Carmen's Lunch Bar & Tapas

407 S Palafox St B, Pensacola - 32502
205 reviews
Tapas Bar American Southern
(850) 542-4334

Several delicious gluten free options. Great service too!

This is a little gem of a place! The food is divine and it’s a warm and friendly atmosphere! Always a winner!

great atmosphere, super friendly stall... EXCELLENT FOOD

Carmen’s is so delicious! It’s my very favorite eatery for lunch in downtown Pensacola. The salads are always so fresh and flavorful, and also I love their homemade soups! Her soups are like sipping a piece of Heaven! I hope one day she can expand and have a big inside dining room as the weather is not always conducive to outside dining, but I still love Carmen’s so much!

We always love Carmen’s, and we love sitting outside in downtown Pensacola on a pretty afternoon. We enjoyed a really nice bottle of French rosé along with the Moroccan Chickpea dish that I can never seem not to order! Friends enjoyed the slow roasted beef and a big salad.

I love Carmen's. They're always crowded. Bit this was the desert we had. It was amazing. I also really enjoyed their jalapeño cheese tapa.

Great lunch spot in Downtown Pensacola, near the corner of Palafox and Main. The soda bread, open-face crab melt, and cranberry orange iced tea are delightful and full of flavor. Their desserts are also top notch (specifically their different cheesecake flavors). If you're gluten-free, vegan, or vegetarian, they have options for you! I've only ever gotten takeout as my work is nearby, but their outdoor seating looks nice for a sunny day. Highly recommend for a relaxing lunch in Pensacola.

Great place to eat, good atmosphere, welcoming staff. The food was delicious, I only took a star because I was hoping for more authentic Spanish Tapas.

Lunch was amazing. We had the Tikka Masala… yummy ❤️

The food here was ok. We had the cauliflower soup, which tasted great. I had the crab sandwich, which tasted good but was small. My dining partner had the roast beef sandwich was very light on the beef and mostly bread, with a potato salad he did not care for. The seating arrangement inside was around a bar, which is not desirable to us. The service was really good. The two stars were for the value of the lunch; two soups, two sandwiches, water to drink and a tip at $72. Yikes.