O Mirador — Restaurant in Portomarín

It has just been remodeled and reopened, the kitchen is open and looks spotless and new. They are pretty snotty about sitting in the dining room unless you order food. Why is that snotty? Because I'm the only person here. Today is Wednesday, February, 21, 2018. In fact, I may be the only visitor in all of Portomarin. It's like walking through a De Chirico painting. But, back to the restaurant. Since I was required to order food I had some chipirones (grilled squid) and a couple of glasses of stingily poured room temperature Albarino. Blurg. But there is a splendid view and I see potential if the staff can overcome their plain distaste for travelers. Honestly, I'm being ignored can by a bored, haughty staff of 8 who apparently find plenty of amusement with a single customer. It's hard to imagine, however, how the place could survive feeding only its smug employees and the 17 residents of this town. Oh, and with the remodel came the prices. Sky high for what's nearby.

Second review, came back for dinner. This place is going to be a blockbuster for Camino travellers, especially if they can afford it. But it's my view this is the only true destination restaurant, including Sarria. It has everything - new beer taps, a great wine selection, a spotless, modern kitchen with local beef, veal, and pork. And you just can't beat the views. So, I amend my lunch review totally and blame it on the shift change. I was also given a view of the lower (for families and groups) and upper (for wine dinners and adults) dinning rooms. They are each clean, new and interesting. I'm regretting my earlier review but this is why it's valuable to visit twice. Again, I'll emphasize, this is THE place to stop for any meal in Portomarin. And the lunch menu, at 10€, looked unique and satisfying. I've been all along the Camino and nothing can really compete with what they have pulled off here. By the way, two outside decks, both facing town (not the river), but...

This place is not fitted for Pilgrims Having bunk beds in fair quantity is not enough to make an albergue for pilgrims This place is a big business: a trendy restaurant at the top floor, a (noisy) brasserie on the ground floor (where you wait quite a while to be served) and the albergue below (with windows on only one side as it is built on a slope) Avoid the boxes (for two) number 5 and 6: no window and a curtain separates you from the corridor that you may like to open so as to breathe a little Very poor service for the albergue itself: overworked and unhappy staff occupied with the brasserie. No cooking (mandatory to eat in town) Nor even a bench to put shoes on and off A single sink to wash clothes No breakfast if you leave early (6:30) apart from a coffee machine that woukd wake the whole dorm up as it grinds the coffee If you walk the Camino, you'd better go somewhere else : this nice little town is in no shortage of real albergues with proper spirit...

A great place, that can quickly become busy so if you are looking for a table with a view I recommend booking one quick!

The staff are incredibly friendly and are quick servicing tables and customers.

The decor is reminiscent of a Hard Rock Cafe with a Spanish touch.

This isn't a pilgrim themed food spot with the classic menu, and the options are more diverse than other places experienced along the Camino.

They have a good selection of meat and fish but once again vegetarians are minimally served with salads, grilled vegetables or vegetarian pizza.

Food is filling and tasty; not fine dining but certainly hits the spot after a decent days walk.

On a side note, toilets could do with being cleaned a bit more often. Overfilling...