La Pitería

Ok, let me just say it straight away: if you want a "traditional," old-school pita, with falafel and all the trimmings, you're better going off to the Maoz on Fuencarral or Calle Mayor, most of all because it's hearty and MUCH cheaper. As I was very curious about this place, however, I duped my friend into eating lunch here with me on a fine Sunday afternoon. It looked nice AND it was practically deserted which, come to think of it, was probably a bad sign. The sandwiches here are original to say the least, and if I remember correctly, they had THREE vegetarian (sorry, vegans!) offerings. I chose the "Bruxelloise," consisting of raisins, Bechamel sauce, and I can't remember what else, I can't actually remember, because my mouth was watering for falafel. They also offer salads and pasta (my friend said the lasagna was "ok"). In any case, we had a filling lunch, and we're mostly disappointed because we were charged for water (ok, so we didn't specify tap, fine) and bread (although the sauce was delicious, it would've been niced to have been asked). Meh.