Monumento al Pastor is my favorite restaurant in Spain thus far. The food was very good and the…read morestaff, especially Iñaki and Cristina, made the experiance ten times better. I hope to come back here every time i visit Spain for the amazing food and service. Thank you! Monumento al Pastor es mi restaurante favorito en España hasta ahora. La comida era muy buena y el personal, especialmente Iñaki y Cristina, hizo la experiencia diez veces mejor. Espero volver aquí cada vez que visite España por la increíble comida y servicio. ¡Gracias!

We wanted to eat paella and this place stood out in the TA reviews. We made our reservation. We…read moregot there before 8:30 pm and the owner was gracious to allow us to get seated. We had sangria made at our table and we ordered a seafood paella. The food was excellent. The appetizers were good too. The only thing I suggest is ask the chef to go easy on salt. We enjoyed speaking with the owner. He has a great sense of humor if you speak Spanish.

Worst dinning experience ever, avoid at all cost!!!!…read more Got there at 9pm and the door was closed and realized we had to ring the bell to get in. Restaurant was completely empty, maybe after Christmas? We ordered a seafood paella and veggie one which btw confused us with the portion per plate and price per person (2 portions minimum) and white wine. After waiting 30 minutes while eating reheated frozen bread (they charged for the bread), the paellas came out way too salty like sea water salty. We told the waitress who sent back to the kitchen both of them tasted in front of us and were in denial that is was not. They decided to make another one for us after another 30 min, while the restaurant was empty. We got another paella as salty as the first. We decided to pay and leave. At the end I spent 91 Euros for salt... My first paella in motherland Spain was the worst paella I ever had in my life...

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.

Delicious seafood. We had crabs, scallops, prawns, clamps etc. the only thing, that I prefer…read morescallops slightly cooked with butter without any sauce. But still it was incredible. As per meat - bask's meat is well known. Here it was medium grilled and it was very tasty. They have menu in english and french as well, but the stuff speaks mostly spanish. Nevertheless, the stuff is very friendly.

Some of the tastiest pintxos in Bilbao! They offer a great…read morevariety of classics, but each has a unique twist. I recommend the squid, crab gratin, and chorizo. The service was a bit of a mess lol people everywhere trying to get into the queue to order. However, the staff did their best and delivered everything as quickly as possible. I recommend going at off-peak hours... Unless you want to experience ordering like the locals XD

The restaurant is one I found to be recommended for pinxtos (small, bite-sized snacks often on a…read morepiece of toasted bread). We sat outside and were told to order food inside. The thing about sitting outside is that there are smokers. :/ The pinxtos are premade and just heated up. We tried txangurro (spider crab) gratin, artichoke in tempura, and crispy squid with onion. I was a bit disappointed, because I didn't care for any of them. The bread was quite crusty. I guess pinxtos aren't my thing.

Honestly the best oyster I've eaten in all my life. And for cheaper than some other places. Had two…read moreglasses of excellent tzakoli and 6 oysters and maybe could have stayed for another 6. Not a huge place but then again it doesn't need to be. You don't need to hang out for forever and eat oysters you can kind of slurp them down and bolt. Which it seems like is the right thing to do either way. People are waiting and it's hard to blame them - the food is outstanding.

I was just exploring the city and this little shop caught my eye. It was very modern and updated…read moreand tucked away so perfectly. I love oysters!! So this was a perfect little appetizer for dinner. Since dinner is usually served at 9pm this was perfect to curve my appetite. They have oysters from france, portugal, and iranaia. I have never had oysters from those waters so I needed to try it. And I am glad I did. The gentleman at the counter did speak english so I was able to tell him how I like my oysters. I told him I usually like them briney but didn't mind trying some sweet ones. He came out with my flight of oysters and labeled them so I knew which were which. He told me to try them from most sweet to briney. I ended up liking the sweet one better. My favortie was the regal irania! I ordered 2 more after I finished my flight.

Very good service and high quality food. We ordered Chuletón, it was tender and perfectly cooked…read more The salad was fresh with unique flavors. The dessert was perfect. The staff was friendly and the service was quick.

Just terrible. Cannot figure out how this restaurant made the Michelin guide other than the fancy…read moresurroundings or the wine list. We made a reservation for Monday lunch, which is the same menu and high prices as any other time, so no excuse for it being an off day. We love high-end dining, and at 77 Euros for a lunch of a starter, two entrees, and two glasses of wine, I expected this to be nothing but. The starter we ordered - txangurro (crab) rolls - were greasy with a filling having the taste and texture of cat food, only yellow and also very salty. To add insult to injury, Chef served it with a vegetable purée as a dipping sauce, also yellow and salty with not much else going on. So, yellow goop dipped in yellow goop... what happened to contrast? 22 Euros, please. When our server noticed we did not finish and asked if we liked the dish, I clearly said "no," it had a bad texture. And that was the end of that: no apology, no offer to bring something else, no offer to take it off the bill. When our server returned with my main - steamed hake, Asian-style - he set down the bowl and joked that the fish was under the tiny pile of vegetables. NOT the time, Dude! Out came the bland fish from the steamer basket in his other hand and away he went. Now, hake is a lovely fish - one of my favorites in Spain, in fact - but it needs to take on the flavor of what it was cooked in. Absolutely no attempt was made here, as the fish was steamed solo, perhaps with a brushing of oil. To make matters worse, the fish and vegetables were cooked with olive oil to accompany the straight-from-the-jar oyster sauce around the plate. Olive oil and Asian cuisine are a very tough match - every chef worth his/her salt knows that. So, in summation: bland fish, bland vegetables, oil from Spain, sauce from China... with no attempt made to marry them whatsoever. But, hey - always end on a positive note, right? The venison loin main was quite good, but more for use of good ingredients than anything else. Thankfully Chef couldn't screw up a nice piece of grilled meat.

Lobster! Roll! Stop!…read moreDrop! Lobster Roll! Get yourself to 18 Lobster Bar for the best lobster roll that you will have outside of Maine. Great service, menus in English and other languages have clear prices. Lobster roll. That is all.

This place is nearly impossible to get a reservation and it's understandable. Their dishes are out…read moreof this world. No surprise that several alums have gone on to open highly rated restaurants of their own (Firedoor, Burnt Ends, etc). If you can't get a reservation but are in the area in Sunday you can still go at lunch to get tapas. And the real bonus was getting to order a few grilled dishes like their lamb chops and steak along with cod. These were amazing. But if you can get a resy definitely go that route first so you can get Viktor's entire tasting menu

Amazing meal. Came to basque country to dine here and it was worth the trip if you can snag a…read morereservation. Restaurant is located in the beautiful and peaceful hills of axpe,bizkaia 40 mins from bilbao. Asador is the mecca and founder of grilled foods. Dave pynt from burnt ends and even eneko trained here at one point of their careers. We went with the tasting and added a lobster. A choice we did not regret. Everything was done masterfully. Don't expect caviar and good here. This place is about the raw ingredients cooked perfectly. No frills, just flames. This is an absolute must and bucket list place to experience once.