Alborada — Restaurant in Melide

I went here for dinner with my mom. We ordered 2 fries, surly you can’t go wrong with fries right? Wrong! We waited about 20min for our fries to be completely soaked in fat and oil. We get that oil is very traditionally used here in spain, but there was so much, the fries were borderline uneatable. We ordered fries many times before on our pilgrimage to Santiago de compostela, but never were they even close to being like they were at this place.

When we went to pay, the staff seemed completely unbothered by us leaving almost the whole plate untouched. They didn’t seem like they care.

Would absolutely...

Really good place for meals! Very wide opening hours and a lot of choices in the menu. I personally recommend their sweets (churros, ice-cream, homemade pastries), but for a hearty breakfast you could get the fitness pancakes (good for pilgrims/hikers). I did not try the toast or sandwiches but they looked and smelled absolutely amazing!

The service is also wonderful and fast, even though it was quite busy.

Ps: the place has good coffee and fresh orange juice in addition to a lot of softdrinks and...

Very unfriendly place. The food was good but you didn't feel welcome. It seems that they don't care for Pilgrins except for our money. The waitress was rude and as I asked for water for gas, she yelled at me in English "lemon" and then later"ice". Therefore no tip. The barman was no better. A bit of advise for them two:...