Tapajax - Balham

4.4

24 Reviews

£26 to £40

Spanish

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2 people

Nov 25, 2024

9:30 PM

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.

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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
Website
https://www.tapajax.com/
Payment options
Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress

Location
1 Balham Station Rd, London, Greater London SW12 9SG
Neighborhood
Balham
Parking details
Street Parking
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cafe, Cocktails, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Outdoor Smoking Area, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Vegan, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 24 people are saying

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4.4

4.4 based on recent ratings

4.3Food
4.4Service
4.4Ambience
4Value

Noise • Energetic

Review summary

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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

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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

Nov 25, 2024

9:30 PM

Booked 5 times today

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

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Neighborhood
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

Website
https://www.tapajax.com/
Phone number
020 8772 9555

Tapajax - Balham

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