Santiago's Bodega

Very unique menu. Servers explain how it's prepared & do a nice job presenting. Good selection of beverages & desserts.

Santiago's Bodega is well worth a visit. I've been to a couple of locations and have never been disappointed.Highly recommend coming in for the happy hour!

Pros: Ambiance is great. Very warm and cozy. Vaguely Spanish. We had a whole room to ourselves that we rented, so it was very intimate and nice. Service was great! We had one server take care of our party of about 20. Not sure if that was her choice or not, but she did a great job and we made sure we tipped well. Food was amazing. Small plates are my favorite, because you can order a lot and not get stuffed. You can also share with the people next to you. It's communal and nice. Cons: Some of the meatier orders are a little pricey. Don't get me wrong, they're still worth it, because of the quantity and quality, but it did price some of us out of those options. Dealing with the room rental people was a little bit of a pain, but it all worked out in the end. Tips: Get the bacon wrapped dates for the love of God. The patatas bravas you can skip. Get anything with lamb. Yum.

So I actually came here late last year and reserved one of their rooms for a retirement party I threw for my assistant. She was moving onto the next phase in her life, and we sent her off with a bang with coworkers past and present. It wasn't anything crazy. Maybe 25 people. The lead up to reserving the room was a crazy hassle. Different people telling me different things, people wanting pre-orders of food or something, people wanting a giant one-check system, just crazy stuff. But luckily, when we got there, the server took over and let us split up the checks and just free order. I forget her name, but she was my hero, and I made sure to tip her 200%. Thank you, whatever your name was, you magnificent person you. But anyway, now onto the review. Ambiance was good. It was built into a strip mall, and the inside was vaguely Spanish décor. No issues with that. The back room we were in was cozy and right next to the kitchen. And the food. Oh my goodness, the food. The menu is pretty small, but that's good. Do a few things perfectly rather than many things mediocrely. We ordered a ton of stuff, and even sampled more stuff from the others we were with. I couldn't possibly list everything out, so I'll just list some highlights. Patatas Bravas (fried potatoes, olives, capers, tomatoes, parmesan, chipotle aioli). A twist from the classic form I've seen it in before, but still very unctuous and zingy. The texture and nuttiness from the parmesan was interesting and lovely. There was a special that night that was a bao bun. Very quaint and fun at a place like Santiago's, and the bao was very soft and the Nashville hot chicken inside was fried to a crispy perfection.Dates (goat cheese filled, prosciutto wrapped). Just lovely. You Must order these. Probably the best single bite in the whole restaurant. Beef Short Ribs (cherry-hoisin glazed, orange-miso slaw). Wowww. Best singular dish of the evening for me. Very tender and deep with hoisin flavor, with the orangey slaw cutting through it with a pop of acid. Very well constructed. I ate two of them. Overall, after experience the brunch menu at the other Santiago's, I was very excited to see their dinner offerings, and I was not disappointed. Between the amazing food and the amazing service, I think it was best case scenario for a retirement party, and I am very thankful. Thanks, Santiago!

If you're looking for a great food and drink happy hour in Orlando, Santiago's is your spot. I love that they have a rotating selection of $7 happy hour tapas plates as well as half-priced drink offerings every day of the week!On my latest visit we ordered the chicken empanadas, mushroom truffle flatbread, and chickpea stew from the happy hour menu, as well as the chicken skewers from their hot tapas. Their empanadas, flatbread, and chicken skewers were all wonderful, but the stew missed the mark. The concept was great, but it was really too salty to eat. The beauty of a tapas reastaurant is that one dish doesn't make or break a meal, but I do feel like every time I visit there's just one plate that misses the mark. Overall, however, I think Santiago's is definitely worth the visit. The service, ambiance, and inventive food options absolutely make this a restaurant worth trying for yourself.

A bottomless bachelorette brunch with mimosas and sangrias included sounded like a great idea, and it was exactly that! I came with a group of 8 to enjoy the $48 all-inclusive brunch (2 hour limit), and we definitely got our moneys worth. I love when unlimited food offerings don't penalize/charge you for unfinished food. I had about 4-5 sangrias, and they were decently strong. The brunch tapas come out as they are being prepared. My only complaints were some foods took MUCH longer than others (i.e. we ordered some pastries as one of our first foods items and it came out as our very last food item like an hour and a half later.. but there was a steady flow of food throughout our brunch) and that I thought the brunch foods were going to be more of a Hispanic variety since it's a tapas place. My fav brunch dishes were the prime rib and the candied bacon (not pictured because I devoured it). Overall, great experience! The restaurant is beautifully decorated with various large canvases on the walls. It was definitely a vibe :)

The outdoor seating leaves a bit to be desired. It's nice outside but it's never fun sitting next to a bunch of cars and a chain smoker. I wish we sat inside because it is very cute inside.The food was really good. We loved every dish except the one I most looked forward to, which was a special anyway. The shrimp and grits had amazing underlying flavor but the salt was so overpowering that I couldn't touch it. Shrimp was also a bit overcooked but those grits were phenomenal. The stuffed dates were also super tiny - they could have used some more stuffing and possibly more meat to hold them together after the extra stuffing. Ultimately a bit too sweet since they were barely stuffed due to being so tiny.Our server was nice but really not that attentive. We went on a Friday night and it wasn't that busy, but he was pretty sparse in his visits. Overall we really enjoyed the food and sangria, but some pieces could be improved. I also met the most amazing chameleon while we are and wish he would have come home with us.

My husband and I went for their unlimited a la carte brunch several months ago. I didn't feel like it was worth it unfortunately! I might go back but would just order off the menu next time :)

Love this place, if I can give more starts i will. Have been here a couple of times and I love it. Love their atmosphere romantic and intimate vibes, with great art decor. It serves tapas style plates and amazing cocktails. Food is so delicious and great portions for their tapas. Some of my favorite tapas are the the burrata, meatballs, chicken skewers, croquettes and lamb but everything is so amazing. My favorite drink is the expresso martini one of the best they have in town and their sangrias are so good too as well of their other cocktails.Have been to both locations and service is so welcoming and staff is so friendly and helpful.They also have drink and food happy hour on weekdays and brunch buffet on the weekends and a great selection of wines and desserts.

Everything was fabulous, food, service and atmosphere was on point, I highly recommend this on date night