Farragua Restaurante — Restaurant in Gijón

Very overpriced.

Lunch for 2. We chose the Dejalamío menu, 79.90€, plus 37.50€ wine pairing option, per person, which means 117.40€ for each of us. Let me start with the positives: The food was quite good, came fast and was just enough. We chose the most expensive menu with the highest number of dishes in it, had we ordered some other menu I highly doubt the quantity would've been enough. The wine pairing was good too, interesting choices and one glass per dish (except for the 2nd dessert dish which did not include any drink for some reason...).

Apart from this, we ordered, for both: 2 1L bottles of water, 3 pieces of bread, 1 coffee (espresso from old stale beans), 1 green tea, and 2 single shots of their recommended acorn liqueur. I honestly thought at least one of those items was going to be included in the 117.40€ food+wine menu per person, which is definitely a high price for Gijón standards. For that money, in Gijón (and really anywhere in Spain) one would expect to get a customary coffee, bread, water... Absolutely nothing was included. We paid 3.50€ for a mediocre green teabag with some hot water. 1.25€ for a single piece of bread. 3.50€ for a 1L bottle of water.

The service was good but inconsistent, e.g. a few dishes were not explained to us. Overall the place (tables, chairs, atmosphere) was ok, nothing special.

I understand we were not scammed nor did they do anything illegal or technically "wrong", but it is very overpriced for the quality of the food (good but nothing amazing), quantity (again, not bad, but not great either considering we ordered the "I'm hungry" menu as they call it), and service, if we take into account that a 80€ (+37.50€ wine) lunch tasting menu doesn't even include a single piece of bread.

It's a shame because the food was good but I cannot recommend this place to anyone given the final price we paid (257.75€ for 2) considering what we...

While I appreciate the craftsmanship of each dish, I disagree with most reviewers. I felt that for the price of the basic tasting menu, the restaurant did not deliver. The portions left me feeling partially hungry and unfortunately, were not to my taste. Notably, the citrus in the trout dish was overpowering and did not allow the trout itself to shine. The chicken however was delicious. The dessert was not to a Michelin standard in my opinion, questionable presentation and overtly tangy. I still can acknowledge that every dish was of great quality ingredients, and I can truly see how passionate the chef is with his art. The service was also professional, and the staff have good English.

With all things considered, I recommend visitors to try El Recetario instead, just a 10 second walk from Farragua, also featured on the Michelin guide and your meal will be €30 cheaper, with a better variety in...

Absolutely outstanding on every level. Ricardo Chef Owner serves up dishes that are a sensory revolution. We had the small menu for 4 people. Every course was an experience and so tasty. Ricardo came to the table on at least 3 courses and explained the dish. OMG if only we could have the recipes. It is a small venue, beautiful decoration, clean and exquisite top of table dishes.

The staff are amazing and great knowledge with the food and wine list. Really one of the best restaurants have ever eaten in, couldn’t recommend it highly enough. A must if going to Gijon if you really love food and experience. Would suggest you book, it was completely full when we went in a Monday lunch and mainly by locals. ...