Exceptional on all fronts: food, service, ambiance. One of our Top 10 dining experiences in Europe…read more Topa! RS

Reservations are a must for Casa Camara. I suspect that the increasing number of tourists wanting…read moreto dine there has lead them to institute a policy that they will charge a fee of 30 Euros per person for missed reservations. I received a confirmation email and a phone call the evening before the reservation to confirm. Pasaia is a lovely village and well worth a visit while staying in San Sebastian and is just a 15 minute bus ride away plus the 1 minute ferry ride. The staff at Casa Camara are amazing. They are the picture of efficiency. Everyone knows their roles and they all get the job done well. Service was really good and they have no problem answering questions in English. From the long specials list, we chose the grilled cigala. It's like a langostine. It was perfectly grilled and salted. They were so delicious. The monk fish was firm, flaky, and sweet. Our table was next to the lobster tank below the restaurant floor. As lobsters were ordered, staff would hoist the cages up to choose lobsters for the clients to confirm that it's what they want. For dessert, we shared a cheesecake. It was fluffy and light with berries inside. It was a wonderful lunch at a lovely place. Make a reservation so you don't miss out on the experience.

Friendly service, the menu written in several languages was good but hard to understand prices, but…read moreI am not a local, maybe just me. The mussels delicious, so big, the clams very good but pricey, the fried Hake not crispy fried but good nice white mild fish. I enjoyed my sangria

Agatha made the experience special. The food was decent, but watching her working that entire…read moreinside with perfection was amazing. She's definitely a pro. But, not all my experience was great. Fish soup was tasty after I added salt. I enjoyed the salad, but overpriced for what I got, I think cause of location. I'm soloing Spain so sometimes it can be challenging asking for a table. In this case the dude that great me said he can only seat me inside despite several open outdoor tables. I agreed as I was cold. Soon, the inside filled up, but that was a rude move. Thankfully Agatha made up for his lack of service.

We went to this place, in part, for a cooking class, and to eat. Chef Alex could not have been more…read moreaccommodating despite the obvious language barrier. He taught us, among other things, the secrets of preparing white tuna and hake. We also learned from his sous chef why snapping potatoes rather than slicing them is important. One of the dishes we helped prepare was hake in EVOO and it was delicious. We also worked on Bacalao Pil Pil, a dish I will never be able to warm up to - but it is certainly important in Spanish Basque Country. Chef's wife was also accommodating - providing us with much needed espresso and demonstrating how properly to pour Txakolina. The long and the short of it is (a) the food was delicious, and (b) the overall experience could not have been better! Would we go back if we come back to this part of the world? In a New York minute!

All was delicious. Highly recommended. Began with pintxos (tapas) Bonito, Croquetas, and Squid…read more(wow) then main dish Bacalao (cod) Ajoarriero one of our best meals in Spain :) besides the view was amazing a few feet from the water overlooking another small beautiful town. It was great!

The best meal so far in Spain! The hot pintxos are delicious! My favorite was the pulled beef with…read moretomato sauce. It was so flavorful and warm. Second favorite item was the Iberian Fan Skewer. The meat had the perfect about of lean and fat. It was flavorful and each bite was perfect with the meat and vegetables. Another favorite was the potato omelet. This was great value and so good! The mixed salad dressing was great. The mushroom and prawn skewers were such a perfect combination. Service was awesome! There were indoor and outdoor seating available. Bar area for people to grab quick drinks and pintxos.

The food at Bodega Donostiarra definitely lives up to the reputation, and the prices are very fair…read morefor the quality. The squid with rice was fantastic, and the potato salad was equally delicious. Everything we ordered on the plate hit the mark. Unfortunately, the overall experience was dragged down by the service. Our server had an incredibly poor attitude from start to finish and made us feel completely unwelcome the entire time. It's a shame, because the kitchen is clearly doing great work, but hospitality matters just as much. Go for the food and the value, but manage your expectations when it comes to how you'll be treated at the table.

This was our first dinner in San Sebastián, made reservations ahead of time, because I heard so…read moremuch about their Txuleta steak. It lived up to expectations in every way. This steak is a much older cow (8 to 18 years old) than your normal US cow (1-2 years old). It's literally aged beef all those years while grazing, working, and milking. Such an amazing flavor. This is what we came here for. 40 oz of bone in ribeye for the table. Tabla de Iberico (half portion). This was the best charcuterie we had while in Spain. 4 amazing meats, definitely start your meal with this. Jamon Iberico de Bellota - stole the show, due to eating nothing but acorns, has such a nutty taste to it. But loved the other 3 as well. Chilled Spider Crab - this is another don't miss dish, although you can get it on Pintxos here and other places, this presentation in the crab shell is great. And it was the best crab salad we had anywhere. Txuleta 44 oz Bone-in Ribeye. They don't ask how you want it, it comes beautifully rare, nice crust on the outside, only topped with some course salt. It's not the most tender steak you've eaten, but the flavor makes up for it. You actually want each bite to last a bit. The fat has truly rendered into the meat here, delicious. Had to try both cheese cakes side by side Cheesecake #1 - House made Basque cheesecake with hazelnut ice cream. This was the winner of the two for me. Maybe not as fancy as the 2nd one. Cheesecake #2 - Rafa Gorrotxategi "Gandarias" Cheesecake with butter ice cream. This had an interesting top that was an apricot caramel glaze and an almond crust. It wasn't as sweet as the first one. Pretty though. We did return a few days later for their Pintxos and everything was delicious at the bar side as well. Can't see myself coming back to San Sebastián without eating here.

We came to Gandarias over two consecutive evenings hoping to experience their renowned dining room,…read morebut walked away twice having experienced nothing more than disorganized chaos and frustration. We fully understand and appreciate that San Sebastián's pintxo culture thrives on energy, crowded bars, and elbowing your way in for a bite. That controlled chaos has its charm, but it was not what we were after here. We specifically sought out Gandarias for a slower paced, sit-down meal in their seated dining area to escape the stampede. Instead, we were dropped straight into a Mad Max free-for-all. Getting straight answers from the staff proved impossible. Every inquiry about dining room availability was met with vague gestures, contradictory instructions, and a total lack of any visible queue management. We waited patiently while staff darted around in pure survival mode, only to endure the indignity of having our table literally snagged out from under our feet by another pair of American tourists who swooped in while the staff simply shrugged and looked away. Thinking perhaps we had caught them on an exceptionally off night, we returned for round two the following evening. It was a mistake. The second attempt unfolded with the exact same lack of coordination, confusing staff communication, and zero accountability for who was next in line. There is too much world-class dining in the Old Town to spend two nights running an exhausting gauntlet of musical chairs just to secure a dinner table. If you want a pintxo standing three-deep at the counter, go for it; if you actually expect an organized dining room experience, take your business elsewhere.

This was supposedly the best seafood restaurants in Hondarribia. We gave it to attempts during our…read morestay there the first one the waiter was very lovely and spoke English. The white asparagus was amazing and that's about where the meal ended. We had ordered the deep-fried monkfish, and it was undercooked and extremely greasy as were the potatoes. Thinking we just didn't understand the menu. We gave it a second try and it was not any better the second time they said they did not have a reservation, but seated us anyway. Our second experience was even more underwhelming. We found this place to be overpriced and difficult to get into for no real reason after two attempts I would not recommend if you're looking for a good restaurant in this area I would recommend Almameda that just received is Michelin star and did not disappoint.

The experience here was superb. Our server, so-so with English, but then my Spanish is so-so; we…read moremade it work. When we pointed to items on the menu - we chose only fish/seafood for the evening - she'd go into the kitchen, bring out the fish to show us, confirming if if it was piece too big (she brought out a 1.5 kilo piece of turbot, which we could normally take care of, but we had ordered other dishes). The dishes were amazing: monkfish (cooked perfectly) & clams in a traditional Basque green sauce, anchovies with green chilies and onions, the bacalao al pil pil was beautiful, and a main course of a type of cod perfectly grilled. It's a modest-looking place, but don't let it fool you. The server made the evening very memorable. So, if you make out to this special little town, and you should, try this place.

SO MUCH SEAFOOD! At…read moresuch a reasonable price. Great service, awesome casual atmosphere. We had oysters, sea snails, gambas (prawns), razor clams, and kokotxas (hake chin). All fresh and fantastic. The hake chin alone blew my mind. So good. If I just had a big bowl of them for every meal I would forever be happy. The razor clams were also up there on the 'wow' factor but honestly everything was so good. It was our first night in Biarritz after 6 night in Paris of eating really great food and I gotta say this might be the best food we ate for the price at 40 Euro for the whole spread.

Fun small area for outdoor seating. Excellent mussels and oysters. If you like seafood at a…read morereasonable price this place is a must see.

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.

Wonderful atmosphere and delicious food - will definitely return - a true seafood restaurantread more

The Jake with stuffed seafood was excellent, the hake with pil pil sauce was bad. Slimy little…read morepieces of fish cheeks in a yellow emulsion sauce. Supposedly a local dish so someone must like it. Side dish of potatoes were served cold and service was poor. There is a fish dirty fish tank in the dining area that they pull live seafood to cook, not very appealing.