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La Esquina

40 Oxford Street, Southampton SO14 3DP, England
02380225227
Ranked #16 of 256 restaurants in Southampton
4.5 of 5 stars 62 Reviews
Price range: £9 - £15
Cuisines: Tapas
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Restaurant details
Good for: Child-friendly, Romantic, Groups, Special Occasion Dining, Entertaining clients, Cheap Eats
Dining options: Lunch Spot, Dinner, Reservations, After-hours, Dessert
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StuJonesJR
Southampton
Reviewer
3 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 February 2012

I live in Southampton, I'm a single guy and I hate to wash up so I love to eat out often! La Esquina is my go to place, night after night. I enjoy 2 or 3 restaurants in Southampton but this is by far the best. Have the meat balls! Just wanted to get the most important point across first.... More

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Theofficemanager40
Southampton, England
Senior Contributor
29 reviews
21 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 January 2012

We decided to eat here last minute and the owner squeezed us in at 9pm on a Saturday night - it was extremely busy but service was quick and we decided to order a couple of dishes at a time. They also do a range of Spanish beers much to the delight of our friend from Spain!! We used to... More

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Pippa W
Southampton, United Kingdom
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4 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 December 2011

Lovely, tasty little portions of Spanish tapas, freshly prepared on a daily basis. Owners and staff alike very friendly and helpful, especially as they are well versed on gluten free food for coeliac diners. Very reasonably priced and well worth making it a regular place to dine. More

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Dublinhorn
Southampton, United Kingdom
Senior Contributor
34 reviews
13 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 December 2011

A wonderful place, with excellent food - tasty and authentic plus they have Estrella Damm beer which is hard to get. A wide choice of dishes - I keep ordering too many!!! More

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Woolstonram
Southampton, United Kingdom
Contributor
12 reviews
3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 November 2011

Great food, great service, friendly atmosphere, made to feel wanted. We will be back again a.s.a.p. and will recomend to all we know More

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FlyingFoodie
Darn Sarf
Senior Contributor
22 reviews
13 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 November 2011

All of the dishes we tried were beautifully cooked, packed some amazing flavours and tasted very authentic. Chatting to the owners they are clearly very passionate about what they do and were happy to indulge me in some foodie chat! Highlights were slow cooked ox cheeks and the pork belly with rosemary, yum yum. More

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AussieSam11
Southampton, United Kingdom
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18 reviews
8 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 November 2011

The service is very warm, friendly and helpful, not at all pretentious like some others along Oxford Street. The food is really delicious, especially as the owners make everything themselves. The prices are great for Oxford Street and the quality in which you get. Its worth a visit on the weekends when they get live music in and also on... More

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MartaPalomares
Barcelona, Spain
Senior Contributor
28 reviews
12 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 November 2011

I was really surprised to taste such high-quality tapas served in La Esquina. Living in Spain, I was quite sceptical as to the quality I would find, because the products are not easy to find, but Gill has managed, after years of trips to Spain, to achieve an excellent mark in her cooking of them. They were absolutely outstanding and... More

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MickandKaz07
Southampton, United Kingdom
Senior Reviewer
7 reviews
4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 October 2011

We recently went back to sample the great tasting tapas and were pleased to see some new specials available. As usual there were too many great looking dishes on the menu and too little room in my stomach for me to be able to try all that i wanted to. The standard of food and service here has remained high... More

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Storeys04
Yeovil, United Kingdom
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 October 2011

Had to fight with the kids (14 and 9) otherwise they would have eaten all of the lovely food that was brought to our table. More

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