Restaurante Sidrería El Ferroviario — Restaurant in Oviedo

I recommend coming here for the complete Asturian cider experience. This is because it serves at least 3 traditional ciders each from the 4 Asturian regions (Siero, Nava, Gijon, Villaviciosa). This is shown on boards next to the bar. It is also worth noting that the traditional way to serve Asturian cider is by the bottle (you can’t just have a glass), but the prices are so reasonable it doesn’t matter. You can always share with the next table. The servers are also more than happy to pour in the special Asturian way if you are sat at the bar. The two times I went, I had some tasty complimentary bar snacks brought to me (crisps and fried chicken). Some of the staff’s English isn’t 100%, but don’t be put off. The level of customer service is exceptional and I was allowed to take back the corks of the ciders I’d tried. As for the restaurant, I did not try it, but they have a modern take on Asturian classics and some “fusion” type dishes like duck tataki and cochinita pibil, which I’d have loved to try had I more time/meals in Oviedo. Bear in mind like most N.Spanish restaurants, dinner service starts from 20:00...

I’m giving 5 stars because I think it’s an authentic experience and outside this region you would rarely see Sidra (cider) served this way. If you do not speak Spanish a warning that you might find it difficult to order and understand at first. No mobile coverage in restaurant and no wifi means you can’t use Google Translate to interpret food menu and Spanglish with staff only worked to a degree. No cider or drinks menu meant we were ordering blind. Fortunately we enjoyed what we ordered (food and cider). If you don’t understand how the locals drink the cider they pour (from a great height!) for you (you scull it!) Google it and find out so you can enjoy more. A restaurant obviously enjoyed by locals but for travelers … there may be other similar restaurants that are more accommodating and...

Would definitely come back. The service was outstanding and the food couldn't be better. The place felt crowded but so do all the other restaurants in the area.

Anyways, a manager came and made sure we were comfortable and apologized for the crammed room. We were actually pretty comfortable.

As for the food, the waiter guided us and made the right recommendations. We ordered a ventresca de bacalao and a fabada, for two people it was the right amount. We also tried the sidra, which they pour as pros, it's so cool to see how they do it. And a cheesecake to happily end our experience. All 3 dishes were perfectly made, even though the bacalao was fried, and the fabada is not a light dish either, we didn't feel as we ate as much. It was just great.

We paid around 55€ for all the...