm–10:00 pm
  • Phone number
    0121 296 9994
  • Payment Options
    Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress

Experiences

  • 2025 - Group booking A - La Fiesta Deliciosa

    £29.00 per person

    Multiple dates available
    Please see photo for menu and book your table.
    2025 - Group booking A - La Fiesta Deliciosa photo
  • 2025 - Group booking B - Sabores De España

    £26.00 per person

    Multiple dates available
    Please see photo for menu and book your table.
    2025 - Group booking B - Sabores De España photo
  • Festive group booking A - Menú festivo

    £33.00 per person

    27 Nov 2024 - 21 Dec 2024
    Please see photo for menu and book your table.
    Festive group booking A - Menú festivo photo

What 544 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.4
4.4 based on recent ratings
  • 4.5Food
  • 4.4Service
  • 4.3Ambience
  • 4.1Value

NoiseModerate

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Rico Libre offers a delightful tapas experience, praised for its "amazing" food and welcoming atmosphere. Guests rave about standout dishes like lamb kebabs, mushrooms on toast, and aubergine. Enjoy BYOB with a reasonable corkage fee, enhancing the dining experience. Despite occasional service delays, the "wonderful" staff ensures a memorable visit.

544 Reviews
  1. Mark

    Birmingham

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined 6 days ago

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Great service, nice ambience to chat and the food was very good quality. I eat out a lot and this will now be on my list as a place to bring family and friends.

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  2. Keely

    Yorkshire

    2 reviews

    2.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 19 October 2024

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 3
    Our experience overall was quite poor and when we spoke to staff about this they weren’t bothered. A drink and food item were forgotten about, for the food item the waiter apologised and said it would be brought straight away. 20minutes later it had not arrived and we asked for the bill at this point, the item was on the bill so needed to ask for it removed. The waiter blamed short staffing and it being busy. Food was nice enough but very small portions even for tapas. Wine was good.

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  3. Jade

    London

    39 reviews

    5.0

    39 reviews

    Dined on 19 October 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Food was really good, some dishes had a fusion twist rather than traditional flavours associated with tapas. Lovely staff in a relaxed, fun atmosphere.

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  4. Karen

    Birmingham

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on 27 September 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Excellent food with great choices and "daily specials" on top of menu selection.

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  5. David

    Birmingham

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 20 September 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    A good variety of a la carte Tapas well presented in smallplate format mainly £6-10 each. Wine list is small but they encourage BYOB for a £4 corkage which is remarkeable.value. My wife has more than happy with the chardonnay on offer. We were surprised food of this quality the place was only half full on a Friday night.

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  6. Jamie

    Staffordshire

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 3 August 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Definitely recommend Rico Libre for a great tapas experience. The lamb, the chorizo croquettes and the gambas prawns were particularly good. Will definitely be going back!! Thank you

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  7. OpenTable Diner

    Birmingham

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on 19 July 2024

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1
    One of the worst dining experiences ever. Incompetence at every level, food was cold, slow service, dishes missed and apparently not ordered according to staff. Avoid at all costs

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  8. MatthewB

    Birmingham

    3 reviews

    4.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on 13 July 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great choice of tapas, really enjoyed it. Lamb kebabs the best of the lot.

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  9. OpenTable Diner

    Birmingham

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 6 July 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Such a lovely evening here before we went to a cinema/wine tasting night. Wonderful friendly and helpful waiter (don’t know his name) and other lovely waiting staff. We paid corkage as bought our own wine. Food was sublime and great atmosphere. Would highly recommend 👍🏻 Favourite dishes the aubergine and mushrooms 😋

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  10. SueT

    Warwickshire

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on 29 June 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Fabulous food & service at Rico Libre. We particularly enjoyed the Mushrooms on Toast & Aubergine.

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FAQs

Rico Libre is rated 4.4 stars by 544 OpenTable diners.

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2 people
22:30
Booked 4 times today
Experiences are available.
Google Map for Rico Libre

The Custard Factory, Gibb Street, Birmingham, B9 4AA

Additional information

  • Area
    Birmingham
  • Hours of Operation
    Dinner Thu, Fri 5:00 pm–10:00 pm Sat 4:00 pm–10:00 pm
  • Price
    £26 to £40
  • Cuisines
    Tapas / Small Plates, Spanish
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    None
  • Payment Options
    Mastercard, Visa
  • Additional
    Gluten-free Options, Patio/Outdoor Dining
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