Macarena Tapas - Naperville
Stylish modern storefront eatery serving Spanish small plates plus various sangrias & wines.
Stylish modern storefront eatery serving Spanish small plates plus various sangrias & wines.
Such great hospitality! All the dishes were great. Really enjoyed different taste of each dish with sangria. But the staff were the most impressive part of this restaurant. They were really friendly, cheerful, warm and professional. Great place with nice vibes!
Service as always excellent, like eating with friends. Food included great specials with crab, an inspired flan for desert and the best lamb chops I have had outside of Spain. The core menu remains very strong with some great new items like white asparagus and crab fritters. Wine list still includes a remarkable white tempranillo. Glad to see the return to indoor dining!
So many wonderful and inspired dishes here! My absolute favorites are the plantains with cheese and the chocolate fritters. Everything we have ever tried has been so good. I would suggest making a reservation as this is a popular place! Drinks are large and very good! They even attempted a jalapeño margarita for me - it was good!
This is by far the best tapas restaurant that I’ve ever dined at. The food and bread came out steaming. Every item we tasted was simply spectacular. I felt as though I was dining in Spain. And the service was nothing less than exceptional!! This place is a MUST VISIT! Kudos to the Chef and the entire staff!!
Update: 09.25.22. We visited Macarena Tapas last night and for the first time we were very disappointed. The food was still great but the service was so inattentive that we left after just two courses. In the past, Macarena Tapas was a bustling place on a Saturday evening, but the restaurant was more than half empty at 7pm. I hope this isn't indicative of the the direction of the restaurant as we have always enjoyed our prior visits. Update: 11.01.20. We did curbside pick-up because this is one of the restaurants we want to support through the Covid crisis and Macarena Tapas did not disappoint! The dinner specials were just as tasty as in-restaurant service. And, they delighted us with several extras that we were not expecting with our order to complete the Macarena experience at home including a tea candle and parchment paper for the table.