El Colmado - Bristol, City of

David , the owner of the shop is always laughing and makes your shopping fun. It's a pleasure to expend money for first quality spanish products. Pd. Incredible handmade paella on sats

This place is exciting to visit, the products sold are extremely good and tempting, the staff is experienced (they can advise and help with their knowledge of Spanish dishes) and very friendly (easy to have a pleasant chat and a laugh with them), while on Saturdays you can taste the best paella in Bristol eat it in situ or take away. We will certainly continue to go there, it's one of our favourite treats!

Basically a small but authentic Spanish deli, that’s v popular with the area’s expat Spanish community: something that’s esp obvious if you visit on a Saturday when the owner serves his freshly made paella. The owner is v friendly and knowledgeable about his produce. This is one of my favourite food stores in Bristol.

I stopped in here as I was passing and about to go and spend the weekend with friends. On a whim I asked the shop owner to put together a package of ham, cheese, crackers, olives to provide a typical Spanish lunch for four people and gave him a budget. I added a bottle of sherry and the whole lot came in under £30. It was a great lunch and it certainly impressed my hosts.

This small shop in Gloucester Road has everything you can expect from a small shop in the centre of Madrid or any other Spanish city, but the best is not that, on Saturday you can also have paella surrounded by an authentic Spanish atmosphere and the owner will gladly give advice any day with any of the Spanish recipes you want to prepare at home. Probably a unique spot not only in Bristol but in England if you really want to experience Spanish cuisine without the need of going to a restaurant.