Encasa Restaurant

Encasa Restaurant is a busy Spanish tapas restaurant on Pitt Street in Haymarket. The room is large and lively, suited to groups and long lunches or dinners. It is best at shared plates such as grilled octopus, paella and sangria. Belmore Park is a four-minute walk away.

Cuisine at Encasa Restaurant

Food at Encasa Restaurant

Spanish tapas make up most of the menu, alongside paellas, chorizo pizzas and jugs of sangria. Regulars name the grilled octopus, the garlic prawns and the chorizo a la plancha, which arrives smoky and simply grilled. The octopus comes charred with a wedge of lemon. Patatas bravas are one of the house's best-known dishes. The paella comes in a big serving with mixed seafood, and a vegetarian paella is also on the menu. Tapas are made for sharing.

What to order: Grilled octopus · Paella · Patatas bravas

Drinks at Encasa Restaurant

Sangria is the drink to know: $10 glasses on Monday and Tuesday, and bottomless red or white sangria as part of the Bottomless Lunch. Wine and cocktails are served as well, and a Classic Margarita is $15 on Wednesdays.

Bottomless Lunch

The Bottomless Lunch runs for two hours with free-flowing red or white sangria and a feast of traditional Spanish tapas, from Ibérico ham croquettes to patatas bravas. It costs $89 per person and is available seven days a week at Pitt Street. The offer is for the whole table, so everyone at the table joins in.

Since 1982

Encasa says it has been serving Spanish food since 1982, first as Casa Juanita, and calls itself the longest standing Spanish restaurant in Sydney. It is certified by Foods and Wines from Spain as a Certified Taste of Spain.

What customers say about Encasa Restaurant

• 💬Food praised as fresh and well cooked, especially the octopus and paella
• 💬Lively, spacious room that suits groups and shared tables
• 💬Sangria well liked, though drinks can be slow and a two-hour sitting can feel hurried

Tips for visiting Encasa Restaurant

• ✓Book through the OpenTable button on the website before you go.
• ✓Order drinks with your first plates, as some visitors waited a while for cocktails.
• ✓Sangria is $10 a glass on Monday and Tuesday, which suits a cheap first round.

Getting to Encasa Restaurant

423 Pitt Street, Haymarket NSW 2000, close to the Capitol Theatre, so it suits a dinner before a show. Parking is available at the venue.

Near Encasa Restaurant

• ☕BOON Restaurant and café1 min walk
• ☕The Naked Duck Campbell1 min walk
• ☕THE ASSOCIATE1 min walk
• 🌳Belmore Park4 min walk
• 🌳Harmony Park6 min walk
• 🌳Reservoir Street Reserve6 min walk

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