Restaurante El Mirador de la Playa — Restaurant in Gijón

Right in front of San Lorenzo beach, this casual restaurant has excellent quality of food and service.

Parking may be an issue; it is convenient to use the underground parking a few blocks away.

A good offer is the daily menu, “menú del día”, that includes 2 dishes from 2 lists, dessert, basket of bread, and drink(water, soda or wine).

From the first list, the fish soup with clams was delicious; another good choice is fabada known as Fabada asturiana, a rich Spanish bean stew, that also has salt pork, saffron, Serrano Ham, chorizo sausage, and morcilla.

From the second list I chose hake, Merluza, with green sauce. This is a classic in the Spaniard gastronomy; some ingredients are onion, garlic, white wine, flour, parsley and fish broth.

Like sweets? I love flan or flan de huevo... it was a good portion and tasty.

I needed to try the famous cider, they brought the sidra natural Trabanco that is produced a few miles from Gijon in the town of Lavandera. You may add a little bit of sparkling water for a different experience.

The bill: Adults €15, kids €9

I would come...

Wonderful service. Great food. Reasonably priced. Just across from the beach, this place has limited hours, but gets filled with locals and is staffed by the nicest, friendliest people you can meet. Service is pretty quick too. The menu of the day is a great option, but you really cannot go wrong with anything on the menu. Try the veal chop (it doesn't say it on the menu, but it is stuffed a with cheese and ham, almost like a milanesa style), and definitely try their fabada. It is not my thing, but the reviews at the table were glowing. The stews and soups are great as well. Don't pass this place up if you are in the area and hungry. Portions are indeed large and can be...

I had one of the biggest meals of my life here and could not believe the portion sizes. The local stew starter alone could have served four people.

The menu of the day was just €20 for three courses and each dish was fantastic quality. The waiter was helpful and gave very good recommendations.

The pork main was wonderful and so tender that it fell off the bone completely. The local cider is also very reasonably priced.

If you are hungry and after some authentic Asturias cuisine then this is the...