Barkaiztegi Restaurante - Sant Martí

This is a great local Basque sagardotegi, or restaurant specializing in cider. We came with a Basque friend on a recent evening and tried the three types of ciders made here. Then we ducked into the restaurant for an outstanding dinner. For starters, we enjoyed plates of fresh sliced tomatoes garnished with extra virgin olive oil and salt, as well as local Guernika peppers, sautéed in olive oil and sprinkled with salt. We then had an egg and mushroom soufflé that was amazing! Then we enjoyed a bowl of fish soup, also outstanding. Our main dish was a grilled Hake. The waiter brought out the fresh fish for us to inspect before grilling it in butter-olive oil sauce with sliced garlic. It was soft and very tasty. We washed it all down with a couple bottles of house cider! Desert was an apple cheesecake and a Basque cream covered with honey called “mamia.” All in all, an outstanding experience!

After a small ride from the city through little roads around the hills, we arrived at this authentic little restaurant that breathed Basque life. The menu is pretty extensive and holds something for everyone. We did it the Basque way: we shared several dishes. We started off with Croquetas de Jamon, salad of tomatoes, avocado and tuna fish and to top it off we shared tortilla de bacalao. It was all delicious. The apple cider was extremely soft and not too sour. The main course was meat, but the kind of meat that you know comes from a happy cow and is treated by a true foodlover because it melts on your tongue. It was truly mindblowing. The meat was **** but warm inside, it was baked to perfection on the special grill. Not being a huge fan of meat, God knows I am now. We shared two portions of the chuleton for four people. As a dessert I had the cheesecake because in El Pais Vasco you have to have the cheesecake. It was great. The atmosphere was really authentic and familial, it made the entire experience more amazing. I will definetely be back and tell everyone that travels in a radius of 100 km to make the trip to enjoy their succulent chuleton.

We really enjoyed our time at this cider house a short taxi ride from our hotel in San Sebastian. The food was quite good (the English not so good) and the staff was friendly and gave us a tour of where the ciders is stored across the street at the SIDERIA and made and we tasted right out of the barrel which was so fun. Nice place and nice touch to give us the post meal tour. Kudos to you all.

Good tpical vasque food, with excellent cider and really tasty tenderloins of real vasque (northern beef), good choice!! Greetings from catalonia

We visited in the dead of off season. Accidentally walked to the cider house part and a friendly gentleman found us and explained in decent English that we were in the wrong area. He guided us back to the restaurant. Once we 'd ordered in broken Spanish, he invited us back to the cider hall, gave us a short tour and samples of the cider. Turns out, he was the chef! Unexpected and so much fun! Food it 's rustic and delicious. We ordered the cod omelette, the asparagus rellano style (would recommend just plain asparagus next time the stuffed version is heavy), the steak (1/2 kilo for two people), salad (be aware that salad in Spain is really just lettuce, onions, oil, vinegar), basque cheese for dessert, coffee. It was all delicious. The steak was served blue rare, which is unusual in the USA, but it 's my preference with the right cut of good beef. And this was the right cut of good beef. It was fantastic. We arrived at 8:30 pm on a rainy Tuesday with just one other table occupied. The place was packed by 9:30. We were the only non Spaniards in the room. In short, highly, highly recommended.