Mad Menu (Update 2025)

Mad is a tapas/small plates Spanish restaurant located in Houston, offering a trendy and upscale dining experience. Known for its unique Astronaut Experience where servers curate the menu for you, the restaurant offers a diverse range of dishes like wagyu crisp, bone marrow + caviar, manchego cheesecake, and cochinillo iberico. Customers praise the succulent cochinillo iberico as the standout dish, with perfectly cooked suckling pig and crispy skin. The ambiance is described as modern and sleek, with attentive and knowledgeable waitstaff, making for a memorable dining experience. The menu features items like bravas tomas, shishito peppers, and innovative desserts like Huevos Voladores. Overall, Mad impresses with exceptional food, service, and ambiance, making it a must-visit for those seeking a unique culinary experience.

Dinner Menu

Rabo De Wagyu

-hour braised american wagyu, pain de mie, tempranillo au jus

Marrow Y Caviar

bone marrow, wagyu tartare, ossetra caviar, with creme fraiche over hashbrown

Wagyu Crisp

torched wagyu, escalivada vegetables, compressed brioche

Foie Gras & Berries

Hudson Valley foie gras with berries and a cassis reduction

Ultimate Croquetta

jamon and chicken or porcini mushroom duxelle

Steak Tartare

usda prime beef tartare, pickled vegetables, dijon, wrapped in edible newspaper

Empanadillas

pork belly, potatoes, onion, mango and apricot chutney

Mad Brioche

Snow Beef Wagyu

seared grade A japanese wagyu from the mountains of Hokkaido, wagyu jus, tempranillo reduction, side salad of spinach, pear, almonds. Beef Marbling Score: Minimum Order: oz. Certificate of authenticity available upon request

Jamon Iberico

.oz acorn-fed iberico de bellota, pan de cristal, fresh tomato pulp

$38.00

Tomato & Burrata

cherry tomato, tomato gelee, olive oil caviar, burrata, baby arugula

$14.00

Tuna Tartare

bluefin tuna, ginger, capers, cornichons, onion, toasted pan

$21.00

Spanish Chopped

lettuce, chilled garbanzos, iberico de bellota, havarti, cava vinaigrette

$16.00

Mad Tomato

parmesan mousse, pesto, basil, tomato, pumpernickel breadcrumbs

$14.00

Bravas Tomas

bar tomas-style potatoes with smoked paprika, garlic aioli and spicy oil

$14.00

Gambas Al Ajillo

sauteed shrimp, extra virgin olive oil, garlic, pan de crystal

$14.00

Ensalada Pato

Moulard duck, seasonal fruit, manchego, balsalmic reduction

$16.00

Ossetra Caviar

. oz kaluga golden ossetra caviar with house- made mini pancakes and lightly brushed with a house-made hollandaise sauce (pc)

Grilled Pulpo

our signature wood-fired octopus served with fresh grapefruit, grilled avocado, house-made warm mayo foam & creamy mashed potatoes

Pan Seared Branzino

oz. filet of branzino served over creamy house-made mashed potato, trout roe, chives, and finished with a cava beurre blanc sauce

$45.00

Dover Sol

pan-seared with wood-fired seafood bomba rice, house-made donostiarra sauce. Queen Sofia's of Spain's choice at the QSSI Awards Gala in !

$72.00

Black Cod Arroz

squid-ink infused bomba rice with black cod (oz | oz) and shrimp (pc | pc), finished with a house-made pil pil sauce originating in Basque cuisine. Serves: |

Paella Valencia

organic confit chicken (pc | pc), green beans, artichokes, a traditional paella from Valencia. Serves: |

Pato Y Apricot

duck stock-infused bomba arroz, Moulard duck breast (/ whole), prunes and dried apricot. Serves: |

Seafood Arroz

seafood-infused wood-fired bomba arroz, topped with branzino (oz | oz), clams, peas. Serves: |

Surf Y Turf

tempranillo red wine arroz with usda prime filet mignon (oz | oz) and lobster tail ( tail | tails). Serves .

Tomahawk Y Arroz

tempranillo red wine arroz with oz. tomahawk steak, presented over a large format rice, Serves:

$265.00

Ultimate Seafood Paella

seafood-infused arroz bomba, scallops, lobster tails, oz branzino, oz octopus, and gambas. Serves:

$296.00

Cochinillo Iberico

Segovian-style suckling pig with lettuce wraps, mango & apricot chutney, sliced serrano, cilantro, house-made pork demi- glaze (oz | oz)

Mad Burger

oz angus and wagyu beef, potato bread with melted havarti, confit mushrooms, piquillo pepper jam, and house-made aioli and fries

$26.00

Fire & Ice Filet

josper-fired usda prime filet mignon served over creamed spinach and piquillo pepper sorbet (oz | oz)

Wagyu Ribeye

oz. bone-in Snake River Farms Wagyu Ribeye served with piquillo peppers, grilled seasonal vegetables, and crispy mille-feuille potatoes

$185.00

Build Your Own Wood-Fired Paella

portion is the recommended serving per person

Simply Cooked Protein

portion is the recommended serving per person

Choose Your Sauce

ask your server for perfect pairings

Build Your Own Arroz

serve over wood-fired rice: +$

Piquillo Peppers

simply cooked

$12.00

Grilled Vegetables

seasonal

$12.00

French Fries

$12.00

Shishito Peppers

sea salt

$12.00

Roasted Cauliflower

with romesco sauce

$12.00

Smoked Beets

beet-port reduction

$12.00

BCN G&T

Hendrick's gin, Fever Tree Indian tonic, cucumber, juniper berries, lemon

$17.00

MAD G+T

botanist gin, cocchi americano, mint, absinthe, chamomile, fever tree light tonic

$16.00

TODO EL DIA

hendrick's grand cabaret gin, kaffir, beet, jasmine, all spice, fever tree yuzu & lime tonic

$18.00

NUEVO COMIENZO

roku gin, yuzu, lime, maraschino, cherry, fever tree mediterranean tonic

$16.00

AGUA DE VIDA

gracias a dios oaxacan gin, cilantro, cointreau, pineapple, fever tree cucumber tonic

$19.00

FRESA

zephyr gin, basil, strawberry, mint, lemon, fever tree elderflower tonic

$16.00

COSECHA ABUNDANTE

grey goose watermelon & basil, peach, lemon, elderflower, fever tree blood orange ginger beer

$18.00

FLOR DEL SOL

lalo tequila, hibiscus agua fresca, lime, apricot, rose

$17.00

SANGRIA

Spanish red wine, Brandy de Jerez, lemon, lime, orange, strawberry, cinnamon, clove, Cocchi Torino sweet vermouth, Angostura bitters

ISLA DE PARAISO

flor de cana year, campari, guava, lime

$18.00

FRUTO PROHIBIDO

Four Roses Small Batch, Daron calvados, Benedictine, spiced apple, Bittercube cherry bark vanilla, Angostura bitters

$21.00

DESIERTO FLORECIENTE

peppercorn infused milagro tequila, ginger, lemongrass, anise, cranberry

$18.00

ESPACIO PROFUNDO

remy martin , cynar, pavan, drambuie, banana, walnut

$21.00

CARAJILLO

liqueur , espresso, served shaken or nitro

$12.00

ESPRESSO MARTINI

Grey Goose vodka, espresso, grand brulot VSOP, jagermeister cold brew, nitro draft

$19.00

Estrella

$7.00

Beverage and Spirit

Dessert Menu

HUEVOS VOLADORES

passionfruit mousse, vanilla mascarpone cream, white chocolate aerated rocks, Best Dessert in Houston

$12.00

SPANISH CHURROS

sugar-dusted & fried spanish churros served with a chocolate dipping sauce

$10.00

MANGO WANNABE

mango confit, banana marmalade, exotic cake, mango cremoso, sable cookie, wafer crunch

$14.00

COULANT DE MANCHEGO

warm manchego cheese lava cake, red wine and raspberry sorbet

$18.00

GRAN BONBON ROCAMBOLESC

% chocolate ice cream, cocoa cookies, chocolate pop rocks, cocoa nibs, drizzled chocolate

$18.00

MAD MERENGUE

lemon basil merengue, citrusy curd, lemon basil crumble, sable cookie, Thai basil

$14.00

BERRIES & CREAM

crystallized raspberries & blackberries, Catalan cream gelato, raspberry consumme, fresh mint

$14.00

PRALINE BAR

peanut praline, Pedro Ximenez sherry, chocolate ganache, edible gold, served with mango-passion fruit sorbet

$14.00

HOUSE-MADE GELATOS

$10.00

HOUSE-MADE SORBET

$10.00

SPANISH WHITE

$6.00

SPANISH RED

$6.00

CAVA

$6.00

ESTRELLA DAMM

$4.00

WELL DRINKS

Choice of: Titos, Hendricks, Milagro, Plantation

$6.00

SPECIALITY COCKTAIL

CHOICE OF:

$10.00

BRAVAS

bar tomas-style potatoes, spicy oil, garlic aioli

$8.00

MAD BURGER

oz. Angus and wagyu beef, potato bread with melted havarti, confit mushrooms, piquillo pepper jam, and house-made aioli

$14.00

JAMON IBERICO

iberico ham sliced thin, pan de cristal, fresh tomato (half portion)

$21.00

JAMON & CHICKEN CROQUETA

Priced per piece

$3.00

PORK BELLY EMPANADILLA

Priced per piece

$3.00

SERRANITO

Priced per piece

$4.00

MAD FRIES

Served with aioli

$6.00

SHISHITO PEPPERS

$9.00

PC GAMBAS AL AJILLO

$10.00

TUNA TARTARE

$14.00

Midnight In Madrid

Brunch Menu

BRAVAS TOMAS

bar tomas-style potatoes, spicy oil, garlic aioli

$10.00

JAMON IBERICO

. oz. of thinly sliced iberico ham, pan de crystal, fresh tomato

$25.00

EMPANADILLAS

pork belly, potatoes, onion, Mango-apricot chutney (priced per piece)

$3.00

ULTIMATE CROQUETTE

jamon iberico, chicken, creamy bechamel, nutmeg infusion (priced per piece)

$3.00

CHARCUTTERIE PLATTER

jamon, chorizo, manchego, idiazabel, goat cheese, manzanilla olives, green grapes, breadsticks, almonds, honeycomb

$20.00

PULPO A LA GALLEGA

Grilled spanish octopus, mashed potatoes, paprika, olive oil

$15.00

TRUFFLE FRIES

French fries, parmesan, truffle, garlic aioli

$12.00

SPINACH & ARTICHOKE

fresh spinach, crispy artichokes, parmesan, yuzu citrus vinaigrette

$12.00

TOMATO & BURRATA

cherry tomato, tomato gelee, olive oil caviar, burrata

$14.00

SPANISH CHOPPED

lettuce, chilled garbanzos, iberico de bellota, cava vinaigrette

$16.00

FRESH SQUEEZED MIMOSA

$10.00

SPANISH CAVA

SPANISH WHITE

SPANISH RED

SPANISH SANGRIA

$12.00

SPANISH BEER

$5.00

CHAMPAGNE

$15.00

PAELLA VALENCIA

organic chicken thigh, green beans, artichokes, a traditional paella from Valencia

$38.00

ARROZ DE MAR

seafood-infused-wood-fired bomba arroz, topped with oz branzino, shrimp, peas. Serves .

$58.00

ARROZ COCHINILLO

porcini bomba rice, mushroom stock, tio pepe, oz, cochinillo iberico (suckling pig)

$62.00

PEANUT BUTTER MADCAKES

banana, strawberry, coconut and crema catalana whipped cream

$14.00

MIXED BERRY MADCAKES

blueberry jam, mix berries, strawberries, mix berries jam, and crema catalana whipped cream

$14.00

GYPSIE ARM

sponge cake filled with whipped cream and caramelized custard

$10.00

SPANISH CHURROS

With a % chocolate ganache dipping sauce

$10.00

BASQUE CHEESECAKE

light, fluffy burnt cheesecake with apricot and lime compote

$10.00

SERRANITO

() pan de cristal, secreto, jamon iberico, manchego, caramelized onion, green bell pepper

$16.00

PULLED PORK CROISSANT

grilled croissant, pulled pork, onion, pickles, cucumber, cilantro, bbq sauce

$13.00

LOBSTER ROLL

grilled lobster and shrimp, baked celery root, pan au lait, lime, mayo, saffron aioli, chives

$21.00

MAD BURGER

oz. Angus Patty on potato bread with melted Havarti cheese, confit mushrooms, piquillo pepper jam, and aioli. Your choice of chips or salad.

$18.00

AVOCADO TOAST

mashed avocado, jamon, pumpkin seeds, watermelon radish, arugula, soft-scrambled eggs, and chili oil served over tuscan toast

$12.00

TORTILLA ESPANOLA

spanish tortilla made with potatoes, caramelized onion, garlic and served with shishito peppers, pan de cristal, fres tomato, olive oil

$14.00

STEAK & EGGS

oz tenderloin, grilled to requested temperature and served with eggs cooked to your preference, abuela sauce and frites

$24.00

TASTING MENU

LIQUID COCKTAIL

Kentucky whiskey, passionfruit, raspberry merlot shell, edible gold leaf

OLIVA // CROQUETA // JAMON

liquid olive, jamon & pollo croqueta with bechamel, jamon iberico with pan con tomate

STEAK TARTARE // BEET TARTARE

prime beef tenderloin tartare, smoked beet tartare, beet foam and magic sauce

KAMPACHI SASHIMI

kelp-cured kampachi sashimi, preserved, seared gooseberry, citrus, caviar, guindilla oil

( COURSE) BONE MARROW CON CAVIAR

bone marrow with wagyu tartare, ossetra caviar, creme fraiche, and mini hashbrowns

FOIE, BERRIES & CASSIS // WAGYU CRISP

Hudson valley seared foie gras, fresh seasonal berries, cassis reduction, wagyu with Catalan roasted vegetables on a brioche crisp

(-COURSE) RABO DE WAGYU

seared dayboat scallops served sliced with celery root puree and aromatic yogurt sauce and dill oil

SEARED SCALLOP

seared dayboat scallops served sliced with celery root puree and aromatic yogurt sauce and dill oil

BRANZINO PIL PIL

branzino, truffle, snow peas, nido potato

COCHINILLO LETTUCE WRAPS

Segovian-style suckling pig with lettuce wraps, sweet & spicy chili, and a house-made demi-glaze

ARROZ DE PATO Y APRICOT

moulard duck breast served with bomba rice with prunes and dried apricot

EXOTIC 'BANANA'

banana & mango confit, exotic cake, mango cremoso, banana marmalade cake, sable cookie

SPANISH FAREWELL

tea pate au fruit and carajillo truffle

Raventos De Nit Rose

Juan Gil Lagar De Condesa

Familia Torres "Secret Del Priotat"

Marques Di Riscal Gran Reserva '

Gonzales Byass "Apostoles" Year Palo Cortado

Tasting Menu

Wine Menu

ST. PETRONI VERMUT BLANCO

Albarino, Galicia, Spain

$9.00

AT ROCA CAMI DELS XOPS

Penedes, Spain

RAVENTOS DE NIT CAVA ROSE '

Penedes, Spain

GRAMONA IMPERIAL

Corpinnat, Spain

INSPIRATION '' BY BILLECART-SALMON

Champagne, France

FAMILIA TORRES CELESTE

Verdejo, Rueda, Spain

LA RIOJA ALTA LAGAR DE CERVERA '

Albarino, Rias Baixas, Spain

PENFOLDS BIN

Chardonnay, Australia

AVANCIA 'OLD VINE' '

Godello, Galicia, Spain

LA VILLAUDIERE SANCERRE

Sauvignon Blanc, Sancerre, France

FICHA DE CATA 'OLIVIA'

Rias Baixas, Spain

BODEGAS MUGA 'ROSADO'

Rioja, Spain

SALEM WINE CO '

Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, Oregon

ROUTESTOCK '

Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, California

BRAMARE

Malbec, Uco Valley, Argentina

RAUL PEREZ 'ULTREIA' '

Mencia, Bierzo, Spain

VENTA LAS VACAS

Tempranillo, Ribera del Duero, Spain

MATROT 'MARANGE' '

Pinot Noir, Marange, France

MARQUES DI RISCAL GRAN RESERVA '

Tempranillo, Rioja, Spain

CLIO BY EL NIDO

Monastrell, Jumilla, Spain