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  We loved not only the food at Botín but the one hour tour of this historical 297 year old restaurant before our lunch. We learnt not only about the restaurant… read more but also some of the history about Spain. It was really special to be sitting having a meal and being part of this little piece of Madrid’s history.

  Excellent experience at Los Caracoles, Barcelona – We have a friend that reccommend "Los Caracoles" restaurant to my husband and me so we took the visit + dinner because this is a very interesting place with a… read more lot of history.
Our guide Michael was such a sweetheart! Very talkative and passionate. Even though he had to use his notes a couple of times, because it was a lot of information, he was very professional, polite, and spontaneous. We clicked immediately and we talked about more than "Los Caracoles". It was very nice.
The place is awesome. It has a charm that cannot be mimicked, but that is the direct result of years and years of experience and work. There are pictures of a lot of celebrities from the past and the present.
The dinner afterwards was excellent, we had, of course, the caracoles and the bouillabaisse soup. You can tell the owners are very careful with maintaining the legacy because they were actually working there. The ambiance is very noisy and festive, like the good old tavern where everybody goes to chat and have a good time with friends. The servers were very friendly and witty… Remarkable!

  Great experience at Botin – We booked the Botin Experince in Madrid, and in the 5 days we were there it was the highlight of our visit. Phil was an excellent guide, the tour was… read more informative and entertaining. He was knowledgeable about the history of the restaurant and the area, and had a good rapport with the restaurant staff. We may have just been lucky but the group we were with were friendly and we were very compatible dinner companions. Booking with Insiders was so easy, I will certainly look into their other tours when the opportunity arises.