Hotel Rural La Tronera — Restaurant in Carracedelo

La Tronera was the most expensive hotel of our two week trip through northern Portugal and Spain, and it was a long way from the best. It is really a restaurant with rooms; ours was cramped and poorly furnished, with a dimly-lit bathroom. The bed was not particularly comfortable, the WiFi was weak, and altogether, the hotel part of the deal did not match the high price tag – this is rural Spain, after all. In the restaurant, the owner/chef is clearly more at home: he offers a Menu Degustación, very decent value at 30€ including a good bottle of a young Bierzo red wine. The following night we ate a la carte: my wife’s bacalao with Bierzo peppers was ordinary, my slow-cooked baby lamb was reheated and dry. One starter, two main courses, wine and water came to 65€. We had been waiting to try La Tronera ever since it was highly recommended by some local people a couple of years ago now, and it did not live up to our expectations. Which is a shame, because the owner and his wife are welcoming and helpful – perhaps it was just one of...

La Tronera was the most expensive hotel of our two week trip through northern Portugal and Spain, and it was a long way from the best. It is really a restaurant with rooms; ours was cramped and poorly furnished, with a dimly-lit bathroom. The bed was not particularly comfortable, the WiFi was weak, and altogether, the hotel part of the deal did not match the high price tag – this is rural Spain, after all. In the restaurant, the owner/chef is clearly more at home: he offers a Menu Degustación, very decent value at 30€ including a good bottle of a young Bierzo red wine. The following night we ate a la carte: my wife’s bacalao with Bierzo peppers was ordinary, my slow-cooked baby lamb was reheated and dry. One starter, two main courses, wine and water came to 65€. We had been waiting to try La Tronera ever since it was highly recommended by some local people a couple of years ago now, and it did not live up to our expectations. Which is a shame, because the owner and his wife are welcoming and helpful – perhaps it was just one of...

ESPECTACULAR.!!!! Ruta por la comarca del Bierzo,visitando a unos buenos amigos , no dudaron en la elección del restaurante La Tronera sabiendo cómo gozamos con una buena comida. Además de restaurante es un hotel y nos encantó la fachada del edificio.Ya en su interior predomina el blanco y unos grandes ventanales que logran un ambiente muy acogedor. Y nuestro amigos ,vecinos de Villadepalos ,acertaron de lleno porque gozamos con cada plato del menú degustación.Unos eran una explosión en la boca,otros una grata sorpresa,con otros disfrutabas de sabores intensos en la boca y se ve cuando uno goza ,como nosotros lo hicimos , cuando se rebaña el plato hasta dejarlo lustroso.Fue una combinación perfecta de pases.Unas explicaciones completas de cada plato y destacar la utilización de productos de la tierra.Todo el personal muy amable,cercano y te hacen sentir como en tu casa.Rematamos la comida disfrutando de la zona exterior con los cafés y agradecer el buen trato recibido. Y aunque sólo estés de paso por la zona,merece la pena desviarte apenas unos kilómetros si vas por la autovía para darte un buen homenaje. Felicidades equipo....