Menu.
Our Spanish tapas menu at the Southbank Centre, cooked from the best local produce and made for sharing. The menu changes with the season, so this is a snapshot from September 2026.
Aperitivo
Before
El Bandarra vermut rojo — 5
Tinto de verano red wine, lemonade — 7
La Gitana manzanilla sherry — 9.5
Pet-Nat Lia Nivarius — 11.5
Para picar
Nibbles
Corn kikos fried giant corn — 4
Crisps y dip paprika crisps, aubergine dip — 5
Olives gordal & nocellara olives, peppers, garlic — 6
Pintxos de Chistorra paprika sausage, ciabatta — 7
Croqueta del dia croquettes of the day — 7.5
Pimientos de Padrón padron peppers, rosemary sea salt — 8.5
Gambas cristal fried soft-shell prawns, lime aioli — 9
Marisco
Seafood
Boquerones anchovies, tapenade, mint vinaigrette — 11
Bacalao frito fried cod cheeks, lime aioli — 12
Gambas pil pil prawns, garlic, chilli, olive oil, Pedro Ximénez — 21
Pulpo á la gallega octopus, romesco, potato, padron — 16
Marisco platter Argentinian prawns, scallops, octopus, squid, sourdough. Grilled on the plancha and soaked in garlic butter (serves two) — 56
Carne
Meat
Steak tosta sirloin, potato bread, aubergine piquillo — 12
Chorizo picante Bierzo chorizo, pickles — 14
Albóndigas Meatballs, chorizo sauce, manchego — 13
Suckling pork belly pear purée — 18
Pollo chicken thigh, mojo rojo, smoked almonds — 13
Verduras
Vegetables
Pan con tomate ciabatta, garlic, tomato — 7.5 (add Jamon iberico +£4)
Pisto manchego roasted aubergine & courgette, St-Ewes egg, manchego — 14
Patatas bravas fried new potatoes, bravas sauce, alioli — 8.5
Tortilla del dia tortilla of the day — 9
Courgette ajo blanco grapes, almonds — 9
Set tapas menu, £25 per person
12–5pm, Monday to Friday. Choose one from each section.
Para picar
Nibbles
Pintxos de Chistorra chistorra sausage, ciabatta
Crisps y dip homemade paprika crisps, aubergine dip
Pan con tomate ciabatta, garlic, tomato
Marisco + Carne
Seafood + meat
Bacalao frito fried cod cheeks, lime aioli
Albóndigas meatballs, chorizo sauce, manchego
Pollo chicken thigh, mojo rojo, smoked almonds
Gambas pil pil prawns, garlic, chilli, Pedro Ximénez — (+£5)
Verduras
Vegetables
Courgette ajo blanco grapes, almonds
Patatas bravas bravas sauce, alioli
Tortilla potato omelette, alioli
Pisto manchego roasted aubergine & courgette, St-Ewes egg
Bebidas / Drinks
Sparkling served at 125ml, wine served at 125ml, fortified at 100ml and vermouth 50ml.
Cocteles
House cocktails
Lyres's seasonal non-alcoholic mocktail please ask — 9
Sangria vino tinto, fresh orange, lemonade — 9.5 / 32
La Gamba G&T gin mare, Majorcan tonic — 15
Al fresco spritz el bandarra al fresco, cava, soda — 13
Picante cazcabel blanco, jalapeno, lime, agave — 14
Agua de Valencia vodka, orange, lemon, macabeo, soda — 13
Rebujito fino, lime, mint, soda — 15
Vermut preparado el bandarra rojo, gin, campari, curacao — 13
House bloody mary vodka, fino, spiced tomato juice — 13
Spanish old fashioned torres 10, Pedro Ximenez, bitters — 13
Espumoso
Sparkling
Cava brut
Bodegas Pinord, Penédes — 8.5 / 48
Pet-Nat
garnacha rosé, Nivarius — 11.5 / 65
Coates & Seely
brut reserve NV, Hampshire — 18 / 105
Laurent Perrier
NV brut champagne — 145
Laurent Perrier
NV rosé champagne — 175
Blanco
White
Macabeo
Bodegas Purisima, Yecla — 7 / 36
Sauvignon & Verdejo
Fontana Ucles — 42
Verdejo
Javier Sans, Rueda — 9.5 / 46
Rioja Blanco
Bodegas Ondarre — 11 / 45
Viognier
Tandem, Nivarius — 12 / 52
Albariño
Bodegas Viña Cartin, Galicia — 59
Albariño
Lagar de Cervera, Galicia — 15 / 79
Rosada
Rosé
Garnacha
Tandem, Nivarius — 9.5 / 49
Cotes de Provence
Chateau de l'Aumerade — 12 / 65
Tinto
Red
Syrah
Bodegas Paniza, Aragon — 7.5 / 39
Tempranillo & Merlot
Navarra — 9.5 / 49
Garnacha
vino de montaña, Avila — 10.5 / 52
Rioja Reserva
Hugonell — 12 / 59
Bobal
Finca el Renegado, Valencia — 46
Monastrell
Finca Bacara, Murcia — 56
Rioja Reserva
Viña Ardanza, Alta — 95
Cerveza
Beer
La Gamba lager 2/3 pint, crisp 4% lager from our friends in Cornwall — 4.9
Estrella Reserva 1906 330ml 6.5%, premium lager from Galicia — 6.75
Estrella Galicia 0% 330ml, alcohol free lager from Galicia — 6.75
Refrescos
Soft drinks
Still / sparkling water — 4.5
Rice Krispies horchata — 5
Seasonal agua fresca — 5
Fresh orange or apple juice — 4.5
Licores
Spirits
Vodka
JJ Whitley — 5
Grey Goose — 7
Gin
Tanqueray — 5
Tanqueray Sevilla — 5
Gin Mare — 6
Puerto de Indias Strawberry — 6
Tequila
Cazcabel Blanco — 5
Cazcabel Reposado — 5
Ojo de Tigre Mezcal — 7
Rum
Duppy Share silver, spiced or gold — 5
Diplomatico Reserva — 7
Whisky
Evan Williams bourbon — 5
Monkey shoulder — 5
Glenmorangie 12y.o — 7
Laphroaig 10y.o — 7
Spirits are served in 25ml measures. We can also make classic cocktails, please ask a member of the team.
Good to know
We are a family run business that aims to source and showcase the best local produce. Our seafood is sourced responsibly, wild & British where available. Our meat is from HG Walter and our vegetables from another small business, F&A Fruits. A discretionary service charge of 12.5% will be added to your bill, all of which is distributed amongst our team. If you have any allergies please let a member of our team know.