El Recreo de Las Caldas — Restaurant in Oviedo

Whoever the dark-haired guy is- he does not belong in customer service. Unusually rude and angry individual. I walked 10 miles from Oviedo and this restaurant was at the end of the Las Verdes trail. The first thing I noticed was the abrasive and unfriendly attitude of the dark haired guy (he was the younger of two men behind the bar.) The other man smiled and I decided to place my order with him (the second star of my review is for him, as he was friendly and helpful.) It was midday and there were no patrons on the outdoor terrace, so the tables weren’t being served. I sat at a table and after a few minutes, a party of 3 or 4 sat at another table next to me. Within a few minutes, the dark haired guy walked up and asked if we had reservations. He YELLED at us that these tables were for reservations only. The other party actually had a reservation but weren’t sure where to sit, and were at the wrong table. He continued to argue with the poor elderly man who said he didn’t know which was his table. I found this waiter (manager? Owner?) to be disgusting, and I left before I could finish my lunch. For the record, my two weeks in Spain took me to dozens of bars and restaurants, which all surprised me with the friendly staff, clean facilities and good food. That was the norm. This negative experience was unique and due to one unpleasant man, as the restaurant itself was clean and seemed to offer...

A must visit in Asturias region. A restaurant full of soul.

We loved it so much that we had dinner there twice on our two nights stay at Las Caldas.

Genuine, traditional, and seasonal food in a simple yet welcoming and cosy place. We had two wonderful nights, with service enriched with conversations about what to do in the area and Asturias in general. Prices are affordable and food is great value for money.

Go to El Recreo, enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Asturias countryside and hills from the entrance, and get ready for one of the most memorable restaurant experiences you can have...

Impresentable , pedimos entrantes y bién , 2 de fabada y traen 1 y la otra media hora después y como alguno era de afuera y la primera vez que la probaba nos callamos pero eran regular para menú para carta mal .... el servicio tardón en general , nos pide perdón la camarera por el retraso y lo aceptamos pero como insistió en que tal pues la respuesta fué , tarde , mal y nunca (porque no volveremos) entonces aparece el gran chef ... que debería ser el dueño que perdón por el retraso pero que lo de mal no lo acepta que su materia prima que es de primera que están buenas etc etc , impresentable tenemos más de 70 años somos asturianos y de comer fabada pero servida tarde , casi fria , caldo aguado y de menú malo y además lecciones de gastronomía a alguno que pasó toda su vida en el gremio nos sacó de quicio y nos fastidió una comida familiar una pena que en la hostelería sigan gente que más que traer turistas los espanten bueno resumiendo no están a la altura ni en atención , ni en calidad y en trato sin más...