Best restaurant in la coruna The groper was excellent and…read moregreat service as well

Food was fabulous and service exceptional in this cozy, inviting restaurant. Bread and olive oil…read morewere delicious - beet greens and ham were wonderful. We had the Mero (grouper)with seafood sauce. The fish was so fresh. The sauce was light and flavorful with clams and shrimp - lovely potatoes accompanied. Also had the sea bass which was excellent. Desserts - flan, cheesecake, apple tart a la mode, and the best torta de Santiago (almond cake). It was the restaurants version of this typical regional cake. I was honored to meet Dory who was the person responsible for this delectable sweet! The owner of this family owned establishment, Alfred, was charming and could not have been more accommodating.

Restaurant I went to while on holiday. I am guessing the specialise in octopus since their…read morerestaurant sign has an octopus on it. The first time I think I have had octopus was just the previous day when in Bilbao in a great pintxos/tapas place - check out my review. However, not sure if it was how it was cooked but was not keen on it here. It was the texture - a bit slimy. I thought it may have tasted like squid which I really like. Other than the octopus, we had some a monkfish salad, sardine pie, calamari, mussels and we ordered some extra potatoes. The salad and sardine pie were OK, I can't even remember the calamari so can't have been that good (or bad) but the mussels were really nice - lovely flavour. The potatoes which came with the octopus (and the extra ones) I thought were undercooked. If it was just the food, I would be tempted to rate this 2/5 (or 2.5 if I could) but the service was good. The waitress who served us spoke English so was able to explain the menu. While we were eating we spotted a dog in the restaurant - guessing it belonged to the restaurant. It was looking downstairs which I think was the storeroom - and it appears where they were preparing the food and bring it upstairs to be cooked. Must have been tempting for the dog to go down the stairs and eat all the food!!

Found this recommended on a well known travel guide and I was extremely pleased. It was one of the…read morebest seafood I've ever tried, every single dish was incredible, the sardines, fried peppers and the octopus are to die for. A must for anyone visiting A Coruña.

Excellent place for family lunch, specially for sunny days. Local produce menu, quality home styled…read morekitchen.

Excellent food and wine. We were 11 and we were very satisfied. The attention was excellent by the…read morepersonnel. Amazing!

Delightfully fresh and flavorful Galician seafood at a higher price range…read more My friend and I were visiting A Coruña for the weekend and set on a mission in search for centolla (spider crab). We looked around for the best seafood spots and found La Sarten. Although we made the reservation the morning of, we luckily snagged a table at 2pm. We got to the restaurant early, but they sat us at a table anyway. The interior of the restaurant is compact, with probably less than 20+ table seats and a handful of bar seats. Immediately we noticed that the restaurant was frequented by locals. The bartender and waiters chatted with the guests like old friends, and treated us with similar cordiality. The décor was hip and modern. Clearly the manager emphasized presentation, but how about the food? We ordered a glass of albariño (Galician white) and a (beer with lemonade) and eager inquired about the spider crabs. "No, it was unavailable." "Why not? Isn't it September the season?" "Regretfully you are just a week or two early this year." We were devastated. We had ourselves all worked up about spider crabs, researched everything about centolla dishes, only to miss it by a week. Crestfallen, we ordered two dishes recommended by our waiter in lieu. = Food = Almeja babosa a la marinera (€20): Venus clams sautéed with sailor's sauce. Loved it. The fresh plump clams were enveloped in a sauce bursting with flavor from albariño wine, garlic, tomatoes, onions, and saffron. Large portion size justifies the price. Arroz con bogavante (€28 per person, two minimum): Rice with lobster. A Galician take on Valencian paella, this sumptuous dish is choke full of lobster meat. Perhaps the best dish we had on this trip. The rice was perfectly cooked, intensely flavored by the seafood broth and saffron. Comes served in a big saucepan that keeps the dish hot while you work through it. Warning - it is a lot of food, and you will not be able to resist finishing all of it. = Verdict = While we did not find cebolla, we had an amazing, coma-inducing gastronomic experience. I highly recommend this restaurant for those who love shellfish. I would definitely come back, and hopefully in time for cebolla season!