Casa del Barrio — Restaurant in Sarria

The restaurant won me over early. While I was sitting at a garden table, enjoying my book and a beer, a butcher walked two bags of meat up the path and the ?owner arrived with a bag of veges. How could that be anything but a good omen. The food was simple but impeccable and delicious. The beer cold and suitable. Remarkably, for Spain, my dinner - despite being outside - was entirely smoke free. Doubtlessly good luck only, but it really improved my meal. Ribs: tasty, tender and meaty. Not all sauced-up as is so often the case, with just the right amount of fries, and some bread for mopping up the residual juices. Ice-cream cake with strawberry sauce. Real strawberries in the hot sauce, and vanilla ice cream layered with thin chocolate sheets. A...

We must have hit this place on a bad night. Our salads were swimming in a heavy soy dressing and couldn’t eat the bottom half. The croquettes were served luke warm. The steak was fine but fries way under cooked. The server asked if everything was OK and we only shared that the croquettes were served cold. He nor the owners sitting next to us seemed to care. Unfortunate because we were excited to finally yet a decent meal...

This is my favourite bar in sarria. It has a lovely shady garden, and a nice seating area. The wine selection is fantastic and everything that I have ever eaten there is to die for. The food selection is just that little bit different. I especially like the salad dressings and sauces. The music is great and a nice change from the TV. The ambiance is pleasent and a bit more sofisticated than normal. I only wish it was...