The food was insane good. Only had a salad and tomato and anchovies pincho with cheese and the…read moreflavor was out of this world. Bottle of great Cava and dinner only $40 Euro. Wow.

One of the best tapas place that me and my friend stopped by during our 5 days northern Spain road…read moretrip. We tried 4 different tapas and they were all very good. Lots of variety to choose from as well. The waiting staff was very attentive and were willing to try to speak some English for us travelers.

Wonderful bar and restaurant along the Camino del Norte! Stopped in before the final push to…read moreSantander, and man, was it a treat! Be sure to sit on the patio, have some wine, and rest. Friendly service, too!

I'm visiting my daughter who lives in Santander. This was the end of my stay, so the two of us…read moredecided to go out for a nice dinner. This is a fantastic location with great views, but I recommend staying away from the restaurant side. Before our meal, the server walked around with an enormous tray of warm bread and said, "We start with bread here. Would you like some?" We had bread plates in front of us, and we accepted. The meal was delicious. When she brought the bill, it was hidden inside a closed book, and she also stood waiting for payment with the card payment machine in hand. I usually look over my bill, but due to it being higher end and inside the book, with her standing ready for payment, I would've felt awkward, so I paid. I later realized why they did that: once I saw my bill, I discovered we'd been charged for the chunks of bread (€5 each), and for an additional glass of wine. I've been to high end and very high end restaurants around the world, and I've never seen this before at such an establishment.

Our stop here, was pretty special, our tour group picked for us this restaurant for lunch at…read moreSantander. It is located near Queen Victoria Blvd. The location is right on the beach. Was a beautiful view on this beautiful day! They have 2 restrooms, one in the dining room and one in the tavern (one person each). But the staff, saw the women group lining up, came by to let me know, there's more in the tavern side. Our food: Cesar Salad. Was so good! It also came Fresh Hake from Santander, served with tomato sauce, but instead olive oil. (I was given lots of oil on my plate, but the lady - well known world traveler - decided to exchange with mine Hake. We got the Local Cantebrian Dessert. See photos.

Terrific Cantabrian lunch...we didn't have a reservation but we were seated in the bar and the…read morestaff were helpful and friendly. We were started with an amuse bouche of roast beef (beef is their specialty), then followed their recs for an octopus entree and sirloin main. The octopus leg was nicely pan fried and served on a rich vegetable bed. The sirloin was done mostly rare and with a nice bed of sliced potato and red pepper. Wife enjoyed her dulce-de-leche tart and coffee.

Although our time was short at La Pirula, we enjoyed our quick bites of snails and gildas and swigs…read moreof wine. La Pirula is situated in what is considered downtown Santander (actually, I think it's referred to as El Centro) so you'll see folks from all walks of the life dining here or walking past the restaurant. The restaurant has a few tables for dining outside. However, the restaurant is on a somewhat busy street so if car noise isn't your thing, then it might be advisable to eat indoors. Overall, I thought the service was fine. While our waitress wasn't overly friendly, she wasn't rude.

Great local tapas restaurant. We went at 9.00 on a Friday and it was hopping. We were very lucky to…read moreget a table- there's a second room that we didn't spot. My local friend recommended it. It's full of locals so it's the real deal. Most of the staff are friendly and helpful- there was one last serving who wasn't a happy camper. I thought it was is but my local friends joined us at the end of the meal and they found her to be gruff. Anyway the place is very reasonable. The emphasis is on seafood- we had prawns and clams and tuna as well as salad and jamon and bread. The wines were very reasonable and tasty. Their coffee was fantastic. It's very reasonable- Santander is a cheap destination for us Irish- and it cost roughly €20 Per head including wine and coffee. I would recommend La Pirula if you're in Santander for decent affordable local wine and food.