Sidreria Beharri — Restaurant in San Sebastián

Thanks to a friend's recommendation we were able to find this little gem off the beaten path. This review is for the dining downstairs, we did not try their pintos. As of 2018, menu del dia is available for 18 euros which include a starter, main course, dessert and drink. We had the pasta with prawn and mushroom & Aubergine mille-feuilles (stacked eggplants with cheese) with cod for starters. The aubergine was heaven, I would come back here just for it alone. The flavors of eggplants, cod, tomatoes and cheese all melted into a piece of perfection. For the main course we got steak and whole grilled fish, simple but well-done. The flans for dessert were also quite good. One of the best meals we've had during our trip to Spain. The reasonable pricing and exceptionally friendly waiter(s) cannot be discounted. Come here now before everyone and their mom find...

Lovely-looking place inside and out, but an unexpectedly disappointing experience. While we didn’t expect fluent English, a basic level of warmth or effort to communicate is usually the norm—here, it felt like we were more of an inconvenience than welcome guests. Meanwhile, English-speaking patrons at the other end of the bar received attentive service. Oddly, there’s even an English menu displayed outside, which suggests they'd be more accommodating to non-Spanish speakers. After some confusing back-and-forth, paired with tutting, eye-rolling, and general disregard, we abandoned our pintxos order. Drinks were fine, but €8.40 for a brandy and a very small Txakoli left us feeling underwhelmed. Sadly, this was our worst service experience in San Sebastián over our three-night stay. Not a spot I'd return to...

I would like to leave a two star review for service. I would leave a one star review but I didn’t eat there so is not totally fair. I am currently standing outside the restaurant very upset because I saw the amazing menu they had and then went online to read so many great reviews. I decided what I wanted and went in to the bar where a staff member said hello to me and I said hello then she went into the kitchen. For four whole minutes I waited to be served only to have nobody serve me. Two customers were in there eating and having a great time and am really disappointed I won’t be eating here nor can I recommend it as I wouldn’t want anyone to feel the way I felt standing there like a fool waiting for service when the staff knew...