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Tapajax - Balham, London, Greater London

Tapajax - Balham

4.4
4.4
24 Reviews
£26 to £40
Spanish

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2 people
10:30 p.m.
Booked 5 times today
  • Lively
  • Hot spot
  • Good for special occasions
After working in the restaurant industry for over 10 years, we decided to go out on our own and have created Tapajax, a tapas bar and restaurant. Our number one goal is to provide an authentic Spanish dining experience with the best quality food possible. With our fantastic front of house team, we aim to create an atmosphere that people cherish and return to time and time again.

Come dine with us and have a bit of craic.

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    £26 to £40
  • Cuisines
    Spanish, Tapas / Small Plates
  • Hours of Operation
    Tue 5:00 pm–11:00 pm Wed, Thu 5:00 pm–11:30 pm Fri 5:00 pm–12:00 am Sat 12:00 pm–12:00 am
  • Phone number
    020 8772 9555
  • Payment Options
    Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress

What 24 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
  • 4.3Food
  • 4.4Service
  • 4.4Ambience
  • 4Value

NoiseEnergetic

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Tapajax - Balham is a vibrant tapas spot offering "amazing food" and a lively atmosphere with live music. Diners rave about the "really tasty" menu, featuring highlights like the scallop ceviche and dulce de leche creme brûlée. While service can be inconsistent, the overall experience is "incredible" and "great value."

38 Reviews
  1. Ian

    London

    6 reviews

    1.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on November 16, 2024

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 1
    Booked this “authentic Spanish restaurant” for dinner with my wife on a Saturday night. Turned up to find BOTH floors with a large telly showing the rugby and hoardes of England and South Africa fans watching the game. Waitress tried to show us to our table for two I between groups of people all standing up watching the rugby. Is this a pub? We didn’t stay. Shame, as the food looked ok. This place needs to work out what it is, though.

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  2. Holly

    Birmingham

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 25, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Food was good atmosphere was brill, thank you so much for a fab Friday evening

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  3. Ian

    London

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on October 4, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Excellent food, service and atmosphere! Highly recommend the basque cheesecake to finish - real crowd pleaser! Will be back.

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  4. Will

    London

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 10, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great food and wine, excellent atmosphere and service. Good value

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  5. Sean

    London

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 6, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Food was a little slow to come but other than that everything was impeccable!

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  6. Heths

    London

    2 reviews

    2.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on July 18, 2024

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 2
    Completely different to our first fantastic visit. Edited: Spoke to the manager & understand that there was staffing pressures. Hoping that the next visit will be as amazing as the first 🙏🏽

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  7. OpenTable Diner

    London

    2 reviews

    2.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on July 12, 2024

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 2
    Really wanted to like this place. However food was just lacking. Really underwhelming. And the scallop ceviche was just not good. Really loud lively place. I think that’s what the focus is on rather than the food. Won’t be rising back unfortunately.

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  8. Foodie

    London

    7 reviews

    4.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on June 20, 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 5
    Great atmosphere with the live band but they still haven’t cracked the service with wrong dishes being brought to our table and other dishes not arriving

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  9. OpenTable Diner

    Hungary

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 20, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great night, but the live music got a bit lively and got steaming ended up being 2 hours late for work the next day

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  10. OpenTable Diner

    London

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 14, 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3
    The service was very good and the staff attentive. Our table however was more suitable for 2 people and a little small for 3 people. The menu provided a good choice. However there was a live singer that started at 9pm which was incredibly loud and we struggled to have a conversation due to the volume.

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Tapajax - Balham is rated 4.4 stars by 24 OpenTable diners.

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2 people
10:30 p.m.
Booked 5 times today
Google Map for Tapajax - Balham

1 Balham Station Rd, London, Greater London SW12 9SG

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Neighbourhood
    Balham
  • Hours of Operation
    Tue 5:00 pm–11:00 pm Wed, Thu 5:00 pm–11:30 pm Fri 5:00 pm–12:00 am Sat 12:00 pm–12:00 am
  • Price
    £26 to £40
  • Cuisines
    Spanish, Tapas / Small Plates
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Street Parking
  • Payment Options
    Mastercard, Visa
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cafe, Cocktails, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Outdoor Smoking Area, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Vegan, Wheelchair Access, Wine
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