Restaurante Galliano — Restaurant in Barcelos

One of the best meals I’ve had in a while. Went on a quiet Wednesday evening, the place was almost empty. It had two entrances which are very good at hiding how nice the restaurant really is inside. I was in need of a good meal after all day of tracking the old Camino . This place really hit the spot.

Started off with some fried cheese with cranberry sauce, some olives and bread with fish paste. The. Followed that up with the shank which was falling of the bone and melting in my mouth. The portions were generous and I should have been full by now but couldn’t help myself but to try the famous octopus. It was incredible, yummy, it was a real treat , I’ve been eating octopus almost at every stop of my journey and this was possibly the best one ! The only thing I’d change were the potatoes I was not a fan of the way they were cooked and would rather have them served as mash or have baby new potatoes . Can’t fault them just have a different preferences. Finished off with a chocolate ice cream with lava cake and it was divine. Service was lively too, the waiter was never too much and I never had to look too far to get his attention. Wine was second to none.

If you are in Barcelos this place is a must,

Another note they do have pilgrims menu at €15...

Our experience here was odd. We walked in with our backpacks so I supposed they just assumed we wanted the pilgrim’s menu and as soon as we sat down they brought us soup. This is without any kind of introduction or greeting. We told them we would like the regular menu and I think it just threw things off for the rest of the meal. I ordered the garlic prawns (good) and a ribeye steak (bad) the steak was clearly a sirloin and very tough. Overall I wouldn’t say this is a terrible place as the atmosphere is good and I’m glad they provide a pilgrim meal to those on the Camino but I felt like we were treated like second class. Desserts were nicely presented but also...

Vraiment une mauvaise expérience… On commande (très rapidement après avoir attendu qu’une table se libère) On prend les entrés avec dedans des acras et beignets (6), des tempuras de crevettes et une « saucisse » Tous arrive avec les boissons sauf les tempuras. Sauf qu’à la place de 6 beignets on nous en met 8 et on nous dit « c’est cadeau » (qu’on a au final payé alors qu’on en a commandé 2 de moins… forcer à la consommation c’est genial) Les plats arrive mais toujours pas les tempuras on leurs dit et on nous les ramène en même temps… 3 salades (2 aux saumons et une mix) (1 morceau de saumon par salades…) 1 plat de morue (très très sec) 1 coca, 1 bière pression, 1 bouteille d’eau gazeuse 2 fois qu’on réclame une autre bouteille d’eau gazeuse (on l’attend encore) Le sel on a du le demander à un autre serveur au bout de la 3 eme fois Et après POUF plus aucun serveur sur la terrasse… 3 tables à côté de nous en ont eu marre d’attendre et ils sont partie (dont 2 qui attendait l’addition et les desserts sont partie sans payer) Nous on a dû aller demander au bar pour avoir notre addition Résultat : 87€ ! Et ils ont facturer une salade de thon qu’on a pas pris à la place de la mélangé (7€ d’écarts) obligé de faire demis tour pour avoir un remboursement

Des clients sont même partie car ils attendaient depuis 20 minutes qu’on débarrasse des tables pour les installer…

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