El 2 — Restaurant in Vitoria-Gasteiz

Octubre 16,2021 👉 I give 3 stars just because my friends asked me to. I just don’t recommend that place. To begin with, when my friends made the reservation I called to make sure they would have options for me. I'm a vegetarian, so I like to call the restaurant before I go to basically check if I'll be able to eat something. So, I called and they told me there were options outside the menu and they ensured the vegetarian dinner. We arrived at the restaurant, we ordered the food, and not only did we wait more than 30 minutes to have the food on the table, but they did not serve everyone at the same time. Basically they prepared a dish and served it regardless of whether it was the order of the same table or not. I ordered a pasta dish with vegetables and I better not go into how I ended up ordering that! The pasta was undercooked and the vegetables, that were from a 0,90€ frozen bags, were barely cooked. The waitress at the bar was rude and it seemed like she forced to be there and it was everybody’s fault. Horrible experience! The only reason we didn't file a complaint right then and there was because of the waitress, Idoia. A charming woman and a professional who made our experience more pleasant. Honestly I don’t think there was any manager around! It’s was my friend’s birthday dinner so thanks to Idoia and a bottle of wine and a few shots later, we just decided to let it go and have a good time. We all can do a bad experience at a restaurant but what happened over there was just a...

The food and staff at El 2 are wonderful. We ate here twice during our 6-day visit to Vitoria. The first time was to try the pintxo prepared for Semana Del Pintxo de Alava which ultimately received our vote. It was spectacular, as was the service including a visit from the chef who invited us back to try the 5-course tasting menu. Three days later we visited again and had a wonderful experience. The entire meal was delicious and each course was special. The restaurant was very busy but the servers were helpful, friendly and efficient. And, we had another visit from the chef as did many of the other tables. We would love for this restaurant to be located in our town where we would visit again and again. We look forward to hearing more about Chef Almado...

Presenta una propuesta interesante con algunos claros aciertos y otros puntos a mejorar. Hay potencial en la cocina, aunque la ejecución general y el servicio dejaron sensaciones encontradas. El niguiri de ternera es una de las estrellas de la carta. Los tacos de rabo de toro son un plato sabrosos y bien resuelto. La tarta de queso también merece una mención. Lass patatas no lograron convencerme, para mi es un "intento fallido", el buñuelo necesita de revisión en su preparación o concepto. El huevo a baja temperatura, aunque de buen sabor, estaba demasiado líquido, afectando la textura esperada para este tipo de elaboración. El coulant fue "industrial", lo que desluce la experiencia de un postre que habitualmente se espera casero y de calidad. No tenían pirueta de langostino una lástima. El saam de alita por su bajo precio es un intento de crear un pintxo original, pero a la alita al estar frita le falta ese toque de.... que se queda en otro intento que se debería revisar. Un aspecto llamativo fue la falta de afluencia de gente, "algo extraño", lo que podría ser una señal a considerar sobre la percepción general del establecimiento aunque la noche vitoriana es muy extraña.. En cuanto al servicio, el orden de los platos no pareció el más adecuado, eso afecta a la armonía de la experiencia culinaria. Un ejemplo claro de esta desorganización fue la tardanza en servir el pan, que llegó solo "cuando habíamos comido todos los platos", un detalle que, aunque menor, evidencia una falta de sincronización en la atención. El 2 de Vitoria muestra destellos de una cocina competente en algunos de sus platos. Pero tal vez debería revisar la consistencia en todas sus elaboraciones, especialmente en aquellas que para mí, no alcanzan el nivel esperado, y que mejorara tanto el ritmo del servicio como la atención a los detalles para ofrecer una experiencia más redonda y satisfactoria...