Santiago’s Bodega

I can’t rave enough about their Saturday and Sunday brunch! I’ve been to both the Virginia Ave and the new Altamonte Spring location, and both were superb. The one on Virginia Ave can get a bit crowded, so I preferred the Altamonte location more. Both places had an amazing brunch spread, and you can’t beat the made to order french toast and unlimited mimosas and sangria. The service is also always great, and keeps us coming back for more! I always tell everyone that it’s worth every penny of the $ 40 all-​inclusive brunch fee.

Same great ambience of the Orlando location, but a larger space. The food was just as exceptional. So glad I decided to keep this reservation!

We were surprised that Santiago’s Bodega exceeded our expectations in every major category: food, atmosphere & service. Fantastic! Highly recommend it for anyone who enjoys tapas or who is looking for a break from the ordinary.

I have to come to Santiago’s Bodega when I’m in Florida!!! The new location in (Altamonte Springs) is beautiful!! is the best !! The beef Carpachio is my favorite! The manager and the staff are the best ! I love it! I wish they had one in Houston!

This is Santiago’s Bodega location #2 for Orlando area and located off of 434 in Longwood, about a mile from the intersection from I4. If you love the downtown location, you should check out the new spot. There is a spacious dining room, bar and outdoor patio. Open for lunch and dinner service, there is Happy Hour and oh, yes, there is the BRUNCH.
Happy Hour is a rotating selection of food specials, plus sangrias and other drink specials. You can certainly stick to the Happy Hour deals, but there is an extensive hot and cold tapas menu, so it’s nice to mix things up.
Brunch is delicious, offered in two seatings early and late. (10 – 10:30AM seatings and 12:45PM seatings.) Enjoy the omelette and pasta station, the made to order pancakes and killer french toast, the meat carving station with prime rib, lamb and poultry in addition to Santiago’s plentiful buffet. Plan to eat the stellar thick cut peppered and candied bacon. Save room for crab legs, ahi tuna poke on crisp wontons and the decadent chocolate cake. Oh, and bottomless mimosas, along with bottomless sparkling, white and red sangria. (Yes, you can mix and match!) Also available, Bloody Mary’s for an additional charge, made with a rotating house infused vodka. On my visit, it was a hot pepper infused vodka.
Service is prompt, friendly and happy to make a recommendation on a special or featured dish of the day. Nice wine recommendations. Plan to make reservations as Orlando discovers this new Santiago’s location.

This was a really good place, we went in for happy hour and had the pork empanadas and also the rack of lamb and it was very tasty and the place is very quaint and sophisticated fancy, such a delightful experience. We also tried a delicious wine from Spain during happy hour and it was very delicious. The customer service was amazing, I am most definitely coming back it was great.

We went here last night for our first time. Food was amazing and service was excellent. Great atmosphere and there is outdoor seating as well. I highly recommend the shrimp and chorizo. We will definitely be back.

I first discovered this AMAZING restaurant in Key West a few years ago and when I found out they had a location in Orlando I was beyond excited. Located just 20 minutes from my home I didn’t think it could get any better until they opened their Altamonte Springs location. I’m not quite sure if it’s a blessing or worst thing that ever happened to me that I now live less than 5 minutes from this heavenly place, but I can’t seem to get enough. You literally can’t go wrong with anything on the menu and their staff is so welcoming and on point.

Loved the service! The food was great. Our hostess spilled water on my husband and the manager quickly sent drinks to our table on the house. Would recommend to others.

The pinchos morunos is incredible and spanakopita is nearly as good. The mussels with chorizo was outstanding too but make sure you order the sourdough rolls to sop up the juice. Bring a light if your night vision is subpar. The seating is not fantastic. .at least the table we were given. It was very small and we were seated right next to another couple when there was plenty of other seating available and I had a reservation. I’ll mark this down to being newish and jitters over the Valentines rush they were anticipating. The sangria was also good and I anticipate the dessert crêpe being great also. I’ll update if it’s not.

I’ve been to the downtown location a handful of times, and love it, so I was really glad a new location opened up semi-​near my office. I was even more glad that I was able to pick the lunch spot to celebrate someone else’s birthday. That’s just another ‘pro’ of being an Elite Unilocaler — my friends trust my foodie suggestions! Lol
I was nervous about how my meal here would go, since the first thing that happened when my coworkers and I sat down was cause property damage. We tried to move a table to combine two together so we could all sit together. Unfortunately, neither my coworker nor I noticed a stack of plates sitting on the edge of the table, so when we moved it, they all came crashing down. Umm… Opa!!! ??? Wrong kind of restaurant… We felt so badly!
There were 5 of us in total and we were there to celebrate a birthday. I ordered the beef carpaccio to start because they make an amazing version of it. Onions, garlic, capers (I scrape those off), and great quality raw beef. Three of us loved it, the other two wouldn’t even try. Amateurs! ;)
For lunch, 3 of us ordered the Spanish Board (tuna ceviche, pork skewers with apple chutney, and a spicy potato dish). It was surprisingly a lot of food! I liked tuna, but the chunks of fish were a little big and overwhelming. It would’ve been better if they were a bit smaller. There was also mango and avocado in the ceviche and the flavors worked very well together! I didn’t really care for the potato dish. The taters were cooked perfectly but they were coated in a spicy mayo kind of sauce and it wasn’t talking to me. I had a few bites and the rest went to waste. All 4 of my lunch mates loved them, though, so I was the odd man out. The star of the plate was the pork tenderloin skewers with apple chutney. I’ve had his dish before at the downtown location, and honestly, it’s what sold me on ordering this plate for lunch. The rub on the pork has a little heat to it and then when it’s paired with the sweet apple chutney, it’s like a symphony is playing in your mouth. It. Is. So. Good. !!!
Another coworker also got the beef carpaccio appetizer and a pear (and something) salad. She said it was really good, but one of the types of lettuces in the salad was very bitter and took away from the dish.
My last coworker got the French board lunch special and she liked everything. She said that the puff pastry win mushrooms was a bit overwhelming and you have to REALLY LOVE mushrooms to enjoy that dish. I do really love mushrooms, so I’m sure I’d also really love that dish. I’ll have to try it next time.
Because we were celebrating a birthday, we had to get dessert! The croissant bread pudding was screaming «eat me,» so that’s what we did. It was good. Better than good, actually. But it was not amazing. We all agreed that the one I make is a lot better (sorry Santiago!).
Our server was attentive and the meal was enjoyable. I just hope more people realize this place is there (it’s very hidden from the road and you have to be specifically looking for it to find it) — there were only 2 other occupied tables during lunch. I’d hate for their business not to prosper because of their lack of visibility.
I’m über excited to try their brunch, which I’m going to do this weekend, but at the downtown location. I hear their brunch is one of the best in town! It’s steep at $ 40 but everything that’s included should make it worth the price!

Did the 11 O’clock happy hour last night… was great. Cool atmosphere, nice bar. Half off wine, cheap wells and a 5 dollar tapas selection… What’s not to love.

Love the food here. I come here for brunch, and just really enjoy the quality of the food, and of course, the unlimited mimosas. I’m not a buffet person, but I make an exception (brunch buffet) for this one. If you come here for dinner, make sure to get the short rib.

I love Santiago’s Bodega. Food is always good.
The restaurant needs to work on the staff. They seems to be a bit disorganized. Need to find their rhythm in this new location. We were seated and the hostess forgot to bring us the menus. Didn’t tell the waiter we were seated in one of his tables, so took a bit of time to order. Some items are a bit pricey, so ask the server how big is the portion and how many pieces come with it.

The worlds best bacon! That should be enough, but I was amazed at this Brunch buffet. It was my 43^rd birthday so we met a group of friends. The unlimited mimosas or sangria got us started and our server sent us to the buffet. I started with yummy biscuits and gravy, then I found this bacon, it was crisp, smokey and sweet. I also tried a sweet potato hash that made me happy. Then I saw a bucket of crab legs, oh and prime rin, chicken and lamb getting carved to order. They had salad, tuna, cookies and such on the other side. You server can take your order for French toast or made to order omelettes or pasta. I can’t speak for the past, but the toast and omelettes were on point. Its $ 40 but I got my monies worth. Make a reservation, get the bacon!

Outstanding service and clientele. We arrived for brunch around 1315 on a Sunday afternoon. I normally don’t partake in buffet style dining but this was different from the start. Mason jar salads, prime riv & rack of lamb at the carving stations. Bottomless sangria, mimosas, and coffee.
King crab legs were great in size, don’t muss out on the biscuits and gravy. Made to order French toast is brought to your table as is any omelet or pasta creation.
The price is $ 40 for all you can eat and you never feel rushed nor wait long for a refill. Can’t wait to try out dinner.
Bonus — light music played the whole time we were there. Dave Mathews band, stone temple pilots, Red hot chilli peppers, it was such a great trip down memory lane.

We came here for New Years Eve and loved everything about this place. The atmosphere is beautiful and elegant, it’s not too loud, food is amazing — all the tapas we ordered were cooked to perfection and the sangrías are a must. Our server Grace was on point the entire night. The food expediter was awesome too, he was attentive and the whole staff worked as a team. We will definitely be back.

New spot in the area with wonderful interior and spacious seating. Easily got a table for a family of six. Lighting is a bit dim, so had to use flashlights to figure out what’s on the menu… items looked good however.
Ordered a bunch of items of the menu, best to last:
Beef Tenderloin ($ 14) — slab of juicy meat, with a blue cheese that perfectly compliments it
Shrimp and Chorizo ($ 10) — couple of skewers of buttered shrimp and even better chorizo bites
Beef Short Ribs ($ 11) — Larhe chunks of rib meat with a sweetish sauce, no bone
Croquettas ($ 8.50) — best value of the bunch, couple of tasty patties but needs more cheese/​prosciutto
Patatas Bravas ($ 7.50) — home fries with some cheese on top
Tuna Ceviche ($ 14) — lemon coated tuna chunks in a tangy fruit salad, fish is only okay, liked the fruit better
Miniature Quesadillas ($ 7.50) — 3 patties of flour and cheese but a little bland
Chicken Skewers ($ 9) — several chunks of chicken on skewers that need a lot of sauce to finish
Had the sangria to wash all the above down. Filling meal with ups and downs. Server seemed to forget a couple items here and there that we had to remind her about, otherwise friendly service. As far as tapas goes, it’s standard.

We arrived here the day after they opened but I was pleased with the décor and that it was quiet. I’m expecting that they will start to draw large crowds later as the word gets out.
The manager is from the Key West store and came by to check on us several times. However the waitress was lacking in experience but she did OK.
The food is brought out in waves, such as cold then hot, then deserts. You order smaller portions then are supposed to share with others.
They have a wide variety of beers and wine so if you are in to that sort of thing I suggest you try them for this alone. They had several beers I’ve never tried previously.
All the food was good. We thought the flavors were all wonderful. There wasn’t any thing we tried which sucked but the potatoes/​papas? were spicy so be warned.
The only reason why I’m deducting one star is because the service wasn’t on par. It was solely lack of experience. For example, when you have some one ordering chicken skewers first and tell you «this is for my daughter and she is very hungry and I want you to bring these out first» don’t wait for the rest of the order. Ask. Communicate. Then go put that order in first and bring it out first. Don’t wait to hold that order then bring it out later with the other foods.
I also had some other issues with the service but I’m actually too tired to mention it at this time.
Overall we will return. The food was too good not to want to visit again and with the selection of beers and wine we are definitely returning.

What a pleasant surprise~I want to eat here everyday!!!
Not quite sure why there’s no line wrapped around the building… but then again they just opened up 2 or 3 days ago. The sangrias and beef carpaccio were amazing. Ok I can’t lie… everything thing we had was to die for~From the baby rack of lamb to the bread pudding.
Every trip I have to Orlando I’ll definitely be back!!!