Txantxangorri — Restaurant in Hondarribia/Fontarrabie

Arrived late (10pm ish in March) in Hondarribia after a sunset night hike on Jaixkibel, (a must do). Most restaurants were closed and the few open had already closed the kitchen, luckily for us, this place was still open. Jaixkibel Jackpot! Sat outside on the open terrace around 22h in March was simply amazing! Home made ham croquettes were lovely, nice bits of ham covered in tasty croquettes bechemol goodness, side plate of the region red txistorra sausages came out fast with a nice cold fresh beer and some bread to mop up the chorizo juices. Thought we'd ordered the Xipirons but somehow got the pulpo (octopus tentacle), definitely our fault in communication, anyway wasn't worth mentioning, was really tasty served on a bed of yummy potatoes. True it's a regional classic and this one didn't disappointed. By now we were pretty full and relieved not to see a plate of Xipirons arrive ;). We shared everything by two. A light after hike feed on the streets of hondarribia.. The lady who served us was nice and friendly and took care of her late arriving hungry...

The restaurant will always have people seating in as it is in the main restaurant street of the village. However, if you have the choice: know that the food was average and that we were served our appetiser way after we finished our main courses. The waiter asked my husband 3 times if the appetizer had been served , to which my husband said no and we no longer required since we finished the main courses. The waiter still brought the appetizer after the third question saying it was already made.

I questioned the bill and said we would not pay, the waiter removed from the bill but not after questioning why since if the appetiser had come before we would have eaten it. I said this is irrelevant because if you had served me dessert before the main course it made no sense, especially if we say to you it’s ok to have forgotten but not required

Very...

Sat down to have a café con Leche. Ordered the coffee and then we were going to order a dessert. However, we were told (by the manager) that we could not sit outside unless we ordered a meal. We had to go inside to have the coffee or leave.

We indicated we were never informed that we needed to order a meal. Regardless, we were told to pay for our coffee then either go inside or leave. After a difficult conversation, the antagonistic manager allowed us to leave and advised is to never come back. We did not pay for our coffee.

Unfortunate experience one would hope not to experience...