El Cortador Tapas Bar - Folkestone

Barraquito is a Spanish coffee liqueur originating from Santa Cruz de Tenerife - pronounced bara’kito.

A multi-layered drink served in a glass to view the different colours of; condensed milk, Liqueur 43, espresso coffee & milk foam topped off with cinnamon & lemon peel.

With a sweet & citrus flavour it’s a surprise to the taste buds at the end of your tapas meal!

Scrumptious salads to enjoy in our sunny garden, perfect with a crisp glass of Albariño when the weather is scorchio 🌞

The fabulous Charivari passing by today 🎉

Amazing costumes, well done to all the schools & people involved 👏 👏👏👏👏

Fancy a sweet treat?
Come & enjoy a Pastel de Nata & a coffee in our garden for £4.50!

🍷 Introducing our new wine -
El Cortador Malbec!
🇦🇷 A full-bodied red wine that originates from an Argentinian vineyard located at the foothills of The Andes Mountains.
🍇 Bursting with flavour, this Malbec has sumptuous notes of ripe red fruit, dark chocolate & mocha with a soft texture & lingering finish.
🥘 A perfect accompaniment to tapas.

Now serving the scrumptious Pastel de Nata! A Portuguese tart with crisp, flaky pastry & a smooth-creamy custard.

The perfect morning combo: a coffee and a nata 😋

Vamos - Let’s go! The sun is finally here for the weekend 🌞

Time to enjoy sangria & tapas in our garden.

Hola to National Spanish Paella Day 🥘

Come & enjoy a taste of Spain this Easter. We’re open normal hours.

To all the wonderful women near, far & in our memories. Happy Mother’s Day 💐

We’re fully booked for Valentine’s evening - still availability for lunchtime. Or, why not share the love on Tues 13th or Thurs 15th Feb?! A free glass of cava in the evening if you do🥂

Feliz Navidad to all our lovely customers 🎄. We hope you enjoy time with your loved ones.

Our wonderful team also deserve a well earned rest after a busy year & to spend some precious time with their friends & families. We are now closed until 4th Jan. We look forward to seeing you in 2024!

Christmas vouchers 🎁. Last chance to order via website!

This cheeky toro & El Cortador is 10 years old on Dec 3rd 💃

It’s been an absolute pleasure to serve so many diners since 2013 & we’d love you to come & celebrate with us.

Enjoy a celebration drink, selection of starters, your choice of 3 tapas dishes & dessert or coffee for just £20.13.

Join us on Sunday Dec 3rd bookings available from 12pm to 2pm or 2pm to 4pm

Summer nights in the El Cortador garden 🇪🇸

Day 2 of the late summer sun 🌞
Come & enjoy lunch in our garden before it disappears again!

Celebrate on Weds 12th July with us & enjoy a bottle of cava for just £12 with your meal 🍾

The hugely underestimated DO (denominación de origen) cava from Spain is produced with the same method as champagne. Rude not to enjoy a midweek treat!

Happy World Gin Day 🌞

Enjoy lunch in the sunshine in our sheltered garden!

Make the most of your May Day bank holiday weekend sharing tapas with family & friends! Open all weekend including Monday 1st May 12pm to 4pm

It’s & ! Dogs are welcome here at El Cortador 🐶

Happy Easter
Felices Pascuas 🐣🐰


Open today & Easter Sunday
Closed Easter Monday

In honour of our recipe is luxurious and loved by all!

Espresso, chocolate, brandy & baileys. Perfect for that after dinner drink.

Mother’s Day is just 3 weeks away! We only have a few tables left, but you can always treat mamá or a special woman in your life with a gift voucher 💐🥂🥘

Order via our website in our bio

Feliz Día de Reyes 👑👑👑.

Happy Three Kings day to our Spanish friends & customers. Enjoy your celebrations 🇪🇸

Christmas & New Year Holidays 🎄

We are closed now for our holidays until Fri 6th Jan. Wishing all our customers, staff, neighbours and suppliers a very Merry Christmas & a happy & healthy New Year 🥂

If you would like to make a booking for 6th Jan onwards please book via our website.

We look forward to seeing you in 2023.

We're honoured and humbled to read this review today!

Although we don't feel we're the best restaurant in Folkestone, as there are many other great places to eat, our fabulous team have always aimed to be consistent with our offering of tasty food and customer service.

Our ethos has been to serve traditional Spanish tapas in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere for local people and out-of-town visitors, which has kept us busy over the years.

We're so lucky to be part of the beautiful Old High Street in Folkestone where we are surrounded by wonderful shops and fellow eateries. It's a great place to visit and there's always something new to discover.

We hope everyone continues their support in these unique and hard working businesses in the Old High Street.

Muchas Gracias,
The El Cortador Team

El Cortador is Folkestone's best restaurant and I refuse to be told otherwise Forget TripAdvisor - this is the true number one of the town

Our classic homemade Asturian stew, Fabada is the perfect dish to warm you up on a wet & windy day!

Full of flavour with butter beans, chorizo, morcilla and ham in a rich saffron & pimentón sauce 😋