Overall, we had wonderful dining experience at Báltico. The restaurant has a nice view of the…read moremarina leading to the Port of Luarca. While I was not blown away by the food, I thought our few selections were pretty tasty - especial the pate we had. As tourists in the area for a couple of hours. we thought the prices were pretty decent. However, I'm not sure how the prices compare to other places in the general area. From my understanding, I do not think Báltico takes reservations, and it's kind of first come, first serve (at least the day of our visit). At the front of the restaurant, there will be someone taking names for tables. For our table of two, the hostess told us it would be a 30 minute wait, but (fortunately for us and my growling stomach) our table was ready within 15 minutes. Originally, we were going to use that time to walk around for a bit, but I'm glad we stayed in the vicinity of the restaurant. I think they'll call your name 3-4 tables, and you name goes off list if you are not there to claim your table...so stay close. ;) Overall, I found that the service was very friendly and prompt. We did not have any problems with any of our servers. While the restaurant has plenty of outdoor seating, where you can see the beautiful marina and buildings overlooking the port, I did notice a lot of flies. Note, I do not think the flies was an issue with the restaurant (moreso of the restaurant being next to a marina). I'm just mentioning this as a recommendation to either eat indoors or put on some insect repellent if you choose to eat outdoors. Although this restaurant seems to be the place to be (judging by the massive crowds), I'm not sure that I would wait more than 45 minutes for a table if I'm dining with one or two other folks. That said, if this is your first time in Luarca, you really should give Báltico a shot.

El servicio es muy malo. Nuestro partido fue tratado increíblemente mal por casi todos en el lugar…read more La comida era horrible. Estaban fuera de muchos artículos. No parecía importarles tampoco. Evitar este lugar. Son gente grosera y desagradable. Service is abysmally bad. Our party was treated incredibly badly by almost everyone in the place. Food was horrible. They were out of many items. They didn't seem to care either. Avoid this place. They are rude and nasty people..

We had various entrees at Alvaro's suggestion. Salpicón de mariscos was great. The cazuela de clams…read morewas also great. Bottle of Mauro down. Next...we had the Fabada. Faba beans melt in your mouth - the rodaballo was very good. Very light tasting fish. Second bottle of Mauro down...the vaca (beef) is outstanding also.the service was overwhelmingly great. Two generations of owners are very engaging. While it's easy to order off the menu, let the waiter suggest sharing various entrees to get the full experience. Ohh wait! The dessert(s)...arroz con leche and flan are amazing.

I was told about this place by work colleagues. I wanted to try to grilled ox that you grill at…read moreyour table. It far exceeded my expectations and was muy delicioso!!!! The one steak meal is enough for two people. So plan for lots of great food. It was slow for a rainy Wednesday but that's fine w me. Great spot!!!!

Very good food, only one waiter today, but he almost sprints, so there is no delay, ambiance is…read moregreat in that one is surrounded by locals rather than tourists. Locals told me one can eat well here. We ate outside in covered patio, good breeze, pleasant. We had the mixed salad, the ensaladilla rusa, and the pollo al ajillo. The salad was fine, the ensaladilla rusa is said to be homemade (and appears to be), very tasty, and the chicken is crunchy and garlicky. We looked around at other spots and they are for tourists and we found sketchy service/unfriendly service or were denied seating. Coffee is really good here too!

Some love this restaurant because it is right on the beach. One could also say it was built in an…read moreecologically poor place - not good for the natural environment. So little attention is paid to those things in this area The setting is nice and there is a great view from other sites in the area. But if you are eating inside, with low ceiling and loud wallpaper, you will not get much of a view. The place can get very noisy. Nevertheless, there is good food to accompany the sometimes 'healthy' prices - after all, in a coastal area where there may not be enough sun to spend hours at the beach, people must console themselves with good seafood And the razor clams, regular clams and tuna were, in fact, tasty. The wine was excellent as well. The salpicón de mariscos also looked appetizing but maybe not enough to pay 22 euros for it. (This is a tourist area despite the previously mentioned lack of sun.) If you have a healthy budget, it's worth going, but try to find a less busy time. Not that the service was bad, because the food was quite quick in arriving despite the crowd. Perhaps there are other, more reasonable places in Viveiro - and not built on top of a lovely stretch of sand. Will keep looking.

Stopped here for lunch on the way west. Even though we arrived late it was still full and we had to…read morewait about 20min for a table. But a wait well worth it. There are a good number of tables inside and outside. Also many customers standing with their drinks and chatting. Everybody seems to have a good time. So did we. And our Bulldog was welcome as well. Atmosphere is very nice, staff friendly, the wine is flowing and the food is excellent. Ordered some white wine, almejas (clams), raxo (pork) and paté de merluza (pike). Everything was cooked to order and was freshly prepared. The clams very nice and fresh, the paté very smooth with a nice, but not overpowering fish flavour. And the pork was nicely marinated with lots of good spices. High quality pork. There were more very interesting items on the menu. But maybe next time, these three dishes were enough food for two for a quick lunch. But all very good items. Surely a place we'll be back to one day.

Please be aware that reservations for A Cofradia de Rinlo are a must (no ifs, ands or buts). Also,…read morereservations can only be made in person or over the phone. Even with a reservation, the restaurant will call a couple of times to confirm your arrival. I think this has something to do with ensuring that the arroz caldoso de marisco (if you order this dish) is properly prepared upon your arrival (i.e., so the rice isn't over cooked). We had a pretty nice experience at the restaurant. Although the arroz caldoso de marisco is listed for 2 people, the portions are very generous, and I think three maaaaybe four people could share the dish. Maybe four people could share the dish if other items from the menu are ordered. The dish arrived packed with clams, shrimp, and a split lobster. I think there might have been some other things in there. ;) Overall, service was decent. It wasn't super-friendly, but our servers were not rude The restaurant appears to be super popular, so I think the service team is in constant go, Go, GO mode. While everything went well with our meal, I was a bit annoyed by the flies. However, I think that comes with the territory of eating in a semi-open air restaurant that is near the sea. Also, it probably didn't help that we were sitting near the lobster tank.