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After nearly 16 miles on the Camino trail, we were famished and found Restaurante Castro with mixed reviews on Tripadvisor and Google. Xeou! ice cream shop was next door so that more than prompted us to have an early dinner here. Located at the lobby of Albergue Castro (hostel), there was a wait for a party of seven so we decided to do groups of four and three to get seated right away.
Gambas al Ajillo - Juicy shrimps in garlic oil... Delicious! Perfect also for dipping the bread in.
Pulpo a la Plancha - Four uncut tentacles served with potato next to them. Light on the olive oil and paprika and heavy on the salt, they obviously came out quite salty. Cutting them into smaller pieces was very easy because they were tender. We used the oil from the gambas to make this dish more enjoyable.
Paella Marisco - This came out too orange. Their sofrito must be heavy on smoked paprika that day. Shrimps, both unshelled and peeled, half-shell mussels, and green peas dominated this dish. The flavor was just OK.
Zamburiñas a la Plancha - Eight half-shell scallops with pesto for the win! This dish was very tasty that we had to go for seconds. Side muscles were intact so there was more to chew.
3.5 stars would be more appropriate, but I rounded up because of the scallops. They were perfectly grilled and lightly torched to give the top a golden brown finish. If we ever pass by Palas de Rei again, these are definitely worth going back to...