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• very good, large choice

Hi ! we were at Alma foods the other day, this is a very good restaurant for low budget people who are looking for good quality alternative meals to eat away or without seating inside for ever, as the Spanish tend to ! The other person complaining about high prices is wrong, or lying, in fact it is obvious that the weight of the plate is not included. We had a large choice of hot (not very) and cold dishes, it works as a buffet (also as per weight, but we decided on the buffet version that day). Most Spanish people do not understand the pay by weight system, which we have seen and used previously in London and in Switzerland, because it avoids waste, and it permits eating with a green, ecological mind. The food was lovely, tasty, diverse well presented, the empanadas had different ingredients as usual, like nabos, and seaweed, and red kidney beans. We also enjoyed endivias gratinados in a lemon sauce, and a great Spanish nut roast, with some fresh quinoa pasta salad. It looks as if most dishes were gluten free, and vegan (indicated. The staff was charming, italian mainly, and we also met the chef after a doubt about an alergy, who came down specially to help us out. There was a soup too, we did not have it, but it was vegan gluten free, but we managed to enjoy a great pudding, called buza, also vegan gluten free, with pistachios, soya cream and rose water. The coffee was fantastic, it seems to come from Nicaragua (Fair Trade), and so was the wine (they only seem to have one type), rioja crianza. We have little to complain about, the place was simple but cosy enough to sit down, eat and enjoy checking our emails (they have free wifi). Highly recommended by us, especially to people who do not speak Spanish - the staff is multilingual - we shall certainly return on our next visit to Masrid.