Casa Galicia

Reviews

• Sabrina F.

  star star star star star_border 17 June 2026

  This is one of my families favorite place to go to for birthdays, special occasions, soccer games, and even New Years parties.
  
  My husband and I have been coming here for the New Years parties for the past two years and had a pretty good time.
  
  My dad is a member- please note that you have to be a member to eat here.
  
  My family is of Spaniard decent and not sure how my dad convinced a couple of people to sponsor him lol.
  
  Anyway here are my favorite dishes:
  
  Tortilla española (which is something that we make all the time in Uruguay), octopus, fried sausage, the steak is GREAT, shrimp in garlic sauce, and they always have great fish also.
  
  If you are a member I highly recommend that you consider this place for large parties or birthdays- they are great at accommodating.
  
  Will be here later today, and I am certainly looking forward to it :)

• Jane H.

  star star star star star_border 16 June 2026

  You do not come here for the ambiance, you come here for the food. I was here for a birthday party, and my first question to the host when we arrived is, are we in a nursing home?! You walk in, and nothing about this place makes you think hip, cool restaurant. Don't worry, though, the food is amazing! There was a cheese plate that had a mancego like cheese that was very good. The scallops were large and mostly good (a few over cooked ones, but otherwise great). I really liked the calamari, it was just perfect. I was not impressed by either of the steaks. However, there was  a canned small fish that was absolutely delicious. I've been told this is as authentic as it gets, and I believe it!

• Carmen S.

  star star star star star 14 June 2026

  Best authentic spanish food in NYC hands down. And at real spanish prices! I've been living in NY for years and I always get together with my friends from Spain to go here.

• Lara G.

  star star star star star_border 13 June 2026

  It was a Sunday evening when as we were passing by Casa Galicia, I dragged my husband to go inside to eat.  He was reluctant to do so as the sign indicated, "club members only".  I had to tell him that I secretly joined the club so I can persuade him to walk inside. :)
  
  We walked into what can be best described as a big family party.  Loud chatter, kids running around, the sound of utensils as them meet with the plate, laughter and everything else that will tell you that this is a family restaurant.  Casa Galicia, an organization devoted to the preservation of Galician culture. opens its doors, specifically, its restaurant doors,  to the public during week-ends.
  
  And I was just too happy to walk through its doors.  The paella was all gone so I opted for the gambas al ajillo (shrimp with garlic) while my husband ordered grilled sardines and callos (tripe).  We had some Rioja while waiting for our food.  My gambas didn't fail me as I sopped the bread on its sauce. :) The sardines tasted fresh and smoky while the tripe was tender but a bit salty for my taste.  Besides, I'm not a big fan of tripe and just wanted a little taste of  it.  
  
  We are soon headed back to Casa Galicia and we'll make it earlier so we can have some paella. :)

• Elisabeth A.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 6 June 2026

  Wish I'd read the recent reviews before I went back with my family, all excited for another delicious Spanish meal! My dad is from Spain and he had researched Spanish restaurants before I moved to Queens. We heard this place was open to the public on weekends, so every time my parents visited we'd have a meal there. We'd been there like 20 times, never as a member, and even had my sister's bachelorette dinner there.
  
  Went tonight. As soon as we walked in, this guy at the door immediately demanded to know if we were members. When we said we weren't and had eaten there many times on weekends he said, "Really? Well I've never seen you here." like they'd been enforcing members-only forever... Nope. We'd always just walked right in and no one questioned us.
  
  Anyway, dad finally walks in after parking the car and talks to the guy (who was still quite rude), turns out they had a members meeting and members were sick of nonmembers eating there... so... guess we won't be returning. My dad would buy a membership except I am planning on leaving the city soon so it wouldn't be worth it. Perhaps he was so rude because so many people had been walking in who weren't members... but still.
  
  Perhaps I shouldn't share this (don't want the secret out!)... but a woman outside told us of another Spanish center, Centro Espanol on Broadway, that has a restaurant open to the public. We ended up walking over there and having an even more delicious Spanish meal than we ever had at Casa Galicia (AND they had croquetas and patatas bravas which Casa lacked! love me some tapas)