What do you get when you combine an empty restaurant, with service that took half (and a half may be giving Amura too much credit) of an eternity, and pulpo a feira that was chewy and not at all fresh-tasting? You get my one-star review of Amura. (I laughed to see a four-star rating on TripAdvisor - silly French and Madrileno tourists!)
I asked for a glass of Ribeiro (which I prefer to Albarino) and I honestly thought that my waitress went to Ourense for the wine, that's how long it took for her to return. If the restaurant was busy, fine, but when it was just me, a Galician lesbian couple who stared me down to the point that I was downright uncomfortable and wanted to move to a different table, and a French tourist couple, then there is no excuse for this type of service. But alas, I was at the mercy of the restaurant because it was one of the few places still serving food at 11:30pm (my friend and I lost track of the time earlier in the evening - too many "copas"/ "adult beverages" and too much wine industry gossip beforehand!).
As my opening alluded, the pulpo had a very rubbery texture and it had a fishy, old taste. I would expect this in the US, where the seafood must travel quite a distance, but in Galicia...really? I suppose if the restaurant is this empty all of the time, then yes, the ingredients will not be very fresh. It must be a means to attract diners to the restaurant, but Amura had many tapas as specials of the day, the pulpo included. I was upset I paid 9 euro for this pulpo, could you imagine if I paid the regular menu price of 17? read more
