Zerain Restaurante Asador — Restaurant in Madrid

A place for a nicer dinner and you get to try Basque food too. The cider was nice although we would have probably been happy with just individual glasses rather than the jar so we could have tried their other wines too. The red peppers starter and the little sausages were great, and would definitely say you should try their house soup and get it with the fried bread option. The Chuleton steak was more than we needed at an order of 800grams for two especially since we got potatoes with it. They don't really ask initially how you want it cooked at they have a house way of cooking it. Just know they do tend to cook very much the rare side, in fact it was the rarest steak I have ever eaten; although they will offer to cook it a bit more without any issues. The chuleton cut ends up a little stringy and chewy when its so rare, so I might suggest just asking for it medium rare right when you order. It's also going to be a very salty meal if you order it with the potatoes. Price reflects the more upscale vibe they are going for, but its...

We were dining at 7.30 so quite early and therefore next to no-one else there. Main issue is we ordered the whole baked Turbot, the fresh fish shown to us looked great, but once "cooked" the staff gathered at a nearby table which seemed to be a training exercise in how to fillet and present such a fish. This was disappointing as we wanted to take the flesh off the bone ourselves. Anyway after some time, the dishes were presented to my wife and I. Unfortunately despite all the attention, part of the fish was clearly not cooked. We let them know, they apologized, took them away and brought them back some 15 minutes later. It was just barely properly cooked but we ate most of it. By this time our appetite was off. The owner appeared and through a translator appeared to make the case that it was like rare meat, but cooking whole fish is not at all like cooking beef. Sorry for the long story. We were charged 86 euro for the fish dish alone.I certainly will not return and...

Una sidrería es un establecimiento de consumo de sidra. Abundan en el norte de España. Y aunque están cerca, las sidrerías vascas y las asturianas tienen ritos diferentes.

El nombre es corto. Zerain es un pequeño pueblo del Goyerri. El apellido es largo: Restaurante Asador - Sidrería Vasca. Viene a cuento porque con la proliferación de sidrerías en Madrid, (es la tercera provincia de España en número de ellas), es conveniente enunciar lo que se pretende. Esto no es un chigre. No hay escanciador ni cachopo. Hay kupelas y menú. Según recuerdo, es la primera sidrería vasca que abrió en Madrid. Hace 25 años.

En el barrio de las Letras. No se te ocurra venir en coche. Está en una calle recóndita, en una casa con historia y muy bien comunicada. El local es grande, con varios comedores y dos reservados. Decoración sencilla, muros de ladrillo visto, columnas de forja, madera natural y grandes toneles que recrean el ambiente de las sidrerías vascas antiguas. Sin actualizar.

En la carta hay de todo y para todos. Producto fresco, conservas, chacinas, repostería de casa Eceiza, menú infantil... La mayoría opta por el menú sidrería (55€), con la misma composición que los que te puedes encontrar en Guipúzcoa. Y que es en todo igual salvo en el ambiente, el grosor de los chuletones y la calidad de la sidra cuya temporada va de enero a abril. Recomiendo pedir el menú porque los precios sueltos no compensan. Tortilla de bacalao 14,95€. Ocho piquillos 12,90€. También tomamos Cogote de merluza (58,50€ para dos). Todo bien. El punto de la carne, la calidad del producto fresco y, sobre todo, el servicio. Una brigada femenina profesional, discreta, atenta y amable. Y un propietario presente que se pasó dos veces para interesarse.

La carta de vinos es extensa y descompensada en precios pero podrás beber bien en consonancia con la comida si tienes cuidado al elegir.

La experiencia no es la misma que la que encontrarás en una sagardotegi. No hay txotx, ni aupa y la sidra te la traen en jarras, pero comerás bien, cantidad y calidad por un precio razonable en el centro de Madrid y en una zona con...