This is our third time in the Northern Region of Spain (Basque Country). The Bordatxo restaurant in…read morethe village of Deba, located on the right bank of the Deba estuary, has a beautiful beach. As you enter the place you are welcomed by a delightful smile from the owner and waitresses. All the products were fresh and the dishes had the warmth of home-made food. The chefs take great care in selecting the best quality ingredients. We ordered the cogote of grilled hake and fry pan padron pepper were amazingly tasty and fresh. The rib beef was perfectly grilled and one bite melts in your mouth. We had a pleasant dining experience with good services and food of the most exquisite flavours. For this reason I highly recommend going to the Bordatxo Restaurant.

Very hard to find traditional Basque food restaurant. Seafood here is very good as is the meat. The…read morecharcoal grill in the back is where they cook the seafood and the meat. This is not a tourist restaurant so don't expect English menus. Food and wine here is very good but not inexpensive. Quality is top notch and all of the food is extremely fresh, seasonal, and simply prepared. This restaurant is not to be missed if you can find it!

Would have given zero stars if I could. Were there in July 2018 at 7:30 pm at the height of the…read moretourist season: 60% of the fish on the a la carte menu was not available, had octopus that was decent, but twice as expensive as the same dish of the same quality in this region. My wife had fixed menu (which the chef did not offer, we had to ask for it additionally): 3 out of 4 fish choices were not available. Tuna in the salad was about school cafeteria quality, the worst salad of that kind that we ever had, and we had tens of those in the North of Spain. The only available fish was named dorada in the menu, but had nothing to do with actual dorada which is a tasty fish, instead it was a thick God know which species filet that was previously frozen and tasted like cardboard. No amount of friendliness from the chef can compensate for bad food, unfortunately.

Came but from the amazing Itzurun Beach a bit hungry. Passed this place on the way to our car…read more It's a café/Tapas Bar with a few seats outside. Besides good coffee this place serves very good and innovative Tapas for little money. Had some with with seafood and shrimp, some octopus, Jamon with goat cheese, and one with zucchetti/jamon and mushrooms. The octopus was a bit tough and chewy. But besides that everything was really tasty and fresh. We loved the interesting combinations of flavours here. The jamon/mushroom combo was great. But our favourite piece was the jamon with the goat cheese with onions on top. An unlikely, but fantastic tasting combination. All Tapas only cost a few bucks. A great place to grab a bite or two.

The food is as beautiful as the town here. Txoko was one of the best culinary experiences I have…read moreever had. The combination of amazingly tasty food mixed with precision service and breathtaking ambiance is next level. The meal we shared as a group will never be forgot. The chefs were cooking live on a flaming hot grill next to us on an incredible patio area. The aroma was intoxicating. As the food came out, the group would hush with anticipation and excitement. Each course was flawless in execution and flavor. We were all so blown away with this incredible experience. I highly recommend for you to come here and also enjoy what we had the chance to enjoy.

Our favorite meal in Getaria. The food is fresh and tasty, with a beautiful view! Make a…read morereservation, so you can be sure to get a nice spot outside.

After trying to get a table for lunch without reservations at Elkano and Kaia-Kaipe, we were…read morefortunately about to get into the Mayflower. The service was prompt and not overbearing and friendly. We had a lovely lunch of octopus a la gallega and the turbot for two. It was a lot of food and came with bread to soak up some warm olive oil and garlic coming off the fish. Be sure to order a glass of Txakoli to go with your meal! We ended off with a piece of cheesecake which was light and delicious.

Fills up very quickly, we had to do an early dinner (20:00) and after that all tables were taken…read more We had a monkfish and a "dorada" roasted with some salad as starter. An awesome homemade cheesecake as dessert. Very nice views directly to the sea and with ambient music from the square next to the restaurant. Good service.

An amazing lunch experience in a unique town. 3rd generation family ownership in a small village…read morewith great food, amazing views and nice service. This place was really great (as most all food in this region of Spain). The staff didn't speak great English, but that isn't their responsibility and they were very nice and we communicated good enough. The fish is the star here. We got turbot and Dover sol. Price is by the kilo so 2 people can share one fish. A great lunch

In gateria do not miss. We went after Museu Balenciaga…read moreIt's the charcoal fish best place. One of the best in the region! We had amazing fish appetizers and mais fish. Definitely stay on the fish as you can have meat in tons of other places! Make sure to leave the sommelier choose your wine. We were about to have a cotton Charlemagne and he offered us an amazing local wine! It's an amazing true experience. Perfect for lunch

My family and I got the privilege of living in Zarautz for 6 months in 2014 and Kirkilla became our…read moreweekly date get away for a killer lunch in the coolest shop around. Great friendly owners. Excellent food and service. Extremely accommodating to us foreigners and we went back countless times and were pleased continuously. They've been around a long time and the great young (and friendly) chef recently got additional world class training, came back to his home base at Kirlkilla, and is apparently hitting it out of the park. We want to go back just to eat there. The aforementioned "dates" were just my wife and I but we took our three boys there once before we returned stateside and they too enjoyed the experience. The whipped cream raspberry mousse thing was so awesome. My title is ridiculously bad and I'd never order something like what I just typed... But we ate it over and over and over and over and over and over again. They redefined arroz con leche for us and their use of cinnamon is awesome! The fish was always fresh and perfect, excellent squid in its ink (best we had in Basque Country), gambas rocked, "burrito" is not a burrito and is to die for (and from), any soup we had was fantastic, and the list goes on. The price, especially for lunch, was such a steal I know it cannot last. Cute, quaint, humble, clean, tasty, warm, casual, nice, local, hidden gem, killer food.

Excellent food with very creative cuisine. Last main dish was an oxtail (no bones) with foie gras,…read moreappetizers served on rocks and more. Have been there several times over the years I visited Zarautz on business, and never had a bad meal there. My favorite in town!

Elkano is ranked among the world's top restaurants so I was thrilled to secure a reservation! It's…read morea bit out of the way located in Getaria but getting there by public bus was surprisingly easy! The views along the journey are absolutely gorgeous! The must-order dish is the monkfish, which was beautifully prepared and quite good! The service was phenomenal from start to finish. Overall, Elkano is well worth the trek. Getaria itself is an incredibly charming town with stunning scenery, making the entire experience feel special beyond just the meal.

Amazing dinner at Elkano. The restaurant is a short drive from San Sebastian along the coast…read more There's a parking lot just past the restaurant down by the sea. The wine list is long - the sommelier unfortunately wasn't there (on a Saturday night?), so we ended up having to choose without guidance which was unfortunate. The service was very lovely, although they did seem to be understaffed which led to issues later on in the meal...will get to those. For the food, we opted for the tasting menu with a supplement from the a la carte. Perfect amount of food, maybe a touch more than we needed and we didn't stay for dessert. The preparations are so simple, you get to experience the purity of the fresh caught ingredients. I loved learning about everything we were eating as we progressed. The turbot really is special, but other standouts were tuna dishes, lobster, grilled squid, red mullet - ok basically all of it. We were looking forward to dessert as we'd heard so much about it, but service really slowed up during the savory courses (understandably, as they spent so much time preparing the turbot at the table). We were seated in the back of the restaurant in the upstairs area, and it was very very warm to the point where myself and other diners were fanning ourselves with the menus. We ran out of water which didn't help. After an extended period of time without water, we just asked for the desserts to go (which they couldn't accommodate as they both had ice cream), but they didn't charge us for everything on the bill so we were ok with it. Even with this unfortunate ending to our meal, we left very full and happy, and look forward to returning (and requesting to sit somewhere where they have air circulation).