Itxaropena 1910 — Restaurant in San Sebastián

Unfortunately, neither the food nor the service were memorable for us. The best way I can describe dining here is “no warmth”. You cannot feel the passion from the people working there, and it reflects in the food too.

We got the fried white asparagus, but it was actually fried “shaved” white asparagus. They shaved the white asparagus into very thin slices before frying, causing it to lose the juice asparagus texture and flavor that you would expect from biting into one. The end result is that you feel like what you are eating could be anything, as you cannot taste any unique flavor aside from the batter.

We also ordered the artichoke salad which had a symbol next to it on the menu indicating that it won some award. If everything was prepared fresh then maybe it would taste like an award-winning dish, but what we got was a salad clearly put together with ingredients that’s been sitting out for a long time. Far from the refreshed feeling that salads often give, we felt mildly uncomfortable after eating it.

This place is on the expensive side as well. Overall, I do not recommend...

This place was OK but not as expected. The food and the staff were tired. We chatted to other tourists and they were not impressed either. The beer was excellent and the young staff smiled and were polite but did not know about the food and seemed anxious. They perhaps need a mature guiding hand to achieve their potential? The txakoli and rosado wine were sour. The area felt a bit lairy but as football fans were in town perhaps this added to an edgy vibe. Maybe as the season gets going it will feel more relaxed and the food will improve. It's not terrible and we didn't...

Of course, we are a typical tourists who wanted to queue for Ganbara or Bar Nestor, after coming to San Sebastián a few times, it is time to act like a local - We stopped by here for drinks and decided to come back for food. We are so surprised how good the food were and it was inexpensive., but the grilled Ceps or mushroom is just as good, at Ganbara, it is a mixed mushroom but here you get Ceps only. Amazing beer and Sangria priced locally, trust me there are a few places just around the corner with double the price. Amazing champagne selection if you would...