Tours

Tours can be personalized according to your requirements. You can choose between the traditional tapas, eaten on the move, or a more formal sit down meal.

Duration: Tours last about 4 hours starting at 8pm and ending around midnight. Weekend lunchtime tours are also available on request.

Availablity: Every Day (except Sunday). 

We are sorry to inform you that Adventurous Appetites Ltd has no availability on the following dates: 8th Aug - 20th Aug 2008 (incl), 23rd/25th/27th/29th/30th Aug 2008

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause

Group Size: Groups are limited to a maximum of 6 people (except on request). We also organize dinners for larger/corporate groups.

Meeting Place: Tours start from a central meeting point - The 'Oso de Madrid' in the Puerta del Sol.

Tours: The evening’s entertainment starts with traditional aperitifs, followed by dinner or 'tapas' in a local restaurant and ends in a bar with a more relaxed atmosphere for after dinner drinks. All venues are within approximately 10 mins walking distance from each other.

There will be an opportunity to try various libations such as 'Vermut' (similar to red Martini), 'Manzanilla' (a very typical Spanish sherry), Asturian cider (which is poured by barmen with the bottle held above their heads), and 'mosto' (an alcohol-free grape juice). Your guide will then take you to a local bar or restaurant and advise you on the specialities on offer, providing a translation and explanation of the dishes. The evening will generally end with a coffee and a 'digestivo' such as 'Pacharan' (a liqueur made in Navarra from sloe berries marinated in sweet aniseed spirit).

Cost: ₤35/c.€50 per person. This includes the first 'aperitivo' in a traditional 'Madrileño' bar. Additional food and drink is not included. You choose what you want to eat and how much you want to pay. (As a guide we calculate that for a total of  c.€80-85 for your entire night, including our fee, you will have eaten and drunk to your stomach's content!) Group discounts are available.

If you don't want to worry about sorting out the bill we also offer an all-inclusive tour for ₤70/c.€95pp.

Booking and Payment: Once we have confirmed the date and service that you would like to book we will send you a payment request. For UK residents we would appreciate payment by electronic transfer directly into our UK bank account (details to be provided on choosing this payment option). Alternatively you can pay by credit/debit card via our secure online payment system. Please see terms and conditions.

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An example of an evening with Adventurous Appetites:

Meeting: The 'Oso de Madrid' in 'Puerta del Sol' at 8pm.

First stop:
A typical, very traditional 'fino' or Sherry bar. This hostelry has changed very little in the last century with standing room at the bar or seating at wooden tables at the back. The bar is complete with the authentic oak sherry casks. 'Fino' and 'Manzanilla' sherries of various hues and tastes are served by the glass or from bottles filled directly from the kegs. Drinks come with complimentary olives or bread sticks.

Second Stop:
This intimate local bar gives you a real taste of Madrid, with bulls' heads on the wall set off by various football shirts, and sawdust on the floor where locals deposit their olive pips before a final clear up at the end of the night. On the bar there is a huge selection of 'tapitas' and 'pinchos' (similar to canapés). Beside the bar is a model ship full of prawns which are usually provided as your complimentary 'tapita' with drinks.

Next stop: FOOD!!
A very popular bar/restaurant serving wonderful 'tostadas' and great salads, meats, cheeses and tapas. This is a fantastic eatery with very good quality, no nonsense food and a great atmosphere with orders being shouted from waiter to waiter to bar to chef!!!

Final stop:
A large 1920's bar. Music tends to be background jazz or Swing Band until the bear-like owner decides to give you a surprise and performs his party piece (You'll have to come to find out what it is!). A very relaxed, stylish place to visit for a coffee and a brandy before bed or even a 'mojito' (an exotic blend of lime juice, sugar cane spirit, crushed ice and fresh mint leaves).