El Jardin Secreto All Ages / All Types / Artsy / Casual / Chill / Conversational / Date Place / Dessert / Down-to-earth / Expats / Expensive / Hipster / Laid back / Locals / Moderate / Café / Lounge / Restaurant

If you want to feel like you’re in a child’s fantasy or in an imaginary world, El Jardin Secreto is the place to go! There’s honestly nothing special about the food or the drinks and it’s a little bit overpriced for what you get. It has basic food really…rice, sandwiches, salads. For instance I got an earl grey tea and it cost me 3.25 euros…ridiculously expensive for tea! But a lot of people seemed to be ordering their dessert called “chocolate orgasm”, so that one is probably worth a shot. I will definitely go back to try that and take in all the quirky and unique decoration. The vibe is very chilled and laid back, and you can tell that this is a great date place since the decoration is different and the lights are dimmed. There are little different coloured Christmas lights all over, random lanterns, exotic plants, stools made of wood bark, children’s pop up books on the wall, beaded star curtains, curtains made of scrabble pieces, etc. The décor is such a random mix of things. It really looks like a dream land. The crowd is casual, all ages, all types, a little hipster and artsy and a mix of locals and expats. I didn’t see any tourists here because it’s really in the back streets behind Gran Via, so you would really have to know the city to go here. There is no entertainment or ambient music, nor do they offer wifi. Honestly though it’s not a very warm and welcoming place. It just doesn’t feel cosy enough to spend hours on end here and the staff is not very friendly. It’s one of the places to stop by for a quick cocktail or a dessert and then move on…and it seems as though that’s what people do.