Hostal Restaurante Siglo XIX — Hotel in Cacabelos

Maybe it was slogging through the rain all day alone. Maybe it was the interminable walk into the town with no signage toward this rather prominent place in town. Maybe it was the odd feel of the town itself down block after block of strange wild-west-like structures - I don't know. But I just couldn't warm up to any of it. It was the feast of Corpus Christo and the whole town was out in the bars when I arrived, making getting checked in at the busy bar and getting through the crowded bar itself a challenge. I had wanted to pay so could leave early the next morning, but the staff wanted to show me how to get up to the room first and getting BACK through the packed bar was impossible. As seems to be the case everywhere, there is no printed information in the rooms even in Spanish. There may have been other peregrinos there somewhere, but it seemed overwhelmingly local. I begged the basic dinner information via Google translate from the wait staff in the second floor dining room that wouldn't open until much later. Since the downstairs bar was bursting at the seams and there were no tables (and for some reason it seems like women aren't supposed to sit at the bars in Spain - I never saw women doing this anywhere in Spain in two month-long trips on the Camino and when I tried to sit at one, invariably I was redirected to a table), I went out into the town into another place full of locals and sat down - no menu and after sitting there for perhaps 10 minutes as the waiter flew around trying to get people taken care of, I left. The very same thing happened at the next restaurant I stopped into. I gave up and went back to the hotel bar (restaurant) and although sat down at the bar, was shown to a little table half-blocking the busy exit where the bar staff ran in and out with drinks and food. Having been sick, I wanted some hot soup, but was told this was not possible without ordering from the other categories on the menu del dia, which I didn't want, so I ordered the croquetas casera because they are sometimes good and they are served hot. What I got literally had frozen chunks in them. I ate half anyway and went to the room to wait for time to leave the next morning. The bed was very comfortable and the room was done in a sleek, monochrome white style. ||||They did have a lovely glassed-in porch off the room which was good for drying clothes in the sun when it finally came out. The next morning I wanted to leave early as had a long way to go, but at 0715 (late by peregrino standards), the staff hadn't arrived and the person cleaning indicated that I should wait. When the bar staff arrived, the person cleaning told her I was waiting to check out, but she continued to go about setting up breakfast even though I was standing there with my payment. It turned out they needed something for the cash register, but there was no attempt to explain. So I waited and waited and maybe 30 minutes later succeeded in getting out of there. The next day's walk is lovely, so if I pass that way again, I would stay at the nice-looking albergue at the exit...

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A pochi metri dal Cammino Francese, abbiamo trovato questo ristorante rispetto agli altri sulla via praticamente deserto. Abbiamo mangiato un menù del giorno completo di dolce e birra a meno di 12 euro. La qualità dei cibi veramente ottima abbinata alla simpatia e cordialità del personale. Peccato poter dare solo 5 stelle.

A escasos metros del Camino Francés, encontramos este restaurante frente a los demás en la calle prácticamente desierta. Comimos un menú del día completo con postre y cerveza por menos de 12 euros. La calidad de la comida es realmente excelente combinada con la amabilidad y amabilidad del personal. Lástima que solo podemos dar 5 estrellas.

A few meters from the French Way, we found this restaurant compared to the others on the practically deserted street. We ate a menu of the day complete with dessert and beer for less than 12 euros. The quality of the food is really excellent combined with the friendliness and friendliness of the staff. Too bad we can only give 5 stars.

Ein paar Meter vom French Way entfernt fanden wir dieses Restaurant im Vergleich zu den anderen auf der praktisch menschenleeren Straße. Wir haben ein Tagesmenü komplett mit Dessert und Bier für weniger als 12 Euro gegessen. Die Qualität des Essens ist wirklich hervorragend kombiniert mit der Freundlichkeit und Freundlichkeit des Personals. Schade, dass wir nur 5 Sterne vergeben können.

A quelques mètres du Chemin Français, nous avons trouvé ce restaurant par rapport aux autres dans la rue pratiquement déserte. Nous avons mangé un menu du jour complet avec dessert et bière pour moins de 12 euros. La qualité de la nourriture est vraiment excellente combinée à la gentillesse et à l'amabilité du personnel. Dommage qu'on ne puisse donner...