Restaurante Kantal Lersundi — Restaurant in Bilbao

Very disappointed. They insisted I reserved, so I expected the place to be full, but we were the only folk there at 1430, when you would expect it to be full. A restaurant that's run by an absent owner, he lives in Cordoba, the staff are disinterested, they have no involvement or connection with the place. To them it's just a job and it shows. Compare this to the restaurant next door, where there are queues to get in, and it's a third of the price. The paellas were small and between 28 and 32€... We had a black squid ink paella, which was ok. Made with frozen prawns. The other was a paella with oxtail. Bland, and without doubt made off-site. Probably had 100g of rice each one... Dessert was heavy, cold torrija and a cheesecake. We were told they were both made on-site.... But I doubt it very much The cost, with a bottle of very average txakoli, was 102€. Make of that what you will. But I will never return and will actively tell people to not go...

Great find it Bilbao! Before coming. I called to make a reservation and got a call back to confirm. A welcoming and personable atmosphere. I started with the local mushrooms and egg yolk. The local mushrooms melt in your mouth. I followed it up with the tuna tartare and fried egg. The tuna was fresh, amazing, and the egg crruunchhhyyy 🍲☺️. I then had the dry rice with oxtails and green pepper. I've never had oxtails this soft and this smoky! It was all super tasty! Ended things with the grilled brioche desert.

Yes, I baalleed outta control! 😂

For wine, I'm a big fan of Verdejo (a local...

This restaurant was recommended by my Sons friend who is a chef, The waitresses were attentive and the food was High quality . The atmosphere is very relaxed .We had the tomato salad and scallops for starters , The scallops were beautifully sweet ,We followed this with the monk fish cheeks and also wagyu beef with marrow bone. Again this was amazing We just had room for dessert so shared the cheesecake and violet ice cream, My goodness it was tasty. I would recommend any one visiting Bilbao looking for some where to eat go give this place a try , You won’t be...